New Jersey Statutes Title 45. Professions and Occupations 45 § 1-73.1

b. (1) Any health care professional licensed or certified pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes who provides in-home health care services, including a homemaker-home health aide, shall be required to complete one credit of continuing education in cultural competency and implicit bias training, within one year following the effective date of this act and biennially thereafter.

(2) A health care professional to whom paragraph (1) of this subsection applies shall complete cultural competency and implicit bias training on scheduled work time and be compensated by his or her employer for the training at the appropriate rate of pay.

(1) identification and understanding of implicit biases and stereotypes related to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability;

(2) communication techniques that account for potential impacts of implicit biases;

(3) strategies for recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases in healthcare decision-making processes, care, or treatment;

(4) cultural awareness and cultural competence in healthcare; and

(5) understanding health disparities and social determinants of health.