S 717 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires certain health care professionals to undergo bias training.

This bill requires licensed healthcare professionals and homemaker-home health aides in New Jersey who provide in-home care to complete annual bias training focused on cultural competency and unconscious biases. The training, developed by the Department of Health, covers identifying biases related to race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, and disability, along with communication strategies and mitigating biases in care decisions. It mandates one credit of training within one year of the bill's effective date, followed by biennial recertification. The Department of Health will maintain an electronic database to track compliance with this requirement.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024