Singer Bill to Improve Access to Integrated Behavioral and Primary Healthcare Clears Committee

Singer bill to improve access to integrated behavioral and primary healthcare clears committee

Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean) to improve coordination between primary and behavioral healthcare services has cleared the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.

Singer bill to improve access to integrated behavioral and primary healthcare clears committee

Sen. Robert Singer’s legislation allows for better coordinated and comprehensive primary and behavioral healthcare services. (©iStock)

Senator Singer’s bill, S-1710, allows ambulatory care facilities to provide primary health care and behavioral health services under a single license.

“To provide quality, comprehensive healthcare for all New Jerseyans, we must ease the process of integrating behavioral health and primary care services,” Senator Singer said. “Forcing facilities to obtain multiple licenses just so they can provide a full spectrum of health services is an unnecessary restriction that only serves in blocking patients from accessing the care they need.”

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Singer bill to improve access to integrated behavioral and primary healthcare clears committee

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