S 4408 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Creates voluntary pilot program to allow certain facilities flexibility in their psychiatric bed status.

This bill establishes a voluntary pilot program allowing licensed psychiatric facilities in New Jersey to temporarily convert certain adult acute psychiatric beds into closed acute psychiatric beds. Under this plan, facilities can make these changes without needing approval from the Department of Health or altering their official license. Participating facilities must submit quarterly reports detailing patient types, usage duration, and conversion numbers, which will be made public online. The program is set to run for 24 months, after which the state health commissioner will evaluate its success and recommend whether to extend or make it permanent.
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Introduced Jun 4, 2026 Last action Jun 30, 2026
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Jun 4, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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