Clarifies that apologies by health care facilities and professionals to patients or their representatives for adverse events disclosed under "Patient Safety Act" are excluded from discovery and inadmissible in legal actions involving facilities and professionals.

This bill clarifies that healthcare facilities and professionals in New Jersey can offer apologies to patients or their families for adverse medical events without those apologies being used against them in court. Specifically, statements expressing regret, sympathy, or compassion related to disclosed adverse events cannot be used as evidence in legal proceedings or for employment decisions. However, statements admitting negligence or fault remain admissible in court. This protection is meant to encourage open communication about medical errors without fear of legal repercussions, while still allowing courts to consider admissions of fault.