ASSEMBLY OVERSIGHT, REFORM AND FEDERAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4762

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 14, 2026

      The Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4762.

      As reported by the committee, this bill revises the law related to licensure of nursing home administrators.

      This bill incorporates regulations regarding licensure of nursing home administrators promulgated by the Department of Health (department) into State law.  The bill requires the department to establish a portal specific for nursing home administrators and administrators in training and incorporates the application requirements for licensure as a nursing home administrator from chapter 34 of Title 8 of the New Jersey Administrative Code.

      The bill also establishes the Administrative Intern Training (AIT) program and requires that the Nursing Home Administrator’s Licensing Board (board) approve training programs in accordance with section 2 of this bill.  Section 3 of this bill sets requirements for the preceptor of the AIT program.  The preceptor will be responsible for supervising and scheduling hours and activities for the administrative intern.  The preceptor is required to:

· hold a current New Jersey nursing home administrator license and have held the license for five years;

· have practiced as a licensed nursing home administrator of record in a nursing home for at least three years; and

· have unlimited access to the nursing home or homes where the training program will take place.

      Additionally, the preceptor would be required to notify the board if an intern leaves the program, there is a change in the preceptor, or there is a change in the approved plan.  The changes are to be submitted to the board in writing and the board is to approve any changes.  A preceptor may not train more than two interns at any one time. 

      An applicant who qualifies to take the written examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator will have three opportunities to pass the written examination without being subject to additional approvals, reporting, training, or educational requirements from the board.

      The bill also revises the penalty section at N.J.S.A.30:11-26 to clarify that only the monetary penalties specifically authorized by N.J.S.A.30:11-26 may be imposed.