A 4225 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires emergency departments to provide certain information to parents of children experiencing a mental health crisis.

This bill requires emergency departments in New Jersey hospitals to provide parents or guardians with contact information for local care management organizations when a child presents with a mental health crisis. Care management organizations are defined as county-based, nonprofit groups that offer in-person support for youth with complex needs and their families. The law aims to connect families with community resources by mandating that hospitals share this information during emergency visits.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 2, 2024 Last action May 2, 2024
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May 2, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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