New Jersey Health Department Issues Executive Directives to Ensure Access to Influenza, COVID-19, RSV, and Routine Childhood Vaccines

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) issued Executive Directive No. 26-002, recommending anyone 6 months of age and older to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the 2026–2027 respiratory illness season. The Department also issued a Standing Order authorizing pharmacists in New Jersey to administer COVID-19 immunizations without a prescription to anyone aged 3 years and up. Together, these actions remove barriers to ensure that all individuals who wish to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are able to do so in the State. NJDOH also issued Executive Directive No. 26-003, adopting vaccination schedule recommendations for all ages.
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New Jersey Department of Health Celebrates Newborn Screening Awareness Month, Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month and Continues to Lead Robust Newborn Screening Efforts Statewide

In recognition of September as National Newborn Screening Awareness Month and Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month, New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is celebrating more than 60 years of universal newborn screening, raising awareness about the critical importance of early identification and treatment, and amplifying statewide efforts that improve infant health.

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New Jersey Department of Health Proposes to Amend Clinical Laboratory Services Rules at N.J.A.C. 8:45 to Increase Newborn Screening Program Laboratory Fee at N.J.A.C. 8:45-2.1

N.J.A.C. 8:45-2.1, Fees; generally, establishes the fees the Department assesses for clinical laboratory services that the Department provides. The Department is proposing to increase the fee for the Department’s performance of the panel of newborn screening tests it performs on blood spots collected from each newborn from $150.00 to $260.00. The last fee increase was adopted in 2017.

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New Jersey Department of Health Announces Elimination of $90 Million in Medical Debt for Nearly 20,000 New Jerseyans

The Office of Healthcare Affordability and Transparency (OHCAT), part of the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), today announced that in partnership with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt (Undue), the State is delivering a ninth and final round of medical debt relief, impacting nearly 20,000 New Jersey residents who owed a combined $90 million in medical bills. Throughout this partnership and as part of the State’s overall efforts to make healthcare more affordable, the State retired over $1.6 billion in medical debt for nearly 900,000 New Jersey residents.

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