New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4820: Micro-hospitals-permit hospitals to establish under certain circumstances
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
Permits licensed hospitals to establish micro-hospitals under certain conditions.
What the bill says
An Act concerning micro-hospitals and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
An Act concerning micro-hospitals and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The Legislature finds and declares that the conversion or restructuring of existing hospitals into micro-hospitals and the creation of new micro-hospitals may provide an important tool for preserving and ensuring access to healthcare services, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities, by enabling hospitals to maintain essential services in a financially and operationally sustainable manner. 2. a. As used in this act: Hospital system means a group of licensed general acute care hospital facilities owned or controlled by the same legal entity. Micro-hospital means an acute care facility operated by a licensed general acute care hospital or hospital system in the State, containing no more than 50 acute care beds. A micro-hospital shall not be required to maintain operating rooms or provide surgical services. b. A general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) or the hospitals hospital system may establish a micro-hospital in this State, including but not limited to through conversion, restructuring, or right-sizing of an existing licensed general acute care hospital, provided that the micro-hospital is not located within five miles of another unaffiliated licensed general acute care hospital, except that this subsection shall not …
Sponsors
- John J. Burzichelli (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Joseph F. Vitale (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SHH
Subjects: HEALTH - FACILITIES
Common questions
- What is S4820?
- S4820 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Micro-hospitals-permit hospitals to establish under certain circumstances.
- What does S4820 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning micro-hospitals and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of S4820?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SHH (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4820?
- John J. Burzichelli (D, 3), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S4820?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4820
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