"Illegal Alien Healthcare Transparency Act"; requires health care facilities to inquire and report on immigration status of patients and to report certain costs of care.

This bill (A4735, "Illegal Alien Healthcare Transparency Act") requires New Jersey health care facilities to ask patients about their immigration status and submit monthly aggregate reports to the Department of Health. The reports must include the facility’s total costs for care provided to patients identified as "illegal aliens" (defined as individuals unable to prove lawful presence in New Jersey) and will be made publicly available online. It also makes it a fourth-degree crime to knowingly provide false information about immigration status when asked by a facility. The law aims to increase transparency around healthcare costs for this group, without changing eligibility for care.