A 3507 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires all hospitals with maternity departments to maintain Baby-Friendly and Mother-Friendly designations.

This bill requires all New Jersey hospitals offering inpatient maternity care to maintain two specific designations: a "Baby-Friendly Hospital" designation from Baby-Friendly USA and a "Mother-Friendly Hospital" designation from the Improving Birth Coalition. Starting two years after the law takes effect, hospitals must hold both designations to continue providing maternity services. The requirement applies directly to hospitals with maternity departments and is tied to their ability to operate those services. The law specifies the exact organizations issuing the designations but does not detail the specific practices required under them.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Last action Feb 5, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
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