Establishes Working Group on End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care in DOH.

This bill establishes a 24-member Working Group on End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care within New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH). The group includes DOH officials, healthcare associations (like the New Jersey Hospital Association and Medical Society), patient advocates, faith-based representatives, and family members of patients who received end-of-life care. Its purpose is to develop a plan implementing recommendations from a 2018 advisory council report, report on care access benchmarks, and study ways to improve palliative and end-of-life care services statewide. The plan must be submitted to health committees within one year, and the bill expires upon its completion. The work directly affects New Jersey residents seeking high-quality, cost-effective end-of-life care options.