S 2062 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires DCA to conduct investigation into nurse staffing agencies and exorbitant pricing.

This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Community Affairs to investigate nurse staffing agencies for potentially excessive pricing. The investigation will examine factors like economic conditions, payment differences between healthcare facilities and nurses, federal fund usage during the pandemic, and how other states handled travel nurse pay. Within six months of the bill's passage, the commissioner must submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature. The bill directly affects nurse staffing agencies operating in New Jersey and healthcare institutions that use their services.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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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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