New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A3592: Federally qualified health center-req payment, multiple encounters per day
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center.
What the bill says
An Act concerning federally qualified health centers and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning federally qualified health centers and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. To the extent not otherwise prohibited by federal statute, the NJ FamilyCare program shall reimburse for multiple medical encounters per day at a federally qualified health center for an enrollee, provided: (1) the referring health care provider documents, in a manner to be determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, the medical necessity of each referral to a specialty provider; and (2) each of the enrollees medical encounters in a given day is with a different specialty provider. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the Commissioner of Human Services to waive or limit any provisions of federal statute or any other State reimbursement methodologies governing NJ FamilyCare reimbursement for services provided by federally qualified health centers. c. As used in this section: Federally qualified health center means a community-based health care provider that delivers integrated primary care services in medically underserved areas and meets the criteria established under section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.1396(d)). NJ FamilyCare means the program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.), which includes the Medicaid program and the Childrens Health Insurance Program. Specialty provider …
Sponsors
- Louis D. Greenwald (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Alexander Schnall (D, 30) · primary sponsor
- Shanique Speight (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Chris Tully (D, 38)
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7)
- Ellen J. Park (D, 37)
- Margie Donlon, M.D. (D, 11)
- Luanne M. Peterpaul, Esq. (D, 11)
Latest actions
- : REP REF AHU
- : INT 1RA REF AHE
Votes
- Assembly Health Committee: Reported favorably (October 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH - FACILITIES, HUMAN SERVICES - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Common questions
- What is A3592?
- A3592 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Federally qualified health center-req payment, multiple encounters per day.
- What does A3592 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning federally qualified health centers and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A3592?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: REP REF AHU (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3592?
- Louis D. Greenwald (D, 6), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3592?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3592
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