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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill requires infection control plans, annual audits, and unannounced inspections for state veterans' memorial homes
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs CommitteeSponsors: Flynn, Victoria A. and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 377 requires the Department of Health and the Division of Veterans' Healthcare Services to enforce stricter oversight of state veterans' memorial homes, including mandatory infection control plans, staff training, annual financial audits, and unannounced yearly inspections.
Changes operational and regulatory requirements for all state-run veterans' homes in Menlo Park, Vineland, and Paramus, impacting administrative duties, facility oversight, and mandatory staff training protocols.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State veterans' memorial home staff members
Staff members must receive mandatory training on proper hand hygiene, personal protective equipment usage, environmental cleaning, infection control, and outbreak management.
Administrators at State veterans' memorial homes
Administrators and at least one assistant administrator must possess prior experience in a clinical setting with training or expertise in long-term care treatment.
Residents of State veterans' memorial homes
Residents are subject to newly mandated infection control plans, outbreak response protocols, and annual unannounced inspections at their residential facilities.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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