A 2804 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides DHS and State Board of Medical Examiners to develop and implement process to improve efficiency of reviewing NJ FamilyCare provider applications.

This bill requires New Jersey's Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DHS) and the State Board of Medical Examiners to create a faster process for reviewing applications from doctors who want to join NJ FamilyCare (the state's Medicaid and children's health insurance program). Specifically, the medical board must share a physician's license number with DHS within 5 days of issuing it (or provide denial documentation within 5 days if licensure is denied), and DHS must begin processing applications immediately if they include license details or proof of pending licensure. DHS must also notify applicants within 10 days of receiving the license number if additional documents are needed. The bill does not change existing licensing or enrollment requirements and clarifies that approval cannot be granted before DHS receives a National Provider Identifier number.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Nov 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Sep 26, 2024

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.235.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Nov 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 10, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Sep 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
lower
5 primary · 20 co-sponsors

Sponsors