New Jersey S 699: Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

Bill Text

S699 

SENATE, No. 699 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JOHN J. BURZICHELLI

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires patient to receive notification of 
abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning chest x-rays, supplementing Title 26 of the 
Revised Statutes, and designated as Claudia�s Law.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Each report of a 
patient�s chest x-ray provided to the patient shall, if the patient's chest 
x-ray demonstrates any abnormality, include the following information, at a 
minimum: �Your chest x-ray shows an abnormality that may be associated with a 
risk factor for various illnesses.� This information about the result of your 
chest x-ray is given to you to raise your awareness.� Use this information to 
talk to your health care provider about any risks for illness that pertain to 
your personal medical history. At that time, ask your health care provider if 
more screening tests might be useful, based on your risk.� A report of your 
results was sent to your physician.�

���� 2.��� The Commissioner of 
Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, 
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are 
necessary to effectuate the purposes of section 1 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������ 
) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). 

���� 3.��� This act shall take 
effect on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of 
enactment, but the Commissioner of Health may take such anticipatory 
administrative action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for the 
implementation of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill, which is designated 
as Claudia�s Law, provides that if a patient's chest x-ray demonstrates any 
abnormality, the report provided to the patient is to include the following 
information, at a minimum: �Your chest x-ray shows an abnormality that may be 
associated with a risk factor for various illnesses.� This information about 
the result of your chest x-ray is given to you to raise your awareness.� Use 
this information to talk to your health care provider about any risks for 
illness that pertain to your personal medical history. At that time, ask your 
health care provider if more screening tests might be useful, based on your 
risk.� A report of your results was sent to your physician.�