NJ S3867

Creates the Health Equity Access and Leadership (HEAL) Fund as a non-lapsing account within New Jersey's Health Care Subsidy Fund to support healthcare providers serving underserved and underinsured populations who have lost State or federal funding

Appropriates $25 million from the General Fund as initial funding, plus requires annual allocations of at least 0.1 percent of Health Care Subsidy Fund revenues (approximately $2 million in fiscal year 2026)

Distributes funds through competitive grants to community-based healthcare organizations that have not received federal funding in the prior 12 months and serve all patients regardless of immigration status, race, age, gender identity, disability, or other protected characteristics

Requires the Commissioner of Health to establish eligibility criteria based on applicant need and submit annual reports detailing fund receipts, expenditures, geographic distribution of services, patient demographics, and health outcomes