Establishes pilot program for 24-hour urgent care for behavioral health.
This bill would create a two-year pilot program in New Jersey to integrate 24-hour behavioral health services into hospital urgent care facilities. It requires managed care organizations to contract with six hospitals (two per region) to provide integrated care, including staffing with behavioral health clinicians, telehealth partnerships, and smooth care transitions like "warm hand-offs" for patients experiencing mental health crises. The program would be funded through Medicaid using a payment system tied to outcomes, aiming to reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and inpatient admissions for behavioral health issues. The pilot directly affects hospitals participating in the program, Medicaid beneficiaries seeking urgent behavioral health care, and the providers delivering these integrated services.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou Greenwald
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
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