NJ A2217

Codifies authority for physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, certified midwives, and advanced practice nurses to perform aspiration abortions (including administration of moderate sedation) and provide medication abortions within their scope of practice and training.

Defines abortion facilities as ambulatory care facilities providing pregnancy termination procedures that do not require general anesthesia, exempting them from surgical facility licensing requirements when procedures are performed in procedure rooms without anesthesia.

Exempts private professional offices from ambulatory care facility licensure when performing only early aspiration abortions without anesthesia or medication abortions, provided standard of care regulations are followed.

Removes existing limitations on new ambulatory care facility licenses for facilities seeking to perform early aspiration abortions, with or without anesthesia services.

Declares legislative intent to eliminate targeted restrictions on abortion providers (TRAP laws) and codify regulatory expansions that have allowed healthcare professionals to provide abortion services since 2021.