New Jersey governor signs 3 infection prevention laws for nursing homes

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills into law aimed at improving infection prevention and control responses in nursing homes, according to a Nov. 10 press release.

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The first law will require the Board of Nursing and the Department of Health to review curriculum and clinical experience requirements for nurses and certified nurse aides and incorporate the Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course offered through the CDC, or a successor course.

The second law will require the Department of Health to conduct a statewide nursing home infection control and prevention infrastructure assessment and develop a statewide plan to improve existing systems.

The third law will require statistics pertaining to COVID-19 infections and deaths within nursing home facilities around the state to be displayed on the Department of Public Health website.

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