New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S3769: 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, March 5, 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
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Holly T. Schepisi (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- Robert W. Singer (R, 30)
Latest actions
- : REF SBA
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SHH
Votes
- Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee: Reported favorably (October 5, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH - FACILITIES, HUMAN SERVICES - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Common questions
- What is S3769?
- S3769 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Federally qualified health center-req payment, multiple encounters per day.
- What does S3769 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 S3769?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: REF SBA (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3769?
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3769?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3769
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