N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-3
State Commissioner of Health; Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services
Status: in_force

3. a. The head and chief administrative officer of the department shall be the State Commissioner of Health, who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the commissioner's successor. The commissioner shall be a person with recognized professional, executive or administrative experience in any capacity in which he has demonstrated a substantial knowledge of the activities of the department and the principal public health policy issues affecting the State. The commissioner shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of the office and shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. b. The commissioner shall delegate such of his powers as the commissioner deems appropriate for the efficient administration of the department, to be exercised under the commissioner's direction and supervision by one or more deputy commissioners, one of whom shall be the Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services. If the commissioner is not a duly licensed physician and a graduate of a regularly chartered and legally constituted medical school or college, then the Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services shall be a duly licensed physician and a graduate of a regularly chartered and legally constituted medical school or college, with skill in sanitary science, who, in addition to his other duties, shall advise the commissioner on medical issues. The Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services shall fulfill the duties of the office of commissioner in the event of a vacancy in that office, until the Governor appoints a successor to the commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of that office and shall receive such salary as the commissioner deems appropriate. L.1947,c.177,s.3; amended 1948,c.444,ss.2,27; 1970,c.2,s.1; 1994,c.35,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.16
Definitions relative to low emission vehicles.
Status: in_force

2. As used in sections 1 through 7 of P.L.2003, c.266 (C.2C:2C-8.15 et seq.): "Advanced technology partial zero emission vehicle" means a vehicle certified as an advanced technology partial zero emission vehicle pursuant to the California Air Resources Board vehicle standards for the applicable model year; "California Low Emission Vehicle program" means the second phase of the low emission vehicle program being implemented in the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Clean Air Act and the California Code of Regulations; "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; "Federal Clean Air Act" means the federal "Clean Air Act," 42 U.S.C. s.7401 et seq., and any subsequent amendments or supplements to that act; "Low Emission Vehicle Review Commission" means the commission established by subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2003, c.266 (C.26:2C-8.19); "Partial zero emission vehicle" means a vehicle certified as a partial zero emission vehicle pursuant to the California Air Resources Board vehicle standards for the applicable model year; "State implementation plan" means the State implementation plan for national ambient air quality standards adopted for New Jersey pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act; "Zero emission vehicle" means a vehicle certified as a zero emission vehicle pursuant to the California Air Resources Board zero emission vehicle standards for the applicable model year, but shall not include an advanced technology partial zero emission vehicle or a partial zero emission vehicle; and "Zero emission vehicle requirement" means the percentage or number of those vehicles certified as zero emission vehicles pursuant to the California Air Resources Board vehicle standards and required to be delivered by a manufacturer for sale or lease for the applicable model year, and any additional percentages or numbers of advanced technology partial zero emission vehicles or partial zero emission vehicles that may be delivered by a manufacturer for sale or lease to satisfy the zero emission vehicle requirement established by the California Air Resources Board in lieu of vehicles that meet the pure zero emission vehicle standard. L.2003,c.266,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2BB-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2BB / Section 2BB-7
Alliance to Prevent Substance Use Disorder.
Status: in_force

7. a. There is created an Alliance to Prevent Substance Use Disorder hereinafter referred to as the "Alliance," in the Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorder. The purpose of the Alliance shall be to create a network comprised of all the communities in New Jersey which is dedicated to a comprehensive and coordinated effort against substance use disorder. The Alliance shall be a mechanism both for implementing policies to reduce substance use disorder at the municipal level, and for providing funds, including moneys from mandatory penalties on drug offenders, to member communities to support appropriate county and municipal-based substance use disorder education and public awareness activities. b. The Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorder shall adopt rules and regulations for participation in, and the operation of, the Alliance and for the awarding of grants to municipalities and counties from funds appropriated for such purposes pursuant to P.L.1989, c.51 (C.26:2BB-1 et al.), section 5 of P.L.1993, c.216 (C.54:43-1.3) and funds derived from the "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund" established pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-15, for the purpose of developing: (1) Organized and coordinated efforts involving schools, law enforcement, business groups and other community organizations for the purpose of reducing substance use disorder; (2) In cooperation with local school districts, comprehensive and effective substance use disorder education programs in grades kindergarten through 12; (3) In cooperation with local school districts, procedures for the intervention, treatment, and discipline of students using alcohol or drugs; (4) Comprehensive substance use disorder education, support and outreach efforts for parents in the community; and (5) Comprehensive substance use disorder community awareness programs. c. Funds disbursed under this section shall not supplant local funds that would have otherwise been made available for substance use disorder initiatives. Communities shall provide matching funds when and to the extent required by the regulations adopted pursuant to this section. d. The county agency or individual designated by the governing body of each county pursuant to subsection a. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c.531 (C.26:2B-33), is authorized to receive from the Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorder moneys made available pursuant to this section. The designated county agency or individual shall establish a separate fund for the receipt and disbursement of these moneys. L.1989, c.51, s.7; amended 1993, c.216, s.4; 2023, c.177, s.76.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-149 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-149
DOH responsible for licensure, inspections, standards relative to dementia homes.
Status: in_force

18. a. (1) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, commencing on or after the effective date of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.55:13B-5.1 et al.) and subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, the Department of Health shall be responsible for licensure, inspections, and the establishment and enforcement of standards with respect to each community residential facility in the State that provides services to residents with special needs, including, but not limited to, persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia, which shall be thereafter known as a dementia care home. (2) The department shall be empowered to exercise such authority with respect to a dementia care home as the department is granted with respect to any other health care facility licensed by the department, pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.55:13B-5.1 et al.). b. The department shall establish and enter into an inter-agency agreement with the Department of Community Affairs as necessary for the purposes of subsection a. of this section. c. (1) Whenever any reference is made in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, or judicial or administrative proceeding to rooming and boarding houses for residents with special needs, including, but not limited to, persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to "dementia care homes." (2) Whenever the term "Department of Community Affairs" appears or any reference is made thereto in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, or judicial or administrative proceeding pertaining to rooming and boarding houses for residents with special needs, including, but not limited to, persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the "Department of Health." d. A dementia care home that is operating as a rooming or boarding house that provides services to residents with special needs, including, but not limited to, persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia, on the effective date of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.55:13B-5.1 et al.) shall be granted provisional licensure by the department for a period of one year following the effective date. At the end of that period, the department shall issue a license to the facility pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) or make continued licensure subject to such actions by the facility as the commissioner determines necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.1971, c.136 and P.L.2015, c.125 (C.55:13B-5.1 et al.). L.2015, c.125, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-198 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-198
"Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative."
Status: in_force

1. As used in this section: "Violence prevention services" means evidence-based, trauma-informed, supportive, and non-psychotherapeutic services provided by prevention professionals, as defined by the National Uniform Claim Committee, for the purpose of promoting improved health outcomes and positive behavioral change, preventing injury recidivism, and reducing the likelihood that violently injured individuals will perpetrate or promote violence themselves. Such services may be provided within or outside of a clinical setting, and may include the provision of peer support and counseling, mentorship, conflict mediation, crisis intervention, targeted case management, referrals, patient education, or screening services to victims of interpersonal violence. The Commissioner of Health shall establish the "Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative" in the department. The commissioner shall develop and provide guidelines for a comprehensive, coordinated plan to create hospital-based violence intervention programs, which provide targeted violence prevention services to individuals who have been the victim of a firearm or stabbing injury and who are at elevated risk of violent reinjury or involvement in retaliatory violence. The Commissioner shall promote coordination of hospital-based violence intervention programs with other evidence-based violence reduction initiatives, including those implemented under the State's Violence Intervention Program, in order to minimize duplication of services and achieve maximum impact. The Commissioner shall compile a list of violence prevention best practices for hospitals to employ. The Commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall collect data and monitor the effectiveness of the "Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Initiative" in reducing violence and share this information with hospitals. L.2019, c.208, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-112 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-112
Discussion of patient's mental health condition.
Status: in_force

11. a. (1) The responsible mental health care professional, the patient to the extent possible, the mental health care representative, and, when appropriate, any additional mental health care professional responsible for the patient's care, shall discuss the nature and consequences of the patient's mental health condition, and the risks, benefits and burdens of the proposed mental health care and its alternatives. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section, the responsible mental health care professional shall obtain informed consent for, or refusal of, health care from the mental health care representative. (2) The decision-making process shall allow, as appropriate under the circumstances, adequate time for the mental health care representative to understand and deliberate about all relevant information before a treatment decision is implemented. b. (1) The mental health care representative and the responsible mental health care professional shall seek to promote the patient's capacity for effective participation. (2) Once decision-making authority has been conferred upon a mental health care representative pursuant to an advance directive for mental health care, if the patient is subsequently found to possess adequate decision-making capacity with respect to a particular mental health care decision, the patient shall have legal authority to make that decision. In those circumstances, the mental health care representative may continue to participate in the decision-making process in an advisory capacity, unless the patient objects. c. If a mental health care representative is authorized to consent to the patient's admission to a psychiatric facility pursuant to paragraph (6) of subsection a. of section 6 of this act and the responsible mental health care professional has obtained informed consent for admission from the mental health care representative, the responsible mental health professional may admit the patient based upon the responsible mental health professional's: (1) thorough investigation of the patient's psychiatric and psychological history, diagnosis and need for care or treatment, and expressed wishes; (2) written determination that the patient is in need of an inpatient evaluation or would benefit from the care or treatment of a mental, emotional or other personality disorder in an inpatient setting, and that the evaluation, care or treatment cannot be accomplished in a less restrictive setting; and (3) documentation in the patient's medical records of the responsible mental health professional's findings and recommendations with regard to the patient's care or treatment. d. In acting to implement a patient's wishes pursuant to an advance directive for mental health care, the mental health care representative shall give priority to the patient's instruction directive, and may also consider, as appropriate and necessary, the following forms of evidence of the patient's wishes: (1) the patient's contemporaneous expressions, including nonverbal expressions; (2) other reliable sources of information, including the mental health care representative's personal knowledge of the patient's values, preferences and goals; and (3) reliable oral or written statements previously made by the patient, including, but not limited to, statements made to other persons. e. If the instruction directive, in conjunction with other evidence of the patient's wishes, does not provide, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, clear direction as applied to the patient's mental health condition and the treatment alternatives, the mental health care representative shall exercise reasonable discretion, in good faith, to effectuate the provisions, intent, and spirit of the instruction directive and other evidence of the patient's wishes. f. Subject to the provisions of this act, and unless otherwise stated in the advance directive, if the patient's wishes cannot be adequately determined, then the mental health care representative shall make a mental health care decision in the patient's best interests. L.2005,c.233,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2KK-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2KK / Section 2KK-5
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2013, c.223, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-17
State will not limit, alter, restrict rights of authority.
Status: in_force

17. The State of New Jersey does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to authority contained in this act, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of this act, that the State will not limit, alter or restrict the rights hereby vested in the authority and the health care organization to maintain, construct, reconstruct and operate any project as defined in this act or to establish and collect such rents, fees, receipts or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet the expenses of maintenance and operation thereof and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds authorized by this act, and with the parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of this act, or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds or such parties until the bonds, together with interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the authority. The authority as a public body corporate and politic shall have the right to include the pledge herein made in its bonds and contracts. L.1972,c.29,s.17; amended 1997, c.435, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-1
Short title; purpose.
Status: in_force

1. The act shall be known and may be cited as the "Narcotic and Drug Abuse Control Act of 1969." It shall be the purpose and intent of this act to establish a single agency capable of unifying all efforts in a comprehensive program to control drugs, the use of which may cause a substance use disorder, and to combat the effects of substance use disorders involving drugs. L.1969, c.152, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.85.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2N-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2N / Section 2N-6
Reporting of major adverse reactions
Status: in_force

a. If the health care provider has reason to believe that the recipient of the pertussis vaccine has had a major adverse reaction, the health care provider shall immediately record all relevant information in the child's permanent medical record and shall report the information, including the manufacturer and the lot number, to the department within seven days. b. Upon receipt of the information, the department shall immediately notify the manufacturer of the vaccine and the Center for Disease Control of the adverse reaction. L. 1986, c. 134, s. 6; amended 1988,c.128.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-10.8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-10.8
Definitions relative to insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
Status: in_force

11. a. For the purposes of this section: "Benefit limits" includes both quantitative treatment limitations and non-quantitative treatment limitations. "Carrier" means an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in this State or any entity contracted to administer health benefits in connection with the State Health Benefits Program or School Employees' Health Benefits Program. "Classification of benefits" means the classifications of benefits found at 45 C.F.R. 146.136(c)(2)(ii)(A) and 45 C.F.R. s.146.136(c)(3)(iii). "Department" means the Department of Banking and Insurance. "Mental health condition" means a condition defined to be consistent with generally recognized independent standards of current medical practice referenced in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. "Non-quantitative treatment limitations" or "NQTL" means processes, strategies, or evidentiary standards, or other factors that are not expressed numerically, but otherwise limit the scope or duration of benefits for treatment. NQTLs shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) Medical management standards limiting or excluding benefits based on medical necessity or medical appropriateness, or based on whether the treatment is experimental or investigative; (2) Formulary design for prescription drugs; (3) For plans with multiple network tiers, such as preferred providers and participating providers, network tier design; (4) Standards for provider admission to participate in a network, including reimbursement rates; (5) Plan methods for determining usual, customary, and reasonable charges; (6) Refusal to pay for higher-cost therapies until it can be shown that a lower-cost therapy is not effective, also known as fail-first policies or step therapy protocols; (7) Exclusions based on failure to complete a course of treatment; (8) Restrictions based on geographic location, facility type, provider specialty, and other criteria that limit the scope or duration of benefits for services provided under the plan or coverage; (9) In and out-of-network geographic limitations; (10) Limitations on inpatient services for situations where the participant is a threat to self or others; (11) Exclusions for court-ordered and involuntary holds; (12) Experimental treatment limitations; (13) Service coding; (14) Exclusions for services provided by a licensed professional who provides mental health condition or substance use disorder services; (15) Network adequacy; and (16) Provider reimbursement rates. "Substance use disorder" means a disorder defined to be consistent with generally recognized independent standards of current medical practice referenced in the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. b. A carrier shall approve a request for an in-plan exception if the carrier's network does not have any providers who are qualified, accessible and available to perform the specific medically necessary service. A carrier shall communicate the availability of in-plan exceptions: (1) on its website where lists of network providers are displayed; and (2) to beneficiaries when they call the carrier to inquire about network providers. c. A carrier that provides hospital or medical expense benefits through individual or group contracts shall submit an annual report to the department on or before March 1. The annual report shall contain, to the extent that the commissioner determines practicable, the following information: (1) A description of the process used to develop or select the medical necessity criteria for mental health benefits, the process used to develop or select the medical necessity criteria for substance use disorder benefits, and the process used to develop or select the medical necessity criteria for medical and surgical benefits; (2) Identification of all NQTLs that are applied to mental health benefits, all NQTLs that are applied to substance use disorder benefits, and all NQTLs that are applied to medical and surgical benefits, including, but not limited to, those listed in subsection a. of this section; (3) The results of an analysis that demonstrates that for the medical necessity criteria described in paragraph (1) of this subsection and for selected NQTLs identified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, as written and in operation, the processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, or other factors used to apply the medical necessity criteria and selected NQTLs to mental health condition and substance use disorder benefits are comparable to, and are no more stringently applied than the processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, or other factors used to apply the medical necessity criteria and selected NQTLs, as written and in operation, to medical and surgical benefits. A determination of which selected NQTLs require analysis will be determined by the department; at a minimum, the results of the analysis shall entail the following, provided that some NQTLs may not necessitate all of the steps described below: (a) identify the factors used to determine that an NQTL will apply to a benefit, including factors that were considered but rejected; (b) identify and define the specific evidentiary standards, if applicable, used to define the factors and any other evidentiary standards relied upon in designing each NQTL; (c) provide the comparative analyses, including the results of the analyses, performed to determine that the processes and strategies used to design each NQTL, as written, for mental health and substance use disorder benefits are comparable to and applied no more stringently than the processes and strategies used to design each NQTL as written for medical and surgical benefits; (d) provide the comparative analyses, including the results of the analyses, performed to determine that the processes and strategies used to apply each NQTL, in operation, for mental health and substance use disorder benefits are comparable to and applied no more stringently than the processes or strategies used to apply each NQTL in operation for medical and surgical benefits; and (e) disclose the specific findings and conclusions reached by the carrier that the results of the analyses above indicate that the carrier is in compliance with this section and the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. s.18031(j), and its implementing and related regulations, which includes 45 C.F.R. s.146.136, 45 C.F.R. s.147.160, and 45 C.F.R. s.156.115(a)(3); and (4) Any other information necessary to clarify data provided in accordance with this section requested by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance including information that may be proprietary or have commercial value, provided that no proprietary information shall be made publicly available by the department. d. The department shall implement and enforce applicable provisions of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. 18031(j), any amendments to, and federal guidance or regulations issued under that act, including 45 C.F.R. Parts 146 and 147, 45 C.F.R. s.156.115(a)(3), P.L.1999, c.106 (C.17:48-6v et al.), and section 2 of P.L.1999, c.441 (C.52:14-17.29e), which includes: (1) Ensuring compliance by individual and group contracts, policies, plans, or enrollee agreements delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), P.L.1940, c.74 (C.17:48A-1 et seq.), P.L.1985, c.236 (C.17:48E-1 et seq.), chapter 26 of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.17B:26-1 et seq.), chapter 27 of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.17B:27-26 et seq.), P.L.1992, c.161 (C.17B:27A-2 et seq.), P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), and P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.25 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. (2) Detecting violations of the law by individual and group contracts, policies, plans, or enrollee agreements delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), P.L.1940, c.74 (C.17:48A-1 et seq.), P.L.1985, c.236 (C.17:48E-1 et seq.), chapter 26 of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.17B:26-1 et seq.), chapter 27 of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.17B:27-26 et seq.), P.L.1992, c.161 (C.17B:27A-2 et seq.), P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), and P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.25 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. (3) Accepting, evaluating, and responding to complaints regarding violations. (4) Maintaining and regularly reviewing for possible parity violations a publicly available consumer complaint log regarding mental health condition and substance use disorder coverage, provided that the names of specific carriers will be redacted and not disclosed on the complaint log. (5) The commissioner shall adopt rules as may be necessary to effectuate any provisions of this section and the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 that relate to the business of insurance. e. Not later than May 1 of each year, the department shall issue a report to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). The report shall: (1) Describe the methodology the department is using to check for compliance with the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C s.18031(j), and any federal regulations or guidance relating to the compliance and oversight of that act. (2) Describe the methodology the department is using to check for compliance with P.L.1999, c.106 (C.17:48-6v et al.) and section 2 of P.L.1999, c.441 (C.52:14-17.29e). (3) Identify market conduct examinations conducted or completed during the preceding 12-month period regarding compliance with parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits under state and federal laws and summarize the results of such market conduct examinations. This shall include: (a) The number of market conduct examinations initiated and completed; (b) The benefit classifications examined by each market conduct examination; (c) The subject matters of each market conduct examination, including quantitative and non-quantitative treatment limitations; (d) A summary of the basis for the final decision rendered in each market conduct examination; and (e) Individually identifiable information shall be excluded from the reports consistent with state and Federal privacy protections. (4) Detail any educational or corrective actions the department has taken to ensure compliance with Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C s.18031(j), P.L.1999, c.106 (C.17:48-6v et al.) and section 2 of P.L.1999, c.441 (C.52:14-17.29e). (5) Detail the department's educational approaches relating to informing the public about mental health condition and substance use disorder parity protections under State and federal law. (6) Be written in non-technical, readily understandable language and shall be made available to the public by, among such other means as the department finds appropriate, posting the report on the department's website. f. The department shall post on its Internet website a report disclosing the department's conclusions as to whether the analyses collected from the carriers as specified in paragraph (3) of subsection c. of this section demonstrate compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and its implementing regulations, specifically including whether or not there is compliance with 45 C.F.R. 146.136(c)(4). The name and identity of carriers shall be confidential, shall not be made public by the department, and shall not be subject to public inspection. L.2019, c.58, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 26:12-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-4
Provision of safe and healthful conditions, facilities and equipment to campers
Status: in_force

Every youth camp operator shall provide to each camper safe and healthful conditions, facilities and equipment which are free from hazards that are causing, or may reasonably be expected to cause, death, serious illness, or serious physical harm, as well as adequate and qualified instruction and supervision at all times, wherever or however such camp activities are conducted and with due consideration of conditions existing in nature. L.1973, c. 375, s. 4, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-81 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-81
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: Tanning facilities are not regulated by the State of New Jersey and the number of tanning facilities is rapidly growing throughout the State; various physical complications can arise from frequent and unsupervised use of these tanning facilities such as, overexposure to ultraviolet radiation which can cause severe sunburn and eye injury including cataracts and corneal damage; repeated exposure to ultraviolet light in tanning facilities can also cause premature aging of the skin, skin cancers and abnormal skin sensitivity in persons who may be using certain drugs including some tranquilizers, diuretics, antibiotics, high blood pressure medicines and birth control pills. It is, therefore, desirable that citizens are protected against any problems which may result from improperly functioning equipment in tanning facilities, and given the potential for harm that is presented by establishments using artificial suntan sources, it is imperative that effective minimum safety standards in this health area be established. L.1989, c.234, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-6
Supervision by Chief State Medical Examiner over State medical examiner system; qualifications, appointment.
Status: in_force

6. a. The Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner shall be under the immediate and sole supervision and authority of the Chief State Medical Examiner, who shall direct, control, and oversee the medical examiner system in this State. b. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall be a physician licensed and in good standing in the State of New Jersey, a graduate of a regularly chartered and legally constituted medical school or college or osteopathic medical school or college, and certified in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology or by the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology. c. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term of five years and until a successor is appointed and has qualified. In the case of the death, removal, resignation, or permanent incapacity of the Chief State Medical Examiner, the Governor shall appoint a new Chief State Medical Examiner, in the same manner as the original appointment, within six months. d. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall receive a salary, which shall be within a salary range established by the Civil Service Commission with the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, as provided by section 2 of P.L.1974, c.55 (C.52:14-15.108), and as approved by the Governor. e. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall report directly to the Commissioner of Health and shall function independently within the department with respect to the supervision of the medical examiner system and the conducting of medicolegal death investigations. f. During the term of office set forth in this subsection, the Chief State Medical Examiner may be removed by the Governor only for cause as set forth in this act, upon notice and opportunity to be heard. L.2018, c.62, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-51 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-51
Corrections to marriage, civil union, domestic partnership certificates.
Status: in_force

26:8-51. Corrections to marriage, civil union, domestic partnership certificates. Corrections to marriage, civil union or domestic partnership certificates shall be signed by the person who signed the certificate or by any other person having personal knowledge of the matters sought to be corrected which other person shall state such matters on his oath. Amended 1938, c.174, s.2; 2003, c.246, s.21; 2006, c.103, s.53.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5D-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5D / Section 5D-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "SIDS Assistance Act." L. 1987,c.331, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-7.1
Universal application for credentialing physicians for a carrier's provider network.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, in consultation with the New Jersey Association of Health Plans, the Health Insurance Association of America, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Hospital Association, and such other representatives of managed care plans as the commissioner deems appropriate, shall adopt by regulation, a universal physician application for participation form for use by carriers which offer managed care plans for the purpose of credentialing physicians who seek to participate in a carrier's provider network and for the purpose of credentialing physicians who are employed by hospitals or other health care facilities which seek to participate in a carrier's provider network. The commissioner, in consultation with the New Jersey Association of Health Plans, the Health Insurance Association of America, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Hospital Association and such other representatives of managed care plans as the commissioner deems appropriate, shall also adopt by regulation a form for renewal of credentialing, which shall be an abbreviated version of the universal application form. The renewal form shall be designed to enable a physician to indicate changes in the information provided in the application form. The commissioner shall revise the universal application and renewal forms, as necessary, to conform with industry-wide, national standards for credentialing. In developing the forms, the commissioner shall consult with the Commissioner of Human Services to ensure that the credentialing requirements for participation in the Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), and the NJ FamilyCare Program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.) are adequately reflected on the application and renewal forms. L.2001, c.88, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.295.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-24
Contract of commissioner where local board fails to perform
Status: in_force

Any contracts which the commissioner may make for the purpose of carrying out the power given to him in the second paragraph of section twenty-three of this act shall be binding upon the local municipality and shall have the same force and effect as if duly authorized and made by the local board of health. L.1947, c. 177, p. 803, s. 24.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-103 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-103
Annual report by State Department of Health; recommendations
Status: in_force

The State Department of Health shall on or before the first day of October in each year report to the Governor setting forth in detail the scope and type of activities required to implement the program authorized by this act for the ensuing fiscal year, including recommendations of methods which might be utilized to encourage greater participation in said program by the counties, municipalities, health districts and the several private and public agencies engaged in said field and it shall include therein its recommendations as to the sum or sums of money to be included in the department's annual budget for the performance of the functions set forth in this act. L.1952, c. 102, p. 443, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-14.1
Public health nurse in provisional status for more than 2 years; eligibility to compete for position
Status: in_force

Any other law, rule or regulation relating to the qualifications required for appointment to any permanent position in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, any employee of a local health agency, created pursuant to the act to which this act is a supplement, who has served in a provisional status for more than 2 years as a public health nurse and is holding such position on the effective date of this act shall be eligible to compete in appropriate examination for this position in accordance with the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service. L.1981, c. 309, s. 1, eff. Dec. 3, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-54 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-54
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Adults have the fundamental right, in collaboration with their health care providers, to control decisions about their own health care unless they lack the mental capacity to do so. This State recognizes, in its law and public policy, the personal right of the individual patient to make voluntary, informed choices to accept, to reject, or to choose among alternative courses of medical and surgical treatment. b. Modern advances in science and medicine have made possible the prolongation of the lives of many seriously ill individuals, without always offering realistic prospects for improvement or cure. For some individuals, the possibility of extended life is experienced as meaningful and of benefit. For others, artificial prolongation of life may seem to provide nothing medically necessary or beneficial, serving only to extend suffering and prolong the dying process. This State recognizes the inherent dignity and value of human life and within this context recognizes the fundamental right of individuals to make health care decisions to have life-prolonging medical or surgical means or procedures provided, withheld, or withdrawn. c. In order that the right to control decisions about one's own health care should not be lost in the event a patient loses decision making capacity and is no longer able to participate actively in making such health care decisions, this State recognizes the right of adults, who have the mental capacity, to plan ahead for health care decisions through the execution of advance directives, such as living wills and durable powers of attorney, and to have the wishes expressed therein respected, subject to certain limitations. d. The right of individuals to forego life-sustaining measures is not absolute and is subject to certain interests of society. The most significant of these societal interests is the preservation of life, understood to embrace both an interest in preserving the life of the particular patient and a related but distinct interest in preserving the sanctity of all human life as an enduring social value. A second, closely related societal interest is the protection of individuals from direct and purposeful self-destruction, motivated by a specific intent to die. A third interest is the protection of innocent third parties who may be harmed by the patient's decision to forego therapy; this interest may be asserted to prevent the emotional and financial abandonment of the patient's minor children or to protect the paramount concerns of public health or safety. A fourth interest encompasses safeguarding the ethical integrity of the health care professions, individual professionals, and health care institutions, and maintaining public confidence and trust in the integrity and caring role of health care professionals and institutions. Finally, society has an interest in ensuring the soundness of health care decision making, including both protecting vulnerable patients from potential abuse or neglect and facilitating the exercise of informed and voluntary patient choice. e. In accordance with these State interests, this State expressly rejects on both legal and moral grounds the practice of active euthanasia. No individual shall have the right to, nor shall any physician or other health care professional be authorized to engage in, the practice of active euthanasia. f. In order to assure respect for patients' previously expressed wishes when the capacity to participate actively in decision making has been lost or impaired; to facilitate and encourage a sound decision making process in which patients, health care representatives, families, physicians, and other health care professionals are active participants; to properly consider patients' interests both in self-determination and in well-being; and to provide necessary and appropriate safeguards concerning the termination of life-sustaining treatment for patients who lack mental capacity as the law and public policy of this State, the Legislature hereby enacts the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act. L.1991, c.201, s.2; amended 2013, c.103, s.63.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-31
Gubernatorial order; duration
Status: in_force

Any gubernatorial order may be amended or modified by further gubernatorial orders. Said order or orders shall not require any judicial or other order or confirmation of any type in order to become immediately effective as the legal obligation of all persons, firms, corporations and other entities within the State. Said order shall remain in effect for the duration of time set forth in same, and if no time limit is specified in said order, same shall remain in effect until the Governor declares by further proclamation that the emergency has terminated. L.1967, c. 108, s. 6, eff. June 15, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-31
Violations; penalty; collection
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be liable for a penalty of $100.00 to be collected by a summary proceeding instituted by the Attorney General at the request of the Commissioner of Health pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). L.1975, c. 397, s. 3, eff. March 5, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-12.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.3
State Mosquito Control Commission; membership; appointment
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the Department of Environmental Protection a permanent commission to be known as the State Mosquito Control Commission, which shall consist of 10 members, six of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and four of whom shall be the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the Department of Health, the Secretary of Agriculture, or their designated representatives, and the Director of the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station, ex officio. L.1956, c. 135, p. 556, s. 1. Amended by L.1977, c. 366, s. 1, eff. Feb. 6, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-13
Investments
Status: in_force

With the exception of investments made in accordance with section 5 a. (1) and (3) hereof, the investable funds of a health maintenance organization shall be only in securities or other investments permitted by the laws of this State for the investment of assets constituting the legal reserves of life insurance companies or such other securities or investments as the commissioner may permit with the approval of the Commissioner of Insurance. L.1973, c. 337, s. 13, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-11
Special labeling requirements
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements of section 26:10-10 of this title every mattress made from new material or from secondhand material, in whole or in part, shall have printed on the label in the manner prescribed therein the following: "The materials used in the manufacture of this mattress are entirely new (or in whole or in part secondhand, as the case may be)."
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-26
Definitions relative to certain dental benefit plans.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Carrier" means an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, dental service corporation, dental plan organization, or health maintenance organization, authorized to issue dental plans in this State. "Covered person" means a person on whose behalf a carrier offering a dental plan is obligated to pay benefits for or provide dental services pursuant to the plan. "Covered service" means a dental care service for which a reimbursement is available under a covered person's dental plan, or for which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of contractual limitations including, but not limited to, deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, waiting periods, annual or lifetime maximums, frequency limitations, alternative benefit payments, or any other limitation, or services not reimbursable due to the dentist's failure to comply with a provision of the dentist's participating provider agreement or the dental plan. "Dental plan" means a benefits plan which pays or provides dental expense benefits for covered services and is delivered or issued for delivery in this State by or through a carrier either on a stand-alone basis or as part of other coverage including, but not limited to, health benefits coverage. L.2014, c.70, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-13
Refunding bonds; additional purposes
Status: in_force

a. The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the authority then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase or maturity of such bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions or enlargements of a project or any portion thereof and for making payments to reserve funds therefor. b. The proceeds of any such bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or at the maturity thereof and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority. c. Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested and reinvested as permitted by the applicable resolution or trust agreement. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the payment of outstanding bonds to be refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner. d. All such bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this act in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this act. L.1972, c. 29, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-82.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-82.1
Wild, cultivated or hidden growth of stramonium; certification; destruction
Status: in_force

a. In order to protect the health, morals and welfare of the State of New Jersey, wherever the prosecutor of any county of the State of New Jersey receives information that wild, cultivated or hidden growth of beds of alleged stramonium are located anywhere within his county, he shall immediately communicate the information to the State Department of Health, and the department, upon receipt of the information, shall immediately dispatch one of its agents to the location who shall make an examination and determination of the alleged stramonium weed so as to determine the existence or nonexistence of stramonium at the location. The department shall immediately communicate by writing its determination to the prosecutor. b. Upon certification by the department of the existence of stramonium at the location examined by the department, the prosecutor is empowered to dispatch one of his agents to the location so certified and the agent shall destroy the stramonium. The prosecutor or his agent shall not be civilly responsible in any manner whatsoever for destruction of the stramonium. c. As used in this section, "stramonium" means the plant Datura Stramonium Linne, including Datura Tatula Linne. L.1981, c. 441, s. 6, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.59e — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.59e
Determination of charity care subsidy.
Status: in_force

7. a. For the period beginning January 1, 1996 and ending June 30, 2004, and except as provided in section 8 of P.L.1996, c.28 (C.26:2H-18.59f), the charity care subsidy shall be determined according to the following methodology. If the Statewide total of adjusted charity care is less than available charity care funding, a hospital's charity care subsidy shall equal its adjusted charity care. If the Statewide total of adjusted charity care is greater than available charity care funding, then the hospital-specific charity care subsidy shall be determined by allocating available charity care funds so as to equalize hospital-specific payer mix factors to the Statewide target payer mix factor. Those hospitals with a payer mix factor greater than the Statewide target payer mix factor shall be eligible to receive a subsidy sufficient to reduce their factor to that Statewide level; those hospitals with a payer mix factor that is equal to or less than the Statewide target payer mix factor shall not be eligible to receive a subsidy. Charity care subsidy payments shall be based upon actual documented hospital charity care. As used in this section: (1) The hospital-specific "documented charity care" shall be equal to the dollar amount of charity care provided by the hospital that is verified in the department's most recent charity care audit conducted under the most recent charity care eligibility rules adopted by the department and valued at the same rate paid to that hospital by the Medicaid program. For 1996, documented charity care shall equal the audited, Medicaid-priced amounts reported for the first three quarters of 1995. This amount shall be multiplied by 1.33 to determine the annualized 1995 charity care amount. For 1997 and the period from January 1, 1998 through June 30, 1998, documented charity care shall be equal to the audited Medicaid-priced amounts for the last quarter two years prior to the payment period and the first three quarters of the year prior to the payment period. For fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, documented charity care shall be equal to the audited Medicaid-priced amounts for the most recent calendar year; (2) In 1996, the hospital-specific "operating margin" shall be equal to: the hospital's 1993 and 1994 income from operations minus its 1993 and 1994 charity care subsidies divided by its 1993 and 1994 total operating revenue minus its 1993 and 1994 charity care subsidies. After calculating each hospital's operating margin, the department shall determine the Statewide median operating margin. In 1997 and each year thereafter, the hospital-specific "operating margin" shall be calculated in the same manner as for 1996, but on the basis of income from operations, total operating revenue and charity care subsidies data from the three most current years; (3) The hospital-specific "profitability factor" shall be determined annually as follows. Those hospitals that are equal to or below the Statewide median operating margin shall be assigned a profitability factor of "1." For those hospitals that are above the Statewide median operating margin, the profitability factor shall be equal to: .75 x (hospital specific operating margin - Statewide median operating margin) 1 - ______________________________________________ highest hospital specific operating margin - Statewide median operating margin (4) The hospital-specific "adjusted charity care" shall be equal to a hospital's documented charity care times its profitability factor; (5) The hospital-specific "revenue from private payers" shall be equal to the sum of the gross revenues, as reported to the department in the hospital's most recently available New Jersey Hospital Cost Reports for all non-governmental third party payers including, but not limited to, Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, commercial insurers and health maintenance organizations; (6) The hospital-specific "payer mix factor" shall be equal to a hospital's adjusted charity care divided by its revenue from private payers; and (7) The "Statewide target payer mix factor" is the lowest payer mix factor to which all hospitals receiving charity care subsidies can be reduced by spending all available charity care subsidy funding for that year. b. For the purposes of this section, "income from operations" and "total operating revenue" shall be defined by the department in accordance with financial reporting requirements established pursuant to N.J.A.C.8:31B-3.3. c. Charity care subsidy payments shall commence on or after the date of enactment of P.L.1996, c.28 and the full calendar year 1996 allocation shall be disbursed by January 31, 1997. L.1996,c.28,s.7; amended 1997, c.263, s.5; 2004, c.113, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-41 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-41
Violations; punishment
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or the person in charge of or exercising control over any cemetery or burial ground in this State who knowingly permits or suffers such violation, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $300.00 or by imprisonment for 6 months, or both. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-119 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-119
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that every year there are a substantial number of accidental poisonings especially among young children and that the possibility of serious injury or death which results from the ingestion of poisonous substances could be dramatically reduced by the development of a poison control and drug information program. L.1982, c. 177, s. 1, eff. Nov. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-14.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-14.3
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Health and the State Board of Medical Examiners, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and in consultation with each other and the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2011, c.190, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.301.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.92 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.92
Duties of long-term care facility during infectious disease outbreak.
Status: in_force

3. a. During an infectious disease outbreak occurring at a long-term care facility, or an epidemic or pandemic of an infectious disease affecting or likely to affect a long-term care facility, each long-term care facility shall: (1) separate residents who test positive for or who are suspected of having contracted the infectious disease from those who have not tested positive for, and are not suspected of having contracted, the infectious disease; (2) follow guidance issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other appropriate entities as may be identified by the Commissioner of Health with regard to determining whether a resident who has contracted the infectious disease is recovered from the infectious disease, and the appropriate procedures and protocols for interactions between those residents and staff and other residents at the facility; and (3) comply with current orders, guidance, and directives concerning admissions and readmissions to the facility. b. The Department of Health shall establish a mechanism by which hospitals can identify long-term care facilities that are currently accepting admissions and readmissions of residents to the facility. L.2020, c.87, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-129 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-129
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 13 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act." L.2011, c.145, s.1; amended 2019, c.218, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-101 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-101
Permit to land infected vessel
Status: in_force

No vessel infected with a communicable disease, and no vessel on board of which there is any person, baggage, merchandise or materials infected with such disease, shall be brought to any wharf, nor shall any person or cargo so infected, or person, baggage, merchandise or materials on any vessel so infected, land or be landed at any place until a permit to do so has been obtained from the local board having jurisdiction of the place where it is intended to bring the vessel to wharf, or to land the person, baggage, merchandise or materials.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-20.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-20.6
Disclosure of relevant information.
Status: in_force

4. a. To the extent not otherwise inconsistent with State and federal laws and only upon written request of the chair of a local overdose fatality review team and as necessary to carry out the official functions of the local team and the provisions of this act, the entities listed in subsection b. of this section may provide a local team with the following information: (1) any relevant information and records maintained by a health care provider related to an individual's physical health, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment; and (2) any relevant information and records maintained by a State or local government agency, including criminal history records and records of probation and parole if the transmission of such records does not imperil ongoing investigations, medical examiner records, social service records, and school records and educational histories. b. The following individuals and entities may disclose, within a reasonable period of time following a request, medical records and information requested pursuant to subsection a. of this section: (1) county medical examiners; (2) paid fire departments or volunteer fire companies; (3) hospitals and health systems; (4) law enforcement agencies; (5) State and local government agencies; (6) mental health providers; (7) health care practitioners; (8) substance use disorder treatment programs and providers; (9) public and private schools and institutions of higher education; (10) emergency medical services providers; (11) social services agencies and providers; and (12) the Prescription Monitoring Program. c. An individual or entity subject to a request for information or records by a local overdose fatality review team pursuant to this section may charge the local team a reasonable fee for the service of duplicating any records. d. (1) The chair of a local overdose fatality review team, or the chair's designee, may request individuals authorized under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 to provide consent for the release of confidential information protected pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.290dd-2 and 42 C.F.R. Part 2. (2) To the extent not otherwise inconsistent with State and federal laws, and as necessary to carry out the official functions of the local team and the provisions of this act, other individuals and entities identified by a local overdose fatality review team as having relevant data for a confidential case report may also provide a local team with relevant information in their possession that may contain personally identifiable information. e. A local overdose fatality review team shall develop a confidentiality policy and form establishing: the requirements for maintaining the confidentiality of any information disclosed during a meeting, during review, or at any other time; the responsibilities concerning those requirements; and any penalties associated with failure to maintain such confidentiality. Such requirements shall be in accordance with all applicable State and federal laws and any best practices identified by the Department of Health. An individual shall review the confidentiality policy and form, purpose, and goals of the local team prior to participating in any review. All necessary and reasonable measures shall be taken to prevent the disclosure of a decedent's name or initials at any team meeting. f. Information received pursuant to this act may be shared with local team members at a meeting of the local team, provided that each individual present, including staff, has signed and abides by the provisions of the confidentiality policy and form developed pursuant to subsection e. of this section. Such information may be shared with any non-member attendees who meet the criteria of subsection b. of section 2 of this act and whose attendance is approved in accordance with this act, provided that such attendees also sign and abide by the provisions of the confidentiality policy and form. g. (1) Meetings of a local team during which confidential information is discussed shall be closed to the public, except that, upon a majority vote of the local team members present, a local team may request and permit an individual who has information relevant to the exercise of the team's duties to attend a team meeting, regardless of whether the individual meets the criteria set forth in subsection b. of section 2 of this act or is a permanent member of the local team. Notice concerning the individual's attendance shall be provided to members of the local team not later than 10 days prior to the meeting at which the individual will be present. (2) A representative from the Department of Health, as designated by the Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services, and a representative from the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner may attend any meeting of a local overdose fatality review team. Notice concerning a representative's attendance shall be provided to members of the local team not later than 10 days prior to the meeting at which the representative will be present. h. Meetings of a local overdose fatality review team shall be exempt from the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). i. A member of the local overdose fatality review team may contact, interview, or obtain information by request from a family member or friend of an individual whose death is being reviewed by the local team. j. To the extent not otherwise inconsistent with State and federal laws, an entity that provides, in good faith, information or records to a local overdose fatality review team shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or any professional disciplinary action as a result of providing the information or records. L.2021, c.430, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-131.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-131.2
Public awareness campaign, menstrual menstruation-related disorders, conditions.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Department of Health shall establish a public awareness campaign to promote awareness among State residents about how menstrual disorders and menstruation-related conditions affect fertility and overall maternal health. The campaign may provide for the development of print and electronic media in languages including, but not limited to, English and Spanish. b. The public awareness campaign shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) a comprehensive description of common menstrual and menstruation-related disorders, such as endometriosis and PCOS, including discussion of causes, symptoms, and treatment options; (2) information on the causes and symptoms of menstrual toxic shock syndrome and the ways in which women may reduce the risk of developing the syndrome; (3) information about educational resources available to women concerning menstrual disorders, menstruation-related disorders, and menstruation-related conditions; and (4) materials encouraging women to schedule routine gynecological examinations, consult with their physicians about menstrual and menstruation-related disorders, and seek treatment if they are experiencing symptoms associated with menstrual toxic shock syndrome. c. The department shall make available to the public, electronically on its website, information about common menstrual and menstruation-related disorders, such as endometriosis and PCOS, and their effects on maternal health, as well as informational literature concerning the signs, causes, and dangers of menstrual toxic shock syndrome. L.2023, c.240, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-17
Review by court
Status: in_force

All orders or determinations under this act shall be subject to review by a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the Rules of Court. L.1971, c. 136, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-137 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-137
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

9. Nothing in this act shall be construed to: a. abridge a patient's right to refuse treatment under either the United States Constitution or the Constitution of the State of New Jersey; b. impair the obligations of a health care professional to provide for the care and comfort of the patient and to alleviate pain, in accordance with accepted medical and nursing standards; c. impair the legal validity of a written order not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a patient in the event that the patient suffers a cardiac or respiratory arrest, which is not part of a completed POLST form, if the order was signed by a physician prior to or after the effective date of this act and would be deemed valid under State law or regulation in effect prior to the date of enactment of this act; d. require a health care professional, health care institution, or emergency care provider to participate in the beginning, continuing, withholding, or withdrawing of health care in a manner contrary to law or accepted medical standards; e. require a private, religiously-affiliated health care institution to participate in the withholding or withdrawing of specified measures utilized to sustain life in a manner contrary to any of its written institutional policies and practices, except that the health care institution shall, with respect to a patient with a completed POLST form: (1) properly communicate its institutional policies and practices to the patient, or to the patient's representative as applicable, prior to or upon the patient's admission, or as soon after admission as is practicable; and (2) if its institutional policies and practices appear to conflict with the patient's legal rights, attempt to resolve the conflict and, if a mutually satisfactory accommodation cannot be reached, take all reasonable steps to effect the appropriate, timely, and respectful transfer of the patient to the care of another health care institution appropriate to the patient's needs, and assure that the patient is not abandoned or treated disrespectfully; or f. revoke, restrict, or otherwise alter a patient's documented designation as a donor pursuant to P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-77 et al.). L.2011, c.145, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.14
HMO to provide benefits for reconstructive breast surgery.
Status: in_force

6. A certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.) shall not be issued or continued by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of P.L.1997, c.75 unless the health maintenance organization provides health care services to any enrollee, following a mastectomy on one breast or both breasts, for reconstructive breast surgery, surgery to restore and achieve symmetry between the two breasts, and prostheses and, under any contract for health care services providing outpatient x-ray or radiation therapy, outpatient chemotherapy following surgical procedures in connection with the treatment of breast cancer shall be included as a part of the outpatient x-ray or radiation therapy. The health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the contract for health care services. The provisions of this section shall apply to all contracts for health care services by health maintenance organizations under which the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage is reserved. L.1997, c.75, s.6; amended 2012, c.17, s.267.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-34 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-34
Gifts or bequests, acceptance of
Status: in_force

Subject to approval by the Governor and the Public Health Council, the commissioner may accept and administer for the State any grant, gift or bequest to be applied, principal or income, or both, for the purpose specified in such grant, gift or bequest, to the maintenance and use of any service in, or activity of, the department. L.1947, c. 177, p. 805, s. 34.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-15.1
Advisory board on health information electronic data interchange technology, Statewide electronic health record policy.
Status: in_force

11. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall establish an advisory board to make recommendations to the commissioners on health information electronic data interchange technology policy, including a Statewide policy on electronic health records, and measures to protect the confidentiality of medical information. The members of the board shall include, at a minimum, representation from health insurance carriers, health care professionals and facilities, higher education, business and organized labor, health care consumers, and the commissioner of each department in the State that uses individuals' medical records or processes claims for health care services. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L.1999, c.154, s.11; amended 2005, c.352, s.18; 2012, c.17, s.94.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.1
Health maintenance organization to pay benefits for treatment of Wilm's tumor
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every health maintenance organization for which a certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State has been issued or continued shall provide health care services to any enrollee for the treatment of Wilm's tumor, including autologous bone marrow transplants when standard chemotherapy treatment is unsuccessful, notwithstanding that any such treatment may be deemed experimental or investigational. These health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other sickness. L.1990,c.71,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-19 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-19
Actions to prohibit and prevent violations; civil administrative penalty; civil penalty; notice of release of air contaminants; penalties; alternative dispute resolution
Status: in_force

19. a. If any person violates any of the provisions of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) or any code, rule, regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, the department may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive or any other appropriate relief to prohibit and prevent such violation or violations and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. b. Any person who violates the provisions of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) or any code, rule, regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto shall be liable to a civil administrative penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense, not more than $25,000 for the second offense, and not more than $50,000 for the third and each subsequent offense. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. No civil administrative penalty shall be levied except upon an administrative order issued pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-14). c. The department is hereby authorized and empowered to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty under this section in such amount in the discretion of the department as may appear appropriate and equitable under all of the circumstances. d. Any person who violates the provisions of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) or any code, rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, or a court order issued pursuant to subsection a. of this section, or who fails to pay a civil administrative penalty in full pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1962, c.215 (C.26:2C-14.1), is subject, upon order of the court, to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense, not more than $25,000 for the second offense, and not more than $50,000 for the third and each subsequent offense. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which the violation continues, or each day in which the civil administrative penalty is not paid in full, constitutes an additional, separate and distinct offense. Any penalty imposed under this subsection may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Law Division of the Superior Court has jurisdiction to enforce "the penalty enforcement law." e. A person who causes a release of air contaminants in a quantity or concentration which poses a potential threat to public health, welfare or the environment or which might reasonably result in citizen complaints shall immediately notify the department. A person who fails to so notify the department is liable to the penalties and procedures prescribed in this section. f. Any person who: (1) purposely or knowingly violates the provisions of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.), or any code, rule, regulation, administrative order, or court order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, is guilty of a crime of the third degree; (2) purposely or knowingly violates any federally mandated air pollution control requirement, any operating permit condition, or any fee or filing requirement imposed in connection with an operating permit is guilty of a crime of the third degree, the sentence for which may include, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, an enhanced fine of $10,000 per day per violation; (3) purposely or knowingly makes any false material statement, representation, or certification in any form, notice, statement, or report required in connection with an operating permit, or who purposely or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required by an operating permit, is guilty of a crime of the third degree, the sentence for which may include, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, an enhanced fine of $10,000 per day per violation; (4) recklessly violates the provisions of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.), or any code, rule, regulation, administrative order, or court order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. g. In determining whether an odor unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or property in violation of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) or any code, rule, regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, the department shall consider all of the relevant facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, the character, severity, frequency, and duration of the odor, and the number of persons affected thereby. In considering these and other relevant facts and circumstances, no one factor shall be dispositive, but each shall be considered relevant in determining whether an odor interferes with the enjoyment of life or property, and, if so, whether such interference is unreasonable considering all of the circumstances. The department shall publish in the New Jersey Register the guidelines and procedures utilized by the department for the investigation of citizen complaints regarding odors. h. The department shall establish procedures for alternative dispute resolution as an option for settlement of contested cases. Alternative dispute resolution shall be voluntary and shall not be mandated by the department. L.1954,c.212,s.19; amended 1962,c.215,s.11; 1967,c.105,s.1; 1985,c.12,s.1; 1989,c.333; 1995,c.188,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-6
County health department; establishment; report by county board in counties without department; public hearing; submission to commissioners
Status: in_force

a. The county board of health shall establish a county health department, under the administration of a full-time health officer, which provides public health activities meeting "Standards of Performance." b. The board of chosen freeholders of any county in this State may establish a county health department. c. In any county in which a county health department has not been established pursuant to subsections a. or b. hereof, the county board of freeholders shall prepare within 90 days of the effective date of this act, a detailed report indicating the manner in which health services meeting the standards of performance and the standards promulgated pursuant to section 10 hereof shall be provided for the territorial area of the county. Such report shall include a description of the administrative organization for providing the environmental health services and such other information as may be required by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. Within 30 days following the completion of the report, the board of chosen freeholders shall conduct a public hearing to receive public comment concerning the contents of the report. Notice of the public hearing shall be published at least 15 days prior to that hearing in a newspaper circulated throughout the county. Within 30 days following the completion of the public hearing the board of chosen freeholders shall give due consideration to the comments presented at the public hearing and shall revise the report accordingly. A copy of the revised report shall be submitted to the Commissioners of Environmental Protection and of Health. L.1975, c. 329, s. 6, eff. April 1, 1976. Amended by L.1977, c. 443, s. 5, eff. March 2, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2B-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2B / Section 2B-8
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. The following words as used in P.L.1975, c.305 (C.26:2B-7 et seq.) shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings: "Administrator" means the person in charge of the operation of a facility, or his designee. "Admitted" means accepted for treatment at a facility. "Assistant commissioner" means the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. "Authorized persons" means persons who serve as volunteer first aid or ambulance squad members, para-professional medical personnel, and rehabilitated persons with alcohol use disorder. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Division" means the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. "Facility" means any public, private place, or portion thereof providing services especially designed for the treatment of intoxicated persons or persons with alcohol use disorder; including, but not limited to intoxication treatment centers, inpatient treatment facilities, outpatient facilities, and residential aftercare facilities. "Incapacitated" means the condition of a person who is: a. as a result of the use of alcohol, unconscious or has judgment so impaired that the person is incapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to the person's need for treatment, b. in need of substantial medical attention, or c. likely to suffer substantial physical harm. "Independent physician" means a physician other than one holding an office or appointment in any department, board or agency of the State or in any public facility. "Intoxicated person" means a person whose mental or physical functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use of alcoholic beverages. "Patient" means any person admitted to a facility. "Person with alcohol use disorder" means any person who chronically, habitually, or periodically consumes alcoholic beverages to the extent that: a. such use substantially injures the person's health or substantially interferes with the person's social or economic functioning in the community on a continuing basis, or b. the person has lost the power of self-control with respect to the use of such beverages. "Private facility" means a facility other than one operated by the federal government, the State of New Jersey, or any political subdivision thereof. "Public facility" means a facility operated by the State of New Jersey or any political subdivision thereof. "Treatment" means services and programs for the care or rehabilitation of intoxicated persons and persons with alcohol use disorder, including, but not limited to, medical, psychiatric, psychological, vocational, educational, recreational, and social services and programs. L.1975, c.305, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.70; 2023, c.177, s.58.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-29 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-29
Additional powers of authority in respect to loans.
Status: in_force

29. The authority also shall have power: a. To make loans to any health care organization for the construction or acquisition of projects in accordance with a loan agreement. No such loan shall exceed the total cost of such project. Each such loan shall be promised upon an agreement between the authority and the health care organization as to payment, security, maturity, redemption, interest and other appropriate matters. b. To make loans to any health care organization to refund existing bonds, mortgages or advances given or made by the health care organization for the construction of projects to the extent that this will enable the health care organization to offer greater security for loans for new project construction. L.1972,c.29,s.29; amended 1997, c.435, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.91 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.91
Regional medical coordination center model for disaster response.
Status: in_force

2. a. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this act, the Department of Health shall, in consultation with the Emergency Medical Services Task Force and the Office of Emergency Management in the New Jersey Division of State Police, institute a regional medical coordination center model for disaster response to facilitate regional capacity coordination and communication across county and local boards of health, hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical services providers and other first responders, and entities providing medical transportation services, in the event of a public health emergency involving an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic involving an infectious disease. At a minimum, the model shall include a system for engaging the Level 1 trauma center in the region with long-term care facilities, federally qualified healthcare centers, home health agencies, hospice providers, medical transportation providers, emergency medical services providers and other first responders, and entities providing medical transportation services in its associated region. The Regional Level 1 Trauma Center and its associated regional medical coordination center shall make available their various clinical and non-clinical content experts and services are available for consultation and support to facilitate the implementation of evidence-based best practices and informed decision making. b. The department shall identify appropriate sources of State, federal, and private funding to facilitate the implementation of this section, including, but not limited to, any funding or other support as may be available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. L.2020, c.87, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2M-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2M / Section 2M-11
Grants
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish a program for participants in specialized adult day care centers, for which purpose the department shall award grants to qualified applicants in an amount to be determined by the commissioner. A grantee shall be required to match not less than 25% of the amount granted, either in cash or in kind contributions, or both, and the in kind contributions may include the value of staffing or volunteer services, or both. The use of the grantee's matching funds shall be limited to meeting the expenses of administration, staffing, operating expenses, and the costs of necessary safety renovations. P.L. 1988, c. 114, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-26
Material not considered public, government record.
Status: in_force

26. Any correspondence, records, reports and medical information made, maintained, received or filed pursuant to this act shall not be considered a public or government record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.) and P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). L.2005,c.222,s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-47.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-47.1
Notification of fund exhaustion
Status: in_force

In order to facilitate the provision of assistance to certain residents by skilled or intermediate care nursing facilities in obtaining medical assistance or other payment mechanisms for nursing home facility care pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of P.L. 1977, c. 387 (C. 26:2H-47 and 26:2H-48), the fiduciary of any resident, 65 years of age or older, for whom the fiduciary expends funds for the nursing home facility care of the resident shall, at least 90 days before those funds are exhausted, notify in writing the resident, the nursing facility to whom the funds are paid, the resident's next of kin and any other person or agency interested in the resident's welfare, of the impending exhaustion of those funds. L. 1985, c. 18, s. 1, eff. Jan. 25, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2R-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2R / Section 2R-2
Definitions relative to "Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program Act."
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Council" means the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis established pursuant to this act. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Program" means the osteoporosis prevention and education program established pursuant to this act. L.1997, c.191, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.291.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-69 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-69
Consultation with institutional or regional reviewing body
Status: in_force

17. a. An institutional or regional reviewing body which engages in prospective case consultation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 15 of this act may be consulted by the attending physician, patient or health care representative as to whether it believes that the withholding or withdrawal of the medical intervention under consideration would be in conformity with the requirements of this act, including without limitation: whether such action would be within the scope of the patient's advance directive; whether it may reasonably be judged that the likely risks and burdens associated with the medical intervention to be withheld or withdrawn outweigh its likely benefits; and whether it may reasonably be judged that imposition of the medical intervention on an unwilling patient would be inhumane. The attending physician, patient and health care representative shall also be advised of any other course of diagnosis or treatment recommended for consideration. Consultation with the institutional or regional reviewing body shall be documented in the patient's medical records. b. Consultation with an institutional or regional reviewing body acting in accordance with subsection a. of this section is not required. Furthermore, nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the right of a patient, health care representative, physician, nurse, or other health care professional who consults with an institutional or regional reviewing body to: (1) Seek review by a public agency recognized by law for this purpose; or (2) Seek review by a court of competent jurisdiction. c. Nothing in this section shall preclude the transfer of the patient to another appropriate health care professional or health care institution. In this case the health care institution responsible for the patient's care shall assure that the health care professional or health care institution to which the patient is transferred is properly informed of the advice given by the institutional or regional reviewing body. L.1991,c.201,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-39 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-39
30-day return provision, refunds
Status: in_force

9. Notice shall be prominently printed on the first page of each medicare supplement contract and evidence of coverage stating in substance that the applicant shall have the right to return the contract or evidence of coverage within 30 days of its delivery and to have any premium or other fee refunded if, after examination of the contract or evidence of coverage, the applicant is not satisfied for any reason. Refunds made pursuant to this section shall be made in a timely manner and shall be paid directly to the applicant. L.1992,c.164,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.2a — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.2a
Maintenance of records of complaints, disciplinary actions.
Status: in_force

3. a. A health care entity shall maintain all records of all documented complaints of events related to patient care about, and disciplinary proceedings or actions against, a health care professional who is employed by or has an affiliation with the health care entity. The health care entity shall retain the information for a period of seven years and make the records, including any information the health care entity has pertaining to records maintained on the health care professional prior to the effective date of P.L.1989, c.300 (C.45:9-19.4 et al.), available to the division, the board which licenses or otherwise authorizes the health care professional to practice, the Medical Practitioner Review Panel established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1989, c.300 (C.45:9-19.8), and the Department of Health, as applicable, upon request. b. A health care entity shall maintain for a period of four years all records and source data relating to its mortality, morbidity, complication, infection, and readmission and shall make the records available to the division, the board which licenses, or otherwise authorizes the health care professional, the review panel and the Department of Health, as applicable, upon request. c. A health care entity which fails to maintain the records required pursuant to this section shall be subject to such penalties as the Department of Health shall determine pursuant to sections 13 and 14 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-13 and 26:2H-14) and section 16 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-16), or the director shall determine pursuant to P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43 et seq.), as applicable. L.1989, c.300, s.3; amended 2005, c.83, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.178.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-7
Promulgation of codes, rules or regulations
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the power to formulate, adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal codes, rules and regulations as may be necessary to prohibit and prevent unnecessary radiation in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). L.1958, c. 116, p. 594, s. 7. Amended by L.1981, c. 296, s. 2, eff. Oct. 9, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-108 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-108
Refusal of permit
Status: in_force

If the local board, or the officer acting for it, has reason to believe that the vessel, or any person, baggage, merchandise or materials on it, is infected with any communicable disease, no permit to land shall be granted, except subject to any regulation or special order prescribed by the state department.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-14.15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-14.15
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

8. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), within 12 months of the date of enactment of this act, to carry out the purposes of this act. L.2007, c.225, s.8; amended 2012, c.17, s.213.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-21
Department may visit, examine, inspect authority, require reports.
Status: in_force

21. The Department of Health, or the commissioner or their representatives, may visit, examine into, and inspect, the authority and may require, as often as desired, duly verified reports therefrom giving such information and in such form as the department or commissioner shall prescribe. L.1972, c.29, s.21; amended 1997, c.435, s.8; 2012, c.17, s.261.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12b — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12b
Religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed health care facilities.
Status: in_force

1. No patient or family member of a patient shall be required to sign admission papers to a health care facility, as defined in section 2 of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2), during such times as the patient's or family member's religious beliefs prohibit them from signing the papers. L.2007,c.216.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-31
Adoption of dental plan application forms
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall adopt by regulation a universal dentist application for participation form for use by carriers which offer or administer dental plans for the purpose of credentialing dentists who seek to participate in a carrier's provider network and for the purpose of credentialing dentists who are employed by hospitals or other health care facilities which seek to participate in a carrier's provider network. b. The commissioner shall also adopt by regulation a form for renewal of credentialing, which shall be an abbreviated version of the universal application form. The renewal form shall be designed to enable a dentist to indicate changes in the information provided in the application form. c. The commissioner shall revise the universal application and renewal forms, as necessary, to conform to industry-wide, national standards for credentialing. d. In developing the forms, the commissioner shall consult with the Commissioner of Human Services to ensure that the credentialing requirements for participation in the Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), and the NJ FamilyCare Program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.) are adequately reflected on the application and renewal forms. L.2019, c.3, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.24
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Access to quality health care shall not be denied to residents of the State because of their inability to pay for the care; there are many residents of the State, particularly those with incomes below the federal poverty level, who cannot pay for needed hospital care and in order to ensure that these persons have equal access to hospital care it is necessary to maintain a mechanism which will ensure payment of uncompensated hospital care; and to protect the fiscal solvency of the State's general hospitals, as provided for in P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.), it is necessary that all payers of health care services share equally in the payment of uncompensated care on a Statewide basis. b. The "New Jersey Uncompensated Care Trust Fund," created pursuant to P.L.1986, c.204, and continued pursuant to P.L.1989, c.1 (C.26:2H-18.4 et seq.), which law expired on December 31, 1990, by which hospitals were able to collect their reasonable cost of approved uncompensated care, resulted in unobstructed access to health care for residents without insurance who otherwise are unable to afford care. c. Having received and thoroughly reviewed the reports issued by the Commissioner of Health and the Governor's Commission on Health Care Costs on uncompensated care, its economic implications and various means of financing uncompensated care, it is evident that provision for a trust fund is necessary, with modifications, to ensure access to hospital care for those who cannot afford to pay and the fiscal solvency of hospitals. At the same time, the State should take further actions to: provide more comprehensive Medicaid coverage for the medically indigent, reduce the rate of increase in health insurance premiums and explore and implement various initiatives to reduce the amount of uncompensated care in this State without impairing access to care. L.1991,c.187,s.1; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-1
Public restrooms; availability of units without charge; equality of charges for remaining units
Status: in_force

Any place of employment or of public accommodation which maintains public restrooms shall make available at least one-half of the units in each such restroom without charge and shall charge equally for the use of the remaining units designated for men and women. Where a public restroom has only one unit, that unit shall be made available without charge. For the purpose of this act "unit" shall include only toilets and "one-half" means the number of units divided by two, but where such division results in a whole number and a fraction, "one-half" means said whole number. L.1978, c. 162, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2M-12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2M / Section 2M-12
Qualifications for grant recipients.
Status: in_force

4. a. In order to be eligible to receive a grant from the department pursuant to section 3 of this act, an applicant shall apply in a manner which the commissioner shall prescribe and shall possess all of the following qualifications: (1) The applicant shall be able to identify the special care needs or behavioral problems of participants, and the applicant's program shall be designed to meet those needs. (2) The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant's program has adequate and appropriate staffing to meet the nursing, psychosocial and recreational needs of participants. (3) The applicant shall provide an outline of the design of the applicant's physical facilities, and of the safeguards which shall be used to protect the participants' safety. (4) The applicant shall submit a plan for assisting individuals who cannot afford the entire cost of the program. This may include, but need not be limited to, utilizing additional funding sources to provide supplemental aid and allowing family members to serve as volunteers at the applicant's facility. (5) The applicant shall identify potential sources of funding for the applicant's facility and shall outline plans to seek additional funding to remain solvent. This may include private donations and foundation grants, Medicare reimbursement for specific services, and the use of adult education and public health services. (6) The department shall establish a sliding fee scale for payments by participants based on the participant's ability to pay. b. Each grantee shall also satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) Establish family support groups; (2) Encourage family members to provide transportation for participants to and from the applicant's facility; (3) Concentrate on participants in moderate to severe ranges of disability; (4) Provide appropriate nutrition to participants, which the grantee may arrange to have provided by an organization organized for the purpose of providing meals to the elderly or to those who are needy; (5) Establish contact with local educational programs, including nursing and other disciplines offering gerontology programs, to provide on-site training to students; and (6) Provide services to assist family members, including counseling and referral to other resources. L.1988,c.114,s.4; amended 1999, c.285, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137.6
Central database maintained; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

5. a. The department shall maintain a central database which shall include a record of all lead screening conducted pursuant to this act. The database shall include the name, age and address of the child screened and any other demographic data the department deems necessary. The database shall be geographically indexed, by municipality, in order to determine the location of areas of relatively high incidence of lead poisoning. b. The information reported to and compiled by the department pursuant to this act is to be used only by the department and such other agencies as may be designated by the commissioner and shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any child to whom it relates without written parental consent; and to that end, the information shall not be included under materials available to public inspection pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). The department may, however, make such statistical reports available using information compiled from the database if the name or other identifying information of the child screened is not revealed and in accordance with all other federal and State laws regarding the protection of medical information. L.1995, c.328, s.5; amended 2021, c.182, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-35
Employees, advisers and consultants; appointment
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall appoint and employ subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes such employees, advisers, and consultants as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The President of the Civil Service Commission and the Commissioner of the Department of Health shall determine which, if any, of such appointments need not comply with the provisions of said Title. L.1971, c. 128, s. 5, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-117 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-117
Rules, regulations relative to psychiatric facilities operated by the Department of Health.
Status: in_force

16. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, shall adopt rules and regulations, with respect to psychiatric facilities licensed by the Department of Health, to: a. provide for the annual reporting by those psychiatric facilities to the Department of Health, and the gathering of such additional data, as is reasonably necessary to oversee and evaluate the implementation of this act; except that the commissioner shall seek to minimize the burdens of record-keeping imposed by the rules and regulations and ensure the appropriate confidentiality of patient records; and b. require those psychiatric facilities to adopt policies and practices designed to: (1) make routine inquiry, at the time of admission and at such other times as are appropriate under the circumstances, concerning the existence and location of an advance directive for mental health care; (2) provide appropriate informational materials concerning advance directives for mental health care, including information about the registry of advance directives for mental health care established or designated pursuant to section 17 of this act, to all interested patients and their families and mental health care representatives, and to assist patients interested in discussing and executing an advance directive for mental health care, as well as to encourage declarants to periodically review their advance directives for mental health care as needed; (3) inform mental health care professionals of their rights and responsibilities under this act, to assure that the rights and responsibilities are understood, and to provide a forum for discussion and consultation regarding the requirements of this act; and (4) otherwise comply with the provisions of this act. L.2005, c.233, s.16; amended 2012, c.17, s.249.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-49 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-49
Objections; hearing
Status: in_force

Within 15 days after the date of mailing a statement as provided in this act, the operator of a nuclear electric generating facility against which the statement is rendered may file with the State Treasurer its objections thereto. Not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after giving notice thereof to the objecting utility, the State Treasurer shall hold a hearing on the objections. L.1981, c. 302, s. 13, eff. Oct. 27, 1981. Amended by L.1984, c. 98, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2O-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2O / Section 2O-2
Program of financial assistance to persons with cystic fibrosis
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Health shall establish a program of financial assistance for persons with cystic fibrosis to meet the expenses of: supplemental, nutritious foods; prescription drugs and medical supplies and equipment that are necessary for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; and certain health insurance costs. The commissioner shall contract with a nonprofit organization in New Jersey which has experience in providing financial assistance and direct services to persons with cystic fibrosis, to administer the program. L.1989, c.270, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.53 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.53
Sliding scale for certain hospital charges.
Status: in_force

2. The Department of Health shall establish a sliding scale based on income which stipulates the percentage of a hospital charge that an uninsured resident of this State whose family gross income is less than 500% of the federal poverty level is required to pay for health care services rendered at a hospital. L.2008, c.60, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.207.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-9.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-9.4
Construction, etc., of air pollution control equipment during pendency of permit application
Status: in_force

2. Except where specifically prohibited under the federal "Clean Air Act" (42 U.S.C. s.7401 et seq.) pursuant to (a) 42 U.S.C. s.7502 for new or modified major stationary sources; (b) 42 U.S.C. s.7475 for major emitting facilities; (c) 42 U.S.C. s.7411 for new or modified stationary sources; (d) 42 U.S.C. s.7412 for the construction, reconstruction, or modification of any major source of hazardous air pollutants; or (e) any other such federal requirement, any private entity who has submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to the "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.), an application for a permit to construct, install, maintain or operate pollution control equipment or devices or to implement pollution prevention process modifications may construct, install, maintain and operate such equipment or devices or implement such pollution prevention process modifications during the pendency of the permit application review process. A private entity intending to take action authorized pursuant to this section during the pendency of the permit application review process shall notify the department of the intent to undertake the action seven days prior to the commencement of the action. The prior notification may be made by certified mail or in a manner acceptable to the department. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the department's discretion in establishing construction, installation, maintenance, and operating standards for such equipment or devices, or in otherwise reviewing the permit application, nor shall the costs incurred by the applicant for the construction, installation, maintenance or operation of such equipment or devices or the implementation of pollution prevention process modifications during the pendency of the permit application review process be used by an applicant as grounds for an appeal of the department's decision on the permit application. If the department determines that any pollution control equipment or devices or pollution prevention process modifications constructed, installed, maintained or implemented during the pendency of the permit application review process are not consistent with applicable federal and State laws, rules, or regulations, the department and the applicant shall enter into an agreement containing a schedule setting forth a date certain on which the applicant shall modify, replace or cease the operation of the pollution control equipment or devices or implementation of the pollution prevention process modifications. If the department and the applicant shall fail to enter into an agreement, the department may issue a schedule setting forth a date certain on which the applicant shall comply. Failure of the applicant to comply with the schedule setting forth a date for compliance shall constitute a violation of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.), and shall subject the applicant to penalties as prescribed by that act. A person who constructs, installs, maintains, or operates pollution control equipment or devices or who implements pollution prevention process modifications that the department determines are not consistent with applicable federal or State laws, rules, or regulations, shall not be subject to civil or criminal penalties for that inconsistent action as long as the person's actions do not result in (1) the emission of an air contaminant that was not previously being emitted or that was not authorized to be emitted by the person's permit or certificate; or (2) an exceedance of any applicable air contaminant emission level in the permit or certificate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the emission of an air contaminant not otherwise authorized to be emitted under a permit or certificate or the emission of an air contaminant at a level in excess of the air contaminant emission limitations contained in the permit or certificate. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to authorize or permit any construction, installation, maintenance, or operation which would result in any new air contaminant emissions but shall only apply to existing sources of air contaminant emissions. As used in this section: (1) "private entity" means any private individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, owner or operator but shall not include, and the provisions of this section shall not apply to, any municipal, county, or State agency or authority or to any agency, authority or subdivision created by one or more municipal, county or State governments; (2) "pollution prevention process modifications" means any physical or operational change to a process which reduces air contaminant emissions to the environment. L.1994,c.101,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-22
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

6. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2017, c.247, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-69 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-69
Date of effectiveness of ordinance
Status: in_force

Every health ordinance, code, amendment, or repealer shall take effect in thirty days after the date of the first publication.
N.J. Stat. § 26:7-18.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-18.1
Time lapse after death
Status: in_force

No person shall cremate a dead human body unless at least 24 hours have elapsed from the time of death as recorded on the death certificate to the time of cremation. L.1983, c. 385, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-3
Prohibition of public funerals; penalty
Status: in_force

The local board may specify any communicable disease or diseases in case of death from which no public funeral shall be had, and prohibit such public funeral under a penalty to be imposed, not to exceed fifty dollars, and in case of the threatening or prevalence of an epidemic, may prohibit such public funeral of persons dying with the particular disease or diseases then prevalent. The board may also prohibit such public funeral in any case in which the attending physician shall by writing so advise, or in any case in which two reputable physicians in the same district or municipality certify that they believe that the interests of the public health require such restriction.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.33
Provision of uncertified long-form copy of adopted person's original certificate of birth.
Status: in_force

4. a. Upon receipt of a request pursuant to subsection c. of R.S.26:8-40.1, the State Registrar shall provide the authorized requester with an uncertified, long-form copy of the adopted person's original certificate of birth in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2014, c.9 (C.26:8-40.33 et al.). b. The fee for the uncertified, original long-form certificate of birth preceding an adoption shall be established, by regulation, by the Commissioner of Health. L.2014, c.9, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-33
Avoidance of duplication of benefits, regulations
Status: in_force

3. a. No medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage shall provide for health care services which duplicate any benefits provided by medicare. b. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to establish specific standards for the provisions to be contained in any medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage, which shall be in addition to and in accordance with the applicable laws of this State. The regulations may provide, but shall not be limited to: (1) Terms of renewability; (2) Initial and subsequent conditions of eligibility; (3) Non-duplication of coverage; (4) Probationary periods; (5) Benefit limitations, exceptions and reductions; (6) Elimination periods; (7) Requirements for replacement; (8) Recurrent conditions; and (9) Definition of terms. c. The commissioner may promulgate regulations that specify prohibited medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage provisions not otherwise specifically authorized by statute which, in the opinion of the commissioner, are unjust, unfair or unfairly discriminatory to any applicant for, or enrollee with, medicare supplement health care services coverage. L.1992,c.164,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-58 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3D / Section 3D-58
Smoking prohibited in certain public places, workplaces.
Status: in_force

4. a. Smoking is prohibited at the following locations: an indoor public place, a workplace, a public park or beach, and the outdoor passenger pick-up and drop-off area of an airport that is not owned or operated by a federal or military authority, except as otherwise provided in this act. b. Smoking is prohibited in any area of any building of, or on the grounds of, any public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, regardless of whether the area is an indoor public place or is outdoors. L.2005, c.383, s.4; amended 2018, c.64, s.3; 2019, c.496.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2MM-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2MM / Section 2MM-8
Report to Department of Human Services, Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

4. a. Each crisis hotline center that has contracted with the Department of Human Services pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act shall submit a monthly report to the Department of Human Services identifying, for the preceding month: the number of 9-8-8 calls received; the number of calls made directly to the 9-8-8 number and the number of calls that were transferred or referred from a 9-1-1 call center; the number of mobile crisis response teams dispatched; the number of referrals made to services and the types of services for which referrals were made; the number and type of follow-up services provided or facilitated and coordinated by the crisis hotline center; the number of calls that did not result in a referral, follow-up service, or dispatch of a mobile crisis response team; to the extent possible, information regarding the nature of the calls that did not result in a referral, follow-up service, or dispatch of a mobile crisis response team; and any other information as shall be required by the Commissioner of Human Services. b. Each mobile crisis response team shall submit a monthly report to the Department of Human Services identifying, for the preceding month: the number of dispatch calls the team received; the number of dispatch calls the team responded to; the number of dispatch calls that included a response by emergency medical services providers, law enforcement, or both; the proportion of total services that were provided in person, via telephone, via video call, and via other means; the number of mobile crisis responses that resulted in referrals for services and the types of services that were referred; the number of responses that did not result in a referral or follow-up service; to the extent possible, information regarding the nature of the mobile crisis responses that did and did not result in a referral or follow-up service; and any other information as shall be required by the Commissioner of Human Services. c. The Commissioner of Human Services shall designate the form and manner by which the reports required under subsections a. and b. of this section shall be submitted. d. Commencing 24 months after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare and submit to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, a report concerning the Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care, including, for the preceding year: the total number of calls received by crisis hotline centers that have contracted with the Department of Human Services pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act, including the number of direct 9-8-8 calls and the number of calls referred from a 9-1-1 call center; the total number of mobile crisis response teams dispatched; the number of crisis interventions that involved emergency medical services, law enforcement, or both; the proportion of total mobile crisis response services that were provided in person, via telephone, via video call, and via other means; the number of referrals made to services, including the number of referrals made to each type of service; the nature of behavioral health crisis stabilization services provided and an analysis of the effects of providing behavioral health crisis stabilization services in lieu of a response by law enforcement or services provided through a hospital emergency department or other medical care provider; the nature of follow-up services provided and an analysis of the effects of providing follow-up services; program operating costs of the Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care; the commissioner's assessment of the benefits and limitations of the Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care and the commissioner's recommendations for legislative or administrative action to support and improve the Statewide behavioral health crisis system of care; and any other information the commissioner deems necessary and appropriate. L.2022, c.35, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.21
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

6. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.2001, c.234, s.6; amended 2012, c.17, s.189.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-98 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-98
Impure biological products; prohibiting sale or use of
Status: in_force

If the state department ascertains that any vaccine virus, antitoxin, or other biological product sold, or offered for sale, or held for sale or use for prophylactic or remedial purposes is dangerous to human health, or so impure or inert as to be inefficacious in rendering immune or less susceptible to disease any person in whom the product may be used, the department may prohibit the further sale or use of such product or any other biological product manufactured or produced by the same party. No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, or use, or offer for use, any such prohibited product.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7.24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7.24
Information furnished to patient by hospital.
Status: in_force

3. Prior to performing any procedure authorized under a license issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2021, c.18 (C.26:2H-7.23) the applicant hospital shall furnish the following information to the patient and afford the patient the opportunity to review and consider such information before being asked to consent in writing to the procedure: a. notice included with the informed consent form that the procedure is not being performed at a licensed cardiac surgery center, and in the event that the patient requires emergency cardiac surgery, the patient will be transferred to a licensed cardiac surgery center; and b. details concerning the applicant hospital's plan and protocols for transferring patients who require emergency cardiac surgery, including the name and location of the cardiac surgery center with which the applicant hospital has entered into a collaboration agreement. The applicant hospital shall, upon request, furnish the patient with a written copy of the hospital's transfer protocols, including transportation and associated charges for transportation, and a summary of the collaboration agreement. L.2021, c.18, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-153 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-153
Officers; quorum
Status: in_force

6. The members shall elect a chairperson and chief executive officer of the commission who shall be one of the public members of the commission. The commission shall by rule determine the term of office of the chairperson and chief executive officer. The members shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who need not be members of the commission and the same person may be elected to serve both as secretary and treasurer. The powers of the commission are vested in the members thereof in office from time to time and six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the commission at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of at least six members of the commission. A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the commission. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but the commission shall reimburse its members for the reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties based upon the monies available in the fund. The commission shall be appointed within three months after the effective date of this act and shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members. L.1987,c.370,s.6; amended L.1994,c.149,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.37 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.37
Additional regulations.
Status: in_force

11. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Children and Families may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as the commissioners deem necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2014, c.9 (C.26:8-40.33 et al.), which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months and shall, thereafter, be amended, adopted, or readopted by the commissioners in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2014, c.9, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. The following words or phrases, as used in this act, shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: a. "Health care facility" means the facility or institution, whether public or private, that is engaged principally in providing services for health maintenance organizations, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition, including, but not limited to, a general hospital, special hospital, mental hospital, public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, rehabilitation center, extended care facility, skilled nursing home, nursing home, intermediate care facility, tuberculosis hospital, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital, outpatient clinic, dispensary, home health care agency, residential health care facility, dementia care home, and bioanalytical laboratory (except as specifically excluded hereunder), or central services facility serving one or more such institutions but excluding institutions that provide healing solely by prayer and excluding such bioanalytical laboratories as are independently owned and operated, and are not owned, operated, managed, or controlled, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly by any one or more health care facilities, and the predominant source of business of which is not by contract with health care facilities within the State of New Jersey and which solicit or accept specimens and operate predominantly in interstate commerce. b. "Health care service" means the preadmission, outpatient, inpatient, and postdischarge care provided in or by a health care facility, and such other items or services as are necessary for such care, which are provided by or under the supervision of a physician for the purpose of health maintenance organizations, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, disability, deformity, or physical condition, including, but not limited to, nursing service, home care nursing, and other paramedical service, ambulance service, service provided by an intern, resident in training or physician whose compensation is provided through agreement with a health care facility, laboratory service, medical social service, drugs, biologicals, supplies, appliances, equipment, bed and board, but excluding services provided by a physician in his private practice, except as provided in sections 7 and 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7 and 26:2H-12), or by practitioners of healing solely by prayer, and services provided by first aid, rescue and ambulance squads as defined in the "New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.284 (C.27:5F-18 et seq.). c. "Construction" means the erection, building, or substantial acquisition, alteration, reconstruction, improvement, renovation, extension, or modification of a health care facility, including its equipment, the inspection and supervision thereof; and the studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other actions necessary thereto. d. "Board" means the Health Care Administration Board established pursuant to this act. e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.43). f. "Government agency" means a department, board, bureau, division, office, agency, public benefit, or other corporation, or any other unit, however described, of the State or political subdivision thereof. g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.187). h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.187). i. "Department" means the Department of Health. j. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. k. "Preliminary cost base" means that proportion of a hospital's current cost which may reasonably be required to be reimbursed to a properly utilized hospital for the efficient and effective delivery of appropriate and necessary health care services of high quality required by such hospital's mix of patients. The preliminary cost base initially may include costs identified by the commissioner and approved or adjusted by the commission as being in excess of that proportion of a hospital's current costs identified above, which excess costs shall be eliminated in a timely and reasonable manner prior to certification of the revenue base. The preliminary cost base shall be established in accordance with regulations proposed by the commissioner and approved by the board. l. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.160). m. "Provider of health care" means an individual (1) who is a direct provider of health care service in that the individual's primary activity is the provision of health care services to individuals or the administration of health care facilities in which such care is provided and, when required by State law, the individual has received professional training in the provision of such services or in such administration and is licensed or certified for such provision or administration; or (2) who is an indirect provider of health care in that the individual (a) holds a fiduciary position with, or has a fiduciary interest in, any entity described in subparagraph b(ii) or subparagraph b(iv); provided, however, that a member of the governing body of a county or any elected official shall not be deemed to be a provider of health care unless he is a member of the board of trustees of a health care facility or a member of a board, committee or body with authority similar to that of a board of trustees, or unless he participates in the direct administration of a health care facility; or (b) received, either directly or through his spouse, more than one-tenth of his gross annual income for any one or more of the following: (i) Fees or other compensation for research into or instruction in the provision of health care services; (ii) Entities engaged in the provision of health care services or in research or instruction in the provision of health care services; (iii) Producing or supplying drugs or other articles for individuals or entities for use in the provision of or in research into or instruction in the provision of health care services; (iv) Entities engaged in producing drugs or such other articles. n. "Private long-term health care facility" means a nursing home, skilled nursing home, or intermediate care facility presently in operation and licensed as such prior to the adoption of the 1967 Life Safety Code by the Department of Health in 1972 and which has a maximum 50-bed capacity and which does not accommodate Medicare or Medicaid patients. o. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.43). p. "State Health Planning Board" means the board established pursuant to section 33 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-5.7) to conduct certificate of need review activities. q. "Integrated health care" means the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare. This care may address mental illnesses, substance use disorders, health behaviors including their contributions to chronic medical illnesses, life stressors and crises, stress-related physical symptoms, and ineffective patterns of health care utilization. L.1971, c.136, s.2; amended 1975, c.199; 1977, c.251; 1977, c.354; 1978, c.83, s.2; 1979, c.388, s.6; 1979, c.496, s.20; 1980, c.105, s.5; 1991, c.187, s.28; 1992, c.160, s.22; 1998, c.43, s.2; 2004, c.54, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.153; 2015, c.125, s.1; 2017, c.294, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-111.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-111.4
Birthing facilities required to perform pulse oximetry screening; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Health shall require each birthing facility licensed by the Department of Health to perform a pulse oximetry screening, a minimum of 24 hours after birth, on every newborn in its care. b. As used in this section, "birthing facility" means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed by the Department of Health that provides birthing and newborn care services. c. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.2011, c.74, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.119.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-50 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-50
"Global Warming Solutions Fund."
Status: in_force

6. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a special, nonlapsing fund to be known as the "Global Warming Solutions Fund." The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer and shall be credited with: a. moneys received as a result of any sale, exchange or other conveyance of allowances through a greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading program; b. such moneys as are appropriated by the Legislature; and c. any return on investment of moneys deposited in the fund. L.2007, c.340, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137.7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137.7
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

6. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1995,c.328,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.57a — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.57a
Federal Medicaid plan amendment or waiver requirement.
Status: in_force

2. If a federal Medicaid plan amendment is required to effectuate the assessment on ambulatory care facilities in the manner provided in paragraph (7) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.57) or if a waiver is required pursuant to 42 C.F.R. s.433.68, the Commissioner of Human Services shall apply to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a State plan amendment or a waiver, as applicable, and shall receive approval prior to implementing the assessment on ambulatory care facilities. L.2025, c.336, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-163 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-163
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Hospital at Home Act." L.2023, c.163, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-96 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-96
Duties of division
Status: in_force

The division shall administer and provide for the carrying out of the programs required to perform the general functions provided by this act to be performed by the State and for the carrying out of the general policies formulated by the Advisory Council on the Chronic Sick as approved by the State Commissioner of Health and it shall perform such other duties as may be delegated to it by the State Commissioner of Health. L.1952, c. 102, p. 439, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-4
Computation of death rate.
Status: in_force

26:6-4. In computing the death rate of any municipality or health district in which there is located a hospital or other institution, any death which shall take place at such hospital or institution shall not be included among deaths occurring in said municipality or health district unless the death is of a person whose last place of residence was in said municipality or health district. Any death occurring at any such hospital or institution, of any person whose last place of residence as shown on the death certificate was outside of the limits of said municipality or health district, shall, for the purpose of computing the death rate, be included among the deaths occurring in the municipality or health district named in the certificate as the last place of residence of the decedent. Except where a death record is created on the NJ-EDRS, it shall be the duty of the registrar of the district in which such a death occurred promptly to notify the registrar of the district which was the last place of residence of the decedent. Amended 1965, c.78, s.2; 2003, c.221, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6A-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-3
Declaration of death based on neurological criteria
Status: in_force

Subject to the standards and procedures established in accordance with this act, an individual whose circulatory and respiratory functions can be maintained solely by artificial means, and who has sustained irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, shall be declared dead. L.1991,c.90,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Revised State Medical Examiner Act." L.2018, c.62, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-111.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-111.6
Testing of infants for adrenoleukodystrophy.
Status: in_force

1. a. All infants born in this State shall be tested for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) beginning six months following the occurrence of all of the following: (1) the development of a reliable test or series of tests for screening newborns for ALD using dried blood spots and quality assurance testing methodology for ALD testing; (2) the availability of quality assurance materials for the ALD test from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) the inclusion of newborn screening for ALD in the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel of the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services' Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, after the committee's evidence review of newborn screening for ALD; (4) the review by the Department of Health of the proposed test; and (5) the acquisition of equipment necessary to implement the expanded screening tests by the State's Newborn Screening Laboratory. b. The Department of Health may charge a reasonable fee and any reasonable increase in this fee as necessary, for the test performed pursuant to this section. The amount of the fee and the procedures for collecting the fee shall be determined by the Commissioner of Health. L.2013, c.90, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2SS-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2SS / Section 2SS-2
Findings, declarations relative to out-of-network health care charges.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The health care delivery system in New Jersey needs reforms that will enhance consumer protections, create a system to resolve certain health care billing disputes, contain rising costs, and measure success with respect to these goals; b. Despite existing State and federal laws and regulations to protect against certain surprise out-of-network charges, these charges continue to pose a problem for health care consumers in New Jersey. Many consumers find themselves with surprise bills for hospital emergency room procedures or for charges by providers that the consumer had no choice in selecting; c. While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added new patient protections requiring federally-regulated group health plans to reimburse for out-of-network emergency service by paying the greatest of three possible amounts: (1) the amount negotiated with in-network providers for the emergency service furnished; (2) the amount for the emergency service calculated using the same method the plan generally uses to determine payments for out-of-network services; or (3) the amount that would be paid under Medicare for the emergency service, patients continue to face out-of-network charges for surprise bills; d. Out-of-network benefits are a health insurance benefit enhancement for which insureds pay an additional premium, but in recent years, out-of-network coverage has been used inappropriately as a means to diminish consumers' health insurance coverage, exposing consumers to additional costs; e. Carriers and consumers continue to report exorbitant charges by certain health care professionals and facilities for out-of-network services, including balance billing, and in certain cases, consumers' bills are referred to collection, which contributes to the increasing costs of health care services and insurance and imposes hardships on health care consumers; f. Health care providers and hospitals report that inadequate reimbursement from carriers and government payers is causing financial stress on safety net hospitals, deteriorating morale among providers and reduced quality of care for consumers; g. It is, therefore, in the public interest to reform the health care delivery system in New Jersey to enhance consumer protections, create a system to resolve certain health care billing disputes, contain rising costs, and measure success with respect to these goals. L.2018, c.32, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-110a — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-110a
Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee to annually review the disorders included in the Newborn Screening Program, screening technologies, treatment options, and educational and follow-up procedures. The committee shall include, but need not be limited to, medical, hospital, and public health professionals, scientific experts, and consumer representatives and advocates. The committee shall meet annually to review and revise the list of disorders recommended for inclusion in the Newborn Screening Program. The committee shall allow for public input in the course of conducting its review and issue recommendations to the commissioner on the improvement of the Newborn Screening Program. L.2019, c.296, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:14-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Access to Medical Research Act." L.2007, c.316, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.58a — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.58a
Funding of community-based drug abuse treatment programs.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Health shall transfer to the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services from the Health Care Subsidy Fund, $10 million in Fiscal Year 1997 and $20 million in Fiscal Year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter, or such sums as are made available pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.29 (C.52:18A-2a), whichever amount is less, according to a schedule to be determined by the Commissioner of Health, to fund community-based substance use disorder treatment programs in the following order of priority: residential, inpatient, intensive day, and outpatient treatment. L.1996, c.29, s.4; amended 2023, c.177, s.84.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-10.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-10.3
Coverage for certain dependents until age 31 by health maintenance organization.
Status: in_force

6. a. As used in this section, "dependent" means an enrollee's child by blood or by law who: (1) is 30 years of age or younger; (2) is unmarried; (3) has no dependent of his own; (4) is a resident of this State or is enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited public or private institution of higher education; and (5) (a) is not actually provided coverage as a named subscriber, insured, enrollee, or covered person under any other group or individual health benefits plan, group health plan, church plan or health benefits plan, or entitled to benefits under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Pub.L.74-271 (42 U.S.C. s.1395 et seq.) at the time dependent coverage pursuant to this section begins or will begin; and (b) there is evidence of prior, creditable coverage or receipt of benefits under a benefits plan or by law as set forth in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph. b. (1) A health maintenance organization contract that provides coverage for an enrollee's dependent under which coverage of the dependent terminates at a specific age before the dependent's 30th birthday, and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.) on or after the effective date of this section of P.L.2008, c.38, shall, upon the application of the dependent as set forth in subsection c. of this section, provide coverage to the dependent after that specific age, until the dependent's 31st birthday. (2) Nothing herein shall be construed to require: (a) coverage for services provided to a dependent before the effective date of this section of P.L.2008, c.38; or (b) that an employer or other group contract holder pay all or part of the cost of coverage for a dependent as provided pursuant to this section. c. (1) A dependent covered by an enrollee's contract, which coverage under the contract terminates at a specific age on or before the dependent's 30th birthday, may make a written election for coverage as a dependent pursuant to this section, until the dependent's 30th birthday: (a) within 30 days prior to the termination of coverage at the specific age provided in the contract; (b) within 30 days after meeting the requirements for dependent status as set forth in subsection a. of this section, when coverage for the dependent under the contract previously terminated; or (c) during an open enrollment period, as provided pursuant to the contract, if the dependent meets the requirements for dependent status as set forth in subsection a. of this section during the open enrollment period. (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2008, c.38) d. (1) Coverage for a dependent who makes a written election for coverage pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall consist of coverage which is identical to the coverage provided to that dependent prior to the termination of coverage at the specific age provided in the contract. If coverage is modified under the contract for any similarly situated dependents for coverage prior to the termination of coverage at the specific age provided in the contract, the coverage shall also be modified in the same manner for the dependent. (2) Coverage for a dependent who makes a written election for coverage pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall not be conditioned upon, or discriminate on the basis of, lack of evidence of insurability. e. (1) The enrollee's contract may require payment under the schedule of charges by the enrollee or dependent, as appropriate, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, for any period of coverage relating to a dependent's written election for coverage pursuant to subsection c. of this section. The payment shall not exceed 102% of the applicable portion of the schedule of charges previously paid for that dependent's coverage under the contract prior to the termination of coverage at the specific age provided in the contract. (2) The applicable portion of the schedule of charges previously paid for the dependent's coverage under the contract shall be determined pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, based upon the difference between the contract's rating tiers for adult and dependent coverage or family coverage, as appropriate, and single coverage, or based upon any other formula or dependent rating tier deemed appropriate by the commissioner which provides a substantially similar result. (3) Payments under the schedule of charges may, at the election of the payor, be made in monthly installments. f. Coverage for a dependent provided pursuant to this section shall be provided until the earlier of the following: (1) the date upon which the dependent is disqualified for dependent status as set forth in subsection a. of this section; (2) the date upon which coverage ceases under the contract by reason of a failure to make a timely payment under any schedule of charges required under the contract by the enrollee or dependent for coverage provided pursuant to this section. The payment under any schedule of charges shall be considered to be timely if made within 30 days after the due date or within a longer period as may be provided for by the contract; or (3) the date upon which the contract, under which coverage is provided to a dependent, ceases to provide coverage to the enrollee. Nothing herein shall be construed to permit a health maintenance organization to refuse a written election for coverage by a dependent pursuant to subsection c. of this section, based upon the dependent's prior disqualification pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, other than a disqualification based on age or lack of evidence of prior, creditable coverage or receipt of benefits. g. Notice regarding coverage for a dependent as provided pursuant to this section shall be provided to an enrollee by the health maintenance organization: (1) in the certificate of coverage or other equivalent document prepared for enrollees and delivered on or about the date of commencement of the enrollees' coverage; and (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2008, c.38) (3) in a notice delivered to enrollees on a quarterly basis. h. This section shall apply to those contracts in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges. L.2005, c.375, s.6; amended 2008, c.38, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-35
Imposition of limits prohibited.
Status: in_force

4. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a health benefits plan shall not impose: (1) any lifetime limits on the dollar value of benefits for any individual insured pursuant to the plan; or (2) any annual limits on the dollar value of essential health benefits. L.2019, c.354, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:18-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-10
Development of ongoing maternal health educational program and module.
Status: in_force

10. a. Upon receipt of the committee's first annual report, issued pursuant to section 9 of this act, the department, working in consultation with the committee, the Perinatal Quality Collaborative, the Maternal Child Health Consortia, and other relevant professional organizations and patient advocacy groups, shall develop an ongoing maternal health educational program for health care practitioners, as may be necessary to improve the quality of maternal care and reduce adverse outcomes related to, or associated with, pregnancy. The educational program established pursuant to this section shall initially be based on, and shall reflect, the findings and recommendations identified in the committee's first report. However, once the educational program is established, the department shall, on at least an annual basis thereafter, review the program and make necessary changes to ensure that the ongoing education provided thereunder accurately reflects, and is consistent with, the latest data, findings, and recommendations of the committee, as reflected in the committee's most recent annual report. b. Each hospital and birthing facility in the State shall require its health care practitioners involved in labor, delivery, and postpartum care to complete a standardized maternal patient discharge education module, pursuant to which such health care practitioners will be educated in the complications of childbirth, and the warning signs of complications in women who have just given birth. This educational module may be implemented in each facility before the department finalizes the Statewide educational program that is to be established under subsection a. of this section; however, after the Statewide educational program is finalized under subsection a. of this section, the educational modules implemented pursuant to this subsection shall be modified as necessary to conform to the department's educational program. Any modules implemented before the department's Statewide educational program is finalized shall address the most frequent causes of maternal mortality, including but not limited to, hemorrhage, hypertension, preeclampsia, heart failure and chest pain, infection, embolism, and postpartum depression. Each facility shall additionally provide this information, both orally and in writing, to any woman who has given birth at the facility, prior to discharge. The educational module implemented under this subsection shall be completed by all relevant health care practitioners at the facility, as a condition of their practice or employment in the facility, and may be used to satisfy relevant continuing education requirements applicable to each such health care practitioner. c. Within 90 days after the effective date of this act, the Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as necessary to implement the provisions of this section. L.2019, c.75, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.29 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.29
Fetal death evaluation protocol.
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Health shall establish a fetal death evaluation protocol, which a hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall follow in collecting data relevant to each stillbirth. The department shall take appropriate action to ensure that the fetal death evaluation protocol established under this section is consistent with the current federal standards for fetal death certification and fetal death reporting, as adopted, amended, and supplemented by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The information to be collected under the fetal death evaluation protocol shall include, but not be limited to: a. the race, age of the mother, maternal and paternal family history, comorbidities, prenatal care history, antepartum findings, history of past obstetric complications, exposure to viral infections, smoking, drug and alcohol use, fetal growth restriction, placental abruption, chromosomal and genetic abnormalities obtained pre-delivery, infection in premature fetus, cord accident, including evidence of obstruction or circulatory compromise, history of thromboembolism, and whether the mother gave birth before; b. if consent is obtained from the parents of the stillborn child: documentation of the evaluation of a stillborn child, placenta, and cytologic specimen that conform to the standards established by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and meet any other requirements deemed by the Commissioner of Health as necessary, including, but not limited to, the following components: (1) if the parents consent to a complete autopsy: the weight of the stillborn child and placenta, head circumference, length of stillborn child, foot length if stillbirth occurred before 23 weeks of gestation, and notation of any dysmorphic feature; photograph of the whole body, frontal and profile of face, extremities and palms, close-up of any specific abnormalities; examination of the placenta and umbilical cord; and gross and microscopic examination of membranes and umbilical cord; or (2) if the parents do not consent to a complete autopsy as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, but provide consent to an alternative, limited autopsy: a placental examination, external examination, selected biopsies, X-rays, MRI, and / or ultrasound consistent with the scope of the consent; and c. any other relevant information, which is consistent with the current federal standards for fetal death certification and fetal death reporting, as adopted, amended, and supplemented by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. L.2013, c.217, s.3; amended 2017, c.104, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.19 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.19
Definitions relative to prevention of violence against health care workers.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Covered health care facility" means a general or special hospital or nursing home licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.), a State or county psychiatric hospital, or a State developmental center. "Health care worker" means an individual who is employed by a covered health care facility. "Violence" or "violent act" means any physical assault, or any physical or credible verbal threat of assault or harm against a health care worker. L.2007,c.236,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.9d — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.9d
Noncompliance, penalties
Status: in_force

3. A hospital that fails to comply with the provisions of section 2 of this act shall be subject to such penalties as the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall determine pursuant to sections 13 and 14 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-13 and 26:2H-14). L.2001,c.207,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.6f — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.6f
Responsibilities of commissioner concerning compliance.
Status: in_force

5. a. The commissioner shall: (1) investigate every complaint of noncompliance with the provisions of P.L.2005, c.50 (C.26:2H-12.6b et seq.) by an emergency health care facility, including the failure of a facility to provide the services required by P.L.2005, c.50; (2) determine whether the complaint is substantiated, and if so, what action shall be taken by the emergency health care facility or commissioner to address the complaint; (3) notify the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program of all substantiated complaints; (4) compile the substantiated complaints; (5) analyze the substantiated complaints, at least annually, to determine if there is any pattern of failure to provide services pursuant to P.L.2005, c.50; and (6) determine, at least annually, whether an emergency health care facility is complying with the provisions of P.L.2005, c.50. The commissioner may utilize all means within his regulatory authority concerning health care facilities to verify a facility's compliance with P.L.2005, c.50. b. If the commissioner determines that an emergency health care facility is not in compliance with the provisions of P.L.2005, c.50, the commissioner may assess such penalties and take other actions against the facility, as provided in P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). Any such penalties assessed for noncompliance shall be paid to the Department of the Treasury and allocated, on a quarterly basis, to the Division on Women for supplemental funding for designated rape crisis centers. c. The commissioner shall prepare an annual report, which shall be available to the public, summarizing the substantiated complaints, the actions taken by an emergency health care facility or the commissioner to address the complaints, and the commissioner's findings concerning any pattern of failure to provide services under, or noncompliance with, the provisions of P.L.2005, c.50. L.2005, c.50, s.5; amended 2012, c.16, s.47.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-199 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-199
"My Life, My Plan" program.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a "My Life, My Plan" program in the Department of Health to promote and support reproductive life planning for all women of childbearing age and their families. Program resources may include interactive online educational materials and tools to assist women with developing a reproductive life plan. The tools shall incorporate specific steps based on each woman's values and reproductive goals, and ask questions about various aspects of a woman's life that may impact her ability to plan for a healthy reproductive life. The program shall include components targeted for teenagers, and may additionally include reproductive life planning for all populations, including men and individuals who identify as undesignated or non-binary. The program shall include online resources that promote physical and mental health, and may include information concerning: (1) access to well-woman preventative services, including eligibility for and enrollment in the NJ FamilyCare Program, established pursuant to sections 3 through 5 of P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-10 through C.30:4J-12); (2) healthy relationships and domestic violence; (3) long-term family planning and contraception options; (4) educational resources concerning the causes of and treatments for infertility; (5) healthy environments and mitigating exposure to environmental risk factors; (6) financial health; and (7) child care assistance, referral services, the New Jersey Child Care Subsidy Program, and other social service programs with a child care component. b. The commissioner shall develop programs and resources to encourage health care providers, community health workers, and healthcare facilities to encourage and support women in the development of a reproductive life plan, to encourage the integration of reproductive life plans into patient medical records, and to ensure that consultations, treatment, and other services provided to each woman are consistent with her reproductive life plan. c. The commissioner may consult with or enter into partnerships with appropriate public and private entities for the purposes of developing and maintaining the "My Life, My Plan" program. L.2019, c.236, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.84 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.84
Shared clinical space for primary health care and behavioral health care services.
Status: in_force

1. a. In order to promote the integrated provision of primary health care services and behavioral health care services by health care facilities in the State, and in order to reduce any potential stigma associated with a patient's receipt of behavioral health care, the department shall permit any licensed health care facility, which is engaged in the provision of primary health care services and the provision of behavioral health care services for mild to moderate behavioral health conditions, to use the same shared clinical space for the purposes of providing both primary health care and behavioral health care. No such health care facility shall be required or authorized to construct or use duplicative clinical spaces, such as duplicative waiting rooms, entrances or exits, hallways, bathrooms, or any other duplicative clinical areas in the physical plant, which are designed or intended to separate behavioral health care patients from primary health care patients, or which may otherwise be stigmatizing to any patient, or may facilitate or result in the discriminatory treatment of any patient on the basis of their medical or disability status. However, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a health care facility from establishing and utilizing separate clinical areas as may be necessary to prevent and control infection, to maintain sanitation, to protect public safety, to prevent the unlawful diversion of controlled dangerous substances, or to maintain the confidentiality of medical or behavioral health records in compliance with federal requirements. b. (1) Any licensed health care facility that provides primary health care services and behavioral health care services in the same shared clinical space, pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section, shall: (a) continue to comply with the department's health care facility licensing requirements, as set forth in P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and the regulations adopted thereunder; (b) be appropriately licensed by the Department of Human Services as a mental health or substance use disorder service provider; and (c) comply with all applicable regulatory requirements, adopted by the Department of Human Services, which govern the operation of mental health or substance use disorder treatment facilities, as appropriate. Such a health care facility shall submit to the department, a copy of any license obtained from the Department of Human Services, which authorizes the facility to provide behavioral health care services. (2) When applying for an initial license from the Department of Human Services, pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, a health care facility shall include the following information in the license application: (a) a copy of any Medicaid "Change in Scope of Service" reporting forms that have been prepared in association with the facility's provision of behavioral health care services; (b) a written statement attesting that the applicant is the exact same legal entity that holds the health care facility license issued by the department pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.); and (c) a written statement indicating whether the license applicant is or is not planning to make any changes to the physical plant to accommodate the provision of behavioral health care services, and, if any physical plant changes are planned, a copy of the letter received from the department approving and authorizing the changes, or indicating that such department approval is not required. (3) If a licensed health care facility, as of the effective date of this act, has already obtained a license from the Department of Human Services authorizing the facility's provision of behavioral health care services, the facility shall submit the information required by paragraph (2) of this subsection on the date that it is next required to file an application for license renewal with the Department of Human Services. c. As used in this section: "Behavioral health care" and "behavioral health care services" mean procedures or services, other than primary health care services, which are provided by a health care practitioner to a patient for the treatment of a mental illness, emotional disorder, or drug or alcohol use disorder that is of mild to moderate severity. "Behavioral health care" and "behavioral health care services" shall not include procedures or services that are provided for the treatment of severe mental illness, severe emotional disorder, or severe drug or alcohol use disorder. "Health care facility" means the same as that term is defined by section 2 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2). "Primary health care" and "primary health care services" mean preventative, diagnostic, treatment, management, or reassessment services, which are provided in a family-centered and community oriented manner to an individual with acute or chronic illness: (1) in the areas of family practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general obstetrics, gynecology, or clinical prevention; (2) at the time of the individual's initial point of contact with the health care system; and (3) by a health care practitioner who, regardless of the presence or absence of disease, has assumed responsibility for the individual and has an ongoing responsibility to coordinate the individual's medical care. "Primary health care services" includes sick or well care that is provided to any and all age groups, from perinatal and pediatric care to geriatric care.
L.2017, c.107, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-69 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-69
Penalties; recovery.
Status: in_force

26:8-69. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter and R.S.37:1-1 et seq., any person who shall: a. Fail or refuse to furnish correctly any information in the person's possession; or b. Willfully and knowingly furnish false information affecting any certificate or record required by this chapter; or c. Willfully alter, otherwise than is provided by R.S.26:8-48 et seq., or willfully or knowingly falsify, any certificate or record established by this chapter; or d. Fail to fill out and transmit any certificate or record in the manner required by this chapter; or e. Being a local registrar, deputy registrar, alternate deputy registrar or subregistrar, shall fail to perform the person's duty as required by this chapter and by the directions of the State registrar thereunder; or f. Violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to discharge any duty required by this chapter- Shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $250 for each first offense and not less than $250 nor more than $500 for each subsequent offense. The penalties shall be recovered in a civil action in the name of the Department of Health or local board in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Superior Court or municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings to enforce and collect any such penalty, if the violation has occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. The proceedings shall be summary and in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, the State registrar may refer a violation of this chapter by a physician, nurse, or funeral director who is licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes to the appropriate professional board in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, which shall, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), assess the penalty provided for in this subsection and assume enforcement responsibility on the same basis as it would for a violation of the statute or regulations governing the practice of those persons regulated by that board. amended 1953, c.26, s.61; 1965, c.78, s.78; 1991, c.91, s.301; 2003, c.221, s.26; 2012, c.17, s.353.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-131 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-131
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Child" means a person one through five years of age. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Lead poisoning" means the poisoning of the bloodstream that results from prolonged exposure to lead or lead-based substances in water, paint, building materials, or the environment, and which causes uncorrectable developmental delay and decreased mental functioning capacity in children, and in severe cases, can lead to a child's premature death. L.1985, c.84, s.2; amended 2017, c.7, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-38
Findings, declarations relative to greenhouse gas emissions.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that, internationally, the issue of global warming has caused alarm, awareness, and action concerning climate changes occurring around the globe attributed to the high level of certain gases called "greenhouse gases" - gases that increase temperatures in the atmosphere and the risk of catastrophic changes to the Earth's ecosystems and environment; that, while this global warming may be a theory to some, the effects of increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are accepted by all respected scientists and the vast majority of the international community as seriously detrimental to the ecosystems and environment of the world; that, ultimately, if steps are not taken to reverse these trends, the effects on human, animal and plant life on Earth may be catastrophic; that solutions exist to halt the increasing of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and reduce these emissions; that, as a global issue, each country and region within a country must do its part to reduce these greenhouse gases that threaten the globe; and that, as a State, there are specific actions that can be taken to attack the problem of global warming, through reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and participation in regional and interstate initiatives to reduce these emissions regionally, nationally, and internationally. The Legislature further finds and declares that, while carbon dioxide is the primary and most abundant greenhouse gas, other greenhouse gases known as short-lived climate pollutants, including black carbon, fluorinated gases, and methane, create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent over a shorter period of time than that of carbon dioxide, and have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change; and that reducing emissions of these pollutants can have an immediate beneficial impact on climate change and public health. The Legislature therefore finds and declares that it is in the public interest to establish a greenhouse gas emissions reduction program that includes a comprehensive strategy to reduce short-lived climate pollutants and to limit the level of Statewide greenhouse gas emissions, and greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generated outside the State but consumed in the State, to the 1990 level or below, of those emissions by the year 2020, and to reduce those emissions to 80 percent below the 2006 level by the year 2050. L.2007, c.112, s.2; amended 2019, c.197, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-9
Contract terms concerning appropriate medical care
Status: in_force

9. The contract between a participating health care provider and a carrier which offers a managed care plan: a. Shall state that the health care provider shall not be penalized or the contract terminated by the carrier because the health care provider acts as an advocate for the patient in seeking appropriate, medically necessary health care services; b. Shall not provide financial incentives to the health care provider for withholding covered health care services that are medically necessary as determined in accordance with section 6 of this act, except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the use of capitated payment arrangements between a carrier and a health care provider; and c. Shall protect the ability of a health care provider to communicate openly with a patient about all appropriate diagnostic testing and treatment options. L.1997,c.192,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-18 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-18
Enforcement; rules, regulations
Status: in_force

19. The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this act. Within six months of the effective date of this act, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, the commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The regulations shall establish consumer protection and quality standards governing carriers which offer a managed care plan or use a utilization management system that are consistent with the standards governing health maintenance organizations in the State. The regulations shall include standards for: a quality management program; provider participation in a network; adequacy of the provider network with respect to the scope and type of health care benefits provided by the carrier, the geographic service area covered by the provider network and access to medical specialists, when appropriate; utilization management as required in this act; a covered person complaint system; a patient appeals system as required in this act; the establishment of consumer rights of covered persons; carrier disclosure as required in this act; and outcomes and data reporting requirements as required in this act. L.1997,c.192,s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-1
Program to collect, process, store and distribute; educational and research activities; rules; cooperation
Status: in_force

The Department of Health is hereby authorized to establish, equip, maintain and conduct a suitable program to collect, process, store and distribute human blood, and the various human blood derivatives including special therapeutic and diagnostic serums, which are deemed of value in the treatment of sick and injured persons, and the prevention of certain diseases; to carry out such educational and research activities as it may deem necessary in connection with said program; and to establish necessary rules and regulations to effect the purpose of this act. The Department of Health may conduct such program solely as a State activity, or in co-operation with such private institutions, hospitals or municipal or county corporations as the department may select, on such terms as may be agreed upon. L.1945, c. 301, p. 881, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137.2
Findings, declarations relative to lead exposure of children.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. According to the New Jersey Department of Health, 630,000 children under the age of six are at risk of lead poisoning in New Jersey and should be screened for elevated blood lead levels. Of this number, the Department of Health estimates that 177,000 pre-school children are at particularly high risk of lead poisoning; b. Approximately 70,000 pre-school children, or almost 10 percent of the population of children under age six, are currently screened for lead poisoning; c. Screening is an essential element in the fight to reduce and eventually eliminate childhood lead poisoning, and identification of children in the early stages of lead exposure can prevent children from suffering severe cases of lead poisoning; d. There is no safe level of lead exposure in children, and even low levels of lead in the bloodstream have been shown to affect IQ, attention span, and academic achievement, in a manner that cannot be corrected; e. Although lead can be found in many sources, lead exposure is entirely preventable, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes that the best way to address the problem of lead poisoning is to take action to prevent children from coming into contact with lead, while providing appropriate treatment and case management to those children who are found to have elevated blood lead levels; f. A universal lead screening program will identify which children require medical evaluation and treatment, and will alert parents about the need to identify and abate lead hazards in their homes; g. The integration of educational and community outreach programs, as part of a universal lead screening program, will raise public consciousness about the insidious dangers of childhood lead poisoning, encourage parents to take preventive steps to make their homes lead-safe, and encourage communities to strengthen lead exposure prevention programs; and h. Universal lead screening and universal reporting of lead test results will allow the Department of Health and local boards of health to obtain information on neighborhoods and communities that are at a high risk for lead exposure, and thereby allow for the implementation of targeted lead hazard reduction programs in the areas of greatest need. L.1995, c.328, s.1; amended 2017, c.7, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-91 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-91
Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

15. a. A person or entity shall be immune from liability for actions taken in accordance with, or in a good faith attempt to act in accordance with, the provisions of this act or the applicable anatomical gift law of another state. b. Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate shall be liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift. c. In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked pursuant to this act, a person or entity shall rely upon representations made by an individual as specified in section 9 of this act relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue. L.2008, c.50, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2MM-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2MM / Section 2MM-9
Implementation of 9-8-8 suicide prevention, behavioral health crisis hotline; study conducted, report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

5. a. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the State Treasurer, the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, the Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services, and the Attorney General, shall conduct a study concerning the implementation of the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline and shall prepare a report: (1) detailing the resources necessary to make the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline available, operational, and effective Statewide, including an evaluation of available and new revenue sources to support the implementation, staffing, and ongoing activities of 9-8-8 services that are reasonably attributed to implementing the provisions of section 2 of this act; and (2) assessing if the implementation of a fee, as permitted pursuant to the "National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020," Pub.L.116-172, is necessary to support the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline and, if the fee is determined to be necessary, making recommendations on the amount of the fee, the manner in which the fee will be collected, and the establishment of a special account to serve as a repository for monies dedicated to the implementation of the hotline system. b. In conducting the study and preparing the report required pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Commissioner of Human Services shall solicit public comments and may hold public hearings at such times and places as the commissioner deems appropriate. The Commissioner of Human Services shall submit the report required under this section to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, no later than April 1, 2023. L.2022, c.35, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-28 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-28
Unauthorized operation of treatment center; penalties; action to recover penalty.
Status: in_force

8. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, society or association who shall operate or conduct a narcotic and substance use disorder treatment center without first obtaining the certificate of approval required by this act, or who shall operate such establishment after revocation or suspension of a certificate of approval, shall be liable to a penalty of $25 for each day of operation in violation hereof for the first offense and for any subsequent offense shall be liable to a penalty of $50 for each day of operation in violation hereof. The penalties authorized by this section shall be recovered in a summary proceeding instituted by the Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner, pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Money penalties, when recovered, shall be payable to the General State Fund. L.1970, c.334, s.8; amended 2017, c.131, s.92.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-4
Duty to furnish information relative to birth, death, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership.
Status: in_force

26:8-4. Duty to furnish information relative to birth, death, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership. Upon demand of the State registrar in person, by mail, by means of the NJ-EDRS, or through the local registrar, every physician, midwife, informant, funeral director, or other person having knowledge of the facts relative to any birth, death, fetal death, marriage, civil union or domestic partnership, shall supply such information as he may possess, upon a form provided by the State registrar, or through the NJ-EDRS, or upon the original birth, death, fetal death, marriage, civil union or domestic partnership certificate or its electronic facsimile or digitized form thereof. Amended 1965, c.78, s.33; 2003, c.221, s.13; 2003, c.246, s.15; 2006, c.103, s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-154.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-154.1
Settlement of claims; disposition of recovered moneys
Status: in_force

3. The commission is authorized to negotiate or settle a claim that the fund maintains for reimbursement against a family who has received assistance for the medical expenses of a child with a catastrophic illness pursuant to P.L.1987, c.370 (C.26:2-148 et seq.) and has recovered damages in a legal action for the child's medical expenses. Money recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund. L.1993,c.103.s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-133 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-133
Designation of Patient safety organization; responsibilities.
Status: in_force

5. The Commissioner of Health shall designate a patient safety organization (PSO) operating in this State pursuant to the federal "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005," Pub.L.109-41, to carry out the following responsibilities, by mutual written agreement of the commissioner and that PSO: a. prescribe a POLST form and the procedures for completion, modification, and revocation of the form; b. seek to promote awareness among health care professionals, emergency care providers, and the general public in this State about the option to complete a POLST form; c. provide ongoing training of health care professionals and emergency care providers about the use of the POLST form, in consultation with organizations representing, and educational programs serving, health care professionals and emergency care providers, respectively, in this State; d. prescribe additional requirements for the completion of a POLST form that may be applicable in the case of a patient with mental illness or a developmental disability in consultation with organizations that represent persons with mental illness and developmental disabilities, respectively; e. provide for ongoing evaluation of the design and use of POLST forms through the use of such data as the PSO determines reasonably necessary for that purpose, subject to the commissioner's written approval; and f. seek to minimize any record-keeping burden imposed on a health care institution pursuant to this act and take such actions as are necessary to ensure the confidentiality of any data furnished to the PSO that may contain patient-specific information. L.2011, c.145, s.5; amended 2012, c.17, s.256.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-34 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-34
Certified local health agency may charge fee
Status: in_force

7. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a certified local health agency, if authorized by ordinance, may charge a reasonable fee for any service provided in connection with an environmental health ordinance, but such fee shall not exceed the estimated cost of providing that service. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the "Environmental Quality and Enforcement Fund," created pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1991, c.99 (C.26:3A2-35). Authorization to charge service fees shall be provided, as appropriate, by ordinance of any county or municipal board of health, or regional health commission, with a county department or that is a certified local health agency, or, in the case of any such county or municipality without a board of health or that is not a member of a regional health commission, of the governing body of that county or municipality. L.1991,c.99,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-37 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-37
Submission of underlying plan; rate filings
Status: in_force

7. a. No health maintenance organization authorized pursuant to section 6 of this act shall deliver or issue for delivery in this State any medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage or any application or notification used in connection with the issuance or continuance of a medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage unless the form of which, including a copy of the underlying plan, has been submitted to and filed by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. (1) At the expiration of 60 days after submission a form shall be deemed filed unless prior thereto it has been affirmatively filed or disapproved for filing by the commissioner. (2) No form which is disapproved for filing by the commissioner during the 60-day period, may be delivered or issued for delivery in this State unless and until the disapproval for filing is withdrawn. Any disapproval shall be subject to review in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). Any form which is filed by the commissioner or deemed filed may be delivered or issued for delivery in this State until such time as any subsequent withdrawal of the filing by the commissioner, following an opportunity for a hearing held in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). (3) The commissioner may extend the 60-day period provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection for not more than 60 additional days by giving written notice of extension before the expiration of the initial 60-day period. In the event of an extension, all of the provisions of this subsection, except this provision for an extension, relating to the initial 60-day period shall apply to the extended period instead of the initial 60-day period. (4) The disapproval for filing or the withdrawal of the filing of any form by the commissioner shall state in writing the grounds therefor in such detail as is reasonable to inform the health maintenance organization of the reasons for withdrawal or disapproval. (5) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to documents which relate only to the manner of distribution of services or to the reservation of rights and services under the medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage and which are used at the request of the enrollee. (6) The disapproval by the commissioner of any form submitted for filing pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be on the ground that the form contains provisions which are unjust, unfair, inequitable, misleading or contrary to law or to the public policy of this State. b. Every health maintenance organization providing medicare supplement health care services to a resident of this State shall file annually with the commissioner its rates, rating schedule and supporting documentation demonstrating that it is in compliance with the applicable loss ratio standards of this State. All filings of rates and rating schedules shall be certified by a qualified actuary and shall demonstrate that the actual and expected costs in relation to services provided comply with the requirements of this act and any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder. As used in this subsection, "qualified actuary" means a person, in good standing, who is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, or a person who has otherwise demonstrated actuarial competence to the satisfaction of the commissioner. c. Services provided under a medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage shall be expected to return to enrollees services or other benefits which are reasonable in relation to the premium or other fee charged. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to establish minimum standards for loss ratios under medicare supplement contracts or evidences of coverage on the basis of paid medicare supplement health care expenses and written earned premiums and fees in accordance with accepted actuarial principles and practices. L.1992,c.164,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-14
Powers of commissioner during public health emergency.
Status: in_force

14. During a state of public health emergency, the commissioner may exercise the following powers as necessary to address the public health: a. Require the vaccination of persons as protection against infectious disease and to prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease, except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection. (1) Vaccination may be performed by any person authorized to do so under State law. (2) No vaccine shall be administered without obtaining the informed consent of the person to be vaccinated. (3) To prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease, the commissioner may issue and enforce orders for the isolation or quarantine, pursuant to section 15 of this act, of persons who are unable or unwilling to undergo vaccination pursuant to this section. b. Require and specify in consultation with and upon the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection and the State Office of Emergency Management, the procedures for the decontamination of persons, personal property, property and facilities exposed to or contaminated with biological agents, chemical weapons or release of nuclear or radiological devices. c. Require, direct, provide, specify or arrange for the treatment of persons exposed to or infected with disease. (1) Treatment may be administered by any person authorized to do so under State law. (2) To prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease, the commissioner may issue and enforce orders for the isolation or quarantine, pursuant to section 15 of this act, of persons who are unable or unwilling for reasons of health, religion or conscience to undergo treatment pursuant to this section. L.2005,c.222,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-15
Cooperation with Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Status: in_force

15. a. All law enforcement officers, State and county prosecutors, and other officials and members of the public shall cooperate fully with the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner and county and intercounty medical examiners in making the investigations and conducting the autopsies provided for under this act. These officials and all physicians, funeral directors, and other persons shall assist in making dead bodies and related evidence available to such medical examiners for investigations and autopsies. b. It shall be the duty of each county or intercounty medical examiner to fully cooperate with the Chief State Medical Examiner when the latter chooses to intervene in an ongoing medicolegal death investigation.
L.2018, c.62, s.15.