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NJ A2114
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Linda Carter
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AI Summary
- Creates a "Graduate Physician" license for medical school graduates who have completed Step 2 of licensing exams and one year of clinical practice but have not finished a residency program
- Restricts graduate physicians to providing primary care services only in medically underserved areas of New Jersey under a collaborative practice arrangement with a supervising physician
- Requires collaborating physicians to review at least 10% of patient charts every 14 days and 20% of charts involving controlled substance prescriptions
- Limits prescriptive authority to Schedule III-V controlled substances and hydrocodone only, with Schedule II/III prescriptions capped at a 5-day supply without refill
- Mandates insurance reimbursement for graduate physician services at rates equivalent to other mid-level providers such as physician assistants
Legislative Description
Establishes "Graduate Physician Licensing Act."
Health Infrastructure
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Health Infrastructure Committee1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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