New Jersey A1950 mandates hospitals to create sepsis recognition and treatment protocols, train staff, and establish quality measures.
New Jersey A1950, known as the "Stop Sepsis Act," requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols. These protocols must include processes for screening, early recognition, and treatment of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock, with distinct components for adult and pediatric patients. Hospitals must ensure staff are trained to implement these protocols and collect quality measures for internal quality improvement.
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