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PERTH AMBOY – PRAHD will be honoring Carole Dortch-Wright with the Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Award for all the love and care she gives to our community in the City of Perth Amboy.  Please join us as we celebrate the many contributions of Carole Dortch-Wright during African American History Month. Special Guest: Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, […]

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  Legislation Updates Law, Authorizes Forensic Examination and Urgent Medical Care Without Parental Consent Press Release 12/17/15 TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale and Senator Linda R. Greenstein that would allow health care professionals and physicians to authorize forensic examination and urgent medical care without parental consent on minors who appear to […]

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  Health Database Would Improve Health Care Quality, Reduce Costs Press Release 12/17/15 TRENTON – Legislation to create an integrated data system authored by Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senator Kevin O’Toole and Senator Joe Vitale was approved by the Senate today. The bill, S-3220, would establish the Integrated Population Health Database at Rutgers University’s Institute […]

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Crucial Decisions on End-of-Life Medical Care Could Be Made In Consultation with Doctors In Advance of Incapacitation Press Release 12/17/15 TRENTON – The crucial decisions about end-of-life medical care made in advance of incapacitating conditions would be supported by Medicaid, according to legislation sponsored by Senator Richard J. Codey and Senator Joseph F. Vitale. The […]

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Press Release 12/17/15 TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale and Senator Sandra B. Cunningham that would require licensing for art therapists gained final legislative approval today by the Senate. The bill, S-2020, would allow for the licensure of art therapists. Under the legislation, only licensed art therapists, associate art therapists and other […]

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Press Release 12/17/5 TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Sandra B. Cunningham and Senator Joseph F. Vitale removing the eligibility restrictions for receiving general assistance benefits under the Work First New Jersey program for people who have been convicted of an offense involving the use, possession, or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance was approved […]

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Press Release 12/8/15 OLD BRIDGE – Patients seeking surgical treatment for severe obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving treatment at a nationally accredited program that meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care in the greater Central New Jersey area.  Dr. Ayotunde Adeyeri, medical director of the […]

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News Release 12/2/15 TRENTON – Senate Commerce Chair Nia H. Gill and Senate Health Chair Joseph F. Vitale today issued the following statement in response to the refusal of Department of Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Richard J. Badolato to halt the sale of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s OMNIA health plans: […]

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Press Releases 11/18/15 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced that he has been selected by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) to be a member of the Conference Committee that is tasked with negotiating final surface transportation legislation – the Surface Transportation […]

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