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A 1562

New Jersey General Assembly bill in Session 2026-2027.

Status: introduced. Latest action: January 13, 2026.

Incapacitated patient-health care representatives to make health care decisions.

Bill ID NJ-2026-2027-A-1562
Session 2026-2027
Status introduced
Committee Health
General Assembly introduced 2026-01-13
Healthcare
Summary

Requires health care representative to make health care decisions for incapacitated patient in accordance with patient's religious beliefs.

Sponsor
Kean, Sean T.
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-13 Status introduced
2026-01-13 Latest Action INT 1RA REF AHE
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