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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill mandates 24/7 staff supervision and missing-resident protocols at residential health care facilities
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure CommitteeSponsor: Clifton, Robert D.
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 1090 requires all residential health care facilities in New Jersey to maintain at least two staff members on duty at all times for resident supervision and to enforce comprehensive safety protocols for residents who leave the premises. The measure also establishes specific eviction protections and mandatory state notification rules for free-standing facilities under the Department of Community Affairs.
operators must adjust staffing schedules to ensure two supervisory workers are present continuously, while free-standing facility operators must follow formal landlord-tenant eviction procedures and notify state oversight agencies when seeking to evict a resident.
- Assemblyman Robert D. Clifton serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing District 12. context
- Residential health care facilities in New Jersey are overseen by state departments including the Department of Health and the Department of Community Affairs under foundational statutes dating back to 1953. context
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.
residential health care facilities
Facilities must maintain at least two staff members on duty at all times, enforce missing-resident protocols, and follow formal landlord-tenant eviction procedures with mandatory agency notifications.
residents of residential health care facilities
Residents are subject to mandatory supervision standards, 24-hour missing reporting protocols, and formal judicial eviction protections.
Department of Health
The department must adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules ensuring residential health care facilities under its jurisdiction meet the new staffing and supervision requirements.
Department of Community Affairs
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
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