Section 26:2H
- 26:2H-1 - Declaration of public policy
- 26:2H-2 - Definitions
- 26:2H-4 - Health Care Administration Board; membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; meetings; compensation
- 26:2H-5 - Commissioner's powers
- 26:2H-5a - Coordination of hospital inspections
- 26:2H-5b - Routine monitoring of pain as fifth vital sign required
- 26:2H-5c - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-5d - Information provided to patients receiving home care services regulated by Health and Senior Services
- 26:2H-5e - Adoption of policies for notifying family members of patient deaths by health care facilities
- 26:2H-5f - Findings, declarations relative to staffing in certain health care facilities
- 26:2H-5g - Compilation, posting of certain staffing information by health care facilities
- 26:2H-5h - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-5.1 - Collection of information on costs and revenues; report to legislature
- 26:2H-5.1a - Regulations prescribed by commissioner relative to appointment of monitor
- 26:2H-5.1b - Conditions for licensure of general hospital
- 26:2H-5.1c - Ambulatory care facility to use common billing form
- 26:2H-5.1d - Identification numbers of physicians publicly available
- 26:2H-5.1e - Quarterly report from ambulatory care facility to DHSS; required information
- 26:2H-5.1f - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-5.7 - State Health Planning Board established
- 26:2H-5.8 - Review of application for certificate of need
- 26:2H-5.10 - Findings, declarations relative to use of needles, sharp devices in health care facilities
- 26:2H-5.11 - Definitions relative to use of needles, sharp devices in health care facilities
- 26:2H-5.12 - Integrated safety features required on needles, etc.; dentists, exempt, certain circumstances
- 26:2H-5.13 - Responsibilities of health care facility
- 26:2H-5.14 - Review of health care facilities reports, recommendations
- 26:2H-5.15 - Annual report to Legislature
- 26:2H-5.16 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-5.17 - Short title
- 26:2H-5.18 - Findings, declarations relative to prevention of violence against health care workers
- 26:2H-5.19 - Definitions relative to prevention of violence against health care workers
- 26:2H-5.20 - Establishment of violence prevention program in covered health care facility
- 26:2H-5.21 - Retaliatory action prohibited
- 26:2H-5.22 - Violations, penalties
- 26:2H-5.23 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-6.1 - Findings, declarations relative to certificate of need
- 26:2H-7 - Certificate of need required for construction, expansion of health care facility
- 26:2H-7a - Exemptions from certificate of need requirement
- 26:2H-7c - Exemptions from certificate of need requirement
- 26:2H-7d - Certain health care equipment exempt
- 26:2H-7.1 - Exemption; land acquired prior to effective date of act
- 26:2H-7.2 - Exemption from certificate of need
- 26:2H-7.3 - Nursing homes exempt from certificate of need requirement.
- 26:2H-7.4 - Findings, declarations
- 26:2H-7.5 - Definitions regarding subacute care units
- 26:2H-7.6 - Requirements for subacute care unit
- 26:2H-7.7 - Patient diagnostic categories; inpatient rehabilitation criteria; admission to subacute care, requirements
- 26:2H-7.8 - Licensure requirements; quarterly reports
- 26:2H-7.10 - Short title
- 26:2H-7.11 - Additional requirements for nonprofit hospitals relative to acquisitions; exemptions; procedures
- 26:2H-7.12 - Exemption
- 26:2H-7.13 - Applicability of act
- 26:2H-7.14 - Construction of act
- 26:2H-7.15 - Definitions relative to assisted living
- 26:2H-7.16 - Evaluation of applicant prior to approval of certificate of need
- 26:2H-7.17 - Issuance of assisted living administrator certification; criminal history record check
- 26:2H-7.18 - Information provided for criminal history record background check; procedure
- 26:2H-7.19 - Applicant to assume cost of criminal history record background check
- 26:2H-7.20 - Fine for false sworn statement
- 26:2H-7.21 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-8 - Requirements for certificate of need
- 26:2H-9 - Issuance of certificate of need
- 26:2H-10 - Application for certificate of need; fee
- 26:2H-11.1 - Application for certificate of need, initial licensure for certain narcotic, drug abuse treatment centers
- 26:2H-12b - Religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed health care facilities
- 26:2H-12.2a - Maintenance of records of complaints, disciplinary actions
- 26:2H-12.2b - Notification relative to certain impairments of health care professionals; definitions
- 26:2H-12.2c - Disclosure of information by health care entity
- 26:2H-12.2d - Provision of information by health care professional, immunity from civil liability
- 26:2H-12.3 - Hospital respite care program
- 26:2H-12.4 - Application procedure for hospital respite care program
- 26:2H-12.5 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-12.6 - Care of newborn children
- 26:2H-12.6a - Preparation, distribution of resource guide providing information on child abuse, neglect
- 26:2H-12.6b - Definitions relative to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims
- 26:2H-12.6c - Provision of emergency care to sexual assault victim
- 26:2H-12.6d - Policies, procedures concerning personnel training
- 26:2H-12.6e - Written information relative to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims
- 26:2H-12.6f - Responsibilities of commissioner concerning compliance
- 26:2H-12.6g - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-12.7 - Legislative findings and declarations
- 26:2H-12.8 - Rights of persons admitted to a general hospital
- 26:2H-12.8a - Identification of staff member to patient
- 26:2H-12.9 - Summary of rights given to all patients, posted in general hospital rooms
- 26:2H-12.9a - Revision of written summary, notice
- 26:2H-12.9b - Short title
- 26:2H-12.9c - Discharge summary required for transfer of patients
- 26:2H-12.9d - Noncompliance, penalties
- 26:2H-12.10 - Filing of complaint
- 26:2H-12.11 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-12.12 - Responsibility of health care facilities for filing claims
- 26:2H-12.13 - Posting of drinking water test reports by general hospitals
- 26:2H-12.14 - Posting of drinking water test reports by rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, nursing homes
- 26:2H-12.15 - Regulations on use of unlicensed assistive personnel
- 26:2H-12.16 - Definitions relative to residential facilities for Medicaid recipients; 10 percent utilization requirement
- 26:2H-12.17 - Waiver of utilization requirement
- 26:2H-12.18 - Reserve requirement as fulfillment of utilization requirements
- 26:2H-12.19 - Construction of act
- 26:2H-12.20 - Applicability of act
- 26:2H-12.21 - Regulations
- 26:2H-12.22 - Domestic partner permitted visitation in health care facility
- 26:2H-12.23 - Short title
- 26:2H-12.24 - Findings, declarations relative to patient safety
- 26:2H-12.25 - Definitions relative to patient safety; plans; reports; documentation, notification of adverse events, etc
- 26:2H-12.25a - Compilation of findings on patient safety; annual reports
- 26:2H-12.25b - Certain data included in New Jersey Hospital Performance Report; rules, regulations
- 26:2H-12.25c - General hospital prohibited from seeking payment for certain conditions; notification to patients
- 26:2H-12.26 - Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, defibrillator, trained personnel; required
- 26:2H-12.27 - Findings, declarations relative to designation of stroke centers
- 26:2H-12.28 - Designation of hospitals as stroke centers
- 26:2H-12.29 - Minimum criteria for primary stroke centers
- 26:2H-12.30 - Minimum criteria for comprehensive stroke centers
- 26:2H-12.31 - Awarding of matching grants to designated stroke centers
- 26:2H-12.32 - Report to Governor, Legislature
- 26:2H-12.33 - Information, certain, about long-term care, adult day health services facilities, availability on DHSS website
- 26:2H-12.34 - Training required for service as trustee of general hospital, conditions
- 26:2H-12.35 - Findings, declarations relative to prevention of health care facility-acquired infections
- 26:2H-12.36 - Hospitals required to implement an infection prevention program, reporting of cases of MRSA
- 26:2H-12.37 - Violations, penalties
- 26:2H-12.38 - Report to the Governor, Legislature
- 26:2H-12.39 - Short title
- 26:2H-12.40 - Findings, declarations relative to reporting of infection rates by hospitals
- 26:2H-12.41 - Quarterly reports by general hospital to DHSS
- 26:2H-12.42 - Prompt advice to hospital from commissioner to improve performance
- 26:2H-12.43 - Information available to public on Internet website
- 26:2H-12.44 - Expansion of reporting requirements
- 26:2H-12.45 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-12.46 - Hospital to inform pregnant patients of option to donate umbilical cord blood, placental tissue
- 26:2H-12.47 - Information provided to patients
- 26:2H-12.48 - Provision of copy of brochure to pregnant patients
- 26:2H-12.49 - Construction of act
- 26:2H-12.50 - General hospital to conduct public meetings
- 26:2H-12.51 - Notice of meeting on department's website
- 26:2H-12.52 - Limitation on charges for certain uninsured patients
- 26:2H-12.53 - Sliding scale for certain hospital charges
- 26:2H-12.54 - Findings, declarations relative to pressure ulcers in nursing home residents
- 26:2H-12.55 - Replacement of mattresses with pressure redistribution mattresses
- 26:2H-12.56 - Definitions relative to certain health care facilities
- 26:2H-12.57 - Written informational sheet for assisted living facilities
- 26:2H-12.58 - Distribution of informational sheets
- 26:2H-12.59 - Online brochure relative to bone marrow donation
- 26:2H-13 - Violations; penalties; notice; hearing
- 26:2H-13.1 - Revocation
- 26:2H-14 - Unlicensed health care facility; rules; violations; penalties
- 26:2H-14.1 - Definitions
- 26:2H-14.2 - Nursing homes and residential health care facilities; heat emergency action plan; approval; annual review; notice of heat emergency
- 26:2H-14.3 - Rules, regulations for adequate ventilation; air conditioning required within two years; exceptions
- 26:2H-14.4 - Air conditioning required in nursing homes, residential health care facilities
- 26:2H-14.5 - Requirements for handling of security deposits paid to residential health care facility
- 26:2H-14.6 - Commingling of security deposits, conditions
- 26:2H-14.7 - Violations; cause of action
- 26:2H-14.8 - Short title
- 26:2H-14.9 - Findings, declarations relative to health care worker, patient safety
- 26:2H-14.10 - Definitions relative to health care worker, patient safety
- 26:2H-14.11 - Establishment of safe patient handling program; requirements
- 26:2H-14.12 - Safe patient handling committee
- 26:2H-14.13 - Certain retaliatory actions against health care worker prohibited
- 26:2H-14.14 - Violations, penalties
- 26:2H-14.15 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-15 - Representation as health care facility by unlicensed facility; inspection; penalties; cease and desist order
- 26:2H-16 - Health Care Facilities Improvement Fund
- 26:2H-17 - Review by court
- 26:2H-18 - License, authorization required for receipt of reimbursement, grant-in-aid
- 26:2H-18a - Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for northern New Jersey
- 26:2H-18c - Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for southern New Jersey
- 26:2H-18d - Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for central New Jersey
- 26:2H-18e - St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center designated specialty acute care children's hospital for certain counties
- 26:2H-18f - Morristown Memorial Hospital designated specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris, Union counties
- 26:2H-18g - Specialty acute care children's hospitals for Monmouth, Ocean counties designated
- 26:2H-18.2 - Annual fees
- 26:2H-18.24 - Findings, declarations
- 26:2H-18.25 - Definitions
- 26:2H-18.26 - Approval of hospital's rates by commission authorized
- 26:2H-18.27 - "New Jersey Health Care Trust Fund" established
- 26:2H-18.28 - Determination of uniform Statewide uncompensated care add-on
- 26:2H-18.29 - Approval of hospital's reasonable uncompensated care costs
- 26:2H-18.30 - Remission of mandatory assessment to fund by hospital
- 26:2H-18.31 - Reimbursement to hospital of uncompensated care cost
- 26:2H-18.32 - Designation of hospitals where county welfare agency employee will be stationed to determine Medicaid eligibility
- 26:2H-18.33 - Collection procedure followed by hospital after discharge of patient
- 26:2H-18.34 - Annual audit of hospital's uncompensated care
- 26:2H-18.35 - Reporting by hospitals of patient accounts referred to collection agency
- 26:2H-18.36 - Submission of information about income of persons whose income tax refund, homestead rebate was applied to patient account
- 26:2H-18.37 - Quality control reviews of audits of hospital uncompensated care
- 26:2H-18.38 - Adjustment of hospital's rate schedule to reflect services provided to certain emergency room patients
- 26:2H-18.39 - Employers not providing health insurance required to provide employer assistance
- 26:2H-18.40 - Monies remaining in "Uncompensated Care Reduction - Pilot Program" account to subsidize pilot program for small business employees
- 26:2H-18.41 - Hospital shall not advertise availability of uncompensated care
- 26:2H-18.42 - Hospital not claiming deduction for bad debt eligible for reimbursement for charity care
- 26:2H-18.43 - Compensation provided for cost of advanced life support services
- 26:2H-18.44 - Determination of eligibility for uncompensated care not applicable to patient found indigent
- 26:2H-18.45 - Pilot program to create partnership between urban hospitals and community health centers
- 26:2H-18.46 - Report on status of fund
- 26:2H-18.47 - "Health Care Cost Reduction Fund" established
- 26:2H-18.48 - Transfer of employees, appropriations etc. to the "New Jersey Health Care Trust Fund"
- 26:2H-18.50 - Short title
- 26:2H-18.51 - Findings, declarations
- 26:2H-18.52 - Definitions relative to provision of health care services to low income persons
- 26:2H-18.53 - Revenue cap
- 26:2H-18.54a - New Jersey Essential Health Services Commission abolished
- 26:2H-18.55 - Duties of commissioner
- 26:2H-18.55a - Compilation of information relative to employed recipients of charity care
- 26:2H-18.57 - Assessment of per adjusted admission charge
- 26:2H-18.58 - Health Care Subsidy Fund
- 26:2H-18.58a - Funding of community-based drug abuse treatment programs
- 26:2H-18.58b - Health Care Subsidy Fund payer of last resort; exemptions
- 26:2H-18.58c - Funding of Health Care Subsidy Fund
- 26:2H-18.58d - Appropriations to Health Care Subsidy Fund
- 26:2H-18.58e - Transfer of funds to Hospital Relief Fund
- 26:2H-18.58f - Transfer of funds to Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
- 26:2H-18.58g - Disposition of revenue collected from cigarette tax
- 26:2H-18.58h - Annual deposit into Health Care Subsidy Fund from revenue from sale of alcoholic beverages
- 26:2H-18.58i - Deposits into Health Care Subsidy Fund from revenue collected from taxation of certain insurance policies
- 26:2H-18.59 - Allocation of funds
- 26:2H-18.59a - Disproportionate share payments; formulation
- 26:2H-18.59b - Determination of charity care subsidy; formulation
- 26:2H-18.59c - Submission of financial and demographic data
- 26:2H-18.59d - Continuation of provided services
- 26:2H-18.59e - Determination of charity care subsidy
- 26:2H-18.59f - Implementation of demonstration health care program for low income residents
- 26:2H-18.59g - Establishment of technology infrastructure to support the provision of charity care
- 26:2H-18.59h - Transferred employees guaranteed equivalent health insurance coverage
- 26:2H-18.59i - Reimbursed documented charity care; charity care subsidy formula, after July 1, 2004
- 26:2H-18.59j - Charity claims by hospital, eligibility
- 26:2H-18.60 - Uniform charity care eligibility and reimbursement claim form
- 26:2H-18.60a - Short title
- 26:2H-18.60b - Findings, declarations relative to oversight of the hospital charity care subsidy program
- 26:2H-18.60c - Required procedures by hospitals for charity care
- 26:2H-18.60d - Inter-agency agreement with Medicaid Inspector General
- 26:2H-18.60e - Inter-agency agreement with State Treasurer
- 26:2H-18.60f - Reporting system established
- 26:2H-18.60g - Recovery for fraudulent claim
- 26:2H-18.61 - Distribution of monies for other uncompensated care
- 26:2H-18.62 - Monies designated for Health Care Subsidy Fund; allocation of monies
- 26:2H-18.63 - Civil penalties for false statement, misrepresentation
- 26:2H-18.64 - Denial of admission on ability to pay; penalty
- 26:2H-18.65 - Establishment of Health Access New Jersey program; regulations; administration
- 26:2H-18.66 - Allocation to Health Access New Jersey subsidy account
- 26:2H-18.68 - Appropriation from "Uncompensated Care Reduction - Pilot Program" account
- 26:2H-18.69 - Appropriation of remaining monies
- 26:2H-18.70 - Short title
- 26:2H-18.71 - Funding of health care treatment for lead poisoned children
- 26:2H-18.72 - Provision of renal dialysis treatment services, medication to uninsured low-income persons
- 26:2H-18.73 - Annual report to Legislature
- 26:2H-18.74 - Short title
- 26:2H-18.75 - Findings, declarations relative to health care facilities
- 26:2H-18.76 - Health Care Stabilization Fund
- 26:2H-18.77 - Awarding of grant to health care facility; factors considered
- 26:2H-18.78 - Conditions for receipt of grant; rules, regulations; annual report
- 26:2H-19 - Transfer of certain powers, functions and duties of state board of control, commissioner and department of institutions and agencies and its hospital licensing board
- 26:2H-20 - Transfer of certain employees of bureau of community institutions
- 26:2H-21 - Transfer of certain functions of department of institutions and agencies and certain personnel of bureau of medical facilities construction and planning
- 26:2H-22 - Abolition of hospital licensing board; transfer of powers, functions and duties to health care administration board
- 26:2H-23 - Reference to state board of control, or department or commissioner of institutions and agencies deemed reference to department or commissioner of health
- 26:2H-24 - Partial invalidity
- 26:2H-25 - Effect of act on rights under civil service, pension law or retirement system
- 26:2H-26 - Short title
- 26:2H-27 - Transfer of powers, functions and duties of state board of control of department of institutions and agencies pursuant to nursing home administrator's licensing to department of health
- 26:2H-28 - Transfer of nursing home administrator's licensing board to state department of health
- 26:2H-29 - Nursing home or convalescent home defined
- 26:2H-30 - Patient or resident; charges for drugs
- 26:2H-31 - Violations; penalty; collection
- 26:2H-32 - Definitions
- 26:2H-33 - Nursing homes, annual report; operating and financial interests
- 26:2H-34 - Verification of report
- 26:2H-35 - Violations; penalty; recovery
- 26:2H-35.1 - Report of comparative evaluative profiles of nursing homes; compilation and periodical update; furnishing to public
- 26:2H-35.2 - Existence of life threatening condition at nursing home; public notice
- 26:2H-36 - Legislative findings
- 26:2H-37 - Definitions
- 26:2H-38 - Remedy of condition of home in substantial violation of standards of health, safety or resident care; action to appoint receiver; parties
- 26:2H-39 - Complaint; contents
- 26:2H-40 - Defenses
- 26:2H-41 - Nursing home violations
- 26:2H-42 - Receivership authorized
- 26:2H-43 - Order to remove or remedy conditions in lieu of judgment; bond; failure to comply; hearing; judgment
- 26:2H-44 - Reports and accounts of receiver; filing; inspection; presentation or settlement of accounts
- 26:2H-45 - Termination of receivership
- 26:2H-46 - Receiver; compensation; bond
- 26:2H-47 - Skilled or intermediate care nursing facility; assistance to residents in application for financial assistance
- 26:2H-47.1 - Notification of fund exhaustion
- 26:2H-48 - Assessment of availability of financial assistance
- 26:2H-49 - Assistance to residents to obtain medically necessary post-discharge care
- 26:2H-50 - Duties of state department of health
- 26:2H-51 - Inapplicability of act to facility operated by and for those who rely exclusively upon treatment by spiritual means
- 26:2H-52 - Rules and regulations
- 26:2H-53 - Short title
- 26:2H-54 - Findings, declarations
- 26:2H-55 - Definitions
- 26:2H-56 - Advance directive for health care; execution
- 26:2H-57 - Proxy, instruction directive; reaffirmed, modified, revoked
- 26:2H-58 - Designation of health care representative; limitations
- 26:2H-59 - Conditions under which advance directive becomes operative
- 26:2H-60 - Determination of patient's capacity to make a health care decision
- 26:2H-61 - Authority to make health care decisions
- 26:2H-62 - Rights, responsibilities of health care professionals
- 26:2H-63 - Decision making under an advance directive
- 26:2H-64 - Effect of instruction directive
- 26:2H-65 - Additional rights, responsibilities of health care institution
- 26:2H-66 - Resolution of disagreements
- 26:2H-67 - Circumstances under which life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn
- 26:2H-68 - Issuance of do not resuscitate order
- 26:2H-69 - Consultation with institutional or regional reviewing body
- 26:2H-70 - Existing law preserved; emergency care
- 26:2H-71 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-73 - Immunities
- 26:2H-74 - Absence of advance directive, act not applicable
- 26:2H-75 - Advance directive shall not affect insurance, benefits coverage
- 26:2H-76 - Advance directive executed in other jurisdictions, validity
- 26:2H-77 - Applicability of other law
- 26:2H-78 - Violations, penalties
- 26:2H-79 - Definitions relative to hospices
- 26:2H-80 - Licensing of hospice care program
- 26:2H-81 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-83 - Background checks for nurse aide, personal care assistant certification
- 26:2H-84 - Qualification, disqualification for certification; petition for hearing
- 26:2H-85 - Assumption of cost of background checks
- 26:2H-86 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-87 - False statement, fine
- 26:2H-88 - Definitions relative to PACE programs
- 26:2H-89 - PACE, pre-PACE program operation
- 26:2H-90 - Cash reserves, demonstration
- 26:2H-91 - Enrollment, disenrollment terms
- 26:2H-92 - Short title
- 26:2H-93 - Findings, declarations relative to nursing home quality of care
- 26:2H-94 - Definitions relative to nursing home quality of care
- 26:2H-95 - "Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund."
- 26:2H-96 - Payment of annual assessment by nursing homes
- 26:2H-97 - Dedicated purposes for monies collected from assessment
- 26:2H-98 - Duties of commissioner
- 26:2H-99 - Noncompliance with mechanism for distribution of moneys
- 26:2H-100 - Payment of assessment not passed through as cost, charge to payers
- 26:2H-101 - Rules, regulations
- 26:2H-102 - Short title
- 26:2H-103 - Findings, declarations relative to advance directives for mental health care
- 26:2H-104 - Definitions relative to advance directives for mental health care
- 26:2H-105 - Execution, reaffirmation, modification, revocation, suspension of advance directive for
- 26:2H-106 - Validity of advance directive for mental health care, reaffirmation, modification, revocation
- 26:2H-107 - Execution of proxy directive
- 26:2H-108 - Operative date of advance directive for mental health care
- 26:2H-109 - Determination of patient's decision-making capacity
- 26:2H-110 - Authority of mental health care representative
- 26:2H-111 - Additional responsibilities of responsible mental health care professional
- 26:2H-112 - Discussion of patient's mental health condition
- 26:2H-113 - Instruction directive legally operative, conditions
- 26:2H-114 - Additional rights, responsibilities of psychiatric facility
- 26:2H-115 - Procedures, practices for resolving disagreements
- 26:2H-116 - Construction of act; severability
- 26:2H-117 - Rules, regulations relative to psychiatric facilities operated by DHSS
- 26:2H-118 - Joint evaluation, report to Governor, Legislature
- 26:2H-119 - Immunity from criminal, civil liability
- 26:2H-120 - Construction of act with advance directive for health care
- 26:2H-121 - Absence of directive, no presumption created
- 26:2H-122 - Existing rights, obligations unaffected under health insurance programs
- 26:2H-123 - Validity of directive executed out-of-State
- 26:2H-124 - Priority of provisions of act
- 26:2H-125 - Intentional disregard for act, professional misconduct; fines; fourth degree crime for certain acts relative to advance directives
- 26:2H-126 - Notification to residents of closing, relocation of nursing home, assisted living facility; exceptions
- 26:2H-127 - Assisted living facility, refund of deposit, certain circumstances