Requires publication of guide for licensure as integrated care facility; assigns DOH and DHS employees to communicate with facilities.
This New Jersey bill requires the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) to create and publish an online guide for healthcare facilities. It directly affects facilities like community mental health centers, substance use treatment programs, and federally qualified health centers that seek licensure for integrated care services. The guide must clearly explain the steps and rules needed for facilities to: (1) provide integrated health care (coordinating general and behavioral health services), (2) add behavioral health or substance use treatment to existing primary care licenses, and (3) contact assigned department staff for help. The bill defines "integrated health care" as systematically coordinating general and behavioral health services to address issues like mental illness, substance use, and chronic conditions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Mar 16, 2026
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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill
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Introduced
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Jan 13, 2026
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This diff reflects the transition of Assembly Bill 2018 from a technical review stage to its introduced version. The substantive policy language was not changed; only minor whitespace and line-break formatting was cleaned up in the body text. A new STATEMENT section was added at the end, which is a standard legislative summary describing the bill's purpose and key provisions.
TECHNICAL
A STATEMENT section was appended to the bill providing a plain-language summary of what the legislation requires, including the definition of 'integrated health care' and the four requirements for the licensure guide.
The bill header changed from 'A2018 TR' to 'A2018' and the status line changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting the procedural stage change.
Minor whitespace and line-break reformatting throughout subsections (1) through (4) of the guide requirements; no substantive policy language was altered.
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Committee
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Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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