NJ S5034

Establishes the "Continued Access in Underserved Communities Pilot Program" allowing hospitals that relocate from underserved communities to maintain a community access location at their original site

Community access locations must include 48 medical/surgical beds (with 12 intensive care capable), a full-service emergency department, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, surgical services with up to 6 operating rooms, outpatient clinics, and comprehensive diagnostic imaging

Defines "underserved community" as a municipality with over 30,000 residents, only one hospital, located in a federally designated Medically Underserved Area with an Index of Medical Underservice Score of 62.0 or less

Appropriates $3 million from the General Fund to provide financial assistance to eligible hospitals for developing and maintaining community access locations and community health programs

Pilot program expires 10 years after the participating hospital receives a certificate of occupancy for its relocated facility, though psychiatric services may continue at the original location beyond expiration