Bill Text: NJ A1824 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Limits settings where certain surgeries may be performed.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-12-13 - Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading [A1824 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-A1824-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 1824

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  HERB CONAWAY, JR.

District 7 (Burlington)

Assemblywoman  CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER

District 28 (Essex)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Limits settings where certain surgeries may be performed.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

  

An Act concerning certain surgical procedures and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1. a.  A physician shall perform any of the following procedures only in an office or facility that is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, or The Joint Commission:

     (1)  a liposuction procedure that involves more than 750 cubic centimeters of aspirate;

     (2)  a procedure that utilizes a breast implant; or

     (3)  an aesthetic truncal contouring procedure that involves the excision of skin.

     b.  A physician who violates the provisions of subsection a. of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action and civil penalties pursuant to sections 8, 9, and 12 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21, 45:1-22, and 45:1-25).

    

     2.    This act shall take effect on the 90th day after enactment.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill limits where certain cosmetic surgical procedures may be performed in New Jersey. Specifically, the bill provides that a physician is to perform any of the following procedures only in an office or facility that is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, or The Joint Commission:

·   a liposuction procedure that involves more than 750 cubic centimeters of aspirate;

·   a procedure that utilizes a breast implant; or

·   an aesthetic truncal contouring procedure that involves the excision of skin.           

     The provisions of the bill are not to be construed to apply to a licensed dentist or dually licensed oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in this State.