N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-31
License examination; in lieu certificate, registration or license
Status: in_force

a. Each applicant shall be required to pass a license examination designated and approved by the board for his specialty. b. The board shall hold an examination at least once every 6 months at times and places as the board may determine. c. An applicant who fails to pass the examination may reapply for the examination; provided the applicant complies with the conditions established by the board. d. The board may accept, in lieu of its own examination, a current certificate of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists issued on the basis of a registry examination satisfactory to the board, provided that the standards of that agency are at least as stringent as those established by the board. e. The board may accept, in lieu of its own examination, a current certificate, registration or license as a radiologic technologist issued by another state, provided that the standards in the other state are at least as stringent as those established by the board. f. The board may accept, in lieu of its own examination, a current certificate of the New Jersey Board of Dentistry issued on the basis of satisfactory completion of the certification examination given by the Certifying Board of the American Dental Assistants' Association and any educational requirements as may be prescribed by the New Jersey Board of Dentistry, provided that the standards of that association are at least as stringent as those established by the board. L.1981, c. 295, s. 8, eff. Oct. 9, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8A-12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8A / Section 8A-12
Rules, regulations; responsible agencies.
Status: in_force

59. a. 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 to effectuate the purposes of sections 1 through 10 and 13 through 35 of this act. b. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of sections 47 through 52, 55 and 56 of this act. c. The New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Program Board, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of section 53 of this act. d. The New Jersey Small Employer Health Benefits Program Board, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of section 54 of this act. L.2003, c.246, s.59; amended 2012, c.17, s.355.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2FF-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2FF / Section 2FF-1
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. For over 25 years, New Jersey's public health leaders have pursued interest in establishing a public health institute dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout New Jersey. b. Public health institutes are typically independent, nonprofit organizations that collaborate with public and private sector stakeholders, philanthropists, charitable organizations, and other agencies to foster public health solutions and systematically improve the way health agencies and organizations respond to public health threats and inequities. c. Across the United States, there are currently over 40 designated public health institutes working in partnership with State and local departments of health to enhance cross-sector initiatives and bridge gaps between health care and community services. d. These existing public health institutes help states leverage and diversify the personnel, infrastructure, and resources needed to accelerate solutions to various forms of public health threats including, but not limited to, communicable disease outbreaks, chronic and sexually transmitted diseases, substance use epidemics, issues related to food access and security, and systemic racial inequities affecting health care. e. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for a public health institute in New Jersey that can work with public and private health care officials and providers to ensure a coordinated, resilient, equitable response to any public health emergency or state of emergency. f. In 2022, the Nicholson Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation collaborated with a wide range of stakeholders from public health, healthcare, social services, and community organizations and issued a report entitled, "Seizing the Moment: How a Public Health Institute Would Advance Health Equity in New Jersey." g. The report observed that New Jersey's public health infrastructure and system has been strained for several decades due to a lack of funding and insufficient coordination across health and related sectors and further noted that the impact of social and economic determinants of health have caused health inequities along racial, ethnic, income, and other fault lines h. The report recommended the establishment of a public health institute in New Jersey centered around efforts to address the root causes of health disparities and inequities, create a more stable, robust, public health infrastructure that systemically advances health equity and quality of life for all, and provide timely and nimble administrative and operational support to New Jersey's public health agencies. i. In order to support and sustain a relationship between State government and a public health institute, it is necessary to establish a framework by which the New Jersey Department of Health may engage in a public-private partnership with an organization that can serve as the State's "Public Health Institute." j. The Public Health Institute will actively promote collaborative and community-driven partnerships designed to improve public health systems and services throughout the State. k. The primary role of the Public Health Institute will be to collaborate with State departments and agencies, as well as private sector health care, academic, philanthropic, business and faith communities, and New Jersey's Regional Health Hubs, to coordinate and implement strategies in areas of policymaking, research and innovation, data collection, workforce development, and community-based interventions and services, and to improve the overall state of public health in New Jersey, with a particular focus on eliminating racial disparities and inequities in public health. L.2025, c.46, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-59 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-59
Radon gas, progeny study
Status: in_force

The Department of Environmental Protection shall prepare and transmit to the Governor and Legislature a study concerning the dangers posed to the public health, safety, and welfare by the presence of radon gas and radon progeny in residential dwellings, schools, and public buildings in the State. The study shall identify the potential sources of contamination in the State, identify demographic, geologic, and geographic areas subject to an actual or potential threat or danger of contamination, and develop a cost-effective strategy for radon gas and radon progeny contamination testing. The study shall include recommendations for private actions to solve or alleviate potential health problems and any legislative or executive action that should be taken. The department shall prepare and transmit to the Governor and the Senate Institutions, Health and Welfare Committee and the General Assembly Agriculture and Environment Committee interim reports on its progress in implementing this section. The department shall transmit its first report on May 1, 1986 and subsequent reports every six months thereafter. L. 1985, c. 408, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-47 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-47
Abatement without ordinance
Status: in_force

The power given to the local board to remove and abate nuisances, sources of foulness, or causes of sickness hazardous to the public health, shall not depend upon whether the board has exercised its power to pass, alter, or amend ordinances in relation to the public health.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-78 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-78
Definitions relative to anatomical gifts.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Adult" means a person who is at least 18 years of age. "Advance directive for health care" means an advance directive for health care that is executed pursuant to P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et seq.). "Agent" means a person who is authorized to act as a health care representative by an advance directive for health care or is expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on a donor's behalf by any other record signed by the donor. "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. "Civil union partner" means one partner in a civil union couple as defined in section 2 of P.L.2006, c.103 (C.37:1-29). "Decedent" means a deceased person whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift, and includes a stillborn infant or fetus. "Designated requester" means a hospital employee who has completed a course offered or approved by an organ procurement organization. "Disinterested witness" means a witness other than: the spouse, civil union partner, domestic partner, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, grandparent, or guardian of the person who makes, amends, revokes, or refuses to make an anatomical gift; another adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent; or a person to whom an anatomical gift may pass pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-86). "Document of gift" means a donor card or other record used to make an anatomical gift, and includes a statement or symbol on a driver's license, identification card, or donor registry. "Domestic partner" means a domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3). "Donor" means a person whose body or part is the subject of an anatomical gift. "Donor registry" means a database that contains records of anatomical gifts. "Driver's license" means a license or permit issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to operate a vehicle, whether or not conditions are attached to the license or permit. "Eye bank" means an entity that is licensed, accredited, or regulated under federal or State law to engage in the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of human eyes or portions of human eyes. "Guardian" means a person appointed by a court to make decisions regarding the support, care, education, health, or welfare of another individual, but does not include a guardian ad litem. "Hospital" means an institution, whether operated for profit or not, whether maintained, supervised, or controlled by an agency of State government or a county or municipality or not, which maintains and operates facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of two or more non-related individuals with an illness, injury, or disability, and where emergency, outpatient, surgical, obstetrical, convalescent, or other medical and nursing care is rendered for periods exceeding 24 hours. "Identification card" means an identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. "Medical examiner" means the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, a county or intercounty medical examiner or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, performing their duties pursuant to P.L.2018, c.62 (C.26:6B-1 et al.). "Minor" means a person who is under 18 years of age. "Organ procurement organization" means an entity designated by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services as an organ procurement organization. "Parent" means a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated. "Part" means an organ, eye, or tissue of a human being, but does not include the whole body. "Physician" means a person authorized to practice medicine or osteopathy under the laws of any state. "Procurement organization" means an eye bank, organ procurement organization, or tissue bank. "Prospective donor" means a person who is dead or whose death is imminent and has been determined by a procurement organization to have a part that could be medically suitable for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, but does not include an individual who has made a refusal. "Reasonably available" means able to be contacted by a procurement organization without undue effort and willing and able to act in a timely manner consistent with existing medical criteria necessary for the making of an anatomical gift. "Recipient" means a person into whose body a decedent's part has been or is intended to be transplanted. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. "Refusal" means a record created pursuant to P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-77 et seq.) that expressly states an intent to bar other persons from making an anatomical gift of a person's body or part. "Sign" means, with the present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to execute or adopt a tangible symbol, or to attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. "Technician" means a person who is determined to be qualified to remove or process parts by an appropriate organization that is licensed, accredited, or regulated under federal or State law, and includes an enucleator. "Tissue" means a portion of the human body other than an organ or an eye, but does not include blood unless it is needed to facilitate the use of other parts or is donated for the purpose of research or education. "Tissue bank" means an entity that is licensed, accredited, or regulated under federal or State law to engage in the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of tissue. "Transplant hospital" means a hospital that furnishes organ transplants and other medical and surgical specialty services required for the care of transplant patients. L.2008, c.50, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.106; 2018, c.62, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-66 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-66
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Hero Act," referring to individuals who donate life-saving and life-enhancing organs and tissues. L.2008, c.48, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-144 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-144
Report to department.
Status: in_force

4. a. A health care professional who makes the diagnosis of a sudden cardiac event in a child, or who makes the actual determination and pronouncement of death for a child, as applicable, shall report the sudden cardiac event to the department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. b. The report shall be in writing and shall include the name and address of the health care professional submitting the report, the name, age, and address of the child, and other pertinent information as may be required by the commissioner; except that, if the child's parent or guardian objects to the reporting of the child's condition for any reason, the report shall not include any information that could be used to identify the child. c. The commissioner shall specify procedures for the health care professional to inform the child's parent or guardian of the requirements of subsections a. and b. of this section and the purpose served by including this information in the registry, as well as the parent's or guardian's right to refuse to permit the reporting of any information that could be used to identify the child. L.2013, c.143, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.6i — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.6i
Hospital, birthing center, policies, procedures, patient choice, doula; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Birthing center" means a birthing center licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Doula" means a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and after labor and childbirth, to help her to achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible. "Hospital" means every general or special hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) that provides maternity services. b. Each hospital and birthing center shall, commencing no later than the 180th day after the effective date of this act, adopt and maintain written policies and procedures authorizing a patient to select a doula of the patient's choice to accompany the patient within the facility's premises for the purposes of providing support before, during, and after labor and childbirth. c. Each hospital and birthing center shall provide a written copy of the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section to: (1) each health care provider providing maternity services at the facility; (2) each patient receiving maternity services at the facility; and (3) any other person, at the request of the patient. d. Each hospital and birthing center shall post a summary of the facility's policies and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section on the facility's Internet website. e. Each hospital and birthing center shall designate a staff member to serve as a liaison between the facility and doulas and doula organizations in order to provide information concerning the facility's policies and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section. L.2023, c.286.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18c — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18c
Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for southern New Jersey.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate Cooper University Hospital in the City of Camden as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital in southern New Jersey for the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem. b. The designation by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of a written agreement between Cooper University Hospital and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in the counties listed in subsection a. of this section. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes Cooper University Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for the counties listed in subsection a. of this section and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to Cooper University Hospital. L.1987, c.299, s.3; amended 1992, c.181, s.3; 2005, c.116, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.214.
N.J. Stat. § 26:16-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-11
Documentation of New Jersey residency.
Status: in_force

11. A request for medication pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) shall not be granted unless the qualified terminally ill patient has documented that individual's New Jersey residency by furnishing to the attending physician a copy of one of the following: a. a driver's license or non-driver identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission; b. proof that the person is registered to vote in New Jersey; c. a New Jersey resident gross income tax return filed for the most recent tax year; or d. any other government record that the attending physician reasonably believes to demonstrate the individual's current residency in this State. L.2019, c.59, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5d1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5d1
Home health agency to comply with standards for treatment of hemophilia.
Status: in_force

1. Each home health agency licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) that provides home care services to an individual with hemophilia shall, when those services include treatment services for bleeding episodes associated with hemophilia, comply with the standards for a provider as provided in subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.121 (C.26:2S-10.1). A home health agency that provides home treatment services that include treatment services for bleeding episodes associated with hemophilia that fails to comply with the requirements of this section or the standards provided in subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.121 (C.26:2S-10.1) shall be subject to such administrative penalties or disciplinary action as the Commissioner of Health shall prescribe by regulation. L.2019, c.322, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-70 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-70
Dishwater, drainage and waste liquids; disposition of
Status: in_force

No dishwater, drainage from plumbing fixtures or other foul or putrescible waste liquids from or produced in connection with any public place shall be permitted to accumulate on the surface of the ground or be disposed of in a manner that will pollute any water supply or create a nuisance. L.1939, c. 261, p. 677, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-21
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Examiners; b. "Basic life support" means a basic level of pre-hospital care which includes patient stabilization, airway clearance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, initial wound care and fracture stabilization and other techniques and procedures authorized by the commissioner; c. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the State Department of Health; d. "Department" means the State Department of Health; e. "Emergency service" means a program in a hospital staffed 24 hours a day by licensed physicians trained in emergency medicine; f. "EMT-intermediate" means a person trained in intermediate life support services and certified by the commissioner to render intermediate life support services as part of an authorized pre-hospital intermediate life support pilot program; g. "Inter-hospital care" means those emergency medical services rendered to emergency patients in preparation for transportation and during transportation between emergency treatment facilities, and upon arrival within those facilities; h. "Intermediate life support program" means a program authorized under this act to provide pre-hospital intermediate life support services; i. "Intermediate life support services" means an intermediate level of pre-hospital, inter-hospital, and emergency service care which includes basic life support functions, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, the use of the esophageal obturator airway, and the use of military anti-shock trousers and other techniques and procedures authorized by the commissioner; j. "Pre-hospital care" means those emergency medical services rendered to emergency patients before and during transportation to emergency treatment facilities, and upon arrival within those facilities. L. 1985, c. 351, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-35.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-35.1
Report of comparative evaluative profiles of nursing homes; compilation and periodical update; furnishing to public
Status: in_force

The State Commissioner of Health shall compile and periodically update a report which compares evaluative profiles of all nursing homes in this State. The report shall compare nursing homes on the basis of size, staff to patient ratio, the number of actions initiated by State agencies based upon verified complaints about the quality of patient care and conditions in each home, the number and types of violations charged against each home and shall contain such other information as the commissioner deems pertinent. The commissioner shall periodically publicize the existence of the report and shall supply a copy of the report, free of charge, to any member of the public who requests it. L. 1986, c. 164, s. 1, eff. Dec. 2, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-32 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-32
Expiration of certain executive orders.
Status: in_force

1. All executive orders issued by the Governor prior to the effective date of this act, P.L.2021, c.103 (C.26:13-32 et seq.), that relied on the existence of the public health emergency declared by the Governor in Executive Order No. 103 of 2020, as extended, shall expire 30 days following the effective date of this act, with the exception of the executive orders listed in this section that shall remain in effect until January 1, 2022. The Governor shall have the ability to revoke or modify the executive orders listed in this section prior to January 1, 2022. (1) Executive Order No. 106 (2020) (2) Executive Order No. 111 (2020) (3) Executive Order No. 112 (2020) (4) Executive Order No. 123 (2020) (5) Executive Order No. 127 (2020) (6) Executive Order No. 150 (2020) (7) Executive Order No. 159 (2020) (8) Executive Order No. 170 (2020) (9) Executive Order No. 178 (2020) (10) Executive Order No. 207 (2020) (11) Executive Order No. 229 (2021) (12) Executive Order No. 233 (2021) (13) Executive Order No. 237 (2021) (14) The most recent executive order containing general coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation measures regarding face coverings, social distancing, and gatherings prior to the effective date of this act, and this executive order shall not be more restrictive than the recommendations provided in the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on social distancing and face coverings in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, unless a substantial increase in hospitalizations, substantially increased spot positivity, or rate of transmission above 1 necessitates a modification that would be more restrictive. L.2021, c.103, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-14
Protection against insolvency
Status: in_force

Each health maintenance organization shall deposit cash or a form of guaranty or security in such amount as will assure that the obligations to the enrollees will be performed in such amount and for such time as prescribed by the commissioner, or where applicable by the Commissioner of Insurance. The commissioner may waive this requirement whenever satisfied that the assets of the organization or its contracts with insurers, hospital or medical service corporation governments, or other organizations are sufficient to reasonably assure the performance of its obligations. L.1973, c. 337, s. 14, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18e — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18e
Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Paterson as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for the counties of Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren. b. The designation by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of a written agreement between St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in the counties listed in subsection a. of this section. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for the counties listed in subsection a. of this section and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. L.1993, c.374, s.1; amended 2003, c.98, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.216.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-24
Withdrawal of funds
Status: in_force

The commission may draw the money so appropriated on requisition duly signed and approved by its president and secretary.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-15
Representation as health care facility by unlicensed facility; inspection; penalties; cease and desist order.
Status: in_force

15. Whenever a residential health care facility, boarding house or rooming house, not licensed hereunder, by public or private advertising or by other means holds out to the public that it is equipped to provide postoperative or convalescent care for persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities or who are suffering or recovering from illness or injury, or who are chronically ill, or whenever there is reason to believe that any such facility or institution, not licensed hereunder, is violating any of the provisions of this act, then, and in such case, the department shall be permitted reasonable inspection of such premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is any violation of the provisions hereof. If any such residential health care facility, boarding house or rooming house, shall operate as a private mental hospital, convalescent home, private nursing home or private hospital in violation of the provisions of this act, then the same shall be liable to the penalties which are prescribed and capable of being assessed against health care facilities pursuant to this act. Any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation, not licensed hereunder, but who holds out to the public by advertising or other means that the medical and nursing care contemplated by this act will be furnished to persons seeking admission as patients, shall cease and desist from such practice and shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 for the first offense and $500.00 for each subsequent offense, such penalty to be recovered as provided for herein. L.1971, c.136, s.15; amended 1979, c.496, ss.21,38; 2010, c.50, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-60.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-60.2
Maintenance of records by hospital relative to anatomical gifts.
Status: in_force

2. A hospital shall maintain, as part of a patient's permanent record, the information required under this act and any other pertinent information concerning the anatomical gift which will facilitate the discharge of the patient's wishes in the event of the patient's death. L.1985,c.284,s.2; amended 2001, c.87, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-56 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-56
Advance directive for health care; execution
Status: in_force

4. A declarant may execute an advance directive for health care at any time. The advance directive shall be signed and dated by, or at the direction of, the declarant in the presence of two subscribing adult witnesses, who shall attest that the declarant is of sound mind and free of duress and undue influence. A designated health care representative shall not act as a witness to the execution of an advance directive. Alternatively, the advance directive shall be signed and dated by, or at the direction of, the declarant and be acknowledged by the declarant before a notary public, attorney at law, or other person authorized to administer oaths. An advance directive may be supplemented by a video or audio tape recording. A female declarant may include in an advance directive executed by her, information as to what effect the advance directive shall have if she is pregnant. L.1991,c.201,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2L-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2L / Section 2L-5
Therapeutic research qualification review board; members; appointment; compensation; duties; certification of practitioners and patients
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner, after consulting with the Medical Society of New Jersey, shall appoint a Therapeutic Research Qualification Review Board to serve at his pleasure. The board shall be comprised of physicians licensed to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey and who are well qualified in their specialties. Members of the board may be reimbursed for their attendance at meetings at the rate of $35.00 per day. b. The board shall review all practitioners applying for participation in the program and certify their participation in the program. c. The board shall have the authority to approve for participation in the program any patient who is certified to it by a practitioner, pursuant to the provisions of section 4b. of this act. L.1981, c. 72, s. 5, eff. March 23, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-75 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-75
Jurisdiction; process
Status: in_force

Every municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings to enforce and collect any penalty imposed because of a violation of any provision of this subtitle, 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 (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). Process shall be in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue only at the suit of the State Commissioner of Health of the State of New Jersey, or the local board of health, as the case may be, as plaintiff. L.1939, c. 261, p. 677, s. 1. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 467, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-61 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-61
Abatement under warrant
Status: in_force

If a nuisance is found, the officer shall remove and abate it; and if a person affected with a contagious or infectious disease is found, the officer shall deal with him according to law, and the ordinances of the local board; and if a condition of contagion or infection is found to exist, the officer shall destroy the same by means of proper disinfection.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-64 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-64
Toilets; keeping flies away, protection of waters of state; sewage plants excepted
Status: in_force

Any toilet or receptacle for human excrement at or in connection with any public place shall be constructed and maintained so that flies cannot gain access to the excremental matter contained therein and such excremental matter shall at all times be prevented from flowing over or upon the surface of the ground and shall be prevented from gaining access to any of the waters of this State; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to effluent from sewage disposal plants which have been or hereafter may be approved by the State Department of Health. L.1939, c. 261, p. 677, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4A-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-5.1
Inspection of seasonal swimming pool; lifeguards; compliance with new requirements
Status: in_force

2. a. Each seasonal swimming pool shall be inspected by the health authority prior to its opening for public use, and each year-round swimming pool shall be inspected by the health authority at least two times in each calendar year. A seasonal swimming pool may, prior to opening for public use, elect to submit to the health authority a completed Checklist for Public Recreational Bathing Facilities developed by the Department of Health, which the health authority may choose to review in lieu of conducting an onsite inspection, except that the health authority shall be required to conduct an onsite inspection of each new swimming pool prior to its opening for public use for the first time. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any swimming pool to complete the Checklist for Public Recreational Bathing Facilities developed by the Department of Health. As used in this subsection, "health authority" means the Department of Health or a municipal, county, or regional board of health. b. Lifeguards who are on duty at a swimming pool shall not have duties or perform any activities that would distract them or intrude upon their attention from proper observation of persons in the swimming pool area or that prevent immediate assistance to persons in distress in the water; except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent any lifeguard from performing minor administrative tasks, such as checking pool passes, or from performing any routine testing required by the Department of Health by regulation, including, but not limited to, testing disinfectant levels and measuring the pH of the water during operational hours, provided that the lifeguard can perform these tasks and tests without causing an imminent, significant risk to bather safety. c. No seasonal or year-round swimming pool that was in existence on January 1, 2018 shall be required to take any steps to comply with any new requirements concerning swimming pool circulation systems established by the Department of Health by regulation on or after January 1, 2018, until such time as alterations are made to any part of that swimming pool's circulation system. As used in this subsection, "alteration" means any modification or relocation of any structure or equipment, or change of water flow patterns in an existing swimming pool, such that the design, configuration, or operating characteristics of the circulation system are different from the original design, configuration, or operating characteristics of the circulation system. The term does not include normal maintenance, repair, or replacement of equipment with the same or a newer model. L.2019, c.23, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-24
Investigation of applicant, facilities; issuance of certificate.
Status: in_force

4. Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of approval, the commissioner shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant and the facilities, and shall issue a certificate of approval if it is found that the applicant is of good moral character and that the facilities comply with the provisions of this act and with the regulations and standards required by the commissioner pursuant hereto. The certificate of approval shall not be transferable or assignable or applicable to any premises or proprietor other than those specified therein. The certificate shall be conspicuously displayed within the narcotic and substance use disorder treatment center at all times. L.1970, c.334, s.4; amended 2017, c.131, s.90.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-57 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-57
Violations; penalty; injunction
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully violates this act or any rule, or regulation promulgated pursuant hereto, including the State Radiation Emergency Response Plan, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $2,500.00 for each offense, to be collected by the department and the division in a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.) or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief is requested. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. The department and the division are authorized to compromise and settle any claim for penalty under this section in an amount in their discretion as may appear appropriate in all these circumstances. L.1981, c. 302, s. 21, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.23 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.23
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Patient Safety Act." L.2004,c.9,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-14
Composition of commission
Status: in_force

Each county mosquito extermination commission shall be composed of six members in addition to the Director of the State Experiment Station and the Commissioner of Health, who shall be ex-officio members and who shall cooperate with them for the effective carrying out of their plans and work. At least three of the appointive members shall be persons who are or have been members or employees of boards of health, and one appointive member shall be a member of the board of chosen freeholders of the county. Amended by L.1971, c. 207, s. 1, eff. June 9, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.7
State Health Planning Board established.
Status: in_force

33. There is established in the Department of Health a State Health Planning Board. The members of the board shall include: the Commissioners of Health, Children and Families, and Human Services, or their designees, who shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members; the chairmen of the Health Care Administration Board and the Public Health Council, or their designees, who shall serve as ex officio members; and nine public members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, five of whom are consumers of health care services who are neither providers of health care services or persons with a fiduciary interest in a health care service. Of the additional public members first appointed pursuant to P.L.1998, c.43, two shall serve for a term of two years and two shall serve for a term of three years. Following the expiration of the original terms, the public members shall serve for a term of four years and are eligible for reappointment. Public members serving on the board on the effective date of P.L.1998, c.43 shall continue to serve for the term of their appointment. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term. Public members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. The public members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within the limits of funds available to the board. a. A member or employee of the State Health Planning Board shall not, by reason of his performance of any duty, function, or activity required of, or authorized to be undertaken by the board, be held civilly or criminally liable if that person acted within the scope of his duty, function, or activity as a member or employee of the board, without gross negligence or malice toward any person affected thereby. b. A member of the State Health Planning Board shall not vote on any matter before the board concerning an individual or entity with which the member has, or within the last 12 months has had, any substantial ownership, employment, medical staff, fiduciary, contractual, creditor, or consultative relationship. A member who has or has had such a relationship with an individual or entity involved in any matter before the board shall make a written disclosure of the relationship before any action is taken by the board with respect to the matter and shall make the relationship public in any meeting in which action on the matter is to be taken. L.1991, c.187, s.33; amended 1998, c.43, s.4; 2006, c.47, s.108; 2012, c.17, s.164.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-26
Revocation
Status: in_force

The commissioner, after notice and hearing, may revoke the certification of an EMT-intermediate for violation of any provisions of this act or of any regulations promulgated hereunder. L. 1985, c. 351, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-65 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3D / Section 3D-65
Civil penalty for smoking in unauthorized public place.
Status: in_force

1. a. A person who smokes or carries lighted tobacco in any public place, including, but not limited to, places of public accommodation, where that activity is prohibited by municipal ordinance under authority of R.S.40:48-1 and 40:48-2 or by the owner or person responsible for the operation of the public place, and when adequate notice of the prohibition on smoking or carrying lighted tobacco has been conspicuously posted, may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $200, which shall be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the municipality pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this subsection. b. The governing body of a municipality may adopt a municipal ordinance to impose a civil penalty, as provided for under subsection a. of this section, as an alternative to the liability for the offense provided for under N.J.S.2C:33-13. L.2017, c.191, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137.1
Specifications for lead screening of children, immunizations.
Status: in_force

7. The Department of Health shall specify by regulation, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.): a. The lead screening requirements provided for under P.L.1995, c.316 (C.17:48E-35.10 et al.), including the age of the child when initial screening should be conducted, the time intervals between screening, when follow-up testing is required, the methods that shall be used to conduct the lead screening, and, in accordance with the latest recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the provisions of P.L.1995, c.328 (C.26:2-137.2 et seq.), the level of lead in the bloodstream that shall necessitate the undertaking of responsive action; and b. The childhood immunizations recommended by the Department of Health, which shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the federal Department of Health and Human Services and, as appropriate, the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American College of Physicians. L.1995, c.316, s.7; amended 2017, c.7, s.2; 2025, c.283, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-13
Term of office
Status: in_force

The term of office of a local registrar shall be 3 years and he shall serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified. If the local registrar is the municipal clerk, his term of office shall be concurrent with his term of office as clerk, and he shall be subject to all rules and regulations of the State registrar. Amended by L.1948, c. 205, p. 1005, s. 1; L.1965, c. 78, s. 38.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-53 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-53
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act." L.1991,c.201,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-142 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-142
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

8. No later than 24 months after the effective date of P.L.2024, c.66 (C.58:12A-12.10 et al.), the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to implement the provisions of P.L.2024, c.66 (C.58:12A-12.10 et al.). The rules and regulations shall be consistent with the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 188-2018, or subsequent versions thereof, or comparable standards adopted by a nationally recognized, accepted, and appropriate organization. L.2024, c.66, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.24
HMO agreement to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
Status: in_force

8. a. Every enrollee agreement that provides hospital or medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide health care services to any enrollee or other person covered thereunder for expenses incurred in conducting a colorectal cancer screening in accordance with United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. The method and frequency of screening to be utilized shall be in accordance with the most recently published recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force and as determined medically necessary by the covered person's physician, in consultation with the covered person. b. No deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement shall be imposed for a colonoscopy performed following a positive result on a non-colonoscopy, colorectal cancer screening test recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. c. The health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the enrollee agreement. d. The provisions of this section shall apply to all enrollee agreements in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges. L.2001, c.295, s.8; amended 2012, c.17, s.273; 2023, c.8, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-47.9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-47.9
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

10. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, including medical protocols for the administration of epinephrine auto-injector devices, in consultation with the State mobile intensive care advisory council and the New Jersey State First Aid Council, Inc. The rules and regulations shall address age appropriateness in the administration of epinephrine. L.2003, c.1, s.10; amended 2012, c.17, s.281.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2F-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2F / Section 2F-13
Failure to provide or meet standards for priority health services; reduction or discontinuance of aid; late application or report; penalty
Status: in_force

When it has been determined that a local health agency fails to provide priority health services in accordance with standards of performance called for in its plan of work as stated in its application for public health priority funds or ceases to comply with the criteria for participation, public health priority funds may be reduced or discontinued by the commissioner when, in his judgment, such action serves to further the general purposes of this act. When it has been determined that a local health agency fails to meet the dates established pursuant to sections 9 and 14 of P.L.1966, c. 36 (C. 26:2F-9 and C. 26:2F-14) for submission of the application for public health priority funds or required reports, public health priority funds will be reduced by one day's allocation of the total amount, for each day that the application or report is late. This penalty may be waived, or modified, at the discretion of the commissioner for good cause shown. The penalty may be imposed by decreasing the local health agency allocation of public health funds for the following year. L.1966, c. 36, s. 13. Amended by L.1977, c. 332, s. 10, eff. Jan. 23, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-1
Declaration of public policy.
Status: in_force

1. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State that hospital and related health care services and behavioral health care services of the highest quality, of demonstrated need, efficiently provided and accessible at a reasonable cost are of vital concern to the public health. It is further declared that integrating physical and behavioral health care is the most effective way to improve the health of individuals and the population at large. In order to provide for the protection and promotion of the health of the inhabitants of the State, the Department of Health shall have the central responsibility for the development and administration of the State's policy with respect to health planning, hospital and related health care services and health care facility cost containment programs, behavioral health treatment and prevention programs, and all public and private institutions, whether State, county, municipal, incorporated or not incorporated, serving principally as residential health care facilities, nursing or maternity homes, or as facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care, or treatment of human disease, mental illness, substance use disorder, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition, shall be subject to the provisions of this act. L.1971, c.136, s.1; amended 1978, c.83, s.1; 1979, c.496, s.19; 1991, c.187, s.27; 1992, c.160, s.21; 2017, c.294, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.60g — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.60g
Recovery for fraudulent claim.
Status: in_force

8. If a charity care claim is determined to be fraudulent, a hospital shall be entitled to recover from the patient the difference between the amount of the charity care claim and the amount that the patient would have otherwise been charged by the hospital to provide the health care services for which the charity care claim was filed. L.2007,c.217,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2BB-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2BB / Section 2BB-13
Evaluation.
Status: in_force

17. Two years after the date of enactment of this amendatory and supplementary act, the Governor shall contract with an independent evaluator who shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of the Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorder in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury and the Division Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. Within one year after being appointed, the evaluator shall make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the continuation of the council and the organization of the division as they are structured pursuant to P.L.1989, c.51 (C. 26:2BB-1 et al.). L. 1989, c. 51, s. 17; amended 2023, c.177, s.80.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-46.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-46.2
Enforcement of department rules, requirements; request, consolidate data regarding nursing homes reported to other State, federal authorities.
Status: in_force

2. To facilitate enforcement of department rules and requirements concerning nursing home operations, the department shall request and consolidate data concerning nursing homes reported to other State and federal authorities, including the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Human Services, Medicaid managed care organizations, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, in order to identify nursing homes with consistent or repeated performance issues, ongoing compliance issues, or high numbers of substantiated complaints. The department shall make the consolidated data collected under this subsection available upon request to other State and federal entities having jurisdiction over nursing homes in the State. L.2021, c.457, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-74 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-74
Disclosure to Department of Environmental Protection
Status: in_force

A person certified pursuant to section 1 or 2 of this act to provide testing or mitigation services shall, within 30 days of the provision of these services, disclose to the Department of Environmental Protection the address or location of the building, the name of the owner of the building where the services were provided, and the results of any tests performed. The Department of Environmental Protection shall provide to the Department of Health this information upon the request of the Department of Health. L. 1986, c. 83, s. 5, eff. Aug. 14, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.45 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.45
Health maintenance organization to cover preventive services.
Status: in_force

8. a. A health maintenance organization contract that provides hospital or medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage, without requiring any cost sharing, for the following preventive services: (1) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating of "A" or "B" in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the Department of Health, which shall in making its recommendations consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the federal Department of Health and Human Services and, as appropriate, the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American College of Physicians; (3) with respect to infants, children, and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (4) with respect to women, any additional preventive care and screenings not described in paragraph (1) as provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration. b. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, nothing in this section shall: (a) require a contract which has a network of providers to provide benefits for items or services described in subsection a. of this section that are delivered by an out-of-network provider; or (b) preclude a contract which has a network of providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for items or services described in subsection a. of this section that are delivered by an out-of-network provider. (2) If a contract does not have in its network a provider who can provide an item or service described in subsection a. of this section, the contract shall cover the item or service when performed by an out-of-network provider and shall not impose cost sharing with respect to that item or service. c. (1) A contract shall provide coverage for an item or service described in subsection a. of this section for plan years that begin on or after the date that is one year after the date the recommendation or guideline is issued. (2) (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, a contract that is required to provide coverage for an item or service described in subsection a. of this section on the first day of a plan year shall provide coverage for that item or service through the last day of the plan year. (b) The commissioner may remove a coverage requirement for an item or service during a plan year if the recommendation or guideline changes or is no longer described in subsection a. of this section. d. The provisions of this section shall apply to those contracts in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2019, c.360, s.8; amended 2025, c.283, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-6
Term of members
Status: in_force

26:3-6. The members of the local board in every municipality, other than a township, which is subject to the provisions of subdivision C of this article, or a board established by a municipality that invokes the provisions of subsection b. of R.S.26:3-3, shall serve for such term as the governing body may by ordinance provide, but, except in a city having a population of over 80,000 but not of the first class, no term shall exceed 4 years, and in a city of the first class the term shall be 3 years. The terms shall be so arranged that the terms of not more than three members shall expire in any 1 year, except that in a city of the first class the terms of three members shall expire in 1 year, the terms of an additional three members in the next succeeding year, and the terms of the remaining members in the second succeeding year. Amended by L.1953, c. 349, p. 1919, s. 3; L.1981, c. 462, s. 29; 2023, c.205, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-91 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-91
Enrollment, disenrollment terms.
Status: in_force

4. A PACE or Pre-PACE program shall provide full disclosure regarding the terms of enrollment and the option to disenroll at any time to all persons who seek to participate or are participants in the program. L.1997,c.296,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.8a — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.8a
Identification of staff member to patient
Status: in_force

3. A general hospital, licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.), shall require a student nurse or facility staff member to wear an identifying badge that includes the person's name and licensure status, and, if appropriate, to verbally identify himself by name and licensure status to the patient and to any guardian or other responsible party when necessary, prior to examining, observing or treating the patient.
L.1997,c.76,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-36
No liability or pledge of credit of State
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit, of the State. L.1972, c. 29, s. 36.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2P-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2P / Section 2P-7
Designation of commission, agency to coordinate pest management.
Status: in_force

2. The Board of Chosen Freeholders of a county may designate any county mosquito commission or other agency or any combination thereof to provide surveillance, education, training and recommendations on integrated pest management for the management of Lyme disease or other tick-borne disease vectors. In the event of a public health necessity, the designated commission or agency may conduct other tick management activities in accordance with tick management protocols established by the Department of Health and Senior Services. L.1997,c.52,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2T-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2T / Section 2T-9
Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner, in consultation with the hepatitis C advisory board, shall report to the Governor and the Legislature, no later than 12 months after the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, on the activities of the program and the effectiveness of the program in meeting its objectives. The report shall clearly describe the guidelines, assessments and strategies employed by the commissioner in developing, implementing and evaluating the program. In addition, the commissioner shall seek to include in the report information on the proportion of acute versus chronic HCV infection among persons with HCV in the State and information about HCV infection that is specific to various populations within the State. The commissioner shall accompany the report with any recommendations that the commissioner desires to make for administrative or legislative action relating to hepatitis C education, prevention, screening or treatment. L.2001,c.357,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.58 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.58
Distribution of informational sheets.
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Health shall distribute the applicable informational sheets, prepared and updated pursuant to section 2 of this act, to all licensed assisted living facilities in the State. L.2009, c.61, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.209.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-8
Review of policies and program of department of health
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commission to review the policies and program of the department as developed under authority of this act; to make recommendations thereon to the department; to provide the department with such technical advice and assistance as may be requested by the department. L.1958, c. 116, p. 594, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-2
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A local board may adopt rules, regulations or ordinances for its government and that of its officers and employees not inconsistent with law or the state sanitary code.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-87 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-87
Authority of commission; treasurer; bond; disbursement of funds
Status: in_force

A regional health commission shall have authority to receive funds from any source and expend such funds to furnish public health services to each board of health participating therein. The treasurer of a regional health commission shall be required to furnish bond in such amount and in such form as shall be approved by said commission. Said treasurer is authorized to pay from funds received by him for the use of the regional health commission bills approved by such commission. The treasurer of any municipality, the board of health of which participates in a regional health commission, is authorized to pay to the treasurer of the regional health commission such sum available for the use of the local board of health as may be approved by such board. L.1938, c. 67, p. 178, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.41 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.41
HMO to cover digital tomosynthesis of the breast.
Status: in_force

8. a. A health maintenance organization contract for health care services that is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for expenses incurred in conducting digital tomosynthesis to detect or screen for breast cancer in women 40 years of age and over; and for diagnostic purposes in women of any age. b. In the case of digital tomosynthesis conducted to detect or screen for breast cancer in women 40 years of age and over, no deductible, coinsurance or other cost sharing shall be applied; and in the case of digital tomosynthesis conducted for diagnostic purposes in women of any age, the same deductibles, coinsurance, and other cost sharing as apply to similar services under the contract shall be applied. c. This section shall apply to those contracts for health care services under which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage. L.2017, c.305, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-56 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3D / Section 3D-56
Findings, declarations relative to smoking, use of electronic smoking devices in certain public places, workplaces.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the State and the nation; b. Tobacco smoke constitutes a substantial health hazard to the nonsmoking majority of the public; c. Electronic smoking devices have not been approved as to safety and efficacy by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and their use may pose a health risk to persons exposed to their smoke or vapor because of a known irritant contained therein and other substances that may, upon evaluation by that agency, be identified as potentially toxic to those inhaling the smoke or vapor; d. The separation of smoking and nonsmoking areas in indoor public places and workplaces does not eliminate the hazard to nonsmokers if these areas share a common ventilation system; e. The prohibition of smoking at public parks and beaches would better preserve and maintain the natural assets of this State by reducing litter and increasing fire safety in those areas, while lessening exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and providing for a more pleasant park or beach experience for the public; and f. Therefore, subject to certain specified exceptions, it is clearly in the public interest to prohibit the smoking of tobacco products and the use of electronic smoking devices in all enclosed indoor places of public access and workplaces and at all public parks and beaches. L.2005, c.383, s.2; amended 2009, c.182, s.1; 2018, c.64, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2R-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2R / Section 2R-5
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than 18 months after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, on the activities and accomplishments of the program. L.1997,c.191,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2Z-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2Z / Section 2Z-1
Findings, declarations relative to human stem cell research.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. An estimated 128 million Americans suffer from the crippling economic and psychological burden of chronic, degenerative and acute diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's disease; b. The costs of treating, and lost productivity from, chronic, degenerative and acute diseases in the United States constitutes hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Estimates of the economic costs of these diseases does not account for the extreme human loss and suffering associated with these conditions; c. Human stem cell research offers immense promise for developing new medical therapies for these debilitating diseases and a critical means to explore fundamental questions of biology. Stem cell research could lead to unprecedented treatments and potential cures for Alzheimer's disease, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and other diseases; d. The United States has historically been a haven for open scientific inquiry and technological innovation; and this environment, combined with the commitment of public and private resources, has made this nation the preeminent world leader in biomedicine and biotechnology; e. The biomedical industry is a critical and growing component of New Jersey's economy, and would be significantly diminished by limitations imposed on stem cell research; f. Open scientific inquiry and publicly funded research will be essential to realizing the promise of stem cell research and maintaining this State's leadership in biomedicine and biotechnology. Publicly funded stem cell research, conducted under established standards of open scientific exchange, peer review and public oversight, offers the most efficient and responsible means of fulfilling the promise of stem cells to provide regenerative medical therapies; g. Stem cell research, including the use of embryonic stem cells for medical research, raises significant ethical and public policy concerns; and, although not unique, the ethical and policy concerns associated with stem cell research must be carefully considered; and h. The public policy of this State governing stem cell research must: balance ethical and medical considerations, based upon both an understanding of the science associated with stem cell research and a thorough consideration of the ethical concerns regarding this research; and be carefully crafted to ensure that researchers have the tools necessary to fulfill the promise of this research. L.2003,c.203,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.39 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.39
Record listing for each regulated vehicle, piece of equipment.
Status: in_force

14. a. Each owner of regulated vehicles or regulated equipment shall keep, at the place of business of the owner a record listing for each regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment the following identifying information and records for the regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment: (1) the compliance form issued for each regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment provided pursuant to section 6, section 7, section 16, or section 17 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.31, C.26:2C-8.32, C.26:2C-8.41, or C.26:2C-8.42) or any other document for the verification of compliance that may be issued or required pursuant to section 20 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.45); (2) maintenance records for the emissions control system or best available retrofit technology; (3) the records of the two most recent calendar years of fuel purchases for each vehicle or piece of regulated equipment required to use modified fuel or fuel additives pursuant to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.28), or the approved fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or approved supplement or approved modification thereto, as applicable; (4) the original, approved fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, any exemption requests, and approvals or disapprovals of the requests, plans, supplements, or modifications, as applicable; and (5) any other documentation pertinent to fleet averaging plans that may be otherwise required under rules or regulations adopted pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.28). The Department of Environmental Protection shall have the authority to inspect these records upon request. The Department of Environmental Protection may call upon the Superintendent of State Police and the State Police to assist with inspections pursuant to this subsection if necessary. b. The owner of the fleet shall keep on each regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment, and on each vehicle or piece of equipment that is required to use best available retrofit technologies pursuant to an approved fleet averaging plan, or modification thereto, the current, updated compliance form issued pursuant to section 6, section 7, section 16 or section 17 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.31, C.26:2C-8.32, C.26:2C-8.41 or C.26:2C-8.42), and a copy thereof with the records required pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L.2005,c.219,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:16-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-16
Certain persons not authorized to take action on behalf of patient.
Status: in_force

16. A person shall not be authorized to take any action on behalf of a patient for the purposes of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) by virtue of that person's designation as a guardian pursuant to N.J.S.3B:12-1 et seq., a conservator pursuant to N.J.S.3B:13A-1 et seq., a health care representative pursuant to P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et seq.), or a patient's representative pursuant to P.L.2011, c.145 (C.26:2H-129 et al.), except for communicating the patient's health care decisions to a health care provider if the patient so requests. L.2019, c.59, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-33
Nursing homes, annual report; operating and financial interests
Status: in_force

Every nursing home operating in the State shall, within 90 days after the end of its fiscal year, file an annual report with the State Commissioner of Health. Such annual report shall be in such form and shall contain such information as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, including the following: a. A balance sheet of the nursing home as of the end of such fiscal year, setting forth assets and liabilities at such date including all capital, surplus, reserve, depreciation and similar accounts; b. A statement of operations of the nursing home for such fiscal year, setting forth all revenues, expenses, taxes, extraordinary items and other credits or charges; c. The name and address of each of the following persons: (1) The operator of the nursing home; (2) Any person who, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns any interest in the land on which the nursing home is located; (3) Any person who, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns any interest in the building in which the nursing home is located; (4) Any person who, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns a 10% or greater interest in any mortgage, note, deed of trust or other obligation secured in whole or in part by the land on which or building in which the nursing home is located; (5) Any person who directly or indirectly, has any interest as lessor or lessee in any lease or sublease of the land on which or the building in which the nursing home is located; (6) Any person who, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns a 10% or greater interest in any mortgage, note, deed of trust or other obligation which, although not secured by the land on which or building in which the nursing home is located, is considered an outstanding liability on the books of the nursing home and was executed to finance directly or indirectly the purchase of the nursing home, land, building, lease or sublease pertaining thereto; d. If the nursing home or any person named in response to subsection c. is a partnership, then the name and address of each partner; e. If the nursing home or any person named in response to subsection c. is a corporation, other than a corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange or a commercial bank, savings bank or savings and loan association, then the name and address of each officer, director, principal shareholder and controlling person of such corporation; f. If any corporation named in response to subsection c. is a corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange or which is a commercial bank, savings bank or savings and loan association, then the name and address of the principal executive officers and each director, principal stockholder and controlling person of said corporation; g. If the nursing home paid or received an aggregate of $2,500.00 or more during the fiscal year in connection with transactions with any person named in response to subsections c., d., e., or f., or any affiliate of said person, a description of the transactions, naming the parties thereto and describing the relationships which require the transactions to be described and the goods, services, payment or other consideration received by each party to the transactions. L.1977, c. 237, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-1
Declaration of serious public emergency relative to health care facilities
Status: in_force

1. It is hereby declared that a serious public emergency exists affecting the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State resulting from the fact that many health care facilities throughout the State are no longer adequate to meet the needs of modern health care. Inadequate and outmoded facilities deny to the people of the State the benefits of health care of the highest quality, efficiently and promptly provided at a reasonable cost. As a result, health care providers are restructuring their organizations, facilities and operations in order to develop integrated health care delivery systems capable of providing a full range of health care services in the most cost-effective manner. It is the purpose of this act to ensure that all health care institutions have access to financial resources to improve the health and welfare of the citizens of the State. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to encourage the provision of modern, well-equipped health care facilities, and such provision is hereby declared to be a public use and purpose. It is also the purpose of this act to provide assistance in the restructuring of the health care system of the State and to aid in the termination of the provision of hospital acute care services at such locations as may no longer be useful or necessary for this purpose. L.1972,c.29,s.1; amended 1997, c.435, s.2; 2000, c.98, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-8.1
Secretary to board in certain cities
Status: in_force

The boards of health of any city in second class counties now or hereafter having a population of not less than one hundred and thirty thousand nor more than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, may appoint a secretary to such board of health, and said secretary shall hold his position during good behavior. Any such secretary in office on June second, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, shall continue therein and his term of office is hereby extended during good behavior. Every such secretary shall receive an annual salary of not less than one thousand seven hundred dollars. Such salary shall be paid by the municipality in the same manner as other salaries are paid, and the governing body shall provide the necessary funds for such payment.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-31
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

7. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 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 to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-25 et al.). b. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner shall adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and no later than the 90th day after the effective date of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:2C-25 et al.), such regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-27 and C.26:5C-28), which shall be effective until the adoption of rules and regulations pursuant to subsection a. of this section and may be amended, adopted or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). c. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2021, c.396 (C.26:5C-26.1 et al.), which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days and thereafter may be amended, adopted or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2006, c.99, s.7; amended 2021, c.396, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-31
Violations, third degree crime.
Status: in_force

9. Any person who operates or assists in the operation of an embryo storage facility which does not have a license, who has used fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license or in the subsequent operation of a facility, who offers, advertises, or provides any service not authorized by a valid license, or who violates any other provision of this act, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. L.2019, c.268, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.77 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.77
Awarding of grant to health care facility; factors considered.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the State Treasurer and the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, may award a grant to a hospital or other licensed health care facility from the fund if the commissioner determines that, due to extraordinary circumstances, the grant is necessary to maintain access to essential health care services or referral sources, as appropriate. In determining whether to award a grant to a licensed health care facility, the commissioner shall consider whether, at a minimum, the following factors are present: a. Extraordinary circumstances threaten access to essential health services for residents in a community; b. Persons in a community will be without ready access to essential health care services in the absence of the award of a grant from the fund; c. Funding is unavailable from other sources to preserve or provide essential health care services; d. A grant from the fund is likely to stabilize access to the essential health care services; e. There is a reasonable likelihood that the essential health care services will be sustainable upon the termination of the grant; f. The proposed recipient of the grant agrees to conditions established by the commissioner for receipt of a grant; and g. The hospital or other licensed health care facility serves a significant number of uninsured and underinsured persons. L.2008, c.33, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.237.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2BB-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2BB / Section 2BB-9
Municipal Alliance Committee.
Status: in_force

9. The governing body of each municipality may appoint a Municipal Alliance Committee, or join with one or more municipalities to appoint a Municipal Alliance Committee. Membership on the Municipal Alliance Committee may include the chief of police; the president of the school board; the superintendent of schools; a student assistance coordinator; a representative of the parent-teacher association; a representative of the local bargaining unit for teachers; a representative of the Chamber of Commerce; a municipal court judge; representatives of local civic associations; representatives of local religious groups; and private citizens. The Municipal Alliance Committee, in consultation with the Local Advisory Committee on Substance Use Disorder, shall identify substance use disorder prevention, education and community needs. The committee also shall implement the Alliance programs formulated pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1989, c.51 (C.26:2BB-8). The governing body of a municipality may match any funds it receives from the Alliance. L. 1989, c. 51, s. 9; amended 2023, c.177, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-28 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-28
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2014, c.70, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-3
Declaration of public health emergency.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Governor, in consultation with the commissioner and the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management, may declare a public health emergency. In declaring a public health emergency, the Governor shall issue an order that specifies: (1) the nature of the public health emergency; (2) the geographic area subject to the declaration; (3) the conditions that have brought about the public health emergency to the extent known; and (4) the expected duration of the state of public health emergency, if less than 30 days. Such order may also prescribe necessary actions or countermeasures to protect the public's health. b. Any public health emergency declared pursuant to this act shall be terminated automatically after 30 days unless renewed by the Governor under the same standards and procedures set forth in subsection a. of this section. c. The commissioner shall coordinate all matters pertaining to the public health response to a public health emergency, and shall have primary jurisdiction, responsibility and authority for: (1) planning and executing public health emergency assessment, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery for the State; (2) coordinating public health emergency response between State and local authorities; (3) collaborating with relevant federal government authorities, elected officials and relevant agencies of other states, private organizations or companies; (4) coordinating recovery operations and prevention initiatives subsequent to public health emergencies; and (5) organizing public information activities regarding public health emergency response operations. All such activities shall be taken in coordination with the State Office of Emergency Management and shall be executed in accordance with the State Emergency Operations Plan. The State Office of Emergency Management shall provide the commissioner with all required assistance. d. In instances involving an overlap agent or toxin that causes or has the potential to cause a public health emergency, if the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services suspects or detects conditions that could potentially affect animals, plants or crops under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture pursuant to the provisions of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, he shall immediately notify the Secretary of Agriculture. If the Secretary of Agriculture suspects or detects conditions that could potentially affect humans, he shall immediately notify the commissioner. Information shared by each department shall be held confidential by the departments and their employees and their designees, and shall not be released without the approval of the department that was the source of the information. e. To the fullest extent practicable, the commissioner shall also promptly notify the elected municipal officials and applicable health care facilities of the jurisdiction affected by the public health emergency of the nature and extent of the emergency. f. All orders of the commissioner shall remain in effect during the period of the public health emergency until superseded by order of the Governor pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.). Upon the issuance of an order by the Governor pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251, the commissioner shall coordinate the public health emergency in accordance with the State Emergency Operations Plan. Upon declaration of a disaster pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251, the Governor may exercise the powers granted to the commissioner pursuant to this act. L.2005,c.222,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-20
Review by legislature; progress reports by commissioner
Status: in_force

The Legislature, through the Senate and General Assembly Standing Committees on Institutions, Health and Welfare, shall review the implementation of this act. To facilitate this review, the commissioner shall submit annual progress reports to the committees for a period of 2 years after the effective date of this act, and any other such reports thereafter as may be deemed necessary by the committees. All such reports shall also be submitted to the Legislature's Office of Fiscal Affairs. L.1975, c. 329, s. 20, eff. April 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-23 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-23
New Jersey Vaccine Education and Prioritization Plan.
Status: in_force

23. a. The commissioner shall develop and implement a New Jersey Vaccine Education and Prioritization Plan, as provided in subsection b. of this section, when the commissioner determines that: (1) an emergent condition exists and there is clear evidence that adverse and avoidable health outcomes from a preventable and acute communicable disease are expected to affect identifiable categories of high-risk individuals throughout the State; and (2) in order to protect or treat such individuals, assistance with the administration of vaccine is warranted due to a vaccine shortage. b. To protect the public health during a vaccine shortage, the commissioner shall issue an order to implement a New Jersey Vaccine Education and Prioritization Plan, which shall comprise: (1) procedures for the assessment of available vaccine Statewide; (2) procedures for the distribution and administration of vaccines that shall apply to physicians, nurses, health care facilities, pharmacies and others that dispense vaccines. The procedures shall include, but not be limited to, a definition of high-risk groups for priority protection or treatment in the event a vaccine shortage is imminent or existent; and (3) procedures for: (a) mobilizing public and private health resources to assist in vaccine distribution and administration; and (b) reallocating available supplies of vaccine to most effectively meet the needs of the State's high-risk groups, if necessary. c. As used in this section, "vaccine" includes vaccines, immune products and chemoprophylactic and treatment medications. d. A person who willfully or knowingly violates the New Jersey Vaccine Education and Prioritization Plan or any procedures contained therein shall be liable for a civil penalty of $500 for each violation. The penalty shall be sued for and collected by the commissioner in a summary proceeding before the Superior Court pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). e. The commissioner shall notify the appropriate professional or occupational licensing board or licensing authority, in the case of a facility, of repeated violations of the procedures by a health care professional or licensed facility. L.2005,c.222,s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 26:12-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-6
Certificate of approval; issuance; fee
Status: in_force

No youth camp which is now or hereafter shall be established shall be operated or conducted, except by authority of a valid certificate of approval issued by the commissioner under the rules and regulations prescribed by him. Application for the issuance or renewal of certificate shall be made upon a form prescribed by the commissioner, shall set forth the location of the camp and the operator thereof, and shall be accompanied by a fee to be set in the discretion of the commissioner but not to exceed $50.00 for day camps and $100.00 for resident camps which fee shall be returned if the application is denied. L.1973, c. 375, s. 6, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.18 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.18
Reserve requirement as fulfillment of utilization requirements.
Status: in_force

3. The 10% reserve requirement of this act shall be recognized to fulfill all or a portion, as applicable, of low and moderate income or Medicaid utilization requirements contained in municipal ordinances and shall satisfy all or a portion, as applicable, of low income housing requirements for assisted living residences or comprehensive personal care homes that are financed by bonds mandating low income housing as a condition of financing. L.2001,c.234,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.21
Retaliatory action prohibited.
Status: in_force

5. A covered health care facility shall not take any retaliatory action against any health care worker for reporting violent incidents. As used in this section, "retaliatory action" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of P.L.1986, c.105 (C.34:19-2). L.2007,c.236,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-53 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-53
Annual appropriation of moneys in fund.
Status: in_force

9. a. The annual appropriations act for each State fiscal year shall, without other conditions, limitations or restrictions, appropriate the moneys in the Global Warming Solutions Fund for the purposes set forth in subsections b. and c. of section 7 of P.L.2007, c.340 (C.26:2C-51). b. If the provisions of subsection a. of this section are not met on the effective date of an annual appropriations act for the State fiscal year, or if an amendment or supplement to an annual appropriations act for the State fiscal year should violate the requirements of subsection a. of this section, the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury shall, not later than five days after the enactment of the annual appropriations act, or an amendment or supplement thereto, that violates any of the requirements of subsection a. of this section, certify to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection that the requirements of subsection a. of this section have not been met. c. Sections 1 through 8 of P.L.2007, c.340 (C.26:2C-45 through C.26:2C-52) shall be without effect on and after the 10th day following a certification by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of this section. L.2007, c.340, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-27 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-27
Operation of sterile syringe access program.
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Health shall permit the establishment and operation of harm reduction services in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-25 et al.). The department shall prescribe by regulation requirements for the establishment and operation of harm reduction services to provide hypodermic syringes and needles in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-25 et al.). a. The department shall: (1) permit a registration form, to be submitted in a manner prescribed by the department, from any entity that seeks to provide harm reduction services in New Jersey, which shall be a prerequisite to so doing; (2) approve or deny a registration request based upon the requirements established by regulation of the department; (3) support and facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable, the linkage of harm reduction services to: (a) health care facilities and programs that may provide appropriate health care services, including mental health services, medication-assisted treatment services, and other substance use disorder treatment services to consumers receiving harm reduction services; and (b) housing assistance programs, career and employment-related counseling programs, and education counseling programs that may provide appropriate ancillary support services to consumers receiving harm reduction services; (4) provide for the adoption of a uniform membership card or other uniform Statewide means of identification for consumers, staff, and volunteers of entities offering authorized harm reduction services pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-28); and (5) maintain a record of de-identified statistical aggregate data reported to the department by entities offering authorized harm reduction services pursuant to paragraph (11) of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-28). b. The department shall be authorized to accept funding as may be made available from the private sector to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-25 et al.). L.2006, c.99, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.345; 2015, c.10, s.4; 2016, c.36, s.2; 2021, c.396, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-16
Violations, penalties
Status: in_force

16. a. A carrier that violates any provision of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $250 and not greater than $10,000 for each day that the carrier is in violation of the act if reasonable notice in writing is given of the intent to levy the penalty and, at the discretion of the commissioner, the carrier has 30 days, or such additional time as the commissioner shall determine to be reasonable, to remedy the condition which gave rise to the violation, and fails to do so within the time allowed. The penalty shall be collected by the commissioner in the name of the State in a summary proceeding in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. b. (1) The commissioner or the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may issue an order directing a carrier or a representative of a carrier to cease and desist from engaging in any act or practice in violation of the provisions of this act. (2) Within 20 days after service of the order of cease and desist, the respondent may request a hearing on the question of whether acts or practices in violation of this act have occurred. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and judicial review shall be available as provided therein. c. In the case of any violation of the provisions of this act, if the commissioner elects not to issue a cease and desist order, or in the event of noncompliance with a cease and desist order issued pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the commissioner may institute a proceeding to obtain injunctive relief in accordance with the applicable Court Rules. L.1997,c.192,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2Q-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2Q / Section 2Q-8
Administrative civil penalty; violation defined
Status: in_force

8. As an alternative, or in addition to the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-7), the commissioner may, subject to notice and hearing, impose an administrative civil penalty for a violation set forth in this section not to exceed $1,000 for the first offense and $5,000 for each subsequent offense. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day it continues constitutes an additional and separate violation. The penalty may be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the commissioner in a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. For the purposes of this act, the Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law." The department may compromise and settle a claim for a penalty under this section in such amount as the department determines to be appropriate and equitable. As used in this section, a violation shall include the: a. obstructing, hindering, delaying or interfering by force or otherwise with the commissioner in the exercise of any power or the discharge of any function or duty pursuant to the provisions of sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12); b. preparing, uttering or rendering of any false statements, reports, documents, plans or specifications permitted or required pursuant to sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12); or c. refusal or failure to comply with a ruling, action, order or notice of the commissioner pursuant to sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12). L.1993,c.288,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-100 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-100
Severability
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, section, provision, or part of this act shall be adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not invalidate, impair or affect the remainder of this act, which shall remain in full force and effect. L.1972, c. 193, s. 8, eff. Dec. 20, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-33
Discovery of sources of infection
Status: in_force

The local board shall use all reasonable means to ascertain the existence of any case of venereal disease within its jurisdiction. It shall investigate any case or suspected case that is not under the care of a reputable physician, and shall ascertain so far as is possible every source of infection and every exposure to infection.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-14.8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-14.8
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Safe Patient Handling Act." L.2007, c.225, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-36
Stand-by orders
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall promulgate a set of proposed stand-by orders which might be appropriate for use by the Governor upon declaration of the emergency contemplated by this act. Such stand-by control proposals, when approved by the Governor, shall be distributed to the appropriate agencies and to all commercial and industrial concerns throughout this State concerned with enforcement or impact of this act, and notice of their contents shall be given to the public. The commissioner shall promulgate arrangements for the enforcement of said stand-by orders and, upon approval by the Governor, notice of said arrangements shall also be distributed to said authorities, commercial and industrial concerns, and to the general public. Said proposed stand-by orders and arrangements shall not, however, become operative except when directed by the Governor in any order issued by him pursuant to a declaration of emergency under this act. L.1967, c. 108, s. 11, eff. June 15, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 26:12-19 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-19
Definitions relative to emergency epinephrine administration at youth camps.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Member of the youth camp community" means a person who is a camper at, or a staff member of, a youth camp. "Professionally qualified health care provider" means a licensed health care professional whose authorized scope of practice includes the administration of medication, whether independently, or through a joint protocol or standing order from a physician. "Trained designee" means a youth camp staff member who has been trained by the youth camp health director or, if the youth camp health director is not professionally qualified to administer epinephrine, by a professionally qualified health care provider, in the detection of anaphylaxis and the emergency administration of epinephrine using a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism. "Youth camp" means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1973, c.375 (C.26:12-3). "Youth camp health director" means and includes a person, 18 years of age or older, who meets the qualifications required by N.J.A.C.8:25-5.2 and who is responsible for the proper medical recordkeeping, care, and treatment of campers at a youth camp. Youth camps that do not have a health director who is a medical professional may use one of the following options: a youth camp health director trained in the emergency administration of epinephrine via a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism by the professionally qualified health care provider responsible for writing the prescription with documentation; an emergency medical technician certified in emergency epinephrine auto-injector administration; or an individual trained in the detection of anaphylaxis and the emergency administration of epinephrine using a pre-filled auto-injector device. "Youth camp operator" means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1973, c.375 (C.26:12-3). L.2015, c.231, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-46.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-46.1
Increase in penalties for deficiencies outlined in federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidance.
Status: in_force

1. A nursing home, as defined under section 1 of P.L.1975, c.397 (C.26:2H-29), cited for the same or a substantially similar F-level deficiency or higher, as outlined in federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidance, at any point over a three-year period during any standard or special survey conducted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.488.308 or any other inspection conducted by the Department of Health, or any third-party contractor or instrumentality thereof, pursuant to State or federal law or regulation, including in response to a complaint, shall be subject to a penalty that shall be more severe than the penalty imposed for the previous violation. The department may impose additional penalties, sanctions, or corrective measures pursuant to regulation when such deficiencies or violations involve noncompliance with infection control requirements or result in severe adverse health consequences for a resident or staff member of the nursing home. This section shall not be construed to diminish any authority of the Department of Health or any other department that exists pursuant to any other law, rule, or regulation. L.2021, c.457, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-22
Form of emergency permit
Status: in_force

26:6-22. The emergency burial or removal permit shall be issued in the following form: "It being impossible to obtain a burial or removal permit from the registrar of vital statistics on account of (state here the reason), I, a judge of the Superior Court (or a judge of a municipal court of the .................. of ............. ), do hereby grant this emergency permit for the burial or removal of ....................... , whose death has been duly certified to me." The permit shall be dated and signed by the judge and shall be given to the person delivering the certificate of death. The judge shall, within five days thereafter, transmit the certificate to the State registrar. The judge shall be entitled to $1.00 for the issuance of an emergency permit. Amended 1953,c.26,s.52; 1965,c.78,s.14; 1991,c.91,s.297.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-27 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-27
Denial, revocation or suspension of certificate of approval; notice; hearing; order; appeal
Status: in_force

The commissioner after a hearing may deny, revoke, or suspend any certificate of approval granted under authority of this act to any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association violating the provisions hereof or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Notice of the pending revocation, suspension, or denial of a certificate of approval together with a specification of charges shall be sent to the applicant or holder of a certificate of approval by registered mail and the notice shall set forth the particular reasons for the denial, suspension, or revocation of the license. Such denial, suspension, or revocation shall become effective 30 days after mailing, unless the applicant or holder of a certificate of approval, within such 30-day period shall meet the requirements of the commissioner, or shall give written notice to the commissioner of its desire for a hearing, in which case the denial, suspension, or revocation shall be held in abeyance until the hearing has been concluded and a final decision rendered; provided, however, that such applicant or holder of a certificate of approval may appeal from such denial, suspension, or revocation, to any court having jurisdiction of such matters. The commissioner shall arrange for prompt and fair hearings on all such cases, render written decisions stating conclusions and reasons therefor upon each matter so heard, and is empowered to enter orders of denial, suspension, or revocation consistent with the circumstances in each case. L.1970, c. 334, s. 7, eff. Dec. 29, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-48.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-48.4
Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

3. a. Except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a health care professional who provides expedited partner therapy pursuant to this act, and a licensed pharmacist who dispenses a prescription for medication issued for expedited partner therapy pursuant to this act, shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action in connection with any act or omission taken in good faith consistent with the provisions of this act. A health care professional shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for choosing not to provide expedited partner therapy. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a patient's health benefits plan or prescription benefits plan to pay for or provide reimbursement for anyone other than the patient who is provided expedited partner therapy pursuant to this act unless the person to whom expedited partner therapy is being provided is listed as a beneficiary under the patient's health benefits plan or prescription benefits plan. L.2019, c.336, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.60d — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.60d
Interagency agreement with Medicaid Inspector General.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Commissioner of Health and the Medicaid Inspector General shall establish an inter-agency agreement under which the staff and resources of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General are utilized to: (1) investigate charity care claims, which that office or the Department of Health reasonably suspects may be fraudulent, with the same authority as that granted to the Medicaid Inspector General to investigate complaints related to Medicaid integrity, fraud, and abuse pursuant to P.L.2007, c.58 (C.30:4D-53 et al.); and (2) recover monies from third party payers that were paid as charity care subsidies based upon fraudulent charity care claims. b. The commissioner and the Medicaid Inspector General shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that any monies recovered pursuant to subsection a. of this section are deposited in the Health Care Subsidy Fund and used for the purposes of providing charity care subsidies pursuant to P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.51 et al.). L.2007, c.217, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.232.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-82 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-82
Amendment, revocation of anatomical gift by donor.
Status: in_force

6. a. Subject to the provisions of section 8 of this act, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to section 4 of this act may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by: (1) a record signed by: (a) the donor or other person; or (b) subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or (2) a later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency. b. A record signed pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section shall: (1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom shall be a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or other person; and (2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection. c. Subject to the provisions of section 8 of this act, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to section 4 of this act may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift. d. A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom shall be a disinterested witness. e. A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection a. of this section. L.2008, c.50, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.8
Benefits for certain cancer treatments
Status: in_force

6. In addition to benefits provided under regulations adopted pursuant to P.L.1992, c.161 (C.17B:27A-2 et seq.) and P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17 et seq.), no certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall be issued or continued on or after the effective date of this act unless the health maintenance organization offers to provide health care services to any contract holder for the treatment of cancer by dose-intensive chemotherapy/autologous bone marrow transplants and peripheral blood stem cell transplants when performed by institutions approved by the National Cancer Institute or pursuant to protocols consistent with the guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. This treatment shall be provided to the same extent as for any other illness. The offer required pursuant to 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. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit a health maintenance organization in adjusting the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage, or providing for reasonable deductibles or copayments, with respect to benefits provided pursuant to this section. L.1995,c.100,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-38
Disinterment of bodies of persons dying of communicable disease
Status: in_force

No dead body of a person who has died of smallpox, cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever, plague, or from any disease publicly declared by the State department to be communicable, shall be disinterred or removed from any grave, tomb, vault or place within this State unless the body was originally interred in a metallic case, hermetically sealed, and then only by the order of and under the direction of the local board within whose jurisdiction the body was buried. The requirement as to the use of a metallic case shall not apply where the body has been embalmed prior to burial and buried or interred 3 years or more. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 23.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-17
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

11. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, and the State Board of Medical Examiners and the New Jersey Board of Nursing shall promulgate such rules and regulations as they deem necessary to carry out their functions under this act. L.1984, c. 146, s. 11; amended 2022, c.118, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.59 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.59
Online brochure relative to bone marrow donation.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Health shall prepare an online brochure for display on the Internet website of the Department of Health, based upon information derived from the National Marrow Donor Program, or NMDP, which may be downloaded by physicians and utilized by the commissioner for the purposes of subsection c. of this section, and shall be designed to inform patients of the option to become a bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell, or PBSC, donor by registering with the NMDP and to answer common questions about bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell, or PBSC, donation. b. The brochure shall describe: (1) the health benefits to the community from making a bone marrow or PBSC donation through the NMDP; (2) how to register with the NMDP; (3) the procedures for making a bone marrow or PBSC donation through the NMDP, including notice that there is no charge to the donor or the donor's family for making the donation; (4) the circumstances and procedures by which a patient may receive a transfusion of the patient's previously donated blood; and (5) any other aspects of bone marrow or PBSC donation that the commissioner deems appropriate for the purposes of this act. c. The commissioner, within the limits of resources available to the Department of Health for this purpose, shall seek to promote awareness among physicians and the general public in this State about the option to become a bone marrow or PBSC donor. In doing so, the commissioner shall consult with at least the following: the Medical Society of New Jersey, the Institute of Medicine and Public Health of New Jersey, the NMDP, and other organizations that are seeking to increase bone marrow and PBSC donation among various ethnic groups within the State in need of these donations. L.2010, c.61, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.210.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-44 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-44
Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

A person who violates the provisions of this act is subject to a penalty of $200 for the first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense. If the violation of this act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute a separate offense for the purposes of this section. The penalty shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). L.1989, c.314, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-115.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-115.1
Agreements with federal government; reimbursement.
Status: in_force

10. The Commissioner of Human Services, subject to the approval of the Governor, is authorized, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, to enter into agreements with the Federal Government or any agency thereof, under which the Division of Aging Services (1) will provide or otherwise secure the adoption of programs consonant with the objectives of this act and (2) will receive reimbursement from the United States for any such costs incurred, expenses paid, or allowances and benefits paid in connection with said programs in accordance with said agreement and the laws of this State or of the United States. L.1966, c.61, s.10; amended 2012, c.17, s.105.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-81 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-81
Limitations on appropriations
Status: in_force

Limitations on appropriations to any of the boards or agencies enumerated in section four hereof, contained in any existing law, shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this act, continue in full force and effect. L.1948, c. 444, p. 1753, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-49.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-49.4
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect January first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine. L.1938, c. 41, p. 117, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:12-12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-12
Exemptions from safety standards
Status: in_force

The commissioner, upon application by a camp owner showing extraordinary circumstances or undue hardship, and upon the determination by a field inspector, after inspection of the affected premises and facilities, that the conditions, practices, or activities proposed to be used are as safe and healthful as those which would prevail if the camp owner complied with the standard, may exempt such camp or activity from specific requirements of this act, but the terms of such exemption shall require appropriate notice thereof to parents or other relatives of affected campers. L.1973, c. 375, s. 12, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-21
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Without limiting or impairing in any way the powers heretofore provided by the act to which this act is a supplement, the commission is hereby empowered and directed to adopt, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act" P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) such rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 233, s. 4, eff. Sept. 26, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be known and may be cited as the "Local Health Services Act." L.1975, c. 329, s. 1, eff. April 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 26:18-24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-24
Board, coordinate, community advisory committee.
Status: in_force

8. a. The board shall coordinate with a community advisory committee to support and inform the work of the authority. The community advisory committee shall consist of 11 members representing diverse community groups with relevant experience as providers of maternal, infant, and childhood health care services or as recipients of maternal health care services, with a preference for individuals who received maternal health care services within the past three years. b. The members of the community advisory committee shall be appointed by the Governor, who shall consider any recommended candidates presented by the board. The board may solicit applications for candidates to the advisory committee in order to inform its recommendations to the Governor. Committee members shall serve for a term of three years, except that, of the committee members first appointed to the committee, five shall serve for a term of one year and six shall serve for a term of two years. The successors to the initially appointed members shall each be appointed for a term of three years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. The members of the community advisory committee shall be eligible for reappointment to the committee. c. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the community advisory committee shall be annually selected by the Governor from among the public members of the board pursuant to subparagraph (d) of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2023, c.109 (C.26:18-21). The chairperson shall coordinate the activities of the community advisory committee. In the event that the chairperson position is vacant or the chairperson is absent from a meeting of the community advisory committee, the vice-chairperson shall act as chairperson of the committee. d. Four members of the community advisory committee, including either the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the community advisory committee, shall be residents of the City of Trenton with background as either a mother with personal experience in receiving perinatal services in Trenton or as a community stakeholder. The remaining members of the community advisory committee shall be residents of municipalities in different geographic regions of the State with the highest rates of Black and Hispanic infant mortality, and shall have backgrounds as mothers with personal experience in receiving perinatal services or as community stakeholders. e. The committee members shall receive an annual stipend of $20,000, to be paid in increments as determined by the board. L.2023, c.109, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-46 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-46
Duties of department of transportation
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation shall, within 1 year of the effective date of this act: a. Complete a study evaluating all means of transportation serving affected counties and municipalities and, in conjunction with the Department of Health, develop an inventory of emergency transport vehicles. Such study shall be submitted to the department and the division, and relevant portions thereof shall be submitted by the department to municipalities charged with developing local emergency response plans for their use in preparing emergency response plans; b. Prepare and submit to the department and the division for inclusion in the plan, and annually update, a radiation emergency transportation plan, which plan shall include, but not be limited to, the designation, construction, and maintenance of primary and secondary routes to be used by radiation emergency response personnel and the general public in the event of a radiation accident or threatened radiation accident, and the development of traffic management procedures sufficient to assure rapid access to and from any affected county or municipality. L.1981, c. 302, s. 10, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-26
Contents of transit permit
Status: in_force

The transit permit shall be issued upon a form prescribed by the State Department, signed by the local registrar, and shall set forth: a. That the body has been prepared for transportation in every particular as required by law and the rules of the State Department; b. The places from which and to which the body will be transported; and c. The name of the person, if any, authorized to accompany the body in its transit. Amended by L.1951, c. 82, p. 474, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-8
Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner.
Status: in_force

8. a. The position of Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner is created in the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner. b. The Chief State Medical Examiner may appoint one or more persons to the position of Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, as he determines is needed to provide for appropriate supervision of the medical examiner system in this State. If the Chief State Medical Examiner appoints more than one person as Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, the Chief State Medical Examiner shall name one Deputy Chief Medical Examiner as the "First Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner." c. The Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, or the First Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner if one has been named pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall perform all of the duties of the Chief State Medical Examiner in the case of the incapacity, prolonged absence, permanent resignation, or removal of the Chief State Medical Examiner. d. The Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner shall: be a physician licensed and in good standing in the State; be 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 the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology; and possess such minimum training and experiential requirements as are established by the Chief State Medical Examiner. e. Nothing shall preclude an appointed county or intercounty medical examiner from also serving as Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, provided that person meets the eligibility requirements set forth in this section. f. The Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner shall ensure compliance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Chief State Medical Examiner, and shall perform such duties as are assigned by the Chief State Medical Examiner. g. The Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner may be removed from office by the Chief State Medical Examiner with or without cause. The removal shall be independent of any position that the Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner holds as a county or intercounty medical examiner. h. If the Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner appointed pursuant to this section assumes the duties of a county or intercounty medical examiner, the Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner shall have all the authority conferred by law upon a county or intercounty medical examiner and may appoint such assistants, aides, investigators, or other personnel as the Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner deems necessary. In that event, the treasurer of the county or the treasurers of the counties, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner or its designated representative for all costs incurred in properly conducting death investigations on behalf of the county or counties and performing all other functions of the county or intercounty medical examiner. L.2018, c.62, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-4
Public Health Council.
Status: in_force

4. There shall be in the department a Public Health Council which shall consist of 10 members, each of whom shall be chosen with due regard to his knowledge of and interest in public health and each of whom shall be a citizen of this State. Two of such members shall be duly licensed physicians, one member shall be a dentist licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey, one member shall be a person knowledgeable by education or professional experience in health-related aspects of terrorism agents that may be used in acts of terrorism, and one member shall be a public health professional. Each member shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of 7 years and until his successor is appointed and qualified; provided, however, that the first appointments hereunder shall be for terms which shall commence on July 1, 1947, and shall continue 1 for 1 year, 1 for 2 years, 1 for 3 years, 1 for 4 years, 1 for 5 years, 1 for 6 years, and 1 for 7 years; and provided further, that the term of the dentist member first appointed shall commence on July 1, 1954. Any member of the Public Health Council may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the council for any cause shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. The members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L.1947,c.177,s.4; amended 1954, c.158 2004, c. 158.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.47 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.47
Health maintenance organization to cover adolescent depression screenings.
Status: in_force

8. A health maintenance organization contract for health care services that is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for expenses incurred in screening adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 for major depressive disorder, so long as screening for major depressive disorder in adolescents continues to receive a rating of "A" or "B" from the United States Preventative Services Task Force. Coverage shall not be denied solely on the basis that the screening is provided in conjunction with any other health care evaluation, treatment, or service. The health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other condition under the contract, except that the health maintenance organization shall not impose on covered persons receiving these services any form of cost sharing, including, but not limited to, copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance. This section shall apply to those contracts for health care services under which the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage is reserved. L.2021, c.73, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-56 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-56
Severability
Status: in_force

If any section, part, phrase, or provision of this act or the application thereof to any person be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall be confined in its operation to the section, part, phrase, provision, or application directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered and it shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this act or the application thereof to other persons. L.1981, c. 302, s. 20, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-75 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-75
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

8. a. Any person who violates the provisions of this act or an order of the commissioner shall be liable for the first offense to a penalty of not more than $1,000, and for the second and each succeeding offense for a penalty of not more than $5,000. The penalties shall be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). b. In addition to any civil penalties provided under this section, the commissioner may suspend or revoke a registration made pursuant to this act for a violation of any provision of this act. c. Except as provided in section 7 of this act, before denying to grant or renew a registration, or suspending or revoking a registration, pursuant to this act, the commissioner shall provide notice of the denial, revocation, or suspension, together with a specification of charges to the applicant or registrant, personally or by certified mail to the address of record, and the notice shall set forth the particular reasons for the denial, suspension, or revocation. The denial, suspension, or revocation shall become effective 30 days after mailing, unless the applicant or registrant, within the 30-day period, meets the requirements of the department or files with the department a written answer to the charges and gives written notice to the department of its desire for a hearing, in which case the denial, suspension, or revocation may be held in abeyance until the hearing has been concluded and a final decision rendered by the commissioner. The commissioner shall afford the applicant or registrant an opportunity for a prompt hearing on the question of the granting, suspension, or revocation of the registration. The procedure governing the hearing shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department. Either party may be represented by counsel of its own choosing, and has the right to subpoena witnesses and to compel their attendance on forms furnished by the department. The commissioner shall render a written decision stating conclusions and reasons therefor. L.2008, c.49, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-61 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-61
Application for allotments; use of funds received
Status: in_force

The Department of Health is further authorized and directed to make application to the Surgeon-General of the United States and to such other officers and agencies of the Federal government in said Acts enumerated, for securing the allotments so authorized, such allotments to be paid to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall maintain such sums as may be received in separate funds, to be disbursed by him on the warrant of the Comptroller, subject to the certification of the Department of Health, in furtherance of the purposes enumerated. Amended by L.1944, c. 70, p. 138, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-68 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-68
New Jersey Fuel Cell Task Force.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established in the Board of Public Utilities the New Jersey Fuel Cell Task Force. The purpose of the task force shall be to develop a plan to increase the use of fuel cells in the State and to provide information, education, and resources for that purpose. The task force shall: (1) serve as a resource to State departments and local governments on fuel cell issues; (2) assist in the growth of fuel cell businesses in the State; (3) increase the use of fuel cells throughout State government departments and agencies; (4) develop a strategy for the development of infrastructure to support the use of fuel cells; and (5) provide information and educational materials to the public, government, and industry about the use and benefits of fuel cells. In conducting its duties, the task force shall consult with the United States Department of Energy and any fuel cell organizations that may exist in other states. b. The task force shall consist of 15 members as follows: (1) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the President of the Board of Public Utilities, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Community Affairs, the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, who shall serve ex officio, or their respective designees; and (2) the following public members, appointed by the Governor: (a) one member representing a fuel cell advocacy group in the State; (b) one member representing fuel cell manufacturers; (c) one member representing suppliers of hydrogen for fuel cells; (d) one member representing fuel cell vehicle manufacturers; (e) two members of the academic community with expertise in fuel cells; (f) one member representing a manufacturer of stationary fuel cells; (g) one member with expertise in fuel cell powered material handling equipment; (h) one member representing local government with expertise in municipal land use matters; and (i) one member with expertise in retail fuel sales and distribution. c. All appointments to the task force shall be made no later than 90 days after the effective date of this act. Each public member shall serve for four years or until a successor is appointed, and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the task force for its purposes. d. The task force shall organize as soon as practicable following the appointment of all its public members and shall select a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its members, as well as a secretary who need not be a member of the task force. A majority of the full membership of the task force shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of task force business. The task force may meet and hold hearings at the place or places the task force designates. The Board of Public Utilities shall provide staff support to the task force. The task force shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county, or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, or agency as the task force may require and as may be available to the task force for its purposes. e. No later than one year after its organization, and annually thereafter, the task force 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 detailing the task force's plan to increase the use of fuel cells in the State, including any recommendations for legislative or regulatory action that are necessary to effectuate the plan. L.2020, c.38.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-9.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-9.2
Written fee schedule information furnished to health care providers, proprietary information.
Status: in_force

1. a. A carrier which offers a managed care plan that negotiates with a health care provider to become a participating provider, who is reimbursed per procedure under the plan, shall, upon request, furnish the health care provider with a written fee schedule, or in an electronic format if agreed upon by both parties, showing the fees for the 20 most common evaluation and management codes and the 20 most common office-based or hospital-based in-network services for the health care provider's specialty or sub-specialty, to be provided by the health care provider under the plan pursuant to the proposed or existing contract between the carrier and health care provider. If the carrier negotiates with the health care provider to become a participating provider under more than one managed care plan offered by the carrier, the carrier shall provide the applicable fee schedule for each plan. If the carrier negotiates a fee schedule with the health care provider that is specific to that health care provider, the carrier shall provide only the applicable fee schedule for that health care provider. If the rate that the health care provider will be paid is a percentage of another rate, it shall be sufficient for the carrier to provide that formula to the health care provider. The carrier shall furnish the fee schedule pursuant to this subsection within 15 days of the request of the provider. The fee schedule provided to the health care provider by the carrier is proprietary and shall be confidential. Unauthorized distribution of the fee schedule may result in the health care provider's termination from the network in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:38-1.1 et seq. b. The carrier shall reimburse the health care provider in accordance with the fee schedule provided to the health care provider pursuant to the contract. The carrier may revise the fee schedule upon providing the health care provider with written notice of the change and, upon request, a copy of the revised fee schedule. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a carrier to make payments under a managed care plan based on its claims payment policies. L.2005,c.286,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8A-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8A / Section 8A-7
Preparation of forms and notices.
Status: in_force

7. a. The commissioner shall cause to be prepared, in such a manner as the commissioner determines appropriate: (1) blank forms, in quadruplicate, of Affidavits of Domestic Partnership and Certificates of Domestic Partnership corresponding to the requirements of this act; and (2) copies of the Notice of the Rights and Obligations of Domestic Partners. b. The commissioner shall ensure that these forms and notices, along with such sections of the laws concerning domestic partnership and explanations thereof as the commissioner may deem useful to persons having duties to recognize domestic partners under those laws, are printed and supplied to each local registrar, and made available to the public upon request. L.2003,c.246,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-71 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-71
Registration as anatomical research recovery organization.
Status: in_force

4. a. No person shall engage in the recovery of a human body or part donated in this State for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science pursuant to P.L.1969, c.161 (C.26:6-57 et seq.) or any subsequent statute adopted pursuant thereto, unless the person is registered as an anatomical research recovery organization with the Department of Health pursuant to this act. The registration required pursuant to this act shall be in addition to any license or permit required by a local board of health, other local health agency, or any State or federal agency. b. The registration shall be valid for a one-year period and may be renewed subject to compliance with the requirements of this act. The commissioner shall establish such registration and renewal fees as may be reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. c. The commissioner may enter and inspect the premises of any anatomical research recovery organization and the books and records as is reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2008, c.49, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.347.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2SS-19 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2SS / Section 2SS-19
Severability.
Status: in_force

19. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and if any provision of this act shall be held invalid, or held invalid with respect to any particular health benefits plan or carrier, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions hereof, or application of those provisions to other health benefits plans or carriers. L.2018, c.32, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-91 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-91
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, except that any appointment, and any confirmation of any appointment, permitted by this act may be made prior to such date. L.1948, c. 444, p. 1756, s. 27.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-62 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-62
Rights, responsibilities of health care professionals
Status: in_force

10. In addition to any rights and responsibilities recognized or imposed by, or pursuant to, this act, or by any other law, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals shall have the following rights and responsibilities: a. The attending physician shall make an affirmative inquiry of the patient, his family or others, as appropriate under the circumstances, concerning the existence of an advance directive. The attending physician shall note in the patient's medical records whether or not an advance directive exists, and the name of the patient's health care representative, if any, and shall attach a copy of the advance directive to the patient's medical records. The attending physician shall document in the same manner the reaffirmation, modification, or revocation of an advance directive, if he has knowledge of such action. b. A physician may decline to participate in the withholding or withdrawing of measures utilized to sustain life, in accordance with his sincerely held personal or professional convictions. In such circumstances, the physician shall act in good faith to inform the patient and the health care representative, and the chief of the medical staff or other designated institutional official, of this decision as soon as practicable, to effect an appropriate, respectful and timely transfer of care, and to assure that the patient is not abandoned or treated disrespectfully. In the event of transfer of a patient's care, the attending physician shall assure the timely transfer of the patient's medical records, including a copy of the patient's advance directive. c. A nurse or other health care professional may decline to participate in the withholding or withdrawing of measures utilized to sustain life, in accordance with his sincerely held personal or professional convictions. In these circumstances, the nurse or other health care professional shall act in good faith to inform the patient and the health care representative, and the head of the nursing or other professional staff or other designated institutional official, of this decision as soon as practicable, to cooperate in effecting an appropriate, respectful and timely transfer of care, and to assure that the patient is not abandoned or treated disrespectfully. d. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a physician, nurse or other health care professional to begin, continue, withhold, or withdraw health care in a manner contrary to law or accepted professional standards. L.1991,c.201,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-14
Abolishment of offices or positions
Status: in_force

Subject to approval by the Public Health Council, the commissioner may, subject to any provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes relating thereto, abolish any office or position which in his judgment it may be unnecessary to retain. L.1947, c. 177, p. 799, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-20.7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-20.7
Unspecified information kept confidential.
Status: in_force

5. a. Information and records acquired by a local overdose fatality review team, except for information contained within the annual report submitted pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection a. of section 3 of this act, shall be confidential and shall not be subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding or disciplinary or other administrative action. Information and records that are otherwise available from other sources shall not be immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence through those sources solely due to the presentation or review of the information or record to or by a local team. b. Information and records created by a local overdose fatality review team shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public or considered a government record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). c. Substance use disorder treatment records requested by or provided to a local overdose fatality review team shall be subject to any additional limitations on the redisclosure of a medical record developed in connection with the provision of substance use disorder treatment services under State or federal law, including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C. s.290dd-2 and 42 C.F.R. Part 2. d. Local overdose fatality review team members, and any individual who presents or provides information to a local team, may not be questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding or disciplinary action regarding the information presented or provided, except in an action contesting the validity of the disclosure itself. This subsection shall not prevent an individual from testifying regarding information obtained independently of the local team, public information, or publicly available information. e. The county health department shall ensure the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the information provided to a local overdose fatality review team shall be maintained as required by State and federal laws and any local ordinances. f. An individual damaged by the negligent or knowing and willful disclosure of confidential information by a local team or its members may bring an action for damages, costs, and attorney fees consistent with State law. Additionally, the Department of Health may establish penalties for the negligent or knowing and willful disclosure of confidential information by a local team or its members. g. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require the disclosure of any private or confidential health information in violation of State or federal privacy laws. L.2021, c.430, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-40 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-40
Examinations; subjects
Status: in_force

Every such examination shall be in such public health subjects as the commissioner shall direct. L.1947, c. 177, p. 808, s. 40.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-104 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-104
Legislative findings and declaration
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares: a. That New Jersey is currently suffering from the highest overall mortality rates for cancer in the Nation; b. That certain forms of cancer are now believed to be attributable to environmental factors which, if controlled, can significantly reduce cancer incidence in this State; c. That more complete and more precise statistical data are necessary to determine the correlations between cancer incidence and possible environmental factors and to evaluate cancer treatment and prevention measures that are currently in progress; and, d. That a cancer registry would thus provide a vital foundation for a concerted State effort to reduce the incidence of environmentally related cancer in this State. L.1977, c. 266, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.33
Health maintenance organization to provide installment payments to obstetrical provider for maternity services.
Status: in_force

8. a. Every certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization issued or continued in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State, by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, for a health maintenance organization which provides benefits for maternity services, shall provide for reimbursement in installments to an obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey for maternity services rendered during the term of a covered person's pregnancy. b. For the purposes of this section, "obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey" means: (1) an obstetrician/gynecologist licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners; or (2) a midwife licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners as a certified midwife or a certified nurse midwife. c. This section shall apply to all enrollee agreements in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges. L.2009, c.113, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-86 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-86
Tanning facility; annual registration, fee.
Status: in_force

6. a. A tanning facility shall register annually with the Department of Health on forms provided by the department and shall pay to the department an annual registration fee. b. The Department of Health shall establish a registration fee schedule, by regulation, to cover the costs of implementing the provisions of this act, including the costs incurred by local boards of health pursuant to section 4 of this act. L.1989, c.234, s.6; amended 2006, c.48, s.4; 2012, c.17, s.150.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.20
HMO to provide coverage for mental health conditions, substance use disorders; collaborative care model.
Status: in_force

8. a. (1) Every enrollee agreement delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.) or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act shall provide health care services for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under the same terms and conditions as provided for any other sickness under the agreement and shall meet the requirements of the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. s.18031(j), and any amendments to, and federal guidance or regulations issued under that act, including 45 C.F.R. Parts 146 and 147 and 45 C.F.R. s.156.115(a)(3). Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall include benefits delivered through the psychiatric Collaborative Care Model. (2) As used in this section: "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. "Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model" means the evidence-based, integrated behavioral health service delivery method wherein a primary care provider and a care manager collaborate with a psychiatric consultant to provide care to a patient. "Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model" shall include those benefits that are billed using the following list of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, which list shall be updated by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance whenever the codes are altered or supplemented: (a) 99492 - Initial psychiatric collaborative care management; (b) 99493 - Subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management; and (c) 99494 - Initial or subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management, additional time. "Same terms and conditions" means that the health maintenance organization cannot apply more restrictive non-quantitative limitations, such as utilization review and other criteria or more quantitative limitations such as copayments, deductibles, aggregate or annual limits or health care services limits to mental health condition and substance use disorder services than those applied to substantially all other medical or surgical health care services. "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. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2019, c.58) c. The provisions of this section shall apply to enrollee agreements in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the premium. d. Nothing in this section shall reduce the requirement for a health maintenance organization to provide benefits pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2017, c.28 (C.26:2J-4.39). L.1999, c.106, s.8; amended 2012, c.17, s.271; 2019, c.58, s.8; 2022, c.33, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.32 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.32
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

6. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as the commissioner determines necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2013, c.217, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-97 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-97
Disposition of receipts from sale of supplies
Status: in_force

All moneys received from the sale of such laboratory supplies shall be paid by the state department to the state treasurer and shall be added to the amount appropriated for the support of the bacteriological laboratory, and shall be expended by the state department for the maintenance of the laboratory.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-100.5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-100.5
Expenditures authorized
Status: in_force

For the purchase and distribution of the said materials, and for expenses incident to such distribution and the keeping of records of the use of said material, the said department is hereby authorized to expend such sum as shall be appropriated by any law, or such amount as may be available to the department for other biological products, or which may otherwise be available. L.1942, c. 148, p. 444, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.43 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.43
Compensation provided for cost of advanced life support services
Status: in_force

a. The cost of advanced life support services provided pursuant to P.L.1984, c.146 (C.26:2K-7 et seq.) to medically indigent persons incurred through a hospital's provision of advanced life support services shall be compensated pursuant to this act. The commission shall, by regulation, establish a schedule of reimbursement rates for advanced life support services. Reimbursement for mobile intensive care unit uncompensated care shall only include those uninsured patients who are classified as charity care pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner. Reimbursement shall exclude bad debt, the difference in a contractual allowance, or any medical denials for a service. b. The cost of advanced life support services provided by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey University Hospital to uninsured patients who are classified as charity care shall be uncompensated care, except that such uncompensated care shall be exempt from any reimbursement limitations for uncompensated care that apply to University Hospital. Reimbursement for advanced life support services uncompensated care for University Hospital shall not be paid from the fund, but shall be paid through the reimbursement rates of University Hospital as established by the commission. L.1991,c.187,s.21; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-18 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-18
Action due to unauthorized disclosure
Status: in_force

4. A woman who has or is suspected of having AIDS or HIV infection may pursue an action against a person who makes an unauthorized disclosure of any information concerning the woman's positive test result for the presence of antibodies to HIV which is obtained pursuant to section 2 of this act, in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1989, c.303 (C.26:5C-14). L.1995,c.174,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-37 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-37
Acceptance of gifts, grants, etc.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized to contract for and to accept any gifts, grants, devises, bequests, funds, facilities, property, services, or assistance in any form from the Federal Government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from any private agency or person for any of the purposes of this act. Any moneys so received may be expended by the commissioner to effectuate the purposes of this act, subject to the same limitation as to approval of expenditures and audits as are prescribed for State moneys appropriated for the purposes of this act. L.1971, c. 128, s. 7, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.97 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.97
Definitions relative to the prevention of social isolation in certain facilities.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Cohorting" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2019, c.243 (C.26:2H-12.87). "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Long-term care facility" or "facility" means a nursing home, assisted living facility, comprehensive personal care home, residential health care facility, or dementia care home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.).
"Religious and recreational activities" includes any religious, social, or recreational activity that is consistent with the resident's preferences and choosing, regardless of whether the activity is coordinated, offered, provided, or sponsored by facility staff or by an outside activities provider. "Resident" means a senior citizen or other person who resides in a long-term care facility. "Social isolation" means a state of isolation wherein a resident of a long-term care facility is unable to engage in social interactions and religious and recreational activities with other facility residents or with family members, friends, and external support systems. L.2020, c.113, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "AIDS Assistance Act." L.1984, c. 126, s. 1, eff. Aug. 8, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 26:7-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-21
Enforcement
Status: in_force

11. The provisions of this act shall be enforced and all penalties for the violation thereof shall be recovered in accordance with the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.), and of any act amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and in addition to the provisions and remedies therein contained, the following provisions and remedies shall be applicable in any proceeding brought for a penalty for a violation under the provisions of this act: (a) The following courts shall have jurisdiction of such proceeding in addition to those prescribed in said law, namely: the Superior Court and municipal courts; (b) The complaint in such proceeding may be made on information and belief by any employee of the State Department of Health; (c) A warrant may issue in lieu of summons in such proceeding; (d) The hearing in such proceeding shall be without a jury; (e) If the defendant in such proceeding shall fail to pay forthwith the amount of any money judgment rendered against him, the said defendant may be committed as provided in said law; (f) Such proceeding may be instituted on any day of the week or on a Sunday or a holiday; (g) Any sums received in payment of a money judgment entered in such proceeding shall be remitted to the State Department of Health; (h) An appeal from any judgment entered in such proceeding may be taken in the manner provided by law. L.1950,c.256,s.11; amended 1991,c.91,s.298.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-83 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-83
Killing or confining animal bitten by another
Status: in_force

The local board, within its jurisdiction, shall serve a notice, in writing, upon the owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other animal known or suspected to have been bitten by an animal known or suspected of being affected by rabies, requiring the owner or person in charge of the animal to kill it or confine it for a period of not less than six months.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-67 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-67
Powers and duties vested in State Department of Labor or State Commissioner of Labor not affected
Status: in_force

The powers, duties and functions vested in the State Department of Health under the provisions of this act shall not be construed to affect in any manner the powers, duties and functions vested in the State Department of Labor or the State Commissioner of Labor under any other provisions of law. L.1947, c. 177, p. 816, s. 68.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.7
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that a person admitted to a general hospital often feels overwhelmed and uncertain as to his condition and course of treatment, and that the declaration of a bill of rights for hospital patients may lead to fuller understanding and greater security on the part of patients as well as greater sensitivity by the providers of medical care. L.1989,c.170,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.50 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.50
Percentage of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel required on-road.
Status: in_force

25. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.94). b. No sooner than July 15, 2006, and following a public hearing held by the Department of Environmental Protection on the availability of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in the State for use in on-road diesel vehicles and off-road diesel equipment, the department shall determine and issue a written notice of its determination as to whether sufficient supplies of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel are available in the State to require a minimum of 80 percent of all diesel fuel annually sold, distributed, or used in the State to be ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel for use in on-road diesel vehicles or off-road diesel equipment, or both, on and after January 15, 2007, without significant disruption of, or significant price increases in, the wholesale and retail fuel market. If the department determines that supplies would be sufficient, the department shall require a certain percentage, to be determined by the department, of all diesel fuel annually sold, distributed, or used in the State to be ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel for use in on-road diesel vehicles or off-road diesel equipment, or both, on or after the 180th day after the date on which the department issues a written determination that supplies would be sufficient, provided that this percentage shall be the highest percentage that can practicably be required without significant disruption of, or significant price increases in, the wholesale and retail fuel market, but shall be no less than 80 percent of all diesel fuel annually sold, distributed, or used in the State. c. If the department determines that sufficient supplies are not available pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the requirement to sell, distribute, or use only ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in the State shall take effect only 180 days after the department issues a written determination that the supplies are sufficient to sell, distribute, or use only ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in the State. d. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Attorney General, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section. L.2005,c.219,s.25; amended 2006, c.94, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-22
Report to Governor, Legislature
Status: in_force

4. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature, no later than 18 months after the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, on the data collected by the program, the activities of the program and its effectiveness in meeting its objectives, including an evaluation of consumer problems, concerns and complaints, and shall accompany that report with any recommendations that the commissioner deems appropriate. L.2001,c.14,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-32 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-32
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. L.1977, c. 443, s. 14, eff. March 2, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.24
Prohibitions against sale in State of gasoline containing MTBE.
Status: in_force

3. a. No person shall distribute in commerce for sale in the State, gasoline which contains more than 0.5% MTBE by volume. b. Any person who violates this act, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-10). c. Nothing in this act shall prohibit the manufacture, processing, or importation within the State of gasoline that contains more than 0.5% MTBE by volume for distribution in commerce outside the State. L.2005,c.192,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.4
Application; determination of probable date of birth; presumption
Status: in_force

3. Upon application by or on behalf of any such person and, if he is of the supposed age of 12 years or over, upon notice to the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, the Superior Court shall, if the person has not been guilty of any of the acts set forth in section 4 of this act, determine the probable date of the birth of the person and the place of his birth as the place where he was found in this State. Thereafter such person shall be presumed to have been born in this State at the time and the place so determined, until he shall be shown not to have been born in this State. L.1942,c.95,s.3; amended 1953,c.26,s.57; 1966,c.43; 1991,c.91,s.300.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-5.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-5.2
HCFFA, EDA powers relative to for profit projects.
Status: in_force

22. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1972, c.29 (C.26:2I-1 et seq.) to the contrary, nothing in that act shall be construed to provide the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority with greater authority to finance a project undertaken by a for-profit health care organization than the New Jersey Economic Development Authority has under P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.). L.1997,c.435,s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-125 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-125
Duty of commander to obey orders
Status: in_force

The master, commander, or other person in charge of any vessel concerning which, or concerning any person, baggage, merchandise or materials on board of which, any order may be given by the local board or port health officer, or by the state department, shall cause the order to be obeyed.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2FF-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2FF / Section 2FF-4
Public Health Institute Fund.
Status: in_force

4. There is created in the Department of Health a special, non-lapsing fund to be known as the Public Health Institute Fund. There shall be deposited into the fund the amounts made available for the purposes of the fund and monetary donations or grants that may be received from any source for the purposes of the fund and any interest earned thereon. Monies deposited in the fund shall be dedicated for the support and funding of the establishment and maintenance of the Public Health Institute and any projects, programs, initiatives, or services of the Public Health Institute. L.2025, c.46, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-8
Requirements for certificate of need
Status: in_force

8. No certificate of need shall be issued unless the action proposed in the application for such certificate is necessary to provide required health care in the area to be served, can be economically accomplished and maintained, will not have an adverse economic or financial impact on the delivery of health care services in the region or Statewide, and will contribute to the orderly development of adequate and effective health care services. In making such determinations there shall be taken into consideration (a) the availability of facilities or services which may serve as alternatives or substitutes, (b) the need for special equipment and services in the area, (c) the possible economies and improvement in services to be anticipated from the operation of joint central services, (d) the adequacy of financial resources and sources of present and future revenues, (e) the availability of sufficient manpower in the several professional disciplines, and (f) such other factors as may be established by regulation. The State Health Plan may also be considered in determining whether to approve a certificate of need application. In the case of an application by a health care facility established or operated by any recognized religious body or denomination the needs of the members of such religious body or denomination for care and treatment in accordance with their religious or ethical convictions may be considered to be a public need. L.1971,c.136,s.8; amended 1971,c.138; 1991,c.187,s.31; 1992,c.31,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-23 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-23
3-year limit
Status: in_force

An intermediate life support program shall not extend beyond three years of the effective date of this act. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature no later than January 15 of each year on the effectiveness of each intermediate life support program. L. 1985, c. 351, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-6
Organization, officers
Status: in_force

The commission annually shall organize as soon as possible after July 1, and shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary from its own membership. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum to transact its business. Codes, rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended or repealed by an affirmative vote of at least six members. L. 1958, c. 116, p. 593, s. 6. Amended by L. 1971, c. 372, s. 3, eff. Dec. 30, 1971; L. 1986, c. 28, s. 4, eff. June 17, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-4
Disclosure of terms and conditions in writing to subscriber.
Status: in_force

4. A carrier shall disclose in writing to a subscriber, in a manner consistent with the "Life and Health Insurance Policy Language Simplification Act," P.L.1979, c.167 (C.17B:17-17 et seq.), the terms and conditions of its health benefits plan, and shall promptly provide the subscriber with written notification of any change in the terms and conditions prior to the effective date of the change. The carrier shall provide the required information at the time of enrollment and upon request thereafter. a. The information required to be disclosed pursuant to this section shall include a description of: (1) covered services and benefits to which the subscriber or other covered person is entitled; (2) restrictions or limitations on covered services and benefits, including, but not limited to, physical and occupational therapy services, clinical laboratory tests, hospital and surgical procedures, prescription drugs and biologics, radiological examinations and behavioral health care services; (3) financial responsibility of the covered person, including copayments and deductibles; (4) prior authorization and any other review requirements with respect to accessing covered services; (5) where and in what manner covered services may be obtained; (6) changes in covered services or benefits, including any addition, reduction or elimination of specific services or benefits; (7) the covered person's right to appeal and the procedure for initiating an appeal of a utilization management decision made by or on behalf of the carrier with respect to the denial, reduction or termination of a health care benefit or the denial of payment for a health care service; (8) the procedure to initiate an appeal through the Independent Health Care Appeals Program established pursuant to this act; and (9) such other information as the commissioner shall require. b. The carrier shall file the information required pursuant to this section with the department. c. In the case of a carrier that owns, wholly or in part, or contracts with a managed behavioral health care organization, the information required to be disclosed pursuant to this section shall include the following: (1) the specific behavioral health care services covered and the specific exclusions that apply to the subscriber or other covered person; (2) the covered person's responsibilities for obtaining behavioral health care services; (3) the reimbursement methodology that the carrier and managed behavioral health care organization use to reimburse health care providers for behavioral health care services; and (4) if the carrier offers a managed care plan that provides for both in-network and out-of-network benefits, the procedure that a covered person must utilize when attempting to obtain behavioral health care services from a health care provider who is not included in the network of providers used by the carrier or managed behavioral health care organization. L.1997,c.192,s.4; amended 2005, c.172, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-78 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-78
Additional penalty for second violation of same ordinance
Status: in_force

In case a defendant shall have been twice convicted, within the space of six months, of the violation of the same health ordinance or code and due proof of such fact is made, the court may, in addition to the imposition of the penalty prescribed by section 26:3-70 of this Title, cause the defendant to be imprisoned in the county jail or county workhouse, with or without hard labor, for any number of days not exceeding one for each dollar of the penalty. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 470, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-50 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-50
Emergency Medical Services for Children program
Status: in_force

3. a. There is established within the Office of Emergency Medical Services in the Department of Health, the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. b. The commissioner shall hire a full-time coordinator for the EMSC program in consultation with, and by the recommendation of the advisory council. c. The coordinator shall implement the EMSC program following consultation with, and at the recommendation of, the advisory council. The coordinator shall serve as a liaison to the advisory council. d. The coordinator may employ professional, technical, research and clerical staff as necessary within the limits of available appropriations. The provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes shall apply to all personnel so employed. e. The coordinator may solicit and accept grants of funds from the federal government and from other public and private sources. L.1992,c.96,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2F-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2F / Section 2F-14
Annual report
Status: in_force

Each local health agency receiving public health priority funds shall on or before October 15 in each year, following the year for which the public health priority funds were received, prepare and file with the commissioner an annual report for the preceding State fiscal year. Such report shall state the condition of the public health within the limits of its jurisdiction, noting therein any special cause for the deterioration of health or of hazard thereto, and shall contain answers to any questions which may have been addressed to the local health agency by the commissioner. L.1966, c. 36, s. 14. Amended by L.1977, c. 332, s. 13, eff. Jan. 23, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-107 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-107
Execution of proxy directive.
Status: in_force

6. a. A declarant may execute a proxy directive, pursuant to the requirements of section 4 of P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-105), designating an adult who has mental capacity to act as the declarant's mental health care representative. (1) An adult who has mental capacity, including, but not limited to, a declarant's spouse, domestic partner, civil union partner, adult child, parent, or other family member, friend, religious or spiritual advisor, or other person of the declarant's choosing, may be designated as a mental health care representative. (2) An operator, administrator, or employee of a psychiatric facility in which the declarant is a patient or resident shall not serve as the declarant's mental health care representative unless the operator, administrator, or employee is related to the declarant by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, civil union, or adoption. This restriction shall not apply to a mental health care professional if that individual does not serve as the patient's responsible mental health care professional or other provider of mental health care services to the patient and the patient's mental health care representative at the same time. (3) A declarant may designate one or more alternate mental health care representatives, listed in order of priority. In the event that the primary designee is unavailable, unable, or unwilling to serve as mental health care representative, or is disqualified from such service pursuant to this section or any other law, the next designated alternate shall serve as mental health care representative. In the event that the primary designee subsequently becomes available and able to serve as mental health care representative, the primary designee may, insofar as then practicable, serve as mental health care representative. (4) A declarant may direct the mental health care representative to consult with specified individuals, including alternate designees, family members, and friends, in the course of the decision-making process. (5) A declarant shall state the limitations, if any, to be placed upon the authority of the mental health care representative. (6) If a declarant explicitly authorizes the mental health care representative to consent to the declarant's admission to a psychiatric facility, the declarant shall separately initial each paragraph in which that authorization is granted at the time that the proxy directive is signed and witnessed. b. A declarant may execute an instruction directive, pursuant to the requirements of section 4 of P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-105), which specifies preferences for mental health services in the event that the declarant is subsequently determined to lack decision-making capacity. (1) The instruction directive may include: a statement of the declarant's general mental health care philosophy and objectives; the declarant's specific wishes regarding the provision, withholding, or withdrawal of any form of mental health care; or both. (2) The declarant's specific wishes regarding the provision, withholding, or withdrawal of any form of mental health care may include: (a) the identification of mental health care professionals and programs and psychiatric facilities that the declarant would prefer to provide mental health services; (b) consent to admission to a psychiatric facility for up to a specified number of days; (c) a refusal to accept specific types of mental health treatment, including medications; (d) a statement of medications preferred by the declarant for mental health treatment; (e) a statement of the preferred means of crisis intervention or other preferences for mental health treatment; and (f) additional instructions or information concerning mental health care. (3) An instruction directive may, but need not, be executed contemporaneously with, or be attached to, a proxy directive. L.2005, c.233, s.6; amended 2013, c.103, s.71.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-11
Local registrar, appointment; county clerk, authorized to act as local registrar, certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

26:8-11. a. (1) The county governing body, by resolution, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, may permit the county clerk to act as the local registrar for any registration district within the county that designates the county clerk as its local registrar pursuant to subsection b. of this section. The resolution may limit the districts eligible to use the county clerk as the local registrar by population. (2) Whenever a county governing body adopts a resolution permitting the county clerk to act as the local registrar for any registration district within the county, the resolution shall not take effect until 30 days after the governing body has: (a) published the resolution, together with a notice of the date of passage or approval, or both, at least once in a newspaper published in the county, or, if there is no newspaper published in the county, then in a newspaper of general circulation within the county, (b) prepared operations plans clearly delineating the responsibilities of the local registrar and the county clerk and filed those operations plans with the State Registrar, and (c) prepared a plan to ensure the security of the vital records, related indices, safety papers and other materials of the county including the planned method of secure storage and transfer of the vital records from a municipality to the county, and filed the security plan with the State Registrar. b. The local board having jurisdiction over an eligible registration district, within a county that permits the county clerk to act as local registrar, may designate the county clerk as its local registrar by adopting a resolution for that purpose and filing the resolution with the county clerk. c. The local board having jurisdiction over each registration district shall appoint a local registrar for that district, which shall be the county clerk in the case of a registration district that has designated the county clerk pursuant to this section. In those districts which by governmental organization structure have no separate board of health, the appointment shall be made by the governing body. In any district having a population of less than 5,000 persons in which the county clerk does not act as the local registrar the municipal clerk shall be appointed as local registrar at a salary to be determined by the appointing authority. Amended 1965, c.78, s.37; 2005, c.261, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-65 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-65
Account of fees received
Status: in_force

The state registrar shall keep a true and correct account of all fees received by him and turn the same over to the state treasurer.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-139 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-139
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the State Department of Health; b. "Department" means the State Department of Health; c. "Program" means the Diabetes Control Program established by the commissioner. L. 1987, c. 10, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-21
Narcotic and drug abuse treatment centers; public policy
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the public policy of this State to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of basic standards to insure safe care and adequate treatment of individuals in narcotic and drug abuse treatment centers, as hereinafter defined. L.1970, c. 334, s. 1, eff. Dec. 29, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-10.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-10.2
Requirements applicable to State Medicaid
Status: in_force

14. A health maintenance organization shall not impose requirements on the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services which has been assigned the rights of an individual who is eligible for medical assistance under the State Medicaid program, that are different from requirements applicable to an agent or assignee of any other enrollee. L.1995,c.288,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.31
Evaluation of data, report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

5. a. The Department of Health shall evaluate the data obtained pursuant to section 3 of this act for purposes of identifying the causes of, and ways to prevent, stillbirths, and may contract with a third party, including, but not limited to, a public institution of higher education in the State or a foundation, to undertake the evaluation. b. No later than five years after the effective date of this section, the Commissioner of Health shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the findings of the evaluation required pursuant to this section, and shall include in the report any recommendations for legislative action that the commissioner deems appropriate. L.2013, c.217, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.81 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.81
Applicability of plan.
Status: in_force

3. a. Except for plans limited to specific clinical specialties or diagnosis related groups, a hospital and physician incentive plan shall apply to all admissions and all inpatient costs related to those admissions in a given program. Plans shall be open to all surgeons and attending physicians of record and may, at the discretion of a participating hospital, include other physicians involved in the provision of inpatient care. A physician shall not be eligible to participate in a plan unless the physician has been on the medical staff of the hospital for at least one year, except that these restrictions shall not apply to hospitalists and physicians who are new to the participating hospital's geographic area. Each plan shall include a mechanism to limit incentives attributable to year-to-year increases in patient volume for physicians on staff with multiple admitting privileges. b. (1) A hospital and physician incentive plan shall be filed with the Department of Health by the hospital or facilitator-convener prior to the anticipated start date of the plan. The plan shall set forth the physician incentive methodology, institutional and specialty-specific goals, quality and cost performance standards, and any standards, programs, or protocols designed to ensure the plan meets the requirements of this act. Hospitals that have implemented a hospital and physician incentive plan shall submit an annual report to the department setting forth the distributions made to physicians, quality and cost performance standards, proposed revisions to the plan, if any, and such other information as the department may require. (2) The department shall review plans submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, and shall notify the hospital if its plan does not meet the requirements of this act. The department shall provide the hospital with a reasonable opportunity to remedy any deficiencies in the plan, and may terminate a plan that continues to fail to meet the requirements of this act. c. (1) A participating physician may withdraw from a plan upon reasonable notice to the hospital. (2) A hospital may terminate a plan upon reasonable notice to the department and to physicians participating in the plan. d. Patients shall be notified of the hospital and physician incentive plan in advance of admission to the hospital. L.2017, c.46, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-6
Governing body
Status: in_force

a. The governing body of any health maintenance organization may include providers, other individuals, or both. b. Such governing body shall establish a mechanism to afford the enrollees an opportunity to participate in matters of policy and operation through the establishment of advisory panels, by the use of advisory referenda on major policy decisions, or through the use of other mechanisms. L.1973, c. 337, s. 6, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.46 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.46
Report on status of fund
Status: in_force

24. The commissioner shall report to the Governor, the presiding officers of the Senate and the General Assembly, and the chairmen of the Senate and the General Assembly Health and Human Services Committees, six and 11 months after the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, by June 30 of each year, on the status of the fund. a. The commissioner shall include in the first report a summary of the findings of the 1990 annual audit of each hospital's uncompensated care conducted pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.34). The summary shall include the percentage of uncompensated care for each hospital that is classified as charity care and as bad debt, respectively. The report shall also include a compilation of the information collected pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.35). b. The commissioner shall include in the second report a compilation of the information collected pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.35) and provided by the Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.36). L.1991,c.187,s.24; amended 1992,c.25,s.3; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-16
Vacancy
Status: in_force

Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment and for the unexpired term only.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-8.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-8.2
Applicant information, criminal history record background check; fingerprint data; disqualification basis identified; petition, hearing.
Status: in_force

4. a. An applicant for licensure as a mobile intensive care paramedic who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1 et al.) shall submit to the commissioner that individual's name, address, and fingerprints in accordance with the standards established by the New Jersey State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for civil applicants. The commissioner is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police for use in making the determinations required by P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1 et al.). b. Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for a person from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Division of State Police, the commissioner shall immediately notify, in writing, the applicant of the results of the criminal history record background check. If the person is disqualified, the conviction or convictions which constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the notice to the person, but shall not be identified to any other person. c. The person who is the subject of the background check shall have 30 days from the date of the written notice of disqualification to petition the commissioner for a hearing on the accuracy of the person's criminal history record information or to establish the person's rehabilitation under subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1 through C.26:2K-8.3). Upon the issuance of a final decision following a petition to the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall notify the person as to whether the person remains disqualified from licensure.
L.2022, c.118, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-185 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-185
Findings, declarations relative to reporting autism spectrum disorder diagnoses.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. An autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder of brain function which is typically manifested in impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and imagination, and unusual or severely limited activities and interests. These symptoms generally appear during the first three years of childhood and continue throughout life, often taking devastating emotional and financial tolls on the family of the child or adult with an autism spectrum disorder; b. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, one of every 94 children in this State has an autism spectrum disorder, which is the highest rate among the states examined by the CDC in the most comprehensive study of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders to date; c. There is a clear need for greater accuracy in reporting as well as for information on the epidemiologic data on the incidence and prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in this State; and d. The State currently requires that a number of other conditions, including cancer and certain birth defects, be reported and maintained in a central registry. A similar requirement for reporting diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, as well as providing for the inclusion on a voluntary basis of information about adults with an autism spectrum disorder who opt to be included in a registry of that information, and maintaining such a registry is needed to improve current knowledge and understanding of autism spectrum disorders, to conduct thorough and complete epidemiologic surveys of these disorders, to enable analysis of this problem, and to plan for and provide services to children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder and their families. L.2007, c.170, s.1; amended 2009, c.204, s.2.