S 1772 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH) to create and maintain a comprehensive Statewide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Plan. The plan must include regional strategies developed with county health boards, assess current EMS resources and effectiveness, set performance goals for response times and access, and establish metrics for improvement. It directly affects all emergency medical services providers across New Jersey and aims to improve emergency care for all residents by reducing response times, expanding access to high-quality care, and coordinating ambulance, hospital, and trauma center services. The DOH must update the plan every three years and make it publicly available online.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 3 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MINOR

This is a procedural transition from a prefiled technical review version to an introduced version of S 1772. The primary change is the addition of a detailed legislative statement that summarizes the bill's full requirements, including the mandate for OEMS to develop a Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan with specific content, performance metrics, and triennial review obligations. No operative policy language was added or removed; the changes are limited to the status header and the inclusion of the descriptive statement.

TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting a procedural stage change.

SCOPE

A legislative statement was added describing the full scope of the bill: requiring OEMS to develop a Statewide EMS Plan with short-term and long-term goals, optional regional plans developed by county boards of health, triennial review requirements, and public availability on the DOH website.

REQUIREMENT

The statement details six minimum development tasks (resource inventory, effectiveness assessment, need determination, performance metrics with cost estimates, reducing non-urgent emergency department use, and grant application consultation) and fourteen required plan components including trauma center designation, peer support services for EMS personnel with specific accreditation standards, disaster response teams, dispatch improvements, and best practices dissemination.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor