Requires State to take steps to create additional graduate medical education program slots focused on behavioral health care.
This bill directs New Jersey's Commissioner of Human Services to seek federal Medicaid funding to create new graduate medical training positions focused on behavioral health care (such as mental health and substance use treatment). It requires the state to apply for federal waivers allowing Medicaid funds to support these new residency slots. If approved, the state would establish a process for medical programs to request and use Medicaid funds to expand behavioral health training. The bill directly affects New Jersey's medical residency programs seeking to grow behavioral health training capacity.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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Andrew Zwicker
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