This bill mandates that physicians in New Jersey undergo implicit bias training biennially to enhance their awareness and management of unconscious prejudices that may affect their medical practice. The Department of Health, in collaboration with various state departments and the Board of Medical Examiners, is tasked with establishing a list of approved training programs and a protocol for their approval. The training programs must cover the recognition and mitigation of implicit bias, current research on the topic, and strategies to improve healthcare outcomes.

Specifically, the bill requires that physicians complete a minimum of two hours of implicit bias training within two years of the bill's effective date, with subsequent training required every two years thereafter. The legislation defines implicit bias as an individual's unconscious prejudice towards a person or group. The Commissioner of Health is also authorized to adopt necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this act, which is set to take effect immediately.