STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits nursing homes from restricting patients from obtaining drugs through prescription drug program offered by federal Department of Veterans Affairs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning nursing homes and prescription drugs and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, “nursing home” means a nursing home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971 c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.)
b. No nursing home shall restrict any patient from obtaining prescription drugs through a prescription drug program or health plan offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. If a nursing home patient obtains prescription drugs through a prescription drug program or health plan offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the nursing home may require the prescription drugs to be dispensed and administered according to the facility's policies.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits nursing homes from restricting patients from obtaining drugs through a prescription drug program offered by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.
Under the bill, no nursing home is to restrict any patient from obtaining prescription drugs through a prescription drug program or health plan offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. If a nursing home patient obtains prescription drugs through a prescription drug program or health plan offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the nursing home may require the prescription drugs to be dispensed and administered according to the facility's policies.