N.J. Stat. § 26:8-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-9
State registrar
Status: in_force

The State department shall appoint a competent vital statistician, who shall be known as the State registrar of vital statistics. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 36.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-36
Depth of burials; bodies in private vaults
Status: in_force

Every dead body interred in any burial ground or cemetery in this state shall be buried so that the top of the outside coffin or box shall be at least four feet below the natural surface of the ground, and shall be immediately covered with at least four feet of earth, soil or sand. Bodies of infants in coffins or boxes not more than four feet in length shall be buried so that the top of the outside coffin or box shall be at least three feet and six inches below the natural surface of the ground, and shall be immediately covered with at least three feet and six inches of earth, soil or sand. This section shall not apply where bodies are placed or buried in properly constructed private vaults so as to prevent the escape of noxious or unhealthy gases therefrom.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-114 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-114
Additional rights, responsibilities of psychiatric facility.
Status: in_force

13. In addition to any rights and responsibilities recognized or imposed by or pursuant to this act, or any other law, a psychiatric facility shall have the following responsibilities: a. A psychiatric facility shall adopt such policies and practices as are necessary to provide for routine inquiry, at the time of admission, and at such other times as are appropriate under the circumstances, concerning the existence and location of an advance directive for mental health care. b. A psychiatric facility shall adopt such policies and practices as are necessary to provide appropriate informational materials concerning advance directives for mental health care to all interested patients and their families and mental health care representatives, and to assist patients interested in discussing and executing an advance directive for mental health care. c. In situations in which a transfer of care is necessary, including a transfer for the purpose of effectuating a patient's wishes pursuant to an advance directive for mental health care, a psychiatric facility shall, in consultation with the responsible mental health care professional, take all reasonable steps to effect the appropriate, respectful and timely transfer of the patient to the care of an alternative mental health care professional or psychiatric facility, as necessary, and shall assure that the patient is not abandoned or treated disrespectfully. In those circumstances, a psychiatric facility shall assure the timely transfer of the patient's medical records, including a copy of the patient's advance directive for mental health care. d. A psychiatric facility shall establish procedures and practices for dispute resolution in accordance with section 14 of this act. e. A psychiatric facility shall adopt such policies and practices as are necessary to: inform mental health care professionals of their rights and responsibilities under this act; assure that those rights and responsibilities are understood; and provide a forum for discussion and consultation regarding the requirements of this act. L.2005,c.233,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.46 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.46
Health maintenance organization to provide certain coverage for prescription drugs.
Status: in_force

8. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a health maintenance organization that offers a contract that provides benefits for expenses incurred in the purchase of prescription drugs and is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State, shall ensure that at least 25 percent of all plans, or at least one plan if the organization offers less than four plans, offered by the organization in each rating area and in each of the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels of coverage, in the individual market pursuant to P.L.1992, c.161 (C.17B:27A-2 et seq.), and in the small employer market pursuant to P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17), shall conform with the following: (1) (a) an agreement that provides a silver, gold, or platinum level of coverage, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.140, shall limit a covered person's cost-sharing, including any copayment or coinsurance, for prescription drugs, including specialty drugs, to no more than $150 per month for each prescription drug for up to a 30-day supply of any single drug; (b) an agreement that provides a bronze level of coverage, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.140, shall ensure that any required covered person's cost-sharing, including any copayment or coinsurance, does not exceed $250 per month for each prescription drug for up to a 30-day supply of any single drug; (c) an agreement that meets the requirements of a catastrophic plan, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.155, shall be exempt from the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph; (2) except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the limits described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply at any point in the benefit design, including before and after any applicable deductible is reached; and (3) for prescription drug benefits offered in conjunction with a high-deductible health plan, the plan shall not provide prescription drug benefits until the expenditures applicable to the deductible under the plan have met the amount of the minimum annual deductibles in effect for self-only and family coverage under section 223(c)(2)(A)(i) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.223(c)(2)(A)(i)) for self-only and family coverage, respectively. Once the foregoing expenditure amount has been met under the plan, coverage for prescription drug benefits shall begin, and the limit on out-of-pocket expenditures for prescription drug benefits shall be as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection. b. The provisions of this section shall apply to all agreements in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2019, c.471, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-48.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-48.2
Expedited partner therapy.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a health care professional who diagnoses a patient as having a sexually transmitted disease may provide expedited partner therapy to a sexual partner of the patient pursuant to this act. b. Expedited partner therapy shall consist of the health care professional: (1) prescribing or dispensing medication for the treatment of the sexually transmitted disease. The medication shall be prescribed or dispensed in the sexual partner's name or, if not known, in the name of "Expedited Partner Therapy," and provided to the patient to give to the sexual partner; (2) providing the patient with printed informational materials, which have been distributed by the department pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act, for the patient to give to the sexual partner; and (3) requesting that the patient advise the sexual partner of the importance of seeking clinical treatment for the sexually transmitted disease from a health care professional. The health care professional shall not be required to perform a clinical examination of the sexual partner as a condition of providing expedited partner therapy. c. A health care professional may provide expedited partner therapy to any sexual partner of the patient, provided that: (1) the patient indicates with reasonable certainty that the patient has had sexual contact with the sexual partner within the past 60 days under circumstances in which there was a risk of transmission of a sexually transmitted disease; (2) the patient indicates with reasonable certainty that the sexual partner is unable or unwilling to seek clinical services in a timely manner; and (3) the patient indicates with reasonable certainty that the patient will be able to contact the sexual partner for the purposes of providing expedited partner therapy. d. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Health care professional" means a physician, advanced practice nurse, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant who is authorized to issue prescriptions for the medications used in expedited partner therapy and for whom the treatment of sexually transmitted disease is within the physician's, advanced practice nurse's, certified nurse midwife's, or physician assistant's scope of training and practice. L.2019, c.336, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3B-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-9
Authority of local boards of health or other bodies not limited hereby; interstate carriers
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit or limit the authority otherwise granted by statute to any local board of health or other body to regulate or control objects or conditions described or referred to in this act, nor shall the provisions of this act apply to vehicles operated by interstate carriers. L.1945, c. 192, p. 654, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3E-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3E / Section 3E-14
Fact sheet distributed to restaurants relative to food allergies, posting of signs; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association, shall prepare a fact sheet, to be directed to restaurant managers and staff, which is designed to explain nut allergies and the health-related consequences to persons with nut allergies who are exposed to food items that contain or are prepared with nut products, and includes a recommendation that restaurants identify such food items on their menus. The commissioner shall make this fact sheet available to local boards of health by electronic or other means of distribution, and local health officers shall furnish this information to restaurants at the time of inspection. b. The commissioner, in consultation with the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association and in consideration of food allergy information published by the federal Food and Drug Administration, shall prepare an informational sign promoting food allergen awareness, which shall include information about the most common food allergens, the health-related consequences of allergic reactions to food, best practices for food storage and preparation to prevent cross-contamination with food allergens, the symptoms of and appropriate responses to an allergic reaction to food, and such other information as the commissioner deems appropriate. The commissioner shall additionally prepare a sign for restaurant customers advising them to notify their server if they have any food allergies. The commissioner shall make the food allergen awareness sign and the customer advisory sign available to restaurants, the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association, and local boards of health. Each restaurant in the State shall acquire a food allergen awareness sign and prominently display the sign in the restaurant kitchen or another area of the restaurant that is frequently used by, and is generally accessible to, restaurant staff, and shall acquire an appropriate number of customer advisory signs to ensure one sign is placed at each location in the restaurant where customers may place food or drink orders, including, as appropriate, but not limited to, dining tables, dining counters, drive-through menu boards, and walk-up ordering stations ; provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any restaurant to place customer advisory signs on the tops of dining tables in the restaurant if the restaurant does not routinely place any other signage on its dining tables. If a restaurant with dining tables does not place customer advisory notice signs on the tops of its dining tables, the restaurant shall ensure that an equivalent advisory notice is provided to customers by another means, which may include prominently printing the notice in customer menus. In the case of restaurants in operation on the date the food allergen awareness sign or the customer advisory sign is first made available, the restaurant shall acquire and display the sign or equivalent customer advisory notice no later than one month after it is made available; in the case of restaurants that commence operations after one or both signs are made available, the restaurant shall acquire and display the available signs or equivalent customer advisory notice as a condition of commencing restaurant operations. c. Each restaurant manager in the State shall be required to complete an allergen awareness training course approved by the commissioner and provide documentation demonstrating course completion as part of any inspection of the restaurant conducted by the Department of Health or a local board of health. d. The provisions of this section shall preempt any law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation adopted by the governing body of a county or municipality concerning food allergen awareness, training, or signage that is in addition to, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of this section. e. As used in this section: "Nut" means peanuts and tree nuts, including, but not limited to, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, filberts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts; and "Restaurant" means an establishment in which the principal business is the sale of food for consumption on the premises. L.2005, c.26, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.333; 2017, c.270; 2019, c.424.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-119 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-119
Immunity from criminal, civil liability.
Status: in_force

19. a. A mental health care representative shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for any actions performed in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this act to carry out the terms of an advance directive for mental health care. b. A mental health care professional shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability, or to discipline by the psychiatric facility or the respective State licensing board for professional misconduct, for any actions performed to carry out the terms of an advance directive for mental health care in good faith and in accordance with: the provisions of this act; any rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner of Human Services pursuant to this act; and accepted professional standards. c. A psychiatric facility shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for any actions performed in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this act to carry out the terms of an advance directive for mental health care. L.2005, c.233, s.19; amended 2012, c.17, s.251.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2Y-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2Y / Section 2Y-5
Criminal history record background check for applicants for licensure as adult family caregiver.
Status: in_force

5. a. The department shall establish a program to check the criminal history record background of any applicant for licensure as an adult family care caregiver as well as any person who may act as a substitute caregiver, as defined by regulation of the commissioner, and any non-client 18 years of age or above who resides in the adult family care home. The criminal history record background check shall include the exchange of fingerprint data with, and the receipt of criminal history record information from, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police. b. A person shall be disqualified from being licensed as an adult family care caregiver or acting as a substitute caregiver if the check of his criminal history record background reveals a conviction for any of the following crimes or offenses, and a home shall be disqualified from being approved as an adult family care home if the criminal history record background check of any non-client 18 years of age or older who resides in the home reveals a conviction for any of the following crimes or offenses: (1) In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons offense: (a) involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:12-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq., or N.J.S.2C:15-1 et seq.; or (b) against the family, children or incompetents, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-1 et seq.; or (c) involving theft as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or (d) involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog as set forth in chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes except paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10; or (e) any other crime or disorderly persons offense substantially related to the qualifications or duties of an adult family care caregiver. (2) In any other state or jurisdiction, conduct which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons offenses described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section to the contrary, an applicant shall not be denied a license when the person found to have a conviction as specified in subsection b. of this section affirmatively provides evidence satisfactory to the department of the person's rehabilitation. In determining the person's rehabilitation, the department shall consider the following factors, as applicable: (1) the nature and seriousness of the offense; (2) the circumstances under which the offense occurred; (3) the date of the offense; (4) the age of the person when the offense was committed; (5) whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident; (6) any social conditions which may have contributed to the offense; and (7) any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in prison or in the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, acquisition of additional academic or vocational schooling, successful participation in correctional work-release programs, or the recommendation of those who have had the person under their supervision. d. Upon receipt of the criminal history record and a determination that an applicant should be disqualified from acting as a caregiver or that a home should be disqualified as an adult family care home, the department shall so notify the applicant in writing. The notice shall specify the convictions upon which the disqualification is based. L.2001,c.304,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.42 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.42
Prompt advice to hospital from commissioner to improve performance.
Status: in_force

4. The commissioner shall promptly advise a hospital in the event the commissioner determines that based on information reported by the facility, a change in facility practices or policy is necessary to improve performance in the prevention of health care facility-associated infection and quality of care provided at the facility. L.2007, c.196, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-84 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-84
Formation of association for furnishing public health services
Status: in_force

Boards of health of 2 or more municipalities are hereby authorized to form an association to furnish such boards with public health services. Any board of health which desires to participate in such an association shall express its intention so to do by resolution. An association formed under the provisions of this act shall be known as a "regional health commission." Municipalities associating together to form a regional health commission may not withdraw therefrom for a period of 2 years after such municipality shall have joined such association. L.1938, c. 67, p. 177, s. 2. Amended by L.1970, c. 60, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-5
Powers of authority.
Status: in_force

5. Powers of authority. The authority shall have power: a. To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and to alter and revise such bylaws from time to time at its discretion. b. To adopt and have an official seal and alter the same at pleasure. c. To maintain an office at such place or places within the State as it may designate. d. To sue and be sued in its own name. e. To borrow money and to issue bonds of the authority and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof as provided in this act. f. To acquire, lease as lessee or lessor, hold and dispose of real and personal property or any interest therein, in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this act. g. To acquire in the name of the authority by purchase or otherwise, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, any land or interest therein and other property which it may determine is reasonably necessary for any project; and to hold and use the same and to sell, convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of property so acquired, no longer necessary for the authority's purposes, for fair consideration after public notice. h. To receive and accept, from any federal or other public agency or governmental entity directly or through the Department of Health or any other agency of the State or any health care organization, grants or loans for or in aid of the acquisition or construction of any project, and to receive and accept aid or contributions from any other source, of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such grants, loans and, contributions may be made. i. To prepare or cause to be prepared plans, specifications, designs, and estimates of costs for the construction and equipment of health care organization projects for health care organizations under the provisions of this act, and from time to time to modify such plans, specifications, designs, or estimates. j. By contract or contracts with and for health care organizations only, to construct, acquire, reconstruct, rehabilitate and improve, and furnish and equip health care organization projects. The authority, in the exercise of its authority to make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, shall adopt standing rules and procedures providing that, except as hereinafter provided, no contract on behalf of the authority shall be entered into for the doing of any work, or for the hiring of equipment or vehicles, where the sum to be expended exceeds the sum of $7,500 or the amount determined as provided in this subsection, unless the authority shall first publicly advertise for bids therefor, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder; provided, however, that such advertising shall not be required where the contract to be entered into is one for the furnishing or performing of services of a professional nature or for the supplying of any product or the rendering of any service by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities, and tariffs and schedules of the charges, made, charged, or exacted by the public utility for any such products to be supplied or services to be rendered are filed with said board. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, adjust the threshold amount set forth in this subsection, or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985, c.469, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify the authority of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective July 1 of each odd-numbered year. k. To determine the location and character of any project to be undertaken, subject to the provisions of this act, and subject to State health and environmental laws, to construct, reconstruct, maintain, repair, lease as lessee or lessor, and regulate the same and operate the same in the event of default by a health care organization of its obligations and agreements with the authority; to enter into contracts for any or all such purposes; and to enter into contracts for the management and operation of a project in the event of default as herein provided. The authority shall use its best efforts to conclude its position as an operator as herein provided as soon as is practicable. l. To establish rules and regulations for the use of a project or any portion thereof and to designate a health care organization as its agent to establish rules and regulations for the use of a project undertaken by such a health care organization. m. Generally to fix and revise from time to time and to charge and collect rates, rents, fees, and other charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by a project or any portion thereof and to contract with holders of its bonds and with any other person, party, association, corporation or other body, public or private, in respect thereof. n. To enter into agreements, credit agreements or contracts, execute any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable for the purposes of the authority or to carry out any power expressly given in this act. o. To invest any moneys held in reserve or sinking funds, or any moneys not required for immediate use or disbursement, at the discretion of the authority, in such obligations as are authorized by resolution of the authority. p. To obtain, or aid in obtaining, from any department or agency of the United States any insurance or guarantee as to, or of, or for the payment or repayment of interest or principal, or both, or any part thereof, on any loan or any instrument evidencing or securing the same, made or entered into pursuant to the provisions of this act; and notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, to enter into agreement, contract, or any other instrument whatsoever with respect to any such insurance or guarantee, and accept payment in such manner and form as provided therein in the event of default by the borrower. q. To obtain from any department or agency of the United States or a private insurance company any insurance or guarantee as to, or of, or for the payment or repayment of interest or principal, or both, or any part thereof, on any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this act; and notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, to enter into any agreement, contract, or any other instrument whatsoever with respect to any such insurance or guarantee, except to the extent that such action would in any way impair or interfere with the authority's ability to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds of the authority. r. To receive and accept, from any department or agency of the United States or of the State or from any other entity, any grant, appropriation, or other moneys to be used for or applied to any corporate purpose of the authority, including without limitation the meeting of debt service obligations of the authority in respect of its bonds. s. Subject to the approval of the State Treasurer, to grant or loan all or any portion of the funds received pursuant to subsection g. of section 7 of P.L.1972, c.29 (C.26:2I-7) in connection with the hospital asset transformation program. L.1972, c.29, s.5; amended 1985, c.469, s.2; 1997, c.435, s.5; 2000, c.98, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.260.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-50 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-50
Failure to comply with notice; abatement
Status: in_force

If the owner when notified, as provided in section 26:3-49 of this title, shall not comply with the notice or order of the local board within the time specified, the board shall proceed to abate the nuisance and remove the cause of such foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae breed, or other thing detrimental to the public health.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-16
Reporting of communicable diseases by house owner or householder
Status: in_force

Every house owner or householder who has reason to believe that any person living, dwelling or being in any building under his control is ill or infected with any disease required by law or the State Sanitary Code to be reported shall, when no physician has professionally attended the ill or infected person, within 12 hours after discovering the same, report the fact in person, by telephone or in writing to the health officer or other officer or employee designated to receive such reports by the local board of health having jurisdiction of the area. Amended by L.1954, c. 263, p. 949, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-170 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-170
Findings, declarations relative to out-of-wedlock adolescent births.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Out-of-wedlock adolescent births are a serious problem facing the State of New Jersey and the nation; b. A large number of adolescents ages 10-19 are having children with approximately one million adolescents in the United States becoming pregnant each year; c. Adolescent pregnancy has serious medical consequences, including the following: adolescents are less likely than older mothers to obtain prenatal care as only half of the pregnant adolescents in New Jersey receive early prenatal care; pregnant teenagers are at excess risk for anemia, cervical trauma, premature delivery, prolonged or abrupt labor and maternal mortality; and children of adolescent mothers are more likely to have low birth weight, require further hospitalization and die in infancy; d. Out-of-wedlock adolescent pregnancy has serious social consequences, including the following: adolescent mothers are more likely to live in poverty, receive public assistance, be a high school dropout and be unemployed as nearly 75% of all single mothers under age 25 live in poverty, approximately half of all women receiving AFDC from 1976-1992 were or had been teenage mothers, only slightly more than half of adolescents who become mothers finish high school and children of adolescent mothers experience excess rates of dropping out of school, incarceration, depression, premature sexual activity and out-of-wedlock births. As of 1992, 84% of all births to mothers under the age of 20 in New Jersey were out-of-wedlock, the sixth highest rate in the country; e. Out-of-wedlock adolescent pregnancy imposes large economic costs to federal, state and local governments; f. There is a need for a permanent body to confront the issue of out-of-wedlock adolescent pregnancy and to review policy proposals, such as the findings and recommendations presented in the 1988 report of the New Jersey Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy; and g. It is therefore necessary to establish an advisory council to determine the best methods of coordination and improvement of the services of State and local governmental, private and voluntary agencies, community organizations, and schools which seek to serve adolescents at high risk of pregnancy, pregnant adolescents, adolescent parents, and their families. L.1997,c.229,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-41 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-41
Revocation of certification
Status: in_force

3. The commissioner, after notice and hearing, may revoke the certification of an EMT-D or a First Responder-D for violation of any provisions of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act. L.1989,c.314,s.3; amended 1996,c.136,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-31
Delivery of burial or removal papers
Status: in_force

The funeral director shall deliver the burial or removal permit or the detachable portion of the transit permit, if any, to the person in charge or the place of burial or of final disposition before interring or otherwise disposing of the body. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-47.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-47.1
Definitions relative to administration of epinephrine.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health; "Emergency medical service" means a program in a hospital staffed 24 hours-a-day by a licensed physician trained in emergency medicine; "Emergency medical technician" means a person trained in basic life support services as defined in section 1 of P.L.1985, c.351 (C.26:2K-21) and who is certified by the Department of Health to provide that level of care. L.2003, c.1, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.279.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-103.7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-103.7
Screening, monitoring covered service.
Status: in_force

7. The Commissioner of Human Services shall ensure that the newborn hearing screening and periodic monitoring of infants for delayed onset hearing loss required pursuant to this act is a covered service under the State Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c. 413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.),the "Children's Health Care Coverage Program"established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.272 (C.30:4I-1 et seq.), and the "FamilyCare Health Coverage Program" established pursuant to P.L.2000, c.71 (C.30:4J-1 et seq.). L.2001,c.373,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-127 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-127
Assisted living facility, refund of deposit, certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

1. a. An assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Health pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) that requires a new resident, as a condition of admission to the facility, to pay a one-time security deposit, which is in addition to the regular monthly rental and services charges, shall provide that the deposit plus interest earned on the deposit is refundable to the resident or other designated person upon the resident's vacating the facility if the resident provides the facility with 30 days' notice that the resident intends to vacate the facility. b. The facility may deduct an amount not to exceed one percent per annum of the amount of the invested or deposited security deposit for the cost of servicing and processing an account containing a security deposit. L.2009, c.55, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.253.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2RR-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2RR / Section 2RR-3
Definitions relative to Parkinson's disease.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Program" means the Parkinson's disease public awareness and education program established pursuant to this act. L.2014, c.76, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-5.1
Authority financing not required.
Status: in_force

21. The provisions of P.L.1972, c.29 (C.26:2I-1 et seq.) shall not be construed to require a health care organization as defined in section 3 of P.L.1972, c.29 (C.26:2I-3) which is seeking to finance a project, to obtain financing from the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority. L.1997,c.435,s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5D-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5D / Section 5D-3
Referral service; hotline
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall establish a program to educate the public and health care professionals about SIDS. The program shall include a referral service for the public and health care professionals on SIDS related services and a 24-hour telephone hotline to provide needed information and referrals. The commissioner shall also encourage the development of local support programs to provide early detection, counseling, and referrals for infants who may be at risk of SIDS. L. 1987,c.331, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.60 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.60
Submission of bill to Medicare beneficiary by health care facility; reporting of nonpayment.
Status: in_force

1. a. A health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), which provides a health care service to a Medicare beneficiary, shall bill the beneficiary, within 90 days from the date the payment from Medicare or other third party payer is finalized for any amounts due and owing for the service that are not reimbursed by the Medicare program or other third party payer. b. In the event the health care facility does not submit a bill to the beneficiary within 90 days from the date the payment from Medicare or other third party payer is finalized, the health care facility shall not be permitted to report any nonpayment of the bill by the beneficiary to a consumer reporting agency. c. A health care facility that violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to such penalties as the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services may determine pursuant to sections 13 and 14 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-13 and 26:2H-14). d. As used in this section: "Consumer reporting agency" means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages, in whole or in part, in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties, and which uses any means or facility for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports. L.2010, c.95, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-184 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-184
Task force established by E.O.114 continued as this task force.
Status: in_force

3. The task force established pursuant to Executive Order No. 114 of 2000, together with its functions, powers, duties, and workgroups, is continued in the Department of Health as the "Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment in New Jersey" established pursuant to this act. L.2005, c.280, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.137.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2AA-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2AA / Section 2AA-4
Establishment of education and research program.
Status: in_force

4. The commissioner shall establish a reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome education and research program in the Department of Health. The purpose of the program is to promote public awareness of the causes of RSDS, the value of early detection and the diagnosis of and possible treatments for the syndrome, and to promote research, through public and private sources, to accurately identify, diagnose, and treat RSDS. L.2007, c.255, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.145.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.26
Findings, declarations relative to regulation of fine particle emissions from diesel engines.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that the emissions of fine particles into the air pose an extraordinary health risk to the people of the State; that the Department of Environmental Protection has determined that 1,000 deaths and 68,000 cases of asthma in the State each year are attributed to the exceedance of the federal 2.5 micron fine particle standard in the State; that exhaust emissions from diesel-powered vehicles and equipment contribute substantially to the fine particle problem, and pose both cardiovascular and cancer risks; that the United States Environmental Protection Agency has classified diesel exhaust as likely to be carcinogenic to humans by inhalation at environmental exposures; that the United States Environmental Protection Agency has also identified diesel particle matter and diesel exhaust organic gases as a mobile source air toxic; that studies repeatedly have found links between exposure to fine particles and health effects, including premature death and increased incidents of asthma, allergies, and other breathing disorders; and that these studies include the examination of the health impacts of the exposure to diesel emissions for school children riding diesel-powered school buses. The Legislature further finds and declares that, although some new diesel-powered vehicles and equipment operate more cleanly and may contribute less to air quality problems than their predecessors, diesel-powered trucks, buses, and off-road equipment tend to remain in service as long as 20 years or more; that, among these types of vehicles and equipment, diesel commercial buses and diesel solid waste vehicles operate in significant numbers in urban areas of the State where the reduction of fine particle diesel emissions should be prioritized because fine particle diesel emissions are at the highest concentrations in these areas; that the emissions from diesel school buses directly impact the health of school children throughout the State; that unless emissions from some on-road diesel-powered vehicles and off-road diesel-powered equipment currently operating in the State are controlled, all on-road diesel-powered vehicles and off-road diesel-powered equipment will continue to emit high levels of fine particles and contribute to air pollution in the State for many years to come; that filters and other devices and cleaner burning fuels are available to reduce emissions from older diesel vehicles and equipment; that retrofitting certain diesel-powered vehicles and equipment with emissions reducing devices, operating these vehicles and equipment on cleaner burning fuel, or both, could significantly improve air quality; that although such requirements impose costs, the costs are relatively small when compared with the costs of the vehicles or equipment they update or the cost of the impact on the public health from the air pollution that the requirements abate; that by exercising discretion in the types of vehicles and equipment and the matching of technologies to vehicles and equipment, the cost of installing and using pollution-reducing devices and fuels can be minimized and the air pollution reduction and public health benefits can be maximized; and that the Department of Environmental Protection has estimated that targeting reductions of fine particles from these vehicles and equipment could remove 315 tons per year from the ambient air in the State and could prevent more than 150 premature deaths. The Legislature therefore determines that it is of vital importance to the health of the people of the State to begin to reduce significantly fine particle emissions and exposure of school children to these emissions; and that this start can be most effectively and economically accomplished by requiring the use of the best available retrofit technologies for the reduction of fine particle emissions in diesel-powered commercial buses, school buses, solid waste vehicles, and publicly owned on-road vehicles and off-road equipment. L.2005,c.219,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-12
Consent to disclose record of deceased, legally incapacitated person.
Status: in_force

8. When consent is required for disclosure of the record of a deceased or legally incapacitated person who has or is suspected of having AIDS or HIV infection, consent may be obtained: a. From an executor, administrator of the estate, or authorized representative of the legally incapacitated or deceased person; b. From the person's spouse, domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3), primary caretaking partner or, if none, by another member of the person's family; and c. From the commissioner in the event that a deceased person has neither an authorized representative or next-of-kin. L.1989, c.303, s.8; amended 2003, c.246, s.30; 2013, c.103, s.74.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-62 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3D / Section 3D-62
Violations, fines, penalties; enforcement.
Status: in_force

8. a. The person having control of an indoor public place or workplace shall order any person smoking in violation of this act to comply with the provisions of this act. A person, after being so ordered, who smokes in violation of this act is subject to a fine of not less than $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense. A penalty shall be recovered in accordance with the provisions of subsections c. and d. of this section. b. The Department of Health or the local board of health or the board, body, or officers exercising the functions of the local board of health according to law, upon written complaint or having reason to suspect that an indoor public place or workplace covered by the provisions of this act is or may be in violation of the provisions of this act, shall, by written notification, advise the person having control of the place accordingly, and order appropriate action to be taken. A person receiving that notice who fails or refuses to comply with the order is subject to a fine of not less than $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense, and $1,000 for each subsequent offense. In addition to the penalty provided herein, the court may order immediate compliance with the provisions of this act. c. A penalty recovered under the provisions of this act shall be recovered by and in the name of the Commissioner of Health or by and in the name of the local board of health. When the plaintiff is the Commissioner of Health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the commissioner into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality where the violation occurred. d. The Superior Court or a municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings to enforce and collect any penalty imposed because of a violation of this act if the violation has occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, except that the Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over violations that occur in an indoor public place or public park or beach that may be issued against a State or local government entity pursuant to subsection b. of this section. The proceedings shall be summary and in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Process shall be in the nature of a summons and shall issue only at the suit of the Commissioner of Health, or the local board of health, as the case may be, as plaintiff. e. The penalties provided in subsections a. and b. of this section shall be the only civil remedy for a violation of this act, and there shall be no private right of action against a party for failure to comply with the provisions of this act. f. A penalty may be imposed and recovered for a violation at a public park or beach and, if so imposed and recovered, it shall be done in accordance with the provisions of this section, and shall involve the person having control of a public park or beach, the Department of Health or the local board of health or the board, body, or officers exercising the functions of the local board of health according to law, and the courts, as provided in this section, except that any penalty recovered for a violation at a public park or beach that is recovered by and in the name of the Commissioner of Health or by and in the name of the local board of health shall be paid 50 percent to the Treasury of the State and be dedicated to smoking cessation programs administered by the State Department of Health, and 50 percent shall be paid to the treasury of the municipality where the violation occurred. L.2005, c.383, s.8; amended 2012, c.17, s.331; 2018, c.64, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-9.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-9.2
Regulation of equipment, control apparatus
Status: in_force

13. a. No person shall construct, reconstruct, install, or modify equipment or control apparatus and then use or cause to be used that equipment or control apparatus except in accordance with P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. b. No operating permit, operating permit revision, or operating certificate or renewal thereof shall be issued unless the applicant demonstrates that the equipment or control apparatus will operate, or operates, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. c. Newly constructed, reconstructed, or modified equipment and control apparatus shall incorporate advances in the art of air pollution control as developed for the kind and amount of air contaminant emitted by the applicant's equipment and control apparatus as provided in this subsection. (1) For equipment and control apparatus with a potential to emit any hazardous air pollutant equal to or greater than the de minimis levels specified by the EPA pursuant to subsection (g) of section 112 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) or with a potential to emit five tons per year or more of any other air contaminant, the applicant shall document advances in the art of air pollution control in accordance with the following criteria, as applicable: (a) For an air contaminant subject to the prevention of significant deterioration technology requirement, advances in the art of air pollution control shall be the best available control technology (BACT) as set forth by the EPA at 40 CFR 52.21 (b)(12) or any subsequent amendments thereto; (b) For an air contaminant subject to a significant emissions increase of a non-attainment air contaminant in a non-attainment area, advances in the art of air pollution control shall be the lowest achievable emission rate (LAER) as set forth by the EPA at 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(xiii) or any subsequent amendments thereto; (c) For a hazardous air pollutant technology requirement, advances in the art of air pollution control shall be the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) as set forth at 42 U.S.C. 7412 or any subsequent amendments thereto; and (d) For other air contaminants, advances in the art of air pollution control means up-to-date technology and methods, reflected in equipment, control apparatus, and procedures, that when applied to an emission source shall reasonably minimize air contaminant emissions. The technology shall have been demonstrated for similar air contaminant discharge parameters to be reliable and shall be available at reasonable cost commensurate with the reduction in air contaminant emissions. (2) For equipment and control apparatus with a potential to emit hazardous air pollutants at less than the de minimis levels specified by the EPA pursuant to subsection (g) of section 112 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) and with a potential to emit less than five tons per year of any other air contaminant, the applicant need not document advances in the art of air pollution control, but shall document compliance with: (a) reasonably available control technology as defined in rules and regulations that shall be adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); (b) applicable new source performance standards; and (c) any other applicable State or federal standard, code, rule, or regulation. (3) (a) In order to promote greater emissions reductions than would otherwise be achieved, the department may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations that offer a person the option of establishing in an operating permit a 15-year plan for reducing facility emissions beyond minimum air pollution control requirements in lieu of adhering to strict permit review schedules and complying with less effective State requirements. Such a plan shall include schedules setting forth milestones for reducing emissions at the facility. Milestones may be met by reducing emissions at the facility and by providing emissions reduction credits from non-facility sources pursuant to an emissions trading and banking program adopted pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1995, c.188 (C.26:2C-9.8). (b) The department shall review the achievement of the milestones in the plan no less frequently than every five years when the operating permit is renewed. The department may require the person to submit, as part of the application for renewal of the operating permit, a summary and trend of the actual air contaminant emissions data reported in the facility's annual emission statements for the previous five years. If the department determines during the approval process for an operating permit renewal that the milestones in the plan have not been met at a facility and that there is no reasonable likelihood that the milestones can or will be met, the department may withdraw the opportunity for the facility to continue pursuant to the plan and shall require instead that the facility comply with the promulgated schedules for all applicable requirements. (c) The department shall allow a person entering a 15-year plan the option of establishing in that person's operating permit reduced administrative application requirements for de minimis modifications of equipment and control apparatus at the facility, provided that: any increase in allowable emissions for any individual equipment and control apparatus is below de minimis levels defined by rule or regulation adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); and, as part of the five-year achievement review set forth in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (3) of this subsection, the person includes a demonstration that confirms no net emissions increases have occurred at the facility over the previous five years. (d) The department shall involve in the development of the rules and regulations for the 15-year plan program adopted pursuant to this paragraph representatives of the affected industry, environmental, and public interest groups as well as impacted governmental entities. (4) Consistent with the provisions of P.L.1991, c.422 (C.13:1D-111 et seq.), the department shall periodically publish, with an opportunity provided for public comment, technology, methods, and performance levels with respect to air pollution control for use by applicants for demonstrating advances in the art of air pollution control. (a) The department shall, within 18 months after the effective date of P.L.1995, c.188 (C.26:2C-9.5 et al.), publish the first technical manual containing technology, methods, and performance levels that can be used by applicants for demonstrating advances in the art of air pollution control. Public notice of the availability of each draft technical manual shall be published in the New Jersey Register, and each final technical manual shall consider any public comments thereon that are received by the department. (b) Once the department has published a technical manual for advances in the art of air pollution pursuant to subparagraph (a) of paragraph (4) of this subsection, any application submitted that demonstrates compliance with that technical manual shall be considered to incorporate advances in the art of air pollution control for the source operations covered by the technical manual. The department shall periodically review and update each technical manual as necessary, after providing public notice and opportunity for public comment. If the department amends a technical manual, the new standard shall apply only to applications submitted after the final publication of the amended technical manual. (c) Instead of relying on a technical manual for advances in the art of air pollution control, an applicant may propose "case-by-case" advances in the art of air pollution control applicable to a specific source operation. If the department determines that the proposal is consistent with the provisions of this subsection, the proposal shall be deemed to constitute advances in the art of air pollution control for that specific source operation. (d) Advances in the art of air pollution control shall include new source performance standards adopted by the EPA on or after the effective date of P.L.1995, c.188 (C.26:2C-9.5 et al.) and those new source performance standards published as advances in the art of air pollution control pursuant to P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.). (5) Before an operating permit, operating permit revision or operating certificate or any renewal thereof is issued, or as a condition of issuance, the department may require the applicant to conduct such tests as are necessary to determine the kind or amount of the air contaminant emitted from the equipment or whether the equipment or fuel or the operation of the equipment is in violation of any of the provisions of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) or of any codes, rules, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The tests shall be made at the expense of the applicant and shall be conducted in a manner approved by the department, and the test results shall be reviewed and professionally certified. (6) Grandfathered equipment or control apparatus shall not be subject to a demonstration of advances in the art of air pollution control. (7) An operating permit and operating certificate or any renewal thereof shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked for cause by order of the department, and may be renewed upon application to the department. (8) Upon receipt of an application for the issuance of an operating certificate or any renewal thereof, the department, in its discretion, may issue a temporary operating certificate valid for 90 days or until a five-year operating certificate has been issued or denied. d. The following are exempt from the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section: (1) One or two family dwellings; (2) A dwelling of six or less family units, one of which is owner occupied; (3) Equipment or control apparatus that is subject to a general permit issued pursuant to subsection h. of this section; and (4) Equipment and control apparatus that is de minimis in terms of size or emissions as prescribed in rules and regulations that shall be adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). e. Except as otherwise prohibited by the EPA pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act, any person who has received or receives a facility-wide permit issued pursuant to the "Pollution Prevention Act," P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-35 et seq.) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for an operating permit issued pursuant to P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.). f. The department may establish policies and procedures for categories of operations that specify the procedures to be followed for obtaining any permit required pursuant to this section. g. Any requirement solely related to an air contaminant regulated by the department that is not a federally regulated air pollutant or contaminant shall be identified in an operating permit as a State-only requirement that would not be federally enforceable. h. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the department may issue a general permit in lieu of any permit issued pursuant to this section. Prior to issuing a general permit, the department shall provide public notice and opportunity for public comment. i. The department may require the reporting and evaluation of emissions information for any air contaminant. However, prior to requiring that such information be included on a permit or regulating any air contaminant not regulated by the EPA pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act, the department shall first make a determination and advise the public of its conclusion that regulating that air contaminant is in the best interest of human health, welfare and the environment, and publish that determination and justification in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). j. Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law, any person who has submitted to the department an application for a permit to construct, reconstruct, install, or modify equipment or control apparatus may place that equipment or control apparatus on the footings or foundation where it is intended to be used during the pendency of the permit application review process. A person intending to take action authorized pursuant to this subsection shall notify the department, via certified mail, of the intent to undertake the action at least seven days prior to the commencement of the action. A person who constructs equipment or control apparatus in accordance with this subsection that the department determines is not consistent with applicable State laws, codes, rules, or regulations shall not be subject to civil or criminal penalties for that inconsistent action provided that the person's actions do not result in the emission of any air contaminants. Any costs incurred by the applicant in connection with such construction may not be used by the applicant as grounds for an appeal of the department's decision on the permit application. k. For the purposes of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.), the use of VOCs not otherwise listed by the EPA as hazardous air pollutants, or specified by the department pursuant to subsection i. of this section, shall be considered as a single pollutant. These VOCs may be used interchangeably and such use shall not be considered new installation or modification of equipment or control apparatus. L.1967,c.106,s.13; amended 1995,c.188,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-47 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-47
Greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading program.
Status: in_force

3. a. (1) The department shall establish a greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading program consistent with the RGGI Model Rule and associated guidance documents, in order to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for the purposes of reducing or preventing emissions of greenhouse gases. The department shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement this greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading program, and shall take into consideration the principles and goals of the New Jersey Energy Master Plan in the rule making process. The department shall cooperate and coordinate with other states or countries that are participating in regional, national, or international carbon dioxide emissions trading programs with the same or similar purpose. In doing so, the department shall exclude from the requirement to purchase or acquire any allowances under any greenhouse gas emissions trading program any cogeneration facility or combined heat and power facility that is an "on-site generation facility" as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51) and sells less than 10 percent of its annual gross electrical generation. (2) Approval and notice by the department of specific procedures and requirements for any auction or other sale of allowances which are formulated by a for-profit or non-profit corporation, association or organization which the department and the board participate in pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.340 (C.26:2C-55) shall not be subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), provided that the specific procedures and requirements are consistent with the process and general requirements outlined in rules and regulations adopted by the department, and the public is afforded an opportunity for review and comment on such specific procedures and requirements. b. Any auction to convey allowances: (1) shall be conducted based on the schedule and frequency adopted by the department in consultation with other entities participating in a regional program; (2) shall include auction design elements that minimize allowance price volatility, guard against bidder collusion, and mitigate the potential for market manipulation; (3) shall include provisions to ensure the continued market availability of allowances to entities regulated under a greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading program, taking into account the outcomes of auctions and monitoring of the allowance market, which may include the adoption of a flexible process that allows for ongoing modification of auction design and procedures in response to allowance market conditions and allowance market monitoring data, provided that the process allows for public comment and input; and (4) may be open to all qualified participants, and all qualified participants may sell or otherwise agree to transfer any or all allowances to any eligible entity. c. The department shall review its position with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or any subsequent regional auction, on an annual basis, including the amount of allowances that should be included in a regional auction. This annual review shall include consideration of the environmental and economic impact of the auction, leakage impacts, and the impact on electric generation facilities and ratepayers in the State. The department shall submit a written report of this review to the Governor and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). The report shall also be posted on the department's website. L.2007, c.340, s.3; amended 2019, c.328, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137.5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137.5
Blood samples; collection, testing
Status: in_force

4. a. All lead screening blood samples collected by a physician, registered professional nurse or a health care facility pursuant to this act shall be sent to a laboratory licensed by the Department of Health, pursuant to the "New Jersey Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act," P.L.1975, c.166 (C.45:9-42.26 et seq.), for analysis of blood lead levels. b. A laboratory which performs a lead screening test pursuant to this act shall report the test results to the department, the local health department in the municipality in which the child who is the subject of the test resides, and the physician, registered professional nurse or health care facility, agency or program that submitted the specimen, within five business days of obtaining the test result. L.1995,c.328,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2ZZ-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2ZZ / Section 2ZZ-2
"Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force."
Status: in_force

2. a. There is established, in the Department of Health, the "Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force."
b. The task force shall consist of 13 members as follows:
(1) the Commissioners of Health and Human Services, who shall serve ex officio;
(2) five representatives from the State's aphasia support and treatment programs, including one representative from the non-profit Adler Aphasia Center; one representative from the Kean University Institute for Adults Living with Communication Disabilities; one representative from the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Hackensack University Medical Center; one representative from the medically-based support group, JFK-Johnson Rehabilitation Institute; and one representative from the private aphasia practice, Lingraphica; and
(3) six public members to be appointed as follows: two public members to be appointed by the Senate President, one of whom shall be a person with aphasia, and one of whom shall be a professional who provides caregiving services to persons with aphasia; two public members to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be a person with aphasia, and one of whom shall be a professional who provides speech-language pathology services to persons with aphasia; and two public members to be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a professional who provides caregiving services to persons with aphasia, and one of whom shall be a professional who provides speech-language pathology services to persons with aphasia.
c. Each public member of the task force shall serve for a term of five years, except that, of the members first appointed, the first two appointees shall serve for terms of five years, the second two appointees shall serve for terms of four years, and the third two appointees shall serve for terms of three years. Each member shall hold office for the term of appointment, and until their successor is appointed and qualified.
d. Any vacancy in the task force membership shall be filled for the unexpired term, in the same manner provided for the original appointment. Members are eligible for reappointment to the task force.
e. The purpose of the task force shall be to: monitor the prevalence of aphasia in New Jersey; assess the unmet needs of persons with aphasia, and their families; identify, and facilitate the establishment of, aphasia support groups and other support and informational resources designed to assist in satisfying the unmet needs of residents with aphasia, and their families; and provide recommendations to the Governor and Legislature, in accordance with the provisions of subsection k. of this section, for legislation or other governmental action that would further facilitate the support of persons with aphasia, and their families. In effectuating its purposes under this act, the task force shall:
(1) establish, or encourage and facilitate the establishment of, new aphasia support groups in senior centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, county offices for the disabled, county offices on aging, and libraries throughout the State, with a focus on improving access to aphasia support services in areas of the State that have significant senior and minority populations;
(2) provide orientation programs for speech language pathologists and caregivers who are interested in volunteering to facilitate the operation of new aphasia support groups established under paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(3) encourage all universities in the State with graduate-level programs in speech-language pathology to offer aphasia support groups to members of the public;
(4) coordinate the operations of aphasia support groups in the State, in order to facilitate the Statewide sharing of data and resources, and the adoption of collaborative efforts designed to provide support and treatment to persons with aphasia, and their families;
(5) create various focus groups that engage persons with aphasia, aphasia support group staff, and aphasia caregivers and speech-language pathologists, for the purposes of assessing and highlighting the region-by-region needs of persons with aphasia, and their families;
(6) encourage hospitals in the State to distribute information about aphasia, upon patient discharge, to patients who have had a stroke or head injury, and provide hospitals with appropriate pamphlets or other documentation, such as the informational materials that are available from the National Aphasia Association (NAA), the American Stroke Association (ASA), or the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), for the purposes of distribution to such patients;
(7) establish, at a publicly accessible location on the Internet website of the Department of Health, a webpage dedicated to aphasia, which shall include relevant information on aphasia, and contact information for the available aphasia support groups in the State;
(8) compile, and post on the aphasia webpage established under paragraph (7) of this subsection, a registry of counselors and psychologists in the State who are available to work with persons with aphasia, and their families;
(9) explore, document, and list on the aphasia webpage established under paragraph (7) of this subsection, any funding sources that are available for post-acute services provided to persons with aphasia in the chronic phase;
(10) create an aphasia-friendly newsletter, which shall be designed to provide persons with aphasia, caregivers, and professionals with updated information about new developments in the treatment of aphasia, and which shall be posted on the aphasia webpage established under paragraph (7) of this subsection, and disseminated to appropriate support, treatment, and educational groups, and to persons with aphasia, on a quarterly basis;
(11) coordinate with the State's county agencies on aging and county agencies for the disabled; supply each county agency with listings and descriptions of aphasia services and support groups available in their area; and encourage each agency to provide information about these services and support groups to their clients; and
(12) enlist persons with aphasia in the chronic phase to instruct first responders, medical personnel, vendors, and others in their respective communities about the needs and abilities of persons with aphasia, and the needs of their families and caregivers; and provide appropriate assistance to these instructors.
f. The task force shall organize as soon as practicable after the appointment of a majority of its members, and may meet and hold hearings at such places and times as it shall designate.
g. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the task force for its purposes.
h. The Department of Health shall provide professional and clerical staff to the task force as may be necessary for the task force's purposes, and the task force shall also be entitled to call upon the services of any State, county, or municipal department, board, commission, or agency, as may be available to it for its purposes.
i. In executing its duties under this act, the task force shall consult with associations, organizations, and individuals who are knowledgeable about the needs of persons with aphasia, and their families.
j. The task force may solicit and receive grants and other funds that are made available for the task force's purposes by any governmental, public, private, not-for-profit, or for-profit agency, including funds that are made available under any federal or State law, regulation, or program.
k. Within 12 months after the task force's organizational meeting, and at least biennially thereafter, the task force shall submit a written report to the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. Each report submitted pursuant to this subsection shall contain the task force's findings on the prevalence of aphasia in the State, information as to the status and success of existing aphasia support services in the State, and any recommendations for legislative or other action that may be necessary to address the unmet needs of persons with aphasia and their families. L.2017, c.55, s.2; amended 2017, c.342, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.2d — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.2d
Provision of information by health care professional, immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

16. a. A health care professional employed by or practicing at a health care entity shall promptly notify the person at the entity, who is designated by that entity, if the health care professional is in possession of information which reasonably indicates that another health care professional who is employed by or practicing at the entity has demonstrated an impairment, gross incompetence or unprofessional conduct which would present an imminent danger to an individual patient or to the public health, safety or welfare. b. A health care professional who provides information pursuant to this section, in good faith and without malice, shall not be liable for civil damages in any cause of action arising out of the provision of such information. c. The reporting requirement in this section shall be in addition to the reporting requirement for health care professionals established in section 12 of P.L.2005, c.83 (C.45:1-37). L.2005,c.83,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-8
Compensation of board members in cities of first class
Status: in_force

The members of the local board in a city of the first class shall receive no compensation for their services as members of the board.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-130 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-130
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Exposure to lead and lead poisoning leads to morbidity, mortality, mental retardation, and learning disability in young children, the monetary and social costs of which far exceed the costs of monitoring and preventing lead poisoning. b. The New Jersey Department of Health estimates that 44 of every 1000 children are at risk of lead poisoning and that the rate of lead poisoning among children at risk now exceeds the rate of paralytic polio at the height of the epidemic of the 1950's; however, the department has the resources to test and follow up on only 16% of the 220,000 children it estimates are at risk of lead poisoning. c. Very few health departments have the resources to comply fully with the minimum standards of performance for local boards of health and Chapter XIII of the State Sanitary Code concerning control of lead poisoning in children due to the costs of the required testing, follow-up and abatement. L. 1985, c. 84, s. 1, eff. March 25, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-12
Bondholders; enforcement of rights
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this act or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any such trust agreement securing, such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this act or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the authority or by any officer, employee or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of the rates, rents, fees, and charges herein authorized and required by the provisions of such resolution or trust agreement to be fixed, established and collected. L.1972, c. 29, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2F-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2F / Section 2F-11
Payments
Status: in_force

The sum payable as public health priority funds to each local health agency shall be payable one-half on July 1, and one-half on January 1. Payments shall be made by the State Treasurer upon certificate of the commissioner and warrant of the Director of the Division of Budgeting and Accounting. L.1966, c. 36, s. 11. Amended by L.1977, c. 332, s. 8, eff. Jan. 23, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-84 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-84
Qualification, disqualification for certification; petition for hearing.
Status: in_force

3. a. An applicant for certification, or a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83), shall submit to the Commissioner of Health that individual's name, address, and fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards by a State or municipal law enforcement agency. 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 sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87). 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, and the applicant's employer if the applicant is conditionally employed as provided in subsection d. of this section or the applicant's prospective employer if known, or a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83) and that person's employer, as applicable, of the person's qualification or disqualification for certification under sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87). 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 in the notice to the person's employer or prospective employer. 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 b. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83). The commissioner shall notify the person's employer or prospective employer of the person's petition for a hearing within five days following the receipt of the petition from the person. Upon the issuance of a final decision upon a petition to the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall notify the person and the person's employer or prospective employer as to whether the person remains disqualified from certification under sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87). d. An applicant for certification may be issued conditional certification and may be employed as a nurse aide or a personal care assistant conditionally for a period not to exceed 60 days, pending completion of a criminal history record background check required under sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87) by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety based upon an examination of its own files in accordance with section 14 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.53:1-20.9a), and for an additional period not to exceed 60 days pending completion of a criminal history record background check by federal authorities as arranged for by the Division of State Police pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.53:1-20.9a), if the person submits to the commissioner a sworn statement attesting that the person has not been convicted of any crime or disorderly persons offense as described in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83). A person who submits a false sworn statement shall be disqualified from certification as a nurse aide or a personal care assistant, as the case may be, and shall not have an opportunity to establish rehabilitation pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83). A conditionally employed person, or an employed person certified as a nurse aide or a personal care assistant, who disputes the accuracy of the criminal history record information and who files a petition requesting a hearing pursuant to subsection c. of this section may remain employed by that person's employer until the commissioner rules on the person's petition but, pending the commissioner's ruling, the employer shall not permit the person to have unsupervised contact with patients, residents, or clients, as the case may be, who are 60 years of age or older. e. (1) A licensed health care facility or other entity that has received an application from or conditionally employs an applicant for nurse aide or personal care assistant certification, or employs a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant, and:
(a) receives notice from the Commissioner of Health that the applicant or certified nurse aide or personal care assistant, as applicable, has been determined by the commissioner to be disqualified from certification as a nurse aide or personal care assistant pursuant to sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87); or (b) terminates its employment of a conditionally employed applicant for nurse aide or personal care assistant certification or a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant because the person was disqualified from employment at the health care facility or other entity on the basis of a conviction of a crime or disorderly persons offense as described in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83) after commencing employment at the health care facility or other entity; shall be immune from liability for disclosing that disqualification or termination in good faith to another licensed health care facility or other entity that is qualified by statute or regulation to employ the person as a nurse aide or personal care assistant. (2) A licensed health care facility or other entity which discloses information pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be presumed to be acting in good faith unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the health care facility or other entity acted with actual malice toward the person who is the subject of the information. f. (1) A licensed health care facility or other entity, upon receiving notice from the Commissioner of Health that a person employed by it as a nurse aide or personal care assistant, including a conditionally employed person, has been convicted of a crime or disorderly persons offense as described in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83) after commencing employment at the health care facility or other entity, shall: (a) immediately terminate the person's employment as a nurse aide or personal care assistant; and (b) report information about the termination to the Commissioner of Health in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, who shall thereupon deem the person to be disqualified from certification as a nurse aide or personal care assistant, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection. (2) A licensed health care facility or other entity shall be immune from liability for any actions taken in good faith pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall be presumed to be acting in good faith unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the health care facility or other entity acted with actual malice toward the employee. (3) The person terminated from employment pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall have 30 days from the date of the termination to petition the commissioner for a hearing on the accuracy of the information about the conviction reported to the commissioner or to establish why the person should not be terminated from employment, and disqualified from certification, as a nurse aide or personal care assistant. The commissioner shall notify the person's employer of the person's petition for a hearing within five days following the receipt of the petition from the person. Upon the issuance of a final decision upon a petition to the commissioner pursuant to this paragraph, the commissioner shall notify the person and the person's employer as to whether: (a) the person is to be reinstated in the person's employment as a nurse aide or personal care assistant and retain the person's certification; or (b) the person's termination from employment as a nurse aide or personal care assistant stands and the person remains disqualified from certification. g. The commissioner shall provide for a registry of all persons who have successfully completed all training and competency evaluation requirements for certification as a nurse aide or personal care assistant and shall provide for the inclusion in the registry of information about the disqualification of any person from certification pursuant to sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87); for which purposes, the commissioner may use an existing registry established pursuant to statute or regulation, subject to the requirements of federal law. The registry shall include the specific documented findings constituting the basis for that disqualification, except that the information shall indicate that the person was convicted of a crime or disorderly persons offense as described in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83), but shall not identify the conviction or convictions which constitute the basis for the disqualification. L.1997, c.100, s.3; amended 1997, c.284, s.3; 2000, c.20, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.241.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-33
Report by father or mother
Status: in_force

In case the father or mother of the child does not, within one month after the date of birth, receive a notice from the local registrar that the birth of the child has been recorded, as provided in this chapter, the father or mother of the child, in the order named, shall within five days thereafter, report to the local registrar the fact of such birth.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.11
Coverage, diabetes treatment by HMO contracts.
Status: in_force

6. a. Every 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 on or after the effective date of this act shall provide health care services to any enrollee or other person covered thereunder for the following equipment and supplies for the treatment of diabetes, if recommended or prescribed by a participating physician or participating nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist: blood glucose monitors and blood glucose monitors for the legally blind; test strips for glucose monitors and visual reading and urine testing strips; insulin; injection aids; cartridges for the legally blind; syringes; insulin pumps and appurtenances thereto; insulin infusion devices; and oral agents for controlling blood sugar. Coverage for the purchase of a short-acting, intermediate-acting, rapid-acting, long-acting, and pre-mixed insulin product shall not be subject to any deductible, and no copayment or coinsurance for the purchase of insulin shall exceed $35 per 30-day supply. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to a high-deductible health plan to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, except if the plan is used to establish a medical savings account pursuant to section 220 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.220) or a health savings account pursuant to section 223 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.223). The provisions of this subsection shall apply to the plan to the maximum extent that is permitted by federal law and does not disqualify the account for the deduction allowed under section 220 or 223, as applicable. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to a plan that meets the requirements of a catastrophic plan, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.155, to the maximum extent permitted by federal law. b. Each contract shall also provide health care services for diabetes self-management education to ensure that a person with diabetes is educated as to the proper self-management and treatment of their diabetic condition, including information on proper diet. Health care services provided for self-management education and education relating to diet shall be limited to visits medically necessary upon the diagnosis of diabetes; upon diagnosis by a participating physician or participating nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist of a significant change in the enrollee's or other covered person's symptoms or conditions which necessitate changes in that person's self-management; and upon determination of a participating physician or participating nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist that reeducation or refresher education is necessary. Diabetes self-management education shall be provided by a participating dietitian registered by a nationally recognized professional association of dietitians or a health care professional recognized as a Certified Diabetes Educator by the American Association of Diabetes Educators or, pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1993, c.378 (C.26:2J-4.7), a registered pharmacist in the State qualified with regard to management education for diabetes by any institution recognized by the board of pharmacy of the State of New Jersey. c. The health care services required by this section shall be provided to the same extent as for any other sickness under the contract. d. This section shall apply to all contracts in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges. e. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a health benefits plan subject to the provisions of P.L.1992, c.161 (C.17B:27A-2 et seq.) or P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17 et seq.). f. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate and periodically update a list of additional diabetes equipment and related supplies that are medically necessary for the treatment of diabetes and for which benefits shall be provided according to the provisions of this section. L.1995, c.331, s.6; amended 2023, c.105, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-99 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-99
Free distribution of toxoid and vaccine; appropriation
Status: in_force

The state department may purchase and distribute free, in accordance with rules of the department, diphtheria toxoid or toxin-antitoxin, or both, and smallpox vaccine. For the purchase and distribution of such materials and for expenses incident to such distribution and the keeping of records of the use of such materials, the department may expend such sum as shall be appropriated in any annual or supplemental appropriation act.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18f — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18f
Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties. 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 written transfer agreements between Morristown Memorial Hospital and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in Morris and Union counties. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to Morristown Memorial Hospital. L.2003, c.98, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.217.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-63 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-63
Free certified copies.
Status: in_force

26:8-63. The State registrar shall: a. Furnish a certification or certified copy of a birth, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, fetal death or death certificate without fee in the prosecution of any claim for public pension or for military or naval enlistment purposes; and b. Furnish the United States Public Health Service without expense to the State, microfilm or photocopy images of birth, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, fetal death and death certificates without payment of the fees prescribed in this article; and c. Furnish a certified transcript of any entry in the records of the New Jersey State census without fee for certification in the prosecution of any claim for public pension, for military or naval enlistment purposes; and d. Furnish without fee upon request for administrative use by any city, State or federal agency a certified transcript of any New Jersey State census entry, or a certification or certified copy of a birth, death, fetal death, marriage, civil union or domestic partnership certificate; and e. Furnish without fee upon request a certified copy of a veteran's death certificate to the veteran's legal representative, the executor or administrator of the veteran's estate, to a family member authorized to obtain a copy of the death certificate pursuant to subsection a. of R.S.26:8-62, or to a qualified veterans' organization which takes possession of a veteran's cremains with the intention of properly disposing of them pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1983, c.385 (C.26:7-18.2). No more than one copy of a veteran's death certificate may be provided without fee pursuant to this subsection; all other copies of the death certificate shall be subject to the statutory fee; and f. Furnish without fee upon request by a person who is homeless a certified copy of the person's birth certificate, provided that the person submits the request through a social worker or the coordinator of the emergency shelter for the homeless where the person is temporarily residing. The request shall be transmitted on the emergency shelter's letterhead and shall include the shelter's employer identification number and an attestation by the coordinator that the person requesting the certificate is currently homeless and residing at the shelter or the request shall be submitted on the social worker's agency or professional practice letterhead and shall include the agency's or the professional practice's employer identification number and an attestation by the social worker that the person requesting the certificate is currently homeless. A certified copy of a birth certificate furnished pursuant to this subsection shall be transmitted to the social worker or coordinator who transmitted the request. No more than one certified copy of a birth certificate furnished to a person who is homeless pursuant to this subsection shall be provided without fee; all other copies of the birth certificate shall be subject to the statutory fee. On or before December 31 of each year, the State Registrar shall report to the Office of Homelessness Prevention in the Department of Community Affairs an accounting of each instance in which the State Registrar furnished without fee a certified copy of a person's birth certificate pursuant to this subsection. As used in this section: "Fee" includes, but is not limited to, any search, certification, processing, authentication, standard shipping, or other fees that would ordinarily be assessed to furnish a certified copy of a certificate or transcript; and "Person who is homeless" means a person without a domicile who is unable to secure permanent and stable housing as determined by a social worker or the coordinator of an emergency shelter for the homeless established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.48 (C.55:13C-1 et seq.). amended 1951, c.83; 1957, c.200, s.2; 1965, c.78, s.73; 2003, c.246, s.25; 2006, c.103, s.58; 2014, c.87; 2016, c.98; 2019, c.73, s.5; 2021, c.37, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-70 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-70
Definitions relative to anatomical gifts for educational and research use.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Anatomical research recovery organization" means a nonprofit corporation engaged in the recovery of a human body or part donated 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, where part or all of the recovery takes place in this State. Anatomical research recovery organization shall not include an accredited institution of higher education in this State that uses an anatomical gift for its own educational or research purposes and is not engaged in the distribution of a human body or part to another person or entity. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Distribution" means the removal of a human body or part from a storage location to any other location for educational or research use, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science. "Education" means the use of the whole body or parts for purposes of teaching or training individuals, including medical or dental professionals and students, with regard to the anatomy and characteristics of the human body. "Human body part" or "part" means organs, tissues, eyes, bones, blood vessels, and any other portions of a deceased human body which are subject to an anatomical gift pursuant to P.L.1969, c.161 (C.26:6-57) or any subsequent statute adopted pursuant thereto, but does not include blood collected pursuant to P.L.1945, c.301 (C.26:2A-1). "Recovery" means the obtaining of a human body or part, including, but not limited to, determining or obtaining consent or authorization for donation of the human body or part, performing surgical or other technical procedures for recovering the body or part, and processing the body or part. Recovery does not include actions taken by a medical examiner or coroner as part of his professional duties. "Research" means the conduct of scientific testing and observation designed to result in the acquisition of generalizable knowledge. Research does not include an autopsy or other investigation conducted for the purpose of obtaining information related to the decedent. L.2008, c.49, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.346.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-118 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-118
Fees
Status: in_force

The following fees shall be paid to the local board or port health officer: a. For examination of every vessel from a foreign port, five dollars. b. For examination of every vessel from any port in the United States south of Cape Henlopen, if a steamer, three dollars, and if other than a steamer, one dollar. c. For medical examination of every one hundred, or fraction of one hundred, steerage passengers upon transatlantic vessels, two dollars. d. For each permit granted for the landing of persons, or discharging of baggage, merchandise or materials, and for every release of a vessel from quarantine, twenty-five cents. e. For sanitary inspection of every vessel after the discharge of cargo or ballast, ten dollars. f. For disinfection of every vessel from an infected port, and of every vessel that shall require disinfection by reason of exposure to infection or contagion, fifty dollars. g. For vaccination of persons on board of any vessel on which smallpox has developed during the voyage, twenty-five cents each.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2P-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2P / Section 2P-5
Assistance to council from government entities
Status: in_force

5. The council is entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes. The Department of the Treasury shall supply professional, stenographic and clerical assistance which is necessary for the council to perform its duties. The council may incur miscellaneous expenses as it may deem necessary, in order to perform its duties, and as may be within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for those purposes. L.1991,c.277,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.1
Adopted children, birth certificates; procedure.
Status: in_force

26:8-40.1. a. When any person is adopted pursuant to provisions of the laws of any state or country, and the adoption has been certified to the State Registrar as required by subsection b. of section 16 of P.L.1977, c.367 (C.9:3-52) or there is submitted a certification or a certified copy of the decree or judgment of the court in the adoption proceedings, the State Registrar shall establish, in lieu of the original birth record, a certificate of birth showing: (1) the name of the adopted person as changed by the decree of adoption, if changed; (2) the date and place of birth; (3) the names of the adopting parents or parent, including the maiden name of the female adopting parent if that name is given in the certification or certified copy of the decree or judgment of the court; and (4) the date of filing. In any instance where the child has been adopted by the spouse of the natural parent, the name of the parent shall also be entered on the new certificate of birth. The certificate of birth shall be of the same general type as is used in making a birth certificate for a person who has not been adopted. Upon receipt of a certification or certified copy of the decree or judgment of a court in an adoption proceeding, the State Registrar shall make a new certificate of birth containing the information referred to in the preceding paragraph. The fee for this service shall be established by the Commissioner of Health, by regulation. b. The State Registrar may file the new certificate: (1) for any foundling, for any child born in any state, and for any child for whom an original birth report cannot be located, who has been adopted in New Jersey; provided that there is attached to the decree or judgment of the court in such adoption proceeding or is submitted to the State Registrar a certified copy of the original birth record or acceptable evidence of birth. In the case of a foundling, the date and place of birth shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction; and (2) for any child born in a foreign country who was not a citizen of the United States at the time of the child's birth, whose adopting parent is a resident of this State, and who is adopted: (a) through a court of competent jurisdiction in this State; or (b) under the laws of a jurisdiction or country other than the United States and has been granted an IR-3 immigrant visa, or a successor immigrant visa, by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The new certificate shall be filed upon receipt of: a request for the certificate from the court, the adopting parent, or the adopted person if that person is 18 years of age or older; proof that the adopting parent is a resident of this State; an official copy of the judgment from the jurisdiction or country in which the child was adopted; a certified translation of the foreign adoption; proof of the date and place of the child's birth; and proof of IR-3 immigrant visa status, or a successor immigrant visa status. When applicable, the State Registrar may file a new certificate for any child who is not a citizen of the United States and who is adopted by a resident of this State, which certificate shall bear the notation "certificate of foreign birth," which shall also be shown upon any copy of the certificate issued; the notation may be removed at any subsequent date upon submission of acceptable proof that the child has become a citizen of the United States. When a new certificate of birth is made, the State Registrar shall notify the local registrar of vital statistics of the place in which the birth occurred, if applicable, who shall enter the new certificate in the local registrar's local record and forward the copy of the original record to the State Registrar for disposition. c. The State Registrar shall cause to be placed under seal the original certificate of birth and all papers pertaining to the new certificate of birth. Such seal shall not be broken except: (1) by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (2) upon a request for an uncertified, long-form copy of the adopted person's original certificate of birth by a person 18 years of age or older who can establish himself as one of the following: (a) the adopted person; (b) a direct descendant, sibling, or spouse of the adopted person; (c) an adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal representative of the adopted person; or (d) an agency of the State or federal government for official purposes. The State Registrar shall authenticate the identity of the requester and the requester's relationship with the subject adopted person. d. Thereafter, whenever a certification or certified copy of a certificate of birth of the adopted person is issued, it shall be made from the new certificate of birth except when an order of a court of competent jurisdiction shall require the issuance of an uncertified, long-form copy of the original certificate of birth, or upon a request for an uncertified, long-form copy of the adopted person's original certificate of birth by an authorized requester, as provided in subsection c. of this section, excluding any statistical data gathered solely for the use of the State. amended 1940, c.215; 1950, c.99; 1965, c.78, s.56; 1970, c.71, s.1; 1971, c.123; 1983, c.275, s.13; 2005, c.81, s.3; 2014, c.9, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7.16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7.16
Evaluation of applicant prior to approval of certificate of need.
Status: in_force

2. Prior to approval of a certificate of need pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) for an assisted living residence or program, the commissioner shall evaluate the background of an applicant for a certificate of need to ensure, at a minimum, that the applicant is: a. of good moral character; b. economically capable of constructing or expanding, as appropriate, and maintaining an assisted living residence or program, as applicable; c. capable of successfully providing assisted living services that meet or surpass the licensing standards for assisted living residences or programs, as applicable, as set by the commissioner; d. capable of demonstrating an acceptable track record, if appropriate, of the applicant's past and current compliance with State licensure requirements, applicable federal requirements and State certificate of need requirements pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7); and e. capable of demonstrating an acceptable track record of the applicant's past and current compliance with State licensure or applicable federal or State requirements for, and the financial success of, any health care-related or other business activity that involves construction, operation or management of the activity. L.2002,c.25,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-15
Prohibited practices for health maintenance organization
Status: in_force

15. a. No health maintenance organization, or representative thereof, may cause or knowingly permit the use of advertising which is untrue or misleading, solicitation which is untrue or misleading, or any form of evidence of coverage which is deceptive. For purpose of this act: (1) a statement or item of information shall be deemed to be untrue if it does not conform to fact in any respect which is or may be significant to an enrollee of, or person considering enrollment in, a health care plan; (2) a statement or item of information shall be deemed to be misleading, whether or not it may be literally untrue, if, in the total context in which such statement is made or such item of information is communicated, such statement or item of information may be reasonably understood by a reasonable person, not possessing special knowledge regarding health care coverage, as indicating any benefit or advantage or the absence of any exclusion, limitation, or disadvantage of possible significance to an enrollee of, or person considering enrollment in, a health care plan, if such benefit or advantage or absence of limitation, exclusion or disadvantage does not in fact exist; (3) an evidence of coverage shall be deemed to be deceptive if the evidence of coverage taken as a whole, and with consideration given to typography and format, as well as language, shall be such as to cause a reasonable person, not possessing special knowledge regarding health care plans and evidences of coverage therefore, to expect benefits, services, charges, or other advantages which the evidence of coverage does not provide or which the health care plan issuing such evidence of coverage does not regularly make available for enrollees covered under such evidence of coverage. b. The unfair trade practice provisions of the New Jersey insurance law (N.J.S.17B:30-1 through 22) shall be construed to apply to health maintenance organizations, health care plans and evidences of coverage except to the extent that the commissioner determines that the nature of health maintenance organizations, health care plans and evidence of coverage render such sections clearly inappropriate. c. An enrollee may not be canceled or nonrenewed except for the failure to pay the charge for such coverage, or for such other reasons as may be promulgated by the commissioner. d. No health maintenance organization, unless licensed as an insurer, may use in its name, evidence of coverage, or literature any of the words "insurance," "assurance," "casualty," "surety," "mutual," or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance, or surety corporation doing business in this State. e. A health maintenance organization shall not consider a person's eligibility for medical assistance pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), or the equivalent statute in another state, when determining the person's eligibility for enrollment in, or the provision of health care services under, a contract or certificate for health care services. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the State Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs and, where applicable, the commissioner or the Commissioner of Insurance. Nothing in this act shall limit the powers of the Attorney General and the procedures with respect to consumer fraud in P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). L.1973,c.337,s.15; amended 1995,c.291,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-80 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-80
Licensing of hospice care program
Status: in_force

2. a. A hospice care program shall not operate in this State unless it possesses a valid license issued by the Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to this act. No public agency or private organization shall assume, represent itself as or use the word "hospice" or any modification or derivative thereof, unless the agency or organization is licensed pursuant to this act. b. Application for a license for a hospice care program shall be made upon forms prescribed by the department. The department shall charge such nonrefundable fees for the filing of an application for a license and any renewal thereof, as it shall from time to time fix in regulations, except the amount of this fee shall not exceed $2,000. The application shall contain the name of the hospice care program and such other information as the department may require. c. The department shall only issue a license to a hospice care program that provides written documentation that it is certified for participation in the federal Medicare program established pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, Pub. L. 89-97 (42 U.S.C. s.1395 et seq.). d. A nursing home licensed pursuant to the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.) that does not hold itself out to be a hospice, does not hold itself out as providing a hospice care program, does not use the term hospice to describe or refer to its activities or facilities, and does not provide all of the services enumerated in section 1 of this act is not subject to the licensing provisions of this act. e. A hospice care program licensed pursuant to this act shall not be subject to the certificate of need requirements of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.). L.1997,c.78,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-31.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-31.6
Billing to landlord or municipality for delivery of fuel oil and refiring of burner
Status: in_force

Any fuel oil dealer who delivers fuel oil or refires the burner in accordance with section 2 of this act may bill the landlord directly, or the municipality in which the rental property is located may issue a voucher to the fuel oil dealer who delivered the fuel oil for the money amount due on the fuel oil delivered and the service charge for refiring the burner, if any. The voucher shall be paid in the manner provided for the approval and payment of claims pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:5-17. L.1980, c. 170, s. 3, eff. Dec. 18, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-98 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-98
Duties of commissioner.
Status: in_force

7. The commissioner shall: a. apply for: a State plan amendment to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1396b(w)(3)(B); and a waiver of the uniformity requirements contained in 42 C.F.R. s.433.68(e)(2)(i); and b. prescribe such procedures and forms, and take such other actions, as the commissioner determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, such actions as are necessary to ensure that the State receives its maximum share of federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program. L.2003,c.105,s.7; amended 2004, c.41, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12
Operation, requirements for certain health care facilities; application for license; fee.
Status: in_force

12. a. No health care service or health care facility shall be operated unless it shall: (1) possess a valid license issued pursuant to this act, which license shall specify the kind or kinds of health care services the facility is authorized to provide; (2) establish and maintain a uniform system of cost accounting approved by the commissioner; (3) establish and maintain a uniform system of reports and audits meeting the requirements of the commissioner; (4) prepare and review annually a long range plan for the provision of health care services; and (5) establish and maintain a centralized, coordinated system of discharge planning which assures every patient a planned program of continuing care and which meets the requirements of the commissioner which requirements shall, where feasible, equal or exceed those standards and regulations established by the federal government for all federally funded health care facilities, but shall not require any person who is not in receipt of State or federal assistance to be discharged against his will. b. (1) Application for a license for a health care service or health care facility shall be made upon forms prescribed by the department. The department shall charge a single, nonrefundable fee for the filing of an application for and issuance of a license and a single, nonrefundable fee for any renewal thereof, and a single, nonrefundable fee for a biennial inspection of the facility, as it shall from time to time fix in rules or regulations, provided, however, that no such licensing fee shall exceed $10,000 in the case of a hospital and $4,000 in the case of any other health care facility for all services provided by the hospital or other health care facility, and no such inspection fee shall exceed $5,000 in the case of a hospital and $2,000 in the case of any other health care facility for all services provided by the hospital or other health care facility. No inspection fee shall be charged for inspections other than biennial inspections. Any surgical practice required to apply for licensure by the department as an ambulatory care facility pursuant to P.L.2017, c.283 shall be exempt from the initial and renewal license fees required by this section. The application shall contain the name of the health care facility, the kind or kinds of health care service to be provided, the location and physical description of the institution, and such other information as the department may require. (2) A license shall be issued by the department upon its findings that the premises, equipment, personnel, including principals and management, finances, rules and bylaws, and standards of health care service are fit and adequate and there is reasonable assurance the health care facility will be operated in the manner required by this act and rules and regulations thereunder. (3) The department shall post on its Internet website each inspection report prepared following an inspection of a residential health care facility, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1) or licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), that is performed pursuant to this subsection, along with any other inspection report prepared by or on behalf of the department for such facility. If an inspection reveals a serious health and safety violation at a residential health care facility, the department shall post the inspection report, including the name of the facility and the owner of the facility, on its website no later than 72 hours following the inspection. If a license of a residential health care facility is suspended, the department shall post the suspension on its website no later than 72 hours following the suspension. The department shall update its website to reflect the correction of a serious health and safety violation and the lifting of a suspension. The department shall notify, as soon as possible, the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, and the director of the county board of social services or county welfare agency, as appropriate, in the county in which a residential health care facility is located, of a serious health and safety violation at the facility and of any suspension of a license to operate such facility. If the inspection responsibilities under this subsection with respect to such facility are transferred or otherwise assigned to another department, that other department shall post on its Internet website each inspection report prepared following an inspection of such facility performed pursuant to this subsection, along with any other inspection report prepared by or on behalf of that department for such facility, and shall comply with the other requirements specified in this subsection. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.43) d. The commissioner may amend a facility's license to reduce that facility's licensed bed capacity to reflect actual utilization at the facility if the commissioner determines that 10 or more licensed beds in the health care facility have not been used for at least the last two succeeding years. For the purposes of this subsection, the commissioner may retroactively review utilization at a facility for a two-year period beginning on January 1, 1990. e. If a prospective applicant for licensure for a health care service or facility that is not subject to certificate of need review pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.) so requests, the department shall provide the prospective applicant with a pre-licensure consultation. The purpose of the consultation is to provide the prospective applicant with information and guidance on rules, regulations, standards, and procedures appropriate and applicable to the licensure process. The department shall conduct the consultation within 60 days of the request of the prospective applicant. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, an entity that provides magnetic resonance imaging or computerized axial tomography services shall be required to obtain a license from the department to operate those services prior to commencement of services, except that a physician who is operating such services on the effective date of P.L.2004, c.54 shall have one year from the effective date of P.L.2004, c.54 to obtain the license. g. (1) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2017, c.283) (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2017, c.283) (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2017, c.283) (4) A surgical practice in operation on the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.283 shall be required to apply to the department for licensure as an ambulatory care facility licensed to provide surgical and related services within one year of the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.283. A surgical practice that is certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shall not be required to meet the physical plant and functional requirements specified in N.J.A.C.8:43A-19.1 et seq. A surgical practice that is not Medicare certified, either by CMS or by any deeming authority recognized by CMS, but which has obtained accreditation from the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities or any accrediting body recognized by CMS and is in operation on the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.283, shall not be required to meet the physical plant and functional requirements specified in N.J.A.C.8:43A-19.1 et seq. A surgical practice not in operation on the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.283, if it is certified by CMS as an ambulatory surgery center provider, shall also be exempt from these requirements. A surgical practice required by this subsection to meet the physical plant and functional requirements specified in N.J.A.C.8:43A-19.1 et seq. may apply for a waiver of any such requirement in accordance with N.J.A.C.8:43A-2.9. The commissioner shall grant a waiver of those physical plant and functional requirements, as the commissioner deems appropriate, if the waiver does not endanger the life, safety, or health of patients or the public. Through State Fiscal Year 2025, a surgical practice required to be licensed pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the ambulatory care facility assessment pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.57), except that, if the entity expands to include any additional room dedicated for use as an operating room, the entity shall be subject to the assessment. Beginning in State Fiscal Year 2026, a surgical practice required to be licensed pursuant to this subsection shall no longer be exempt from the ambulatory care facility assessment. (5) As used in this subsection and subsection i. of this section, "surgical practice" means a structure or suite of rooms that has the following characteristics: (a) has no more than one room dedicated for use as an operating room which is specifically equipped to perform surgery and is designed and constructed to accommodate invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures; (b) has one or more post-anesthesia care units or a dedicated recovery area where the patient may be closely monitored and observed until discharged; and (c) is established by a physician, physician professional association surgical practice, or other professional practice form specified by the State Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to regulation solely for the physician's, association's, or other professional entity's private medical practice. (6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the State Board of Medical Examiners from establishing standards of care with respect to the practice of medicine. h. An ambulatory care facility licensed to provide surgical and related services shall be required to obtain ambulatory care accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a condition of licensure by the department. An ambulatory care facility that is licensed to provide surgical and related services on the effective date of this section of P.L.2009, c.24 shall have one year from the effective date of this section of P.L.2009, c.24 to obtain ambulatory care accreditation. i. Beginning on the effective date of this section of P.L.2009, c.24, and as provided in P.L.2017, c.283, the department shall not issue a new license to an ambulatory care facility to provide surgical and related services unless: (1) in the case of a licensed facility in which a transfer of ownership of the facility is proposed, the commissioner reviews the qualifications of the new owner or owners and approves the transfer; (2) (a) except as provided in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, in the case of a licensed facility for which a relocation of the facility is proposed, the relocation is within 20 miles of the facility's current location or the relocation is to a "Health Enterprise Zone" designated pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2004, c.139 (C.54A:3-7), there is no expansion in the number of operating rooms provided at the new location from that of the current location, and the commissioner reviews and approves the relocation prior to its occurrence; or (b) in the case of a licensed facility described in paragraph (5) or (6) of this subsection for which a relocation of the facility is proposed, the commissioner reviews and approves the relocation prior to its occurrence; (3) the entity is a surgical practice required to be licensed pursuant to subsection g. of this section and meets the requirements of that subsection; (4) the entity has filed its plans, specifications, and required documents with the Health Care Plan Review Unit of the Department of Community Affairs or the municipality in which the surgical practice or facility will be located, as applicable, on or before the 180th day following the effective date of this section of P.L.2009, c.24; (5) the facility is owned jointly by a general hospital in this State and one or more other parties; (6) the facility is owned by a hospital or medical school in this State, or the facility is owned by any hospital approved on or before the effective date of P.L.2015, c.305 to provide ambulatory surgery services in this State, or the facility is owned by a hospital which applied on or before the effective date of P.L.2015, c.305 to provide ambulatory surgery services in this State so long as the hospital is later approved to provide ambulatory surgery services at the facility, or the facility is owned by any hospital approved to provide ambulatory surgery services at another facility in this State; or (7) (a) the facility is a newly licensed ambulatory surgical facility that was created by combining two or more registered surgical practices, provided that the number of operating rooms at the newly licensed facility is not greater than the total number of operating rooms prior to the establishment of the newly licensed facility; (b) the facility is a licensed ambulatory surgical facility that has expanded by combining with one or more registered surgical practices, provided that the number of operating rooms at the newly expanded facility is not greater than the total number of operating rooms prior to the combination of the practices and facility; or (c) the facility is a licensed ambulatory surgical facility that has expanded through the combination of two or more licensed ambulatory surgical facilities, provided that the number of operating rooms at the newly expanded facility is not greater than the total number of operating rooms prior to the combining of the facilities. Beginning on the effective date of P.L.2017, c.283, the department shall not issue a new registration to a surgical practice. Any surgical practice in operation on the effective date of P.L.2017, c.283 that proposes to relocate on or after the effective date of P.L.2017, c.283 shall be required to be licensed by the department as an ambulatory care facility providing surgical and related services pursuant to subsection g. of this section. j. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2017, c.283) k. An ambulatory care facility licensed to provide surgical and related services and a surgical practice shall: (1) report to the department any change in ownership of the facility within 30 days of the change in ownership; and (2) annually report to the department the name of the facility's medical director, physician director, and physician director of anesthesia, as applicable, and the director of nursing services. The facility shall notify the department if there is any change in a named director within 30 days of the change of the director. L.1971, c.136, s.12; amended 1977, c.250; 1978, c.83, s.8; 1991, c.187, s.38; 1998, c.43, s.12; 2004, c.54, s.4; 2009, c.24, s.1; 2015, c.6, s.1; 2015, c.305; 2017, c.283, s.1; 2025, c.70, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.42 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.42
Issuance of one-page compliance forms.
Status: in_force

17. a. No later than 180 days after the date on which the owner of regulated vehicles or regulated equipment submits a notice to comply pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 9 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.34), the date on which the fleet retrofit plan, the combined fleet retrofit plan, or the fleet averaging plan is in effect pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2005 , c.219 (C.26:2C-8.32), the date on which the fleet retrofit plan, the combined fleet retrofit plan, or the fleet averaging plan is in effect pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.35), or the date on which any supplement to the fleet retrofit plan or the combined fleet retrofit plan, or modification to the fleet averaging plan is in effect pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.36), the department shall issue to the owner of a regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment a one-page compliance form for each regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment required to use best available retrofit technologies pursuant to the approved fleet retrofit plan or combined fleet retrofit plan, or the approved supplement thereto. In the case of an approved fleet averaging plan, the department shall also issue a one-page compliance form for each regulated vehicle, piece of regulated equipment, and other on-road diesel vehicle or piece of off-road diesel equipment that is required to use best available retrofit technologies pursuant to the approved fleet averaging plan, or the approved modification thereto. b. The compliance form issued by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be no longer than one page and shall have printed on the form: (1) the name and business address of the owner of the regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment; (2) the vehicle identification number for the regulated vehicle or the serial number for the piece of regulated equipment that is required to use best available retrofit technologies pursuant to the 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 the fleet averaging plan; (3) a description of the best available retrofit technologies that may be used by the specific regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment and the requirement under the approved fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan; (4) a description of the best available retrofit technology required for the vehicle or piece of equipment pursuant to the rules and regulations, the fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, as the case may be; (5) an identified space for the label number for a required retrofit device to be entered into the form; (6) an identified space for the owner responsible for the submittal of the notice to comply by rules and regulations or the submittal and update of the fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan to certify that any required retrofit devices have been installed, and the date of that compliance; (7) an identified space for the examiner of the regulated vehicle to certify that the vehicle identification number that appears on the form corresponds to the vehicle on which the required retrofit device has been installed, and that the label identification number on the required retrofit device corresponds to the label identification number entered on the form of the regulated on-road diesel vehicle or other on-road diesel vehicle on which the required retrofit device has been installed; and (8) an identified space for the owner to record the cost of the retrofit device and its installation. c. The Department of Environmental Protection shall issue with the forms sent to the owner of the fleet a notice of instructions describing the purpose of, and the procedures for completion of the compliance form, and the requirement to keep the compliance form with the regulated vehicle, or another vehicle included in a fleet averaging plan or modification thereto, for the life of the vehicle. L.2005,c.219,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-56 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-56
Department may establish
Status: in_force

The department may, for the purpose of paying the traveling expenses of its employees, the expenses in connection with the traveling exhibits operated by the department, and other current expenses requiring a prompt cash outlay, establish a petty cash expense fund.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2AA-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2AA / Section 2AA-8
New Jersey Rare Disease Advisory Council, established.
Status: in_force

2. There is established the New Jersey Rare Disease Advisory Council in the Department of Health which shall advise the Legislature, State departments, agencies, commissions, and authorities, and private agencies providing services for persons diagnosed with a rare disease. a. The advisory council shall consist of 20 members as follows: (1) the Commissioners of Banking and Insurance, Health, Human Services, and the Executive Director of the New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health, or their designees, as ex officio members; (2) two members of the public, one of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate which public members shall be any of the following: an epidemiologist, a registered nurse or nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this State with experience in providing care to patients with rare diseases, or a pediatrician or other physician licensed to practice in this State with expertise in providing care to patients with rare diseases; (3) two members of the public, one of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly which public members shall be any of the following: an epidemiologist, a registered nurse or nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this State with experience in providing care to patients with rare diseases, or a pediatrician or other physician licensed to practice in this State with expertise in providing care to patients with rare diseases; and (4) 12 public members to be appointed by the Governor, who shall include: one physician licensed to practice in this State who has expertise in treating patients with rare diseases, and is associated with the research department of an academic institution in this State; a representative of general hospital or hospital system in this State recommended by the New Jersey Hospital Association; a representative of federally qualified health center in this State recommended by the New Jersey Primary Care Association; a geneticist licensed to practice in this State; a genetic counselor who has experience in providing services to persons diagnosed with a rare disease, their families, or their caregivers or care partners; a representative of the health insurance industry recommended by the New Jersey Association of Health Plans; a representative of the biotechnology industry or pharmaceutical industry who has expertise in rare diseases recommended by BIO NJ; a pharmacist licensed in this State who has expertise in rare diseases; a representative of the medical technology industry who has expertise in rare diseases and is recommended by the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey; one representative of a rare disease patient advocacy organization; one person, age 18 years or older, who has a rare disease; and one caregiver or care partner for a patient or partner with a rare disease. b. Public members of the advisory council shall serve for a term of three years, except that of the initial appointments, five public members shall serve for one year, five public members shall serve for two years, and six public members shall serve for three years. Vacancies in the membership of the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made. The public members of the council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for traveling and other miscellaneous expenses necessary to perform their duties within the limits of funds made available to the council for its purposes. c. The advisory council shall organize as soon as practicable after the appointment of a majority of its public members, and the Governor shall select a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. The chairperson shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the council. d. The advisory council shall meet a minimum of three times a year but may meet more often at the call of its chair. The council may hold hearings at the times and in the places it deems appropriate and necessary to fulfill its charge. The council 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 it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes. e. The Department of Health shall maintain oversight of the advisory council and may delegate the administration thereof to a State research university or institution with expertise in either the clinical treatment of rare disease patients, research of rare diseases, or health care policy pertaining to rare disease patients. The Department of Health may issue a request, within 180 days after the effective date of this act, for proposals for a location for the advisory council to operate and for staff and resources to support the operations of the council. The Department of Health shall provide staff services to the advisory council if the proposals submitted to the department are not sufficient to meet the needs of the council. L.2021, c.135, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-69 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-69
Expenditure of appropriations
Status: in_force

The State department shall expend such sums as shall be annually appropriated for the study, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis. Amended by L.1977, c. 63, s. 7, eff. April 15, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.58e — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.58e
Transfer of funds to Hospital Relief Fund.
Status: in_force

6. a. The Commissioner of Health shall transfer to the Hospital Health Care Subsidy account, known as the Hospital Relief Fund, in the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services from the Health Care Subsidy Fund, $50.75 million in fiscal year 1998 and $101.5 million each fiscal year thereafter, according to a schedule to be determined by the Commissioner of Health in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services. These funds shall be distributed to eligible disproportionate share hospitals according to a methodology adopted by the Commissioner of Human Services pursuant to N.J.A.C.10:52-8.2, using hospital expenditure data for the most recent calendar year available for reimbursements from these funds. b. In fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall recommend and the Legislature shall appropriate to the Hospital Health Care Subsidy account for distribution to disproportionate share hospitals which are eligible for reimbursement pursuant to subsection a. of this section, those federal funds received in connection with the provision of hospital reimbursements from that account. L.1997, c.263, s.6; amended 2012, c.17, s.224.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-2
Locked restroom entry doors; availability of keys without charge; posting notice
Status: in_force

Whenever restroom entry doors are secured by a lock, admission keys shall be provided without charge upon request and notice as to the availability of such keys shall be posted on the entry door. L.1978, c. 162, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.28 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.28
Hospital to consult with designated caregiver.
Status: in_force

5. a. As soon as possible prior to a patient's discharge from a hospital to the patient's residence, the hospital shall consult with the designated caregiver and issue a discharge plan that describes a patient's after-care assistance needs, if any, at the patient's residence. The consultation and issuance of a discharge plan shall occur on a schedule that takes into consideration the severity of the patient's condition, the setting in which care is to be delivered, and the urgency of the need for caregiver services. In the event the hospital is unable to contact the designated caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient, or an appropriate discharge of the patient. The hospital shall promptly document the attempt in the patient's medical record. At a minimum, the discharge plan shall include: (1) The name and contact information of the caregiver designated under this act; (2) A description of all after-care assistance tasks necessary to maintain the patient's ability to reside at home; and (3) Contact information for any health care, community resources, and long-term services and supports necessary to successfully carry out the patient's discharge plan, and contact information for a hospital employee who can respond to questions about the discharge plan after the instruction provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section. b. The hospital issuing the discharge plan must provide caregivers with instructions in all after-care assistance tasks described in the discharge plan. Training and instructions for caregivers may be conducted in person or through video technology, at the discretion of the caregiver. Any training or instructions provided to a caregiver shall be provided in non-technical language, to the extent possible. At a minimum, this instruction shall include: (1) A live or recorded demonstration of the tasks performed by an individual designated by the hospital, who is authorized to perform the after-care assistance task, and is able to perform the demonstration in a culturally-competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide language access services under State and federal law; (2) An opportunity for the caregiver to ask questions about the after-care assistance tasks; and (3) Answers to the caregiver's questions provided in a culturally-competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide language access services under State and federal law. c. Any instruction required under this act shall be documented in the patient's medical record, including, at a minimum, the date, time, and contents of the instruction. L.2014, c.68, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-20
Civil actions authorized under certain circumstances; additional relief; appeal.
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner is authorized to institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to enjoin the operation of a human milk bank whenever the commissioner determines that: (1) a condition exists or has occurred at the human milk bank that is dangerous to the public health; (2) the human milk bank has repeatedly violated the provisions of this act; or (3) a human milk bank has opened or is operating without complying with the provisions of this act. b. The commissioner may, in addition, request such other relief as is deemed necessary. In any such action the court may proceed in a summary manner. c. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner shall be entitled to seek judicial review in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. All petitions for review shall be filed in accordance with the Rules of the Court. L.2017, c.247, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-201 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-201
Seizure first aid, workplace.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Seizure first aid" means non-medical procedures to respond, attend, and provide comfort and safety to a person suffering from a primary generalized tonic-clonic seizure or complex partial seizure. b. The Department of Health shall create an informational pamphlet or poster for employers on rendering seizure first aid to an individual who has suffered a seizure in the workplace. The informational pamphlet or poster may incorporate any available federal guidance, or guidance from non-profit organizations that support the welfare of individuals with epilepsy and seizure disorders, concerning seizure first aid. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall make the informational pamphlet or poster available on its Internet website and shall additionally disseminate such information to employers in a manner to be determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. c. An employer in this State may provide the information disseminated by the department, pursuant to subsection b. of this section, to employees and post the information in a prominent place within the employer's workplace. L.2023, c.173.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-38
Inapplicability of inconsistent laws.
Status: in_force

38. All laws, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this act are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions of this act, except as otherwise provided. L.1972,c.29,s.38; amended 1997, c.435, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7.14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7.14
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

5. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the existing authority of the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Health, or any other government official or entity or the court to review, approve or disapprove conditions related to an acquisition, transaction, or disposition under current law. L.2000, c.143, s.5; amended 2012, c.17, s.174.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-87 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-87
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

7. A person who violates the provisions of P.L.1989, c.234 (C.26:2D-81 et seq.) and P.L.2006, c.48 (C.26:2D-82.1 et al.) is subject to a penalty of $100 for the first offense and $200 for each subsequent offense, except that a tanning facility operator who violates the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2006, c.48 (C.26:2D-82.1) concerning a minor's use of the tanning facility is subject to a penalty of $1,000 for the first offense, $2,000 for the second offense, and $2,000 and a five-day suspension of the facility's registration and operation for a third and subsequent offense. The penalty shall be sued for and collected in a court of competent jurisdiction in a summary proceeding in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). A penalty recovered under the provisions of P.L.1989, c.234 (C.26:2D-81 et seq.) and P.L.2006, c.48 (C.26:2D-82.1 et al.) shall be recovered by and in the name of the Commissioner of Health or by and in the name of the local board of health. When the plaintiff is the Commissioner of Health the penalty recovered shall be paid by the commissioner into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the local board of health into the treasury of the municipality where the violation occurred. L.1989, c.234, s.7; amended 2006, c.48, s.5; 2012, c.17, s.151; 2013, c.39, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.33
Availability of certain information on departmental website.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Health shall make available to the public, through its official department website, information regarding: (1) the ownership of each long-term care facility and adult day health services facility licensed by the department; and (2) any violation of statutory standards or rules and regulations of the department pertaining to the care of patients or physical plant standards found at any such facility by the department. As used in this section, "long-term care facility" means a nursing home, assisted living residence, 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.). b. The information made available to the public pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be provided in a manner that would enable a member of the public to search the website by name of a facility or its owner in order to access the information. The department shall also make the information available in writing, upon request. c. The information regarding the ownership of a long-term care or adult day health services facility that is made available to the public pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall provide, at a minimum: the name of the owner of a facility as listed on the facility's license and, if there is more than one owner or the facility is owned by a corporation, the name of each person who holds at least a 10 percent interest in the facility; the name of any other licensed long-term care or adult day health services facility in the State owned by this owner, corporation, and each person who holds at least a 10 percent interest in the facility, as applicable; and the address and contact information for the facility. d. The information that is displayed on the official department website pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include Internet web links to the New Jersey Report Card for Nursing Homes maintained by the department and the Medicare Nursing Home Compare database maintained by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. L.2007, c.65, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.197; 2015, c.125, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-8
Health ordinances; adoption; enforcement
Status: in_force

The county board of health shall, in order to perform any power delegated to it or in the performance of any duty imposed upon it by law, adopt, amend and repeal health ordinances and provide services necessary for the appropriate control of disease and the improvement of the health of citizens. An ordinance of the county board shall be effective and enforceable only within the area of jurisdiction of the county board. L.1975, c. 329, s. 8, eff. April 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2W / Section 2W-4
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2019." L.2019, c.113, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-59 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-59
Search warrants
Status: in_force

26:3-59. The Superior Court or any municipal court may issue a warrant to search for any nuisance affecting health. Such warrant may be issued according to the practice of the court, upon the information and belief of any officer or agent of the State Department of Health, or of any local board of health that there is in any dwelling house, store, stable or any building of any kind whatsoever any nuisance affecting health or any person sick of any contagious or infectious disease, or any condition of contagion or infection which may have been caused by anyone recently sick of any such disease in any such dwelling house or other place. The warrant shall be directed to the sheriff of the county within which the search is to be made, or to any marshal, police officer, or officer or agent of the local board having jurisdiction within the place where such search is to be made. Amended 1953, c.26, s.18; 1991, c.91, s.290; 2023, c.250, s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-100 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-100
Payment of assessment not passed through as cost, charge to payers.
Status: in_force

9. a. A nursing home that realizes a net financial gain resulting from the payment of its assessment pursuant to section 5 of this act and the distribution of monies in the fund pursuant to section 6 of this act shall not pass through, as a charge or other cost to its residents or a third party payer, any portion of its assessment paid pursuant to section 5 of this act. b. A nursing home that realizes a net financial loss resulting from the payment of its assessment pursuant to section 5 of this act and the distribution of monies in the fund pursuant to section 6 of this act shall not pass through, as a charge or other cost to its residents or a third party payer, any amount that exceeds the amount of that net financial loss. L.2003,c.105,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-103.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-103.6
Central registry of newborns at risk of hearing loss.
Status: in_force

6. a. The commissioner shall establish a central registry of newborns identified as having or being at risk of developing a hearing loss. The information in the central registry shall be used for the purposes of compiling statistical information and providing follow-up counseling, intervention and educational services to the parents of the newborns listed in the registry. b. A hospital, birthing center or health care professional who performs testing required by this act shall report the results of such testing when a hearing loss is indicated to the department in a manner and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. L.2001,c.373,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-30 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-30
Execution, return of certificate of birth; availability of certificate of parentage; challenge to acknowledgment of paternity.
Status: in_force

26:8-30. The attending physician, midwife or person acting as the agent of the physician or midwife, who was in attendance upon the birth shall be responsible for the proper execution and return of a certificate of birth, which certificate shall be upon the form provided or approved by the State department, and for making available to the mother and biological father a Certificate of Parentage along with related information as required by the State IV-D agency and pursuant to section 452(a)(F) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.s.652(a)(F). It shall be the responsibility of personnel at the hospital or birthing facility to offer an opportunity to the child's biological father to execute a Certificate of Parentage. Failure of the biological father or mother to execute the Certificate of Parentage and the date of the request shall be noted on the Certificate of Parentage. The Certificate of Parentage shall be filed with the State IV-D agency or its designee. Establishment and enforcement of child support matters shall not be permitted when a legal action is pending in the case, such as adoption, or State law prohibits such intervention. For the purposes of this section, "State IV-D agency" means the agency in the Department of Human Services designated to administer the Title IV-D Child Support Program. A signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity may be challenged in court within 60 days from the date of the signing of the Certificate of Parentage or by the date of the establishment of a support order to which the signatory is a party, whichever date is earlier. The challenge may be made only on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, with the burden of proof upon the challenger, and the legal responsibilities of any signatory arising from the acknowledgment may not be suspended during the challenge, except for good cause shown. A signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity shall be considered a legal finding of paternity with the same force and effect as a court order or judgment establishing paternity. No judicial or administrative proceedings are required to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity. Amended 1965, c.78, s.52; 1994, c.164, s.4; 1998, c.1, s.44; 1998, c.20,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-68 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-68
Issuance of do not resuscitate order
Status: in_force

16. a. Consistent with the terms of an advance directive and the provisions of this act, the attending physician may issue a do not resuscitate order. b. A do not resuscitate order shall be entered in writing in the patient's medical records prior to implementation of the order. c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair any existing legal authority to issue a do not resuscitate order when the patient has not executed an advance directive. L.1991,c.201,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-100.12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-100.12
General appropriation
Status: in_force

For carrying out the provisions of this act in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1956, there shall be appropriated to the State Department of Health any unexpended balances remaining from the appropriation contained in section 6 of this act. L.1955, c. 69, p. 233, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.20
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

5. This act shall not apply to an assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home operated by a continuing care retirement community operating under a certificate of authority issued by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to P.L.1986, c.103 (C.52:27D-330 et seq.). L.2001,c.234,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.100 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.100
Stockpiling of personal protective equipment in long-term care facilities, hospitals.
Status: in_force

1. a. Each long-term care facility shall make a good faith effort to maintain an adequate emergency stockpile of personal protective equipment necessary to meet the facility's need for personal protective equipment for: (1) In the case of a facility that is part of a system that owns or operates eight or more facilities, 30 days; (2) In the case of a facility that is part of a system that owns or operates fewer than eight facilities, 60 days; and For the purposes of meeting the requirements of this subsection, a facility that is not part of a system or that is part of a system that owns or operates fewer than eight facilities may enter into a collaborative agreement with other facilities or with one or more systems, which collaborative agreement shall be deemed to render the facility part of a system comprised of the health care facility and any other health care facilities that are party to the collaborative agreement or that are part of a system that is party to the collaborative agreement. The collaborative agreement shall, at a minimum, include protocols for sharing personal protective equipment among facilities that are part of the system established pursuant to the collaborative agreement. b. Each general acute care hospital shall make a good faith effort to maintain at least a 90-day emergency stockpile of personal protective equipment at all times. A system comprising multiple hospitals may count the total emergency stockpile of personal protective equipment available at all hospitals that are part of that system when determining whether a hospital is in compliance with the personal protective equipment emergency stockpile requirements set forth in this subsection, provided that the total quantity of personal protective equipment available throughout the system is equivalent to at least a 90-day emergency supply of personal protective equipment for each hospital that is a part of the system. c. For the purposes of this act, any determination as to whether a long-term care facility has made a good faith effort to maintain a minimum stockpile of personal protective equipment consistent with the requirements of subsection a. of this section or whether a hospital has made a good faith effort to maintain a minimum stockpile of personal protective equipment consistent with the requirements of subsection b. of this section shall take into consideration the current state of the supply chain of personal protective equipment in the State, including, but not limited to, unit cost, recent price increases, overall availability, and delays in shipping times. d. In determining the quantity of personal protective equipment a long-term care facility or hospital will need to maintain in order to meet the requirements of this section, the facility or hospital shall: (1) take into account prevailing conditions in the State that may affect the need for and availability of personal protective equipment; (2) take into account anticipated surges, over the next 90 days, in the need for personal protective equipment at that facility or hospital and at other facilities or hospitals that are part of the same system as the facility or hospital; and (3) utilize any burn rate calculator or other tool as the Department of Health may designate for use in determining the anticipated need for personal protective equipment. Each facility and hospital shall immediately reevaluate the adequacy of its stockpile of personal protective equipment upon any declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor or a public health emergency pursuant to P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.) in response to an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic involving an infectious disease, and shall acquire such additional supplies of personal protective equipment as it determines are necessary to meet increases in the need for and use of personal protective equipment during the state of emergency or public health emergency. e. The Department of Health may impose fines or other administrative remedies against any facility or hospital that violates the requirements of this section. f. As used in this section: "General acute care hospital" means a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Infectious disease" means a disease caused by a living organism or other pathogen, including a fungus, bacteria, parasite, protozoan, virus, or prion. An infectious disease may, or may not, be transmissible from person to person, animal to person, or insect to person. "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home, assisted living residence, 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.). "Personal protective equipment" means any items commonly used to protect an individual from bacterial or viral infections, including, but not limited to, disinfecting wipes, disposable gloves, disposable gowns, face shields, N95 face masks, surgical masks, or parts thereof. L.2020, c.135.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-59 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-59
Comptroller to decide questions
Status: in_force

Any question arising with reference to the amount to be allowed to the department, the expenditure of the fund, the accounting therefor, and the repayment thereof to the state treasurer, shall be finally determined by the ruling of the state comptroller.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-36.3e — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36.3e
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Health may adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), in order to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2017, c.278, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-6.1
Findings, declarations relative to certificate of need.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The regulatory structure for the State's health care delivery system put in place in the 1970's was an outgrowth of federal legislation predicated on the idea that the most satisfactory means of controlling health care costs was the allocation of health care resources by government through a highly centralized health planning mechanism; b. For two decades, the State established strong controls over the health care delivery system by such means as the setting of hospital rates and through the certificate of need program, which allocated the provision of services among providers, regulated hospital expansion, and regulated the purchase of equipment and the use of medical technology; c. The evolution of market-based means of controlling costs, most notably the growth of managed care, and the rapid development of new medical techniques and innovations in medical technology exposed the inefficiencies inherent in centralized health care planning, which was unable to respond quickly to the changing needs of the health care system; d. In 1992, the Legislature began to dismantle the existing regulatory structure, responding to the needs of the health care system in New Jersey by eliminating hospital rate setting, leaving hospital charges to be established through negotiation between hospitals and those who paid for health care services and, by providing access to health insurance to all citizens of the State, without regard to health status or preexisting condition, contributed to the significant changes taking place in the underlying economics of the health care delivery system by helping to create a more competitive health care environment; e. The certificate of need program is the last remaining vestige of the highly regulated environment, and its original purpose, which was to control costs by limiting the proliferation of health care services through State control of those services, has been undermined by the significant changes in the economics of the health care system that have taken place since its inception; f. Decisions as to health care services, the acquisition of medical technology, and the expansion of facilities can best be made by the health care provider based on his own expertise in delivering health care services to the community he serves; g. The appropriate role of the State with respect to services no longer subject to certificate of need is that of licensure of facilities and services, to ensure the quality of care; h. For reasons of maintaining the quality of certain health care services, a limitation of the proliferation of such services may continue to be essential to protect the viability of the services as well as the providers now rendering them, to protect the role of such institutions as urban hospitals, whose importance to the Statewide health care system is indisputable, and to guard against the closing of important facilities and the transfer of services from facilities in a manner which is harmful to the public interest; and i. Therefore, it is essential, in order to promote greater efficiency in the State's health care delivery system, to eliminate the certificate of need requirement for many services immediately, to eliminate the requirement for other services over a more extended period, and to create a commission to consider whether certain remaining health care services should continue to be subject to a certificate of need requirement in the interest of the well-being of the public and to ensure the maintenance of quality health care throughout the State. L.1998,c.43,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-35
Construction of act
Status: in_force

This act shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose thereof. L.1972, c. 29, s. 35.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-10
Prevention of exposure to unnecessary radiation
Status: in_force

All sources of radiation shall be shielded, transported, handled, used and kept in such manner as to prevent all users thereof and all persons within effective range thereof from being exposed to unnecessary radiation. L.1958, c. 116, p. 595, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2B-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2B / Section 2B-9
Division of alcoholism.
Status: in_force

3. There is hereby established in the Department of Human Services a Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services under the direction of an assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall be an individual with training and experience in such areas as public administration or public health or rehabilitation and training in the social sciences or a qualified professional with training or experience in the treatment of behavioral disorders or medical-social problems, or in the organization or administration of treatment services for persons with behavioral disorders or medical-social problems. There shall be an assistant to the assistant commissioner, who shall have experience in the field of alcohol use disorder. The assistant commissioner and the assistant commissioner's assistant shall be appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint and may remove such officers and employees of the division as the commissioner may deem necessary. There shall be an administrator of each facility operated by the department pursuant to this act. Each such administrator shall be a person qualified by training and experience to operate a facility for the treatment of persons with alcohol use disorder or intoxicated persons. The commissioner may establish such other positions in the division and employ such consultants as the commissioner may deem appropriate. Except as otherwise provided by law, all offices and positions in the division shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service; provided, however, that the provisions of said title shall not apply to the assistant commissioner, physicians, and psychiatrists who have full medical-psychiatric, as opposed to administrative, responsibility; and provided, further, and notwithstanding the preceding proviso or any other provision of law, that all offices and positions, which as a condition of receiving federal grants for programs and activities to which federal standards for a merit system of personnel administration relate and make necessary the application of provisions of the Civil Service law, shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, if such federal standards are uniform in all states. L.1975, c.305, s.3; amended 2017, c.131, s.71; 2023, c.177, s.59.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-35
Examination and quarantine of infected person failing to report to attending physician.
Status: in_force

26:4-35. If a person in the infectious stage of a sexually transmitted infection shall fail to report as directed to the physician in attendance for treatment, the physician shall report such failure to the local board, or to the Department of Health, which shall forward the information to the local board. The local board may require such person to be examined as provided in sections 26:4-30 and 26:4-31 of this title. If upon examination the person is found to have a sexually transmitted infection in its infectious stage and does not present evidence to show that the person is being regularly treated by a licensed physician for the disease, the person shall be quarantined as described in sections 26:4-36 and 26:4-37 of this title. Amended 2017, c.131, s.101.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-145 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-145
Children's Sudden Cardiac Events Registry.
Status: in_force

5. a. The department shall establish and maintain an up-to-date Children's Sudden Cardiac Events Registry, which shall include a record of all sudden cardiac events that are reported pursuant to this act and any other information that the department deems relevant and appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes of this act. b. The reports made pursuant to this act shall be used only by the department and other agencies as may be designated by the commissioner, and shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom they relate. To that end, the reports shall not be included under materials available to public inspections pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). c. A health care professional providing information to the department pursuant to this act shall not be deemed to be, or held liable for, divulging confidential information. d. Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel a child to submit to medical or health examination or supervision by the department. L.2013, c.143,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-86.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-86.2
Rabies testing requirements; notifying owner, acknowledgement from owner.
Status: in_force

2. a. Except as provided under subsection e. of this section, no rabies testing shall be performed on a dead domestic companion animal until the health official requiring the rabies testing, or the veterinarian preparing and submitting the specimen for rabies testing, and the owner of the animal have complied with the requirements of subsections b. and c. of this section. b. Whenever it is necessary to test a dead domestic companion animal for rabies, prior to commencing any testing procedure, the health official requiring the rabies testing, or the veterinarian preparing and submitting the specimen for rabies testing, as applicable, shall notify at the first opportunity the owner of the animal, if known, verbally and in writing, of: (1) the necessity of the rabies testing and the reasons therefor; (2) the rabies testing protocol to be followed; (3) the protocol to be followed with regard to the handling of the animal's body; (4) the protocol to be followed with regard to the disposal of the animal's body or its return to the owner; and (5) the protocol of decapitation. c. Upon receiving the notification required in subsection b. of this section, the owner of the animal shall immediately provide, in writing, in the manner prescribed by the department pursuant to subsection d. of this section: (1) release of the animal to the health official or veterinarian, as applicable, for the rabies testing, in accordance with the protocols to be followed pursuant to subsection b. of this section; and (2) the owner's signature to acknowledge notification about the protocols and procedures to be followed pursuant to this section. d. The Department of Health shall develop and provide on its website forms for use in providing the notification required pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and the release, and acknowledgement of notification required pursuant to subsection c. of this section. e. This section shall not apply to rabies testing required pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1989, c.307 (C.4:19-26) or to the handling of an impounded animal that is suspected of being rabid pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.16). In cases where a veterinarian or health official has made reasonable attempts to contact the owner to comply with this section and the owner is unable to be contacted or refuses to provide a signature, rabies testing can proceed. When contact is made but a written signature or acknowledgement by the owner cannot be obtained, the veterinarian or health official shall document the date and time that verbal notification was made to the owner and keep this information on file for six months. f. Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with the powers of any municipality to control rabies consistent with R.S.26:4-95. g. As used in this section, "domestic companion animal" means any animal commonly referred to as a pet that was bought, bred, raised, or otherwise acquired, in accordance with local ordinances and State and federal law, for the primary purpose of providing companionship to the owner, rather than for business or agricultural purposes. "Domestic companion animal" shall not include "domestic livestock" as defined in subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1995, c.311 (C.4:22-16.1). L.2021, c.436, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.25 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.25
Health maintenance organization prescription drug plans to cover certain infant formulas.
Status: in_force

6. A certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not be issued or continued on or after the effective date of this act for a health maintenance organization that provides health care services for prescription drugs under a contract, unless the health maintenance organization also provides health care services in the purchase of specialized non-standard infant formulas, when the covered infant's physician has diagnosed the infant as having multiple food protein intolerance and has determined such formula to be medically necessary, and when the covered infant has not been responsive to trials of standard non-cow milk-based formulas, including soybean and goat milk. The coverage may be subject to utilization review, including periodic review, of the continued medical necessity of the specialized infant formula. The health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other prescribed items under the contract. The provisions of this section shall apply to those contracts for health care services by health maintenance organizations under which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage. L.2001,c.361,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-29 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-29
Carrier offering a health benefits plan to provide coverage, payment.
Status: in_force

8. a. A carrier that offers a health benefits plan in this State shall provide coverage and payment for health care services delivered to a covered person through telemedicine or telehealth, on the same basis as, and at a provider reimbursement rate that does not exceed the provider reimbursement rate that is applicable, when the services are delivered through in-person contact and consultation in New Jersey, provided the services are otherwise covered under the plan when delivered through in-person contact and consultation in New Jersey. Reimbursement payments under this section may be provided either to the individual practitioner who delivered the reimbursable services, or to the agency, facility, or organization that employs the individual practitioner who delivered the reimbursable services, as appropriate. b. A carrier may limit coverage to services that are delivered by health care providers in the health benefits plan's network, but may not charge any deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for a health care service, delivered through telemedicine or telehealth, in an amount that exceeds the deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount that is applicable to an in-person consultation. In no case shall a carrier: (1) impose any restrictions on the location or setting of the distant site used by a health care provider to provide services using telemedicine and telehealth or on the location or setting of the originating site where the patient is located when receiving services using telemedicine and telehealth, except to ensure that the services provided using telemedicine and telehealth meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; (2) restrict the ability of a provider to use any electronic or technological platform to provide services using telemedicine or telehealth, including, but not limited to, interactive, real-time, two-way audio, which may be used in combination with asynchronous store-and-forward technology without video capabilities, including audio-only telephone conversations, to provide services using telemedicine or telehealth, provided that the platform used: (a) allows the provider to meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; and (b) is compliant with the requirements of the federal health privacy rule set forth at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164; (3) deny coverage for or refuse to provide reimbursement for routine patient monitoring performed using telemedicine and telehealth, including remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs and routine check-ins with the patient to monitor the patient's status and condition, if coverage and reimbursement would be provided if those services are provided in person, and the provider is able to meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; or (4) limit coverage only to services delivered by select third-party telemedicine or telehealth organizations. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (1) prohibit a carrier from providing coverage for only those services that are medically necessary, subject to the terms and conditions of the covered person's health benefits plan; or (2) allow a carrier to require a covered person to use telemedicine or telehealth in lieu of receiving an in-person service from an in-network provider. d. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance 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 this section. e. As used in this section: "Asynchronous store-and-forward" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Carrier" means the same as that term is defined by section 2 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-2). "Covered person" means the same as that term is defined by section 2 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-2). "Distant site" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Health benefits plan" means the same as that term is defined by section 2 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-2). "Originating site" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telehealth" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telemedicine" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telemedicine or telehealth organization" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). L.2017, c.117, s.8; amended 2021, c.310, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2BB-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2BB / Section 2BB-5
Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Status: in_force

5. There is established in the Department of Human Services a Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services. The division shall be administered by assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The assistant commissioner shall be appointed by the commissioner with the approval of the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner during the commissioner's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the assistant commissioner's successor. The assistant commissioner shall receive a salary which shall be provided by law. The Commissioner of Human Services shall report annually to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52;14-19.1, the Legislature, on the activities of the division and include in that annual report an assessment of the adequacy of the current delivery of treatment services in the State and of the need for additional treatment services. L. 1989, c. 51, s. 5; amended 2023, c.177, s.74.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.31
Reimbursement to hospital of uncompensated care cost
Status: in_force

a. A hospital shall not be reimbursed for the cost of uncompensated care unless the commissioner certifies to the commission that the hospital has followed the procedures pursuant to this section and section 11 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.33). For the purposes of this section and section 11 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.33), "designated hospital employee" means an employee of the hospital who has received training in the collection of patient financial data and identification of third party coverage and in assessing a patient's eligibility for public assistance; and "responsible party" means any person who is responsible for paying a patient's hospital bill. b. A designated hospital employee shall interview a patient upon the patient's initial request for care. If the emergent nature of the patient's required health care makes the immediate patient interview impractical, the designated hospital employee shall interview the patient's family member, responsible party or guardian, as appropriate, but if there is no family member, responsible party or guardian, the designated hospital employee shall interview the patient within five working days of the patient's admission into the hospital or prior to discharge, whichever date is sooner. c. A patient interview shall, at a minimum, include the following inquiries, except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection: (1) The designated hospital employee shall obtain documentation of proper identification of the patient. Documentation of proper identification may include, but shall not be limited to, a driver's license, a voter registration card, an alien registry card, a birth certificate, an employee identification card, a union membership card, an insurance or welfare plan identification card or a Social Security card. Proper identification of the patient may also be provided by personal recognition by a person not associated with the patient. For the purposes of this paragraph, "proper identification" means the patient's name, mailing address, residence telephone number, date of birth, Social Security number, and place and type of employment, employment address and employment telephone number, as applicable. (2) The designated hospital employee shall inquire of the patient, family member, responsible party or guardian, as appropriate, whether the patient is covered by health insurance, and if so, shall request documentation of the evidence of health insurance coverage. Documentation may include, but shall not be limited to, a government sponsored health plan card or number, a group sponsored or direct subscription health plan card or number, a commercial insurance identification card or claim form or a union welfare plan identification card or claim form. (3) If evidence of health insurance coverage for the patient is not documented or if evidence of health insurance coverage is documented but the patient's health insurance coverage is unlikely to provide payment in full for the patient's account at the hospital, the designated hospital employee shall make an initial determination of whether the patient is eligible for participation in a public assistance program. If the employee concludes that the patient may be eligible for a public assistance program, the employee shall so advise the patient, family member, responsible party or guardian, as appropriate. The employee, either directly or through the hospital's social services office, shall give the patient, family member, responsible party or guardian, as appropriate, the name, address and phone number of the public assistance office that can assist in enrolling the patient in the program. The employee, or the social services office of the hospital, shall also advise the public assistance office of the patient's possible eligibility, including possible retroactive or presumptive eligibility, for the program. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph to the contrary, if a county welfare agency employee is assigned to the hospital pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.32) the designated hospital employee shall refer the patient, family member, responsible party or guardian, as appropriate, to the county welfare agency employee who shall determine if the patient is eligible for Medicaid. (4) If evidence of health insurance coverage for the patient is not documented or if evidence of health insurance coverage is documented but the patient's health insurance coverage is unlikely to provide payment in full for the patient's account at the hospital, and the patient does not appear to be eligible for public assistance, the designated hospital employee shall determine if the patient is eligible for charity care pursuant to regulations adopted by the commissioner. If the patient does not qualify for charity care, the designated hospital employee shall request from the patient, family member, responsible party or guardian, as appropriate, the patient's or responsible party's place of employment, income, real property and durable personal property owned by the patient or responsible party and bank accounts possessed by the patient or responsible party, along with account numbers and the name and location of the bank. (5) In the case of a patient seeking outpatient services, the designated hospital employee shall make the inquiries and obtain the documentation required pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection. If the patient provides the required documentation, the designated hospital employee is not required to make further inquiries, but if the patient cannot provide the required documentation, the designated hospital employee shall follow the procedures required pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection. d. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a patient who is investigated by a county adjuster and found to be indigent by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of chapter 4 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes. A patient so found shall qualify for charity care under rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner. L.1991,c.187,s.8; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-3
Form to be filed by carrier; minimum information required
Status: in_force

3. a. A carrier which offers a health benefits plan to residents of this State on the effective date of this act, shall file a form, as prescribed by the commissioner, with the department within 90 days of the effective date of this act and file a copy of the form with the Department of Banking and Insurance. A carrier authorized to issue health benefits plans in this State after the effective date of this act shall file a form with the department at least 30 days prior to the date the carrier will begin to offer a health benefits plan to residents of this State. The carrier shall file a copy of the form with the Department of Banking and Insurance. A carrier shall notify the department within 10 business days of any change in information provided on the form. b. The commissioner shall establish a form for carriers which shall request, at a minimum: (1) the official address and telephone number of the place of business of the carrier; and (2) a description of the carrier's internal patient appeals process available to covered persons to contest a denial, reduction or termination of benefits, if any. c. A health maintenance organization which holds a certificate of authority pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.) shall be exempt from the filing requirements of this section but shall comply with the provisions of this act. A health maintenance organization shall be required to comply with the provisions of P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.) and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, except that in the event that the provisions of this act conflict with the provisions of P.L.1973, c.337, the provisions of this act shall supersede the provisions of P.L.1973, c.337. d. A carrier which issues health benefits plans utilizing a selective contracting arrangement pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1993, c.162 (C.17B:27A-54) shall be required to comply with the provisions of section 22 of P.L.1993, c.162 and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, except that in the event that the provisions of this act conflict with the provisions of section 22 of P.L.1993, c.162, the provisions of this act shall supersede the provisions of section 22 of P.L.1993, c.162. L.1997,c.192,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-7
County health advisory commission
Status: in_force

The county board of health may establish a county health advisory commission and may appoint not less than nine nor more than 15 citizens to serve as members of that commission, each of whom shall be chosen with due regard to his knowledge or interest in health affairs. The commission shall include not less than three consumers of health services who are engaged in the delivery of those services. b. Each member of the advisory commission shall be appointed for a term of 3 years; provided, however, that of those first appointed at least 1/3 (or the closest number thereto) shall have terms of 1 year, at least 1/3 shall have terms of 2 years and the remaining members shall have terms of 3 years. All appointments shall designate the date of expiration of the term. c. The commission shall meet at least four times a year. L.1975, c. 329, s. 7, eff. April 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-5.1
Necessity of death certificate and burial or removal permit
Status: in_force

No person, without securing a proper death certificate and a burial or removal permit, shall: a. Remove a dead body from this State; or b. Bury or make other final disposition of such body in this State. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-15
False description
Status: in_force

The description on the label shall not contain any term or designation which is misleading or likely to mislead.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-47.7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-47.7
Violations, penalties
Status: in_force

7. A person who violates the provisions of this act is liable 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 of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2003,c.1.s.7.