S.1965

Regulates provision of pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities.

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New Jersey S1965 codifies regulations on pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities and mandates conflict-of-interest prevention.

New Jersey S1965 codifies current Department of Health regulations concerning the provision of pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities. It mandates that each facility have an interdisciplinary pharmacy and therapeutics committee, consisting of the administrator, a nursing staff representative, and the facility's consultant pharmacist, among others. The bill also requires facilities to appoint a consultant pharmacist who must avoid conflicts of interest with the director of pharmaceutical services or the pharmacist provider.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

73 Yea

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0 Nay

7 Not Voting

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Calendar

Nov 24, 2025

10:00 AM

Assembly Health Hearing

Mar 14, 2024

1:00 PM

Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Hearing

History

Jan 20

Assembly

Approved P.L.2025, c.294.

Jan 12

Assembly

Substituted for A588 (3R)

Jan 12

Assembly

Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0)