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NJ S2222
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Teresa Ruiz
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AI Summary
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Requires New Jersey hospitals, licensed birthing centers, federally qualified health centers, and healthcare practitioners to screen pregnant individuals and those who have given birth for endometriosis if they have been diagnosed with preeclampsia and subsequently show endometriosis symptoms.
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Mandates healthcare facilities and providers to give patients information on endometriosis warning signs and symptoms, inform them of screening benefits, and conduct screenings unless the patient provides written refusal.
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Applies to pregnant individuals and those seeking treatment within six weeks of giving birth, requiring patients to acknowledge receipt of educational information about endometriosis.
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Directs the Commissioner of Health to develop standardized consent/refusal forms and an endometriosis educational program in consultation with the Endometriosis Foundation of America and other community organizations.
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Requires healthcare providers to discuss screening results with patients and develop treatment plans for those who screen positive for endometriosis.
Legislative Description
Establishes requirements to screen certain people who are pregnant and who have given birth for endometriosis.
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
1/13/2026