N.J. Stat. § 26:2SS-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2SS / Section 2SS-5
Disclosures by health care professional relative to participation in health benefits plans.
Status: in_force

5. a. Except as provided in subsection f. of this section, a health care professional shall disclose to a covered person in writing or through an internet website the health benefits plans in which the health care professional is a participating provider and the facilities with which the health care professional is affiliated prior to the provision of non-emergency services, and verbally or in writing, at the time of an appointment. If a health care professional does not participate in the network of the covered person's health benefits plan, the health care professional shall, in terms the covered person typically understands: (1) Prior to scheduling a non-emergency procedure inform the covered person that the professional is out-of-network and that the amount or estimated amount the health care professional will bill the covered person for the services is available upon request; (2) Upon receipt of a request from a covered person for the service and the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes associated with that service, disclose to the covered person in writing the amount or estimated amount that the health care professional will bill the covered person for the service, and the CPT codes associated with that service, absent unforeseen medical circumstances that may arise when the health care service is provided; (3) Inform the covered person that the covered person will have a financial responsibility applicable to health care services provided by an out-of-network professional, in excess of the covered person's copayment, deductible, or coinsurance, and the covered person may be responsible for any costs in excess of those allowed by their health benefits plan; and (4) Advise the covered person to contact the covered person's carrier for further consultation on those costs. b. A health care professional who is a physician shall provide the covered person, to the extent the information is available, with the name, practice name, mailing address, and telephone number of any health care provider scheduled to perform anesthesiology, laboratory, pathology, radiology, or assistant surgeon services in connection with care to be provided in the physician's office for the covered person or coordinated or referred by the physician for the covered person at the time of referral to, or coordination of, services with that provider. The physician shall provide instructions as to how to determine the health benefits plans in which the health care provider participates and recommend that the covered person should contact the covered person's carrier for further consultation on costs associated with these services. c. A physician shall, for a covered person's scheduled facility admission or scheduled outpatient facility services, provide the covered person and the facility with the name, practice name, mailing address, and telephone number of any other physician whose services will be arranged by the physician and are scheduled at the time of the pre-admission, testing, registration, or admission at the time the non-emergency services are scheduled, and information as to how to determine the health benefits plans in which the physician participates, and recommend that the covered person should contact the covered person's carrier for further consultation on costs associated with these services. d. The receipt or acknowledgement by any covered person of any disclosure required pursuant to this section shall not waive or otherwise affect any protection under existing statutes or regulations regarding in-network health benefits plan coverage available to the covered person or created under this act. e. If, between the time the notice required pursuant to subsection a. of this section is provided to the covered person and the time the procedure takes place, the network status of the professional changes as it relates to the covered person's health benefits plan, the professional shall notify the covered person promptly. f. In the case of a primary care physician or internist performing an unscheduled procedure in that provider's office, the notice required pursuant this section may be made verbally at the time of the service. g. The appropriate professional or occupational licensing board within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall specify in further detail the content and design of the disclosure form and the manner in which the form shall be provided. L.2018, c.32, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-46 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-46
Not interference with emergency service training program
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed as interfering with an emergency service training program authorized and operated under the provisions of the "New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.284 (C.27:5F-18 et seq.). L.1989, c.314, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-59 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-59
Establishment of State advisory council for basic and intermediate life support services training
Status: in_force

6. a. The commissioner shall establish a State advisory council for basic and intermediate life support services training. The council shall be responsible for: (1) establishing guidelines and making recommendations regarding reimbursement from the fund to entities providing EMT-A or EMT-D testing and training activities, (2) making recommendations for changes in emergency medical services testing and training activities or the creation of new programs as necessary to conform with federal standards, or to improve the quality of emergency medical services delivery, (3) establishing guidelines for the purchase of emergency medical services training equipment, and (4) developing recommendations for the most effective means to recruit emergency medical services volunteers. b. The council shall consist of 13 members, as follows: the Commissioner of Health, the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Director of the Governor's Office on Volunteerism, the President of the New Jersey State First Aid Council, the chairman of the State mobile intensive care advisory council, and the President of the Medical Transport Association of New Jersey, or their designees, as ex officio members; and seven public members, of which two shall be persons with a demonstrated interest or expertise in emergency medical services who are not health care professionals and two shall be physicians who are medical specialists in areas relating to basic life support services, to be appointed by the Governor, one shall be a representative of the New Jersey Hospital Association, to be appointed by the President thereof, one shall be a representative of the Medical Society of New Jersey, to be appointed by the President thereof, and one shall be a representative of the New Jersey State Nurses Association, to be appointed by the President thereof. c. Of the public members first appointed, three shall serve for a term of two years, three shall serve for a term of three years and one shall serve for a term of four years. Following the expiration of the original terms, the public members shall serve for a term of four years and are eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term. Public members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. d. The council shall meet at its discretion, but at least quarterly. The public members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for the reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within the limits of funds available to the council. e. The council shall organize no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this act. The members shall choose a chairman from among themselves and a secretary who need not be a member of the council. The Department of Health shall provide such technical, clerical and administrative support as the council requires to carry out its responsibilities. L.1992,c.143,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-110 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-110
Anchorage place
Status: in_force

The anchorage place described in section 26:4-109 of this title shall be southward of a straight line extending from the south ferry wharf in Perth Amboy to the house on Staten Island formerly of Caleb Ward, as well as southward and eastward of a straight line extending from the south ferry wharf to the most easterly wharf of South Amboy.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-48 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-48
Nuisance on public property; notice
Status: in_force

Whenever a nuisance, noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae breed, or cause of ill health or disease is found on public property or on a highway, notice shall be given by the local board to the person officially in charge thereof to remove and abate the same within such time as the board may specify. If he fails to comply with the notice, the mode of procedure shall be the same as is hereinafter provided in case of a like condition existing on private property.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2X-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2X / Section 2X-1
Public awareness campaign relative to meningitis.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a public awareness campaign to inform the general public about the clinical significance of meningitis and its public health implications, including its causes and the most effective means of prevention and treatment. L.2000, c.25, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.319.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-73 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-73
Immunities
Status: in_force

21. a. A 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. b. A health care professional shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability or to discipline by the health care institution or the respective State licensing board for professional misconduct for any actions performed in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this act, any rules and regulations established by the Department of Health pursuant to this act, and accepted professional standards to carry out the terms of an advance directive. c. A health care institution 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. L.1991,c.201,s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-14.5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-14.5
Requirements for handling of security deposits paid to residential health care facility
Status: in_force

1. If a residential health care facility requires a security deposit advanced prior to the admission of a person to the residential health care facility, the money or other form of security, until repaid or applied to payments in accordance with the terms of the contract or agreement, including the resident's portion of the interest or earnings accumulated thereon as hereinafter provided, shall continue to be the property of the resident and shall be held in trust by the residential health care facility and shall not be mingled with the personal property or become an asset of the residential health care facility, except as provided in section 2 of this act. a. The residential health care facility shall: (1) invest that money in shares of an insured money market fund established by an investment company based in this State and registered under the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 54 Stat. 789 (15 U.S.C. s. 80a-1 et seq.) whose shares are registered under the "Securities Act of 1933," 48 Stat. 74 (15 U.S.C. s. 77a et seq.) and the only investments of which fund are instruments maturing in one year or less, or (2) deposit that money in a State or federally chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association in this State insured by an agency of the federal government in an account bearing a variable rate of interest, which shall be established at least quarterly, which is similar to the average rate of interest on active interest-bearing money market transaction accounts paid by the bank or association, or equal to similar accounts of an investment company described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, less an amount not to exceed 1% per annum of the amount so invested or deposited for the costs of servicing and processing the accounts. b. Immediately after the security money is invested, the residential health care facility shall notify the resident in writing of the name and address of the investment company, State or federally chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association in which the deposit or investment of security money is made, and the amount of the deposit. c. All of the money so deposited or advanced may be deposited or invested by the residential health care facility in one interest-bearing or dividend yielding account as long as the residential health care facility complies with all the other requirements of this act. d. The residential health care facility is entitled to receive as administration expenses, a sum equivalent to 1% per annum thereon or 12.5% of the aggregate interest yield on the security deposit, whichever is greater, less the amount of any service fee charged by an investment company, a State or federally chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association for money deposited pursuant to this section, which is in lieu of all other administrative and custodial expenses. The balance of the interest or earnings paid thereon by the investment company, State or federally chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association shall belong to the resident and shall be permitted to compound to the benefit of the resident, or be paid to the resident in cash, or be credited toward the payments due on the anniversary of the resident's admission to the residential health care facility in accordance with the terms of the contract or agreement. e. If the residential health care facility fails to notify the resident of the name and address of the investment company, State or federally chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association in which the deposit or investment of the security is made, and the amount thereof, within 30 days after receipt of the money from the resident, the resident may give written notice to the residential health care facility that the security money shall be applied on account of payments due or to become due from the resident, and thereafter the resident shall be without obligation to make any further security deposit and the residential health care facility shall not be entitled to make further demand for a security deposit. f. Within 60 days after the person is no longer a resident of the residential health care facility, the residential health care facility shall return to the former resident or, if appropriate, to the resident's estate, by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail the sum so deposited plus the former resident's portion of the interest or earnings accumulated thereon, less any charges expended in accordance with the terms of a contract or agreement. The interest or earnings and any such deductions shall be itemized and the resident or, if appropriate, the resident's estate, notified thereof by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail. g. The Commissioner of Banking may promulgate rules and regulations with respect to the establishment of the method of computing the interest due to either the residential health care facility or to the resident pursuant to the provisions of this act in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) if the money is deposited in an account or in shares of an investment company upon which the interest varies on a periodic basis. L.1993,c.282,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-9
Annual report
Status: in_force

a. Every health maintenance organization shall annually, on or before March 1, file a report verified by at least two principal officers with the commissioner, with a copy to the Commissioner of Insurance covering the preceding calendar year. b. Such report shall be on forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall include: (1) a financial statement of the organization, including its balance sheet and receipts and disbursements for the preceding year certified by an independent public accountant; (2) any material changes in the information submitted pursuant to section 3 c. hereof; (3) the number of persons enrolled during the year, the number of enrollees as of the end of the year and the number of enrollments terminated during the year; (4) a summary of information compiled pursuant to section 4 a. (2)(c) hereof in such form as required by the commissioner"; and (5) such other information relating to the performance of the health maintenance organization as is necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out his duties under this act. L.1973, c. 337, s. 9, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13
Orders to submit specimen for diagnostic purposes.
Status: in_force

13. a. During a state of public health emergency, the commissioner may issue and enforce orders to any person to submit a specimen for physical examinations or tests as may be necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of individuals to prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease, except where such actions are reasonably likely to lead to serious harm to the affected person, and to conduct an investigation as authorized under section 5 of this act. b. Any person subject to an order to submit a specimen or for physical examination may request a hearing in the Superior Court to contest such order. The commissioner shall provide notice of the right to contest the order. The court may proceed in a summary manner. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the commissioner to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the person poses a threat to the public health and that the order issued by the commissioner is warranted to address such threat. c. The commissioner may issue and enforce orders for the isolation or quarantine, pursuant to section 15 of this act, of any person whose refusal of medical examination or testing, or the inability to conduct such medical examination or testing due to the reasonable likelihood of serious harm caused to the person thereby, results in uncertainty regarding whether the person has been exposed to or is infected with a contagious or possibly contagious disease or otherwise poses a danger to public health. L.2005,c.222,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.21
HMO to provide continuing nursing home care, certain.
Status: in_force

1. a. A certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not be issued or continued by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of this act unless the health maintenance organization offers health care services in conformance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section. b. If an enrollee is a resident of a skilled nursing facility, continuing care retirement community, or a retirement community which operates a skilled nursing facility on the premises of the community, regardless of whether the health maintenance organization is under contract with the skilled nursing facility or the skilled nursing facility at the continuing care retirement community or retirement community, the enrollee's primary care physician shall refer the enrollee to the skilled nursing facility or the community's Medicare-certified skilled nursing unit, as applicable, rather than to a skilled nursing facility separate from the facility or the community of origin, if: (1) the skilled nursing facility or the continuing care retirement community or retirement community with a skilled nursing facility has the capacity to provide the services the enrollee needs; (2) the primary care physician, in consultation with the enrollee or a representative of the enrollee's family, determines that the referral is in the best interest of the enrollee; (3) the skilled nursing facility or the continuing care retirement community or retirement community with a skilled nursing facility agrees to be reimbursed at the same contract rate negotiated by the health maintenance organization with similar providers for the same services and supplies in the same geographic area; and (4) the skilled nursing facility or the continuing care retirement community or retirement community with a skilled nursing facility meets all applicable State licensing and certification requirements. c. For the purposes of this act, "continuing care retirement community" means a continuing care facility 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.), and "retirement community" means a retirement community which is registered with the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21 et seq.). L.1999, c.332, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.272.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.32 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.32
Health maintenance organization to provide coverage for hearing aids, cochlear implant for enrollee.
Status: in_force

9. a. A health maintenance organization contract for health care services that is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide health care services for medically necessary expenses incurred in the purchase of a hearing aid or cochlear implant for an enrollee, as provided in this section. b. The health care services shall include the purchase of a hearing aid for each ear, when medically necessary and as prescribed or recommended by a licensed physician or audiologist. A health maintenance organization may limit the health care services provided in this section to one hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every 24 months. c. A health maintenance organization contract shall provide coverage of the cost of treatment related to cochlear implants, including procedures for the implantation of cochlear devices and costs for any parts, attachments, or accessories of the device, including replacement of obsolete external cochlear implant processors. d. The health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other condition under the contract. e. This section shall apply to those contracts for health care services under which the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage is reserved. L.2008, c.126, s.9; amended 2023, c.275, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-89 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-89
Powers and duties of committee
Status: in_force

The department shall: (1) With the advice of the committee, develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this program. (2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases, including dialysis and other medical procedures and techniques which will have a lifesaving effect in the care and treatment of persons suffering from these diseases. (3) Assist in the development of programs for the prevention of chronic renal diseases. (4) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from chronic renal diseases in obtaining the medical, nursing, pharmaceutical, and technical services necessary in caring for such diseases, including the renting of home dialysis equipment. (5) Assist in equipping dialysis centers. (6) Institute and carry on an educational program among physicians, hospitals, public health departments, and the public concerning chronic renal diseases, including the dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs concerning the prevention of chronic renal diseases and the methods for the care and treatment of persons suffering from these diseases. L.1969, c. 72, s. 3, eff. June 4, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.94 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.94
Report to National Healthcare Safety Network database.
Status: in_force

5. a. During a public health emergency involving an infectious disease affecting or likely to affect a long-term care facility, the long-term care facility shall report to the National Healthcare Safety Network database managed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least twice per week: (1) counts of residents and facility personnel with suspected cases of the infectious disease and who have a laboratory test confirming infection with the infectious disease; (2) counts of residents and facility personnel whose death is suspected to have been, or was confirmed by laboratory test to have been, caused by the infectious disease; (3) the total number of authorized resident beds and the current resident census; (4) staffing shortages; (5) the quantity of personal protective equipment, hand hygiene supplies, cleaning supplies, and sanitization supplies, along with an assessment of the number of days that will be supported by current inventory; (6) for facilities with ventilator-dependent units, ventilator capacity and the quantity of ventilator supplies, along with an assessment of the number of days that will be supported by current inventory; and (7) any other metrics as the Commissioner of Health shall require as an essential or relevant component of the State's response to the infectious disease outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic in long-term care facilities. b. To facilitate the enforcement of P.L.2019, c.330 (C.26:2H-18.79), commencing with the onset of influenza season each year and for the duration of that influenza season, each long-term care facility and home health employer in the State shall report to the National Healthcare Safety Network database managed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the number of employees who have received the influenza vaccination, the number of employees who have not received the influenza vaccination due to an authorized medical exemption, and the number of employees who have not received the influenza vaccination who do not have a valid medical exemption. c. A long-term care facility that fails to submit a report required pursuant to subsection a. or subsection b. of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of $2,000 for each report that is not submitted. A civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section shall be collected by and in the name of the Department of Health in summary proceedings before a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2020, c.87, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-100.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-100.4
Typhoid vaccine and other biologicals and antibiotics; free distribution
Status: in_force

The Department of Health of the State of New Jersey is hereby authorized, within the limits of available appropriations therefor, to purchase and to distribute free, in accordance with rules of said department, typhoid vaccine, other biologicals, and antibiotics, for use in preventing or treating communicable diseases. L.1942, c. 148, p. 444, s. 1. Amended by L.1947, c. 323, p. 1048, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7.3
Nursing homes exempt from certificate of need requirement.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) to the contrary, a nursing home which is affiliated with a well established religious body or denomination and reserves at least 65% of its licensed bed capacity for patients who are members of that religious body or denomination is exempt from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of need if the nursing home is in compliance with all State regulations governing its licensure. b. A nursing home which is exempt from the certificate of need requirement pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be required to meet the Statewide average for the percentage of beds that are to be reserved for patients who are eligible for medical assistance pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). L.1993,c.140.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-9
Revocation of certificate
Status: in_force

3. The commissioner after notice and hearing may revoke the license of a mobile intensive care paramedic for violation of any provision of this act or regulation promulgated hereunder. L.1984, c. 146, s. 3; amended 2022, c.118, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-43 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-43
Estimate of appropriation by municipality necessary for health purposes; appropriation
Status: in_force

The local board of health of every municipality other than a township, shall each year, before the budget of municipal taxes to be levied for the year shall be determined, present to the governing body of the municipality, an estimate of the appropriation which it believes necessary for health purposes. The governing body shall appropriate the amount of such estimate or such other amount as it may determine. Amended by L.1943, c. 115, p. 347, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-121 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-121
Poison control and drug information program; establishment; hours of service
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish a Statewide program of poison control and drug information. Program services shall be available on a 24 hour basis to the residents of every county. L.1982, c. 177, s. 3, eff. Nov. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-49 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-49
Action for penalty under section 26:1A-48
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall prosecute the action for the recovery of the penalty prescribed in section forty-eight of this act when requested so to do by the commissioner, and when, in his judgment, the facts and the law warrant such prosecution. L.1947, c. 177, p. 811, s. 49.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2SS-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2SS / Section 2SS-14
Calculation of savings; reports.
Status: in_force

14. a. A carrier shall calculate, as part of rate filings required to be filed under New Jersey law, the savings that result from a reduction in out-of-network claims payments pursuant to the provisions of this act. The department shall include that information in the information provided on the department's website pursuant to section 12 of this act. b. The department shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than 12 months after the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, on the savings to policyholders and the healthcare system that result from the provisions of this act. The report shall contain an analysis of the information compiled pursuant to section 12 of this act. L.2018, c.32, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-57 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-57
Severability.
Status: in_force

15. If any provision of P.L.2007, c.340 (C.26:2C-45 et al.) or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. L.2007, c.340, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-5
Additional disclosure requirements.
Status: in_force

5. a. In addition to the disclosure requirements provided in section 4 of this act, a carrier which offers a managed care plan shall disclose to a subscriber, in writing, in a manner consistent with the "Life and Health Insurance Policy Language Simplification Act," P.L.1979, c.167 (C.17B:17-17 et seq.), the following information at the time of enrollment and annually thereafter: (1) A current participating provider directory providing information on a covered person's access to primary care physicians and specialists, including the number of available participating physicians, by provider category or specialty and by county. The directory shall include the professional office address of a primary care physician and any hospital affiliation the primary care physician has. The directory shall also provide information about participating hospitals. In the case of a carrier that owns, wholly or in part, or contracts with a managed behavioral health care organization, the directory shall include a list of participating providers of behavioral health care services with the address of each provider. The carrier shall promptly notify each covered person prior to the termination or withdrawal from the carrier's provider network of the covered person's primary care physician; (2) General information about the financial incentives between participating physicians under contract with the carrier and other participating health care providers and facilities to which the participating physicians refer their managed care patients; (3) The percentage of the carrier's managed care plan's network physicians who are board certified; (4) The carrier's managed care plan's standard for customary waiting times for appointments for urgent and routine care; (5) The availability through the department, upon request of a member of the general public, of independent consumer satisfaction survey results and an analysis of quality outcomes of health care services of managed care plans in the State; (6) Information about the Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.14 (C.26:2S-19 et al.) as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner, including the toll-free telephone number available to contact the program; and (7) The carrier's preauthorization and review requirements of the health benefits plan regarding the determination of medical necessity that apply to a covered person who is admitted to an in-network health care facility, and the financial responsibility of the patient for the cost of services provided by an out-of-network admitting or attending health care practitioner. The carrier shall provide a prospective subscriber with information about the provider network, including hospital affiliations, and other information specified in this subsection, upon request. b. Upon request of a covered person, a carrier shall promptly inform the person: (1) whether a particular network physician is board certified; and (2) whether a particular network physician is currently accepting new patients. c. The carrier shall file the information required pursuant to this section with the department. L.1997,c.192,s.5; amended 2001, c.14, s.7; 2001, c.367, s.1; 2005, c.172, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-8
Powers of commissioner relative to facilities, property; hearing.
Status: in_force

8. During a state of public health emergency, the commissioner may exercise the following powers over facilities or property: a. Facilities. To close, direct and compel the evacuation of, or to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated, any facility of which there is reasonable cause to believe that it may endanger the public health. (1) Concurrent with or within 24 hours of decontamination or closure of a facility, the commissioner shall provide the facility with a written order notifying the facility of: (a) the premises designated for decontamination or closure; (b) the date and time at which the decontamination or closure will commence; (c) a statement of the terms and conditions of the decontamination or closure; (d) a statement of the basis upon which the decontamination or closure is justified; and (e) the availability of a hearing to contest a closure order of a health care facility, as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) A health care facility subject to a closure order pursuant to this section may request a hearing in the Superior Court to contest the order. Upon receiving a request for a hearing, the court shall fix a date for a hearing. The hearing shall be held within 72 hours of receipt of the request by the court, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. The court may proceed in a summary manner. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the commissioner to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the health care facility poses a threat to the public health and the closure order issued by the commissioner is warranted to address the threat. (3) If, upon a hearing, the court finds that the closure of the health care facility is not warranted, the facility shall be released immediately from the closure order and reopened. (4) The manner in which the request for a hearing pursuant to this subsection is filed and acted upon shall be in accordance with the Rules of Court. b. Property. To decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated, or destroy, subject to the payment of reasonable costs as provided for in sections 24 and 25 of this act, any material of which there is reasonable cause to believe that it may endanger the public health. c. In instances involving an overlap agent or toxin that causes a public health emergency, the department and the Department of Agriculture shall be responsible for their roles under their respective jurisdictions. L.2005,c.222,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1
"Communicable disease" defined
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, "communicable disease" means any infectious or contagious disease so declared or defined by law or which has been or may hereafter be declared a "communicable disease" by the state department of health.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-23 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-23
Registered environmental health specialist for township.
Status: in_force

26:3-23. If in any township sufficient environmental inspection is not secured, the State department may, on notice to the local board, require the appointment by the local board of a registered environmental health specialist for the township who shall be paid by the local board of the township at an equitable rate of reimbursement for his services. Amended 1997, c.416, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-79 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-79
Budget request for appropriations
Status: in_force

On or before the fifteenth day of September in each year, each of the boards and agencies within the Bureau of Examination and Licensing established hereunder shall prepare and submit to the State Commissioner of Health a budget request for appropriations for such board or agency for the ensuing fiscal year. The respective budget requests so prepared shall, upon approval of the State Commissioner of Health, be submitted to the State Treasurer. The total annual appropriations for any of such boards or agencies shall in no event exceed the total amount of all moneys paid into the State treasury for or on behalf of such board or agency, as provided herein, during the preceding fiscal year. L.1948, c. 444, p. 1752, s. 13. Amended by L.1951, c. 42, p. 155, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4A-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-4
Definitions relative to lifeguard and first aid personnel requirements at certain swimming areas, health clubs.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Campground" means a plot of ground upon which two or more campsites are located, established or maintained for occupancy by camping units of the general public as temporary living quarters for children or adults, or both, for a total of 15 days or more in any calendar year, for recreation, education, or vacation purposes. "Common interest community" means: a. property subject to the "Condominium Act," P.L.1969, c.257 (C.46:8B-1 et seq.) or the "Horizontal Property Act," P.L.1963, c.168 (C.46:8A-1 et seq.); b. a housing corporation or association, commonly known as a cooperative, which entitles the holder of a share or membership interest thereof to possess and occupy for dwelling purposes a house, apartment, manufactured or mobile home or other unit of housing owned or leased by the corporation or association, or to lease or purchase a unit of housing constructed or to be constructed by the corporation or association; or c. real estate with respect to which a person, by virtue of his ownership of a unit, is obligated to pay for real estate taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance or improvement of other real estate described in the instrument, however denominated, which creates the common interest community. Ownership of a unit does not include holding a leasehold interest of less than 20 years in a unit, including renewal options. "Health club" means a health club that is registered with the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant to P.L.1987, c.238 (C.56:8-39 et seq.). "Hotel" or "motel" means a commercial establishment with a building of four or more dwelling units or rooms used for rental and lodging by guests. "Mobile home park" means a parcel of land, or two or more contiguous parcels of land, containing at least 10 sites equipped for the installation of mobile or manufactured homes, where these sites are under common ownership and control, other than as a cooperative, for the purpose of leasing each site to the owner of a mobile or manufactured home for the installation thereof, and where the owner provides services, which are provided by the municipality in which the park is located for property owners outside the park, which services may include, but shall not be limited to: a. Construction and maintenance of streets; b. Lighting of streets and other common areas; c. Garbage removal; d. Snow removal; and e. Provision for the drainage of surface water from home sites and common areas. "Private lake, river or bay or private community lake, river or bay association" means an organization of property owners within a fixed or defined geographical area with deeded or other rights to utilize, with similarly situated owners, various lakefront, riverfront or bayfront properties, which properties are not open to the general public, other than bona fide guests of a member of the private lake, river or bay or private community lake, river or bay association. "Private marina" means a privately-owned water dependent facility for the docking, servicing or storage of private boats, at which services are provided on an annual, seasonal or per diem basis, and which facility is not open to the general public, other than bona fide guests of boat owners eligible to use the marina and which has a private swimming pool that is not open to the general public, other than bona fide guests of boat owners eligible to use the marina. "Retirement community" means a retirement community which is registered with the Division of Housing and Development in the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21 et seq.). "Specially exempt facility" means a private lake, river or bay or private community lake, river or bay association, or private nonprofit common interest community which restricts the use of its lake, river, bay or pool, as appropriate, to the owners of units thereof and their invited guests. Specially exempt facility also includes a campground, hotel, motel, mobile home park, or retirement community which restricts the use of its pool to renters of the lodging units or owners of the dwelling units, as appropriate, and their invited guests, or day-use visitors, or a private marina which restricts the use of its swimming pool to owners of boats eligible to use the facilities and their invited guests. Specially exempt facility also includes a privately-owned campground which restricts the use of a swimming area other than its swimming pool to renters of the lodging units or owners of the dwelling units, as appropriate, and their invited guests, or day-use visitors. Specially exempt facility also includes a health club which restricts the use of its pool to the health club's members and their invited guests; does not permit the use of its pool by persons under 16 years of age; and in which the maximum depth of the water in the pool does not exceed five feet, but does not include a health club which shares the use of its pool with another entity. L.1991, c.135, s.1; amended 2000, c.151, s.1; 2001, c.151; 2009, c.31, s.1; 2015, c.191, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-47.8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-47.8
Construction of act
Status: in_force

8. Nothing in this act shall be construed to: a. permit a person certified to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to section 2 of this act to perform the duties or fill the position of another health care professional employed by a hospital; b. interfere with an emergency service training program authorized and operated under the provisions of the "New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.284 (C.27:5F-18 et seq.); c. prohibit the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector device by a person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription; or d. prevent a licensed and qualified member of a health care profession from administering an epinephrine auto-injector device if the duties are consistent with the accepted standards of the member's profession. L.2003,c.1.s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2W / Section 2W-8
Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

5. Names and individual identification data collected pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be disclosed unless required by law, and nothing in this act shall be construed to require disclosure of any private or confidential health information in violation of State or federal privacy laws. Information reported to the registry shall not be admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding, and shall not constitute the basis for any professional or administrative disciplinary action against an individual reporting the individual's own information to the registry. L.2019, c.113, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-16
Removing or altering label
Status: in_force

No person shall remove, deface, alter, or in any manner attempt the same, or shall cause to be removed, defaced, or altered, any label placed upon any mattress in accordance with the provisions of this article.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.9
Summary of rights given to all patients, posted in general hospital rooms
Status: in_force

The administrator of a general hospital shall insure that a written summary of the rights set forth in this act be given to the patient or his guardian upon admittance to the hospital and to each individual already in residence, and that a written notice listing these rights is posted in a conspicuous place in the patient's room. The administrator shall also post this notice in a conspicuous public place in the hospital. L.1989,c.170,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-76 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-76
Advance directive executed in other jurisdictions, validity
Status: in_force

24. An advance directive executed under the laws of another state in compliance with the laws of that state or the State of New Jersey is validly executed for purposes of this act. An advance directive executed in a foreign country in compliance with the laws of that country or the State of New Jersey, and not contrary to the public policy of this State, is validly executed for purposes of this act. L.1991,c.201,s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-24
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997, c.246, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.344.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-9.1
Mobile integrated health program established, Department of Health.
Status: in_force

12. a. The Department of Health shall establish a mobile integrated health program. In establishing the mobile integrated health program, the Department of Health shall consider relevant standards and criteria developed or adopted by nationally recognized agencies or organizations, as well as recommendations of interested stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the State Trauma System Advisory Committee and the Mobile Intensive Care Advisory Council. b. The Department of Health shall establish, in writing, criteria by which an entity may apply for and receive authorization from the department to participate in the mobile integrated health program, and criteria by which an entity may lose authorization to participate in the mobile integrated health program. c. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section, which rules and regulations shall be effective immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law for a period not to exceed 18 months, and shall, thereafter, be amended, adopted, or readopted in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.)." L.2022, c.118, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-67 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-67
Severability.
Status: in_force

8. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. L.2019, c.507, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7a — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7a
Exemptions from certificate of need requirement.
Status: in_force

19. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) to the contrary, the following are exempt from the certificate of need requirement: Community-based primary care centers; Outpatient drug and alcohol services; Hospital-based medical detoxification for drugs and alcohol; Ambulance and invalid coach services; Mental health services which are non-bed related outpatient services; Full service diagnostic catheterization services, primary angioplasty services, and elective angioplasty services in accordance with a license issued under section 2 of P.L.2021, c.18 (C.26:2H-7.23); Residential health care facility services; Dementia care homes; Capital improvements and renovations to health care facilities; Additions of medical/surgical, adult intensive care, and adult critical care beds in hospitals; An increase in the level of neonatal care designation of a health care facility, which provides inpatient, maternity services, from “community perinatal center-basic” to “community perinatal center – intermediate,” as these terms are defined in N.J.A.C.8:33-1.3, or its successor regulation; Inpatient special psychiatric beds used solely for services for patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; Replacement of existing major moveable equipment; Inpatient operating rooms; Alternate family care programs; Hospital-based subacute care; Ambulatory care facilities; Comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation services; Special child health clinics; New technology in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of P.L.1998, c.43 (C.26:2H-7d); Transfer of ownership interest except in the case of an acute care hospital; Change of site for approved certificate of need within the same county; Additions to vehicles or hours of operation of a mobile intensive care unit; Relocation or replacement of a health care facility within the same county except for an acute care hospital; Continuing care retirement communities authorized pursuant to P.L.1986, c.103 (C.52:27D-330 et seq.); Magnetic resonance imaging; Adult day health care facilities; Pediatric day health care facilities; Chronic or acute renal dialysis facilities; and Transfer of ownership of a hospital to an authority in accordance with P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.). L.1992, c.160, 19; amended 1998, c.43, s.7. 2006, c.46, s.10; 2015, c.125, s.2; 2017, c.94; 2021, c.18, s.4; 2025, c.320, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137.4
Lead screening performed; requirements.
Status: in_force

3. a. A physician or registered professional nurse, as appropriate, shall perform lead screening on each patient under six years of age to whom the physician or registered professional nurse provides health care services, unless the physician or registered professional nurse has knowledge that the child has already undergone lead screening in accordance with the requirements of this act. If the physician, registered professional nurse, or an authorized staff member cannot perform the required lead screening, the physician or registered professional nurse may refer the patient, in writing, to another physician, registered professional nurse, health care facility, or designated agency or program which is able to perform the lead screening. b. A health care facility that serves children and is licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), and any other agency or program that serves children and is designated by the commissioner to perform lead screening, shall perform lead screening on each child under six years of age that the facility, agency, or program serves, unless the facility, agency, or program has knowledge that the child has already undergone lead screening in accordance with the requirements of this act. If the health care facility, agency, or program cannot perform the required lead screening, the facility, agency, or program may refer the patient, in writing, to another health care facility, physician, registered professional nurse, or other designated agency or program which is able to perform the lead screening. c. If a physician, registered professional nurse, or health care facility, agency, or program receives laboratory test results indicating that a child has an elevated blood lead level, the physician, registered professional nurse, or health care facility, agency, or program shall notify the parent or guardian of the child, in writing, about the test results, and shall additionally provide the parent or guardian with an explanation, in plain language, of the significance of lead poisoning. The physician, registered professional nurse, or health care facility, agency, or program shall also take appropriate measures to ensure that any of the child's siblings or other members of the household who are under the age of six either are, or have been, screened for lead exposure. d. A physician, registered professional nurse, or health care facility, agency, or program shall not be required to conduct lead screening under this act if the parent or guardian of the child objects to the testing in writing. e. (1) The department shall specify, by regulation, the parameters for lead screening required under this act, including the age of the child when initial screening shall be conducted, the time intervals between screening, when follow-up testing is required, and the methods that shall be used to conduct the lead screening. (2) (a) The department shall additionally specify, by regulation, in accordance with the most recent recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the elevated blood lead levels that require responsive action under this act, and the types of responsive action, including environmental follow-up, notice to the family, additional screening of family members, the provision of case management services, and the provision of medical treatment such as chelation therapy, that shall be undertaken when a screening test reveals an elevated blood lead level. The levels of responsive action required by the department pursuant to this paragraph may vary, consistent with the latest recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on the severity of the elevated blood lead level. (b) Within 30 days after the enactment of P.L.2017, c.7, and on a biennial basis thereafter, the department shall review and appropriately revise its rules and regulations pertaining to elevated blood lead levels, in order to ensure that they appropriately reflect, and are consistent with, the latest guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. f. The department shall develop a mechanism, such as distribution of lead screening record cards or other appropriate means, by which children who have undergone lead screening can be identified by physicians, registered professional nurses, and health care facilities, agencies, and programs that perform lead screening, so as to avoid duplicate lead screening of children. g. The department shall continuously engage in a public information campaign to inform the parents of young children, as well as physicians, registered professional nurses, and other health care providers, of the lead screening requirements of this act. At a minimum, the public information campaign shall: (1) highlight the importance of lead screening, and encourage parents, especially those who have not yet complied with the lead screening provisions of this act, to have their children screened for lead poisoning at regular intervals, in accordance with the age-based timeframes established by department regulation; and (2) provide for the widespread dissemination of information to parents and health care providers on the dangers of lead poisoning, the factors that contribute to lead poisoning, the recommended ages at which children should be tested for lead poisoning, and the elevated blood lead levels that require responsive action under this act. If the department changes the elevated blood lead levels that require responsive action under this act, as may be necessary to conform its regulations to federal guidance, the information disseminated through the public information campaign shall be appropriately revised to reflect the new action levels, and shall be reissued to parents and health care providers, within 30 days after the change is implemented. h. The department, to the greatest extent possible, shall coordinate payment for lead screening required pursuant to this act with the State Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) and other federal children's health programs, so as to ensure that the State receives the maximum amount of federal financial participation available for the lead screening services provided pursuant to this act. L.1995, c.328, s.3; amended 2017, c.7, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2AA-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2AA / Section 2AA-10
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

4. The advisory council shall report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, no later than December 31st, on a biennial basis, starting in the second year next following the enactment of this act, on the activities of the advisory council and its findings and recommendations on issues relating to the quality of, and access to, treatment and services for persons with rare diseases in this State. L.2021, c.135, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-78 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-78
Violations, penalties
Status: in_force

28. a. A health care professional who intentionally fails to act in accordance with the requirements of this act is subject to discipline for professional misconduct pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21). b. A health care institution that intentionally fails to act in accordance with the requirements of this act shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense. Penalties for violations of this act shall be recovered in a summary civil proceeding, brought in the name of the State in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). c. The following acts constitute crimes: (1) To willfully conceal, cancel, deface, obliterate or withhold personal knowledge of an advance directive or a modification or revocation thereof, without the declarant's consent, is a crime of the fourth degree. (2) To falsify or forge an advance directive or a modification or revocation thereof of another individual is a crime of the fourth degree. (3) To coerce or fraudulently induce the execution of an advance directive or a modification or revocation thereof is a crime of the fourth degree. (4) To require or prohibit the execution of an advance directive or a modification or revocation thereof as a condition of coverage under any policy of health insurance, life insurance or annuity, or governmental benefits program, or as a condition of the provision of health care is a crime of the fourth degree. d. Commission of any of the acts identified in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection c., resulting in the involuntary earlier death of a patient, shall constitute a crime of the fourth degree. e. The sanctions provided in this section shall not be construed to repeal any sanctions applicable under other law. L.1991,c.201,s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-5.3
Prevailing wage rate for workers employed on projects with New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority involvement.
Status: in_force

9. Each worker employed in the construction or rehabilitation of facilities undertaken in connection with loans, loan guarantees, expenditures, investments, tax exemptions or other incentives or financial assistance approved, provided, authorized, facilitated or administered by the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, or undertaken to fulfill any condition of receiving any of the incentives or financial assistance, shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall determine the prevailing wage rate in the locality in which the construction or rehabilitation is to be performed for each craft, trade or classification of worker employed in the construction or rehabilitation, as if the construction or rehabilitation is "public work" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26). L.2004,c.127,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-62 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-62
State Commissioner of Health, references as meaning
Status: in_force

Whenever the terms "State Director of Health," "Perth Amboy Port health officer" and "deputy Perth Amboy Port health officer" occur or any reference is made to any of said terms, in any law, they, and each of them, shall be deemed to mean or refer to the State Commissioner of Health as described in this act. L.1947, c. 177, p. 814, s. 62.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-7.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-7.3
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall adopt regulations within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.2001, c.88, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.296.
N.J. Stat. § 26:16-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-5
Form for valid written request for medication.
Status: in_force

5. a. A valid written request for medication under P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) shall be in substantially the form set forth in section 20 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-20), signed and dated by the patient and witnessed by at least two individuals who, in the patient's presence, attest that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the patient is capable and is acting voluntarily to sign the request. b. At least one of the witnesses shall be a person who is not: (1) a relative of the patient by blood, marriage, or adoption; (2) at the time the request is signed, entitled to any portion of the patient's estate upon the patient's death under any will or by operation of law; and (3) an owner, operator, or employee of a health care facility, other than a long term care facility, where the patient is receiving medical treatment or is a resident. c. The patient's attending physician at the time the request is signed shall not serve as a witness. L.2019, c.59, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-160 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-160
Resource guide.
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall prepare a resource guide that provides information on the newborn home nurse visitation program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2021, c.187 (C.26:2H-159) and the services available to pregnant persons, persons who have recently given birth, and the parent or parents of a newborn infant born in this State. The resource guide shall be distributed at the time parents of a newborn infant are informed of the newborn home nurse visitation program and of their right to schedule a home nurse visit. L.2021, c.187, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2SS-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2SS / Section 2SS-13
Notice of protections provided.
Status: in_force

13. a. A carrier shall provide a written notice, in a form and manner to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, to each covered person of the protections provided to covered persons pursuant to this act. The notice shall include information on how a consumer can contact the department or the appropriate regulatory agency to report and dispute an out-of-network charge. The notice required pursuant to this section shall be posted on the carrier's website. b. The commissioner shall provide a notice on the department's website containing information for consumers relating to the protections provided by this act, information on how consumers can report and file complaints with the department or the appropriate regulatory agency relating to any out-of-network charges, and information and guidance for consumers regarding arbitrations filed pursuant to section 11 of this act. L.2018, c.32, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-164 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-164
New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health Advisory Commission.
Status: in_force

5. There is established a New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health Advisory Commission. The commission shall consist of nine members, including the Commissioner of Health or his designee, who shall serve ex officio, and eight public members who are residents of the State and who shall be appointed as follows: one member who is a health care professional shall be appointed by the President of the Senate; one member who is a health care professional shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; and six members, at least two of whom are health care professionals, at least one of whom represents health care facilities and at least one of whom represents the health insurance industry, shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The term of office of each public member shall be three years, but of the members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, three shall be appointed for a term of two years and three shall be appointed for a term of three years. A member shall hold office for the term of his appointment and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. All vacancies shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. A member of the commission is eligible for reappointment. The public members of the commission shall not receive any compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the commission, within the limits of funds available to the commission. The members of the commission shall annually elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among the public members and may select a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission. The New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health shall provide such staff and assistance as the commission requires to carry out its work. L.1991, c.401, s.5; amended 2001, c.205, s.6; 2012, c.17, s.125.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-10.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-10.3
Regulations by department.
Status: in_force

11. The Department of Banking and Insurance, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this act. L.2000, c.121, s.11; amended 2012, c.17, s.298.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2M-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2M / Section 2M-9
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares: a. There is a critical need to establish specialized programs for clients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Alzheimer's disease is an organic, progressive brain disorder which may result in its final stages in the complete mental and physical disability of a client. b. There are few services specifically designed to meet the unique needs of Alzheimer's clients and their families, and it is imperative that these services be developed as soon as possible. c. There is a further need to develop training programs for professionals and other persons providing care for Alzheimer's clients. Specialized programs for an Alzheimer's client population will provide an optimum setting for developing and implementing these training programs. P.L. 1988, c. 114, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-31.10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-31.10
Application of law
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not apply to owner-occupied residential rental properties containing five units or less. L.1980, c. 170, s. 7, eff. Dec. 18, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-10
Civil service, pension and retirement protected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1969, c. 152, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "Health Maintenance Organizations Act." L.1973, c. 337, s. 1, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-63 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-63
Requirements concerning refrigerants.
Status: in_force

4. Any person who installs, repairs, maintains, services, replaces, recycles, or disposes of a stationary refrigeration or air conditioning appliance, and any person who distributes or reclaims refrigerants, shall follow the requirements, including the prohibitions on venting of refrigerants, set forth in Subpart F of 40 C.F.R. Part 82, as that subpart read on January 3, 2017. The department may by rule or regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), modify or add to such requirements if the department determines that such modifications or additions reduce overall risk to human health or the environment. L.2019, c.507, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2NN-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2NN / Section 2NN-2
List of counseling resources available to law enforcement, sheriff's officers.
Status: in_force

116. The Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare a list of appropriately licensed or certified psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers; other appropriately trained and qualified counselors; and experienced former law enforcement officers who are willing to accept referrals and to participate in the debriefing and counseling offered law enforcement officers and sheriff's officers under the provisions of sections 115 to 116 of P.L.2008, c.29 (C.26:2NN-1 to C.26:2NN-2). L.2008, c.29, s.116; amended 2012, c.17, s.328.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-41 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-41
Municipality with nuclear facilities or designation as affected municipality; local radiation emergency response plan
Status: in_force

Every municipality in each county wherein is located one or more nuclear facilities or which is designated as an affected municipality within 6 months of the adoption of the designation and in conformity with the criteria and objectives, requirements, responsibilities, and concepts of operation established, shall prepare and submit to the county wherein it is located, a local radiation emergency response plan. The local radiation emergency response plans shall be submitted through the county for approval by the division and the department. The local plans shall be reviewed at least once every 18 months and revised, subject to county approval. Any municipality required to prepare an emergency response plan pursuant to this section may apply to the department for financial and technical assistance therefor. L.1981, c. 302, s. 5, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.50 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.50
General hospital to conduct public meetings.
Status: in_force

1. A general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.) shall, at least annually, conduct a public meeting to discuss issues relating to the operation of the hospital and concerns of the community with respect to the delivery of services at the hospital. The hospital shall ensure that: a. at a minimum, the chief executive officer of the hospital, the chairman of the hospital board of trustees, and at least 25% of the members of the hospital board of trustees are present at the meeting and available to respond to questions from members of the public; b. the meeting is open to members of the public and organized so as to provide the community served by the hospital with information about the operation of the hospital, and to provide an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions and raise issues of concern to them; and c. public notice of the meeting is provided: (1) at least 14 days prior to the date of the meeting by posting written notice in the hospital in a conspicuous location that is available to the public, and by publishing the notice in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the service area of the hospital; and (2) at least 30 days prior to the date of the meeting by posting notice on the hospital's Internet website. d. notice of the meeting is provided to the Department of Health and Senior Services at least 30 days prior to the date of the meeting. L.2008, c.59, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2Y-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2Y / Section 2Y-11
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

13. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2001, c.304, s.13; amended 2012, c.17, s.324.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-56 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-56
"Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" established
Status: in_force

3. There is established the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" as a nonlapsing, revolving fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner or his designee, and shall be credited with monies received pursuant to subsection c. of R.S.39:5-41. The State Treasurer is the custodian of the fund and all disbursements from the fund shall be made by the treasurer upon vouchers signed by the commissioner or his designee. Monies in the fund shall be used to carry out the provisions of this act, except that no more than 5% of these monies shall be used for administration of the fund in each fiscal year. The fund shall consist of monies as provided for in this act and the interest which is earned on those monies. The monies in the fund shall be invested and reinvested by the Director of the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury as are other trust funds in the custody of the State Treasurer in the manner provided by law. L.1992,c.143,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-196 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-196
Availability of information relative to crib safety.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Health shall prepare and make available on the department's Internet website informational literature on crib safety, including, but not limited to, information about the ban on traditional drop-side cribs from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and the dangers of using traditional drop-side cribs that may still be in existence. b. The SIDS Center of New Jersey and the New Jersey branch of Keeping Babies Safe shall also post the informational literature made available by the department pursuant to subsection a. of this section on their Internet websites. L.2015, c.198, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-14.4a — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-14.4a
Grant of waiver due to unusual events beyond control of facility.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Health may grant a waiver to a nursing home or residential health care facility in the case of any unusual event which results from natural or unnatural causes beyond the control of the facility, including, but not limited to, the declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the State or by the federal government, which results in the inability of the facility to maintain the temperature guidelines detailed in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.114 (C.26:2H-14.3), or section 2 of P.L.1989, c.173 (C.26:2H-14.4). L.2021, c.260, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-20
Protective action relative to radiological emergency, conditions.
Status: in_force

20. The commissioner may authorize any school, health care facility, child care center or youth camp to provide potassium iodide as a supplemental protective action during a radiological emergency to residents, staff members, minors or other persons present in such facility, if: a. prior written permission has been obtained from each resident or representative of a resident, staff member, or parent or guardian of a minor for providing the potassium iodide; and b. each person providing permission has been advised, in writing: (1) that the ingestion of potassium iodide is voluntary only, (2) about the contraindications of taking potassium iodide and (3) about the potential side effects of taking potassium iodide. L.2005,c.222,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-128 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-128
Authority of commissioner.
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner is authorized to: a. Enter into necessary contracts and agreements with counties, municipalities and other units of government, colleges, universities, associations, agencies, corporations, and individuals for the development and expansion of community hypertension programs; b. Gather data relative to the detection of high blood pressure and the incidence of heart disease, kidney disease and stroke; c. Promote programs of professional education for physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and public health professionals relative to the prevention, detection and control of high blood pressure and the rehabilitation of persons with heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease which result from uncontrolled hypertension; d. Conduct scientific investigation into the prevention, cause, detection, and control of high blood pressure; e. Develop more effective methods for the screening, evaluation and control of hypertension; and f. Apply for and accept any grant of money from the federal government or any other source available for the purposes of P.L.1985, c.5 (C.26:2-124 et seq.). L.1985, c.5, s.5; amended 2017, c.131, s.67.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-6
Designation of licensed physician as medical director for managed care
Status: in_force

6. a. A carrier which offers a managed care plan or uses a utilization management system in any of its health benefits plans shall designate a licensed physician to serve as medical director. The medical director, or his designee, shall be designated to serve as the medical director for medical services provided to covered persons in the State and shall be licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey. The medical director shall be responsible for treatment policies, protocols, quality assurance activities and utilization management decisions of the carrier. The treatment policies, protocols, quality assurance program and utilization management decisions of the carrier shall be based on generally accepted standards of health care practice. The quality assurance and utilization management programs shall be in accordance with standards adopted by regulation of the department pursuant to this act. b. The medical director shall ensure that: (1) Any utilization management decision to deny, reduce or terminate a health care benefit or to deny payment for a health care service, because that service is not medically necessary, shall be made by a physician. In the case of a health care service prescribed or provided by a dentist, the decision shall be made by a dentist; (2) A utilization management decision shall not retrospectively deny coverage for health care services provided to a covered person when prior approval has been obtained from the carrier for those services, unless the approval was based upon fraudulent information submitted by the covered person or the participating provider; (3) In the case of a managed care plan, a procedure is implemented whereby participating physicians and dentists have an opportunity to review and comment on all medical and surgical and dental protocols, respectively, of the carrier; (4) The utilization management program is available on a 24-hour basis to respond to authorization requests for emergency and urgent services and is available, at a minimum, during normal working hours for inquiries and authorization requests for nonurgent health care services; and (5) In the case of a managed care plan, a covered person is permitted to: choose or change a primary care physician from among participating providers in the provider network, and, when appropriate, choose a specialist from among participating network providers following an authorized referral, if required by the carrier, and subject to the ability of the specialist to accept new patients. L.1997,c.192,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-29 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-29
Reports to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

5. a. (1) The Commissioner of Health shall report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, 164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature, no later than one year after the effective date of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-25 et al.) and biennially thereafter, on the status of harm reduction services provided by entities authorized to provide those services pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-27 and C.26:5C-28), and shall include in that report the data provided to the department by each entity authorized to provide harm reduction services pursuant to paragraph (11) of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-28). (2) For the purpose of each biennial report pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the department shall: (a) collaborate with local stakeholders, including healthcare providers, healthcare systems, social services providers, and law enforcement, to provide education and collect data on the value of providing harm reduction services in municipalities in which the services are provided; and (b) determine the type of data to be reported and shared, which may include the number of consumers served, the number of syringes distributed, the number of referrals made to social support services and healthcare providers, overall crime statistics, and the incidence and locations of needle stick injuries. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2016, c.36) c. The department shall prepare a detailed analysis of harm reduction services provided pursuant to P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-25 et al.), and report on the results of that analysis to the Governor, the Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS and Related Blood-Borne Pathogens, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature annually. The analysis shall include, but not be limited to: (1) any increase or decrease in the spread of HIV, hepatitis C and other bloodborne pathogens that may be transmitted by the use of contaminated syringes and needles; (2) the number of exchanged syringes and needles and an evaluation of the disposal of syringes and needles that are not returned by consumers; (3) the number of consumers receiving harm reduction services and an assessment of their reasons for accessing those services; (4) the number of consumers receiving harm reduction services who participated in substance use disorder treatment programs; and (5) the number of consumers receiving harm reduction services who benefited from counseling and referrals to programs and entities that are relevant to their health, housing, social service, employment and other needs. d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2016, c.36) L.2006, c.99, s.5; amended 2015, c.10, s.6; 2016, c.36, s.3; 2017, c.131, s.105; 2021, c.396, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.87 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.87
Definitions, requirements for certain facilities relative to outbreak response plans.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Cohorting" means the practice of grouping patients who are or are not colonized or infected with the same organism to confine their care to one area and prevent contact with other patients. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Endemic level" means the usual level of given disease in a geographic area. "Isolating" means the process of separating sick, contagious persons from those who are not sick. "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home, licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Outbreak" means any unusual occurrence of disease or any disease above background or endemic levels. b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as a condition of licensure, the department shall require long-term care facilities to develop an outbreak response plan within 180 days after the effective date of this act, which plan shall be customized to the facility, based upon national standards and developed in consultation with the facility's infection prevention and control committee. At a minimum, each facility's plan shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) a protocol for isolating and cohorting infected and at-risk residents in the event of an outbreak of a contagious disease until the cessation of the outbreak; (2) clear policies for the notification of residents, residents' families, visitors, and staff in the event of an outbreak of a contagious disease at a facility; (3) information on the availability of laboratory testing, protocols for assessing whether facility visitors are ill, protocols to require ill staff to not present at the facility for work duties, and processes for implementing evidence-based outbreak response measures; (4) policies to conduct routine monitoring of residents and staff to quickly identify signs of a communicable disease that could develop into an outbreak; (5) policies for reporting outbreaks to public health officials in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; and (6) a documented strategy for securing more staff in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease among staff or another emergent or non-emergent situation affecting staffing levels at the facility during an outbreak of an infectious disease. c. (1) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection b. of this section, the department shall require long-term care facilities to include in the facility's outbreak response plan written policies to meet staffing, training, and facility demands during an infectious disease outbreak to successfully implement the outbreak response plan, including employing the following individuals: (a) an individual who meets the requirements of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection e. of this section; and (b) a physician who meets the requirements of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) of subsection e. of this section. (2) Each nursing home that has not previously submitted an outbreak response plan to the department shall submit an outbreak response plan to the department for verification as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection. (3) The department shall verify that the outbreak response plans submitted by nursing homes are in compliance with the requirements of subsection b. of this section and with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection. (4) The department shall have the authority to require any long-term care facility to revise its outbreak response plan as needed to come into compliance with the requirements of subsection b. of this section and the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection. The department may assess civil penalties or take other administrative actions against a facility in the event the department determines the facility is not in compliance with the requirements of this section. (5) Each long term-care facility shall perform an annual training exercise to ensure its outbreak response plan is practical, comprehensive, and ensures the safety and well-being of residents and staff. The annual training exercise shall include, but shall not be limited to, coordinating with emergency medical services, hospitals, and fire and police departments. Each long-term care facility shall record a summary of the effectiveness of the training exercise and any need for future modifications to the training exercise. d. (1) Each long-term care facility shall review and, if necessary, update its outbreak response plan on an annual basis. (2) If a nursing home makes any material changes to its outbreak response plan, the nursing home shall, within 30 days after completing the material change, submit to the department an updated outbreak response plan. The department shall, upon receiving an updated outbreak response plan, verify that the plan is compliant with the requirements of subsections b. and c. of this section. e. (1) The department shall require each long-term care facility to establish an infection prevention and control committee and assign to the facility's infection prevention and control committee: (a) a physician who has completed an infectious disease fellowship, who shall be employed on a full-time or part time basis or contracted with on a consultative basis; and (b) an individual designated as the infection preventionist who; (i) has primary professional training in medicine, nursing, medical technology, microbiology, epidemiology, or a related field; (ii) is qualified by education, training, and at least five years of infection control experience, or by certification in infection control by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology; (iii) is employed by the facility consistent with the requirements of subsection f. of this section; and (iv) has completed specialized training in infection prevention and control. (2) The infection prevention and control committee shall meet on at least a quarterly basis. The physician assigned to the committee pursuant to this subsection shall attend at least half of the meetings held by the infection prevention and control committee, and the infection preventionist assigned to the committee pursuant to this subsection shall attend all of the meetings held by the infection prevention and control committee. f. (1) An infection preventionist assigned to a long-term care facility's infection prevention and control committee pursuant to subsection e. of this section shall be a managerial employee and shall be employed: (a) in the case of a long-term care facility with a licensed bed capacity equal to 100 or fewer beds, on at least a part time basis; and (b) in the case of a long-term care facility with a licensed bed capacity equal to more than 100 beds or that provides on-site hemodialysis services, on a full-time basis. (2) The infection preventionist shall report directly to the administrator of the long-term care facility and shall provide the administrator quarterly reports detailing the effectiveness of the long-term care facility's infection prevention policies. (3) The infection preventionist shall be responsible for: (a) contributing to the development of policies, procedures, and a training curriculum for long-term care facility staff based on best practices and clinical expertise; (b) monitoring the implementation of infection prevention and control policies and recommending disciplinary measures for staff who routinely violate those policies; and (c) assessing the facility's infection prevention and control program by conducting internal quality improvement audits. (4) A long-term facility that is unable to hire an infection preventionist on a full-time or part-time basis may contract with an infection preventionist on a consultative basis until February 1, 2022. A long-term care facility shall provide notice to the Department of Health, within 60 days after the effective date of P.L.2021, c.190 (C.26:2H-87.3 et al.), if the facility is unable to hire an infection preventionist on a full-time or part-time basis and if the facility has contracted with an infection preventionist on a consultative basis. A long-term care facility shall hire an infection preventionist on a full-time or part-time basis after February 1, 2022, except that the Department of Health may waive this requirement if a long-term care facility is unable to hire an infection preventionist folllowing the facility's good faith efforts to hire an infection preventionist. g. Each long-term care facility shall publish the facility's outbreak response plan on its Internet website if the facility maintains an Internet website, distribute copies of the plan to residents and their families upon admission to the facility, and provide notice to residents and their families any time the facility makes material changes to its plan. Each long-term care facility shall make its outbreak response plan available upon request if the facility does not maintain an Internet website. h. Each long-term care facility shall annually perform preparedness drills to evaluate the effectiveness of its outbreak response plan. L.2019, c.243, s.1; amended 2020, c.87, s.7; 2021, c.190, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-77 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-77
Imprisonment for failure to pay judgment
Status: in_force

The court may cause a defendant who refuses or neglects to pay the amount of a judgment rendered against him and all costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety days. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 470, s. 25.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-2
Findings, declarations relative to the "Revised State Medical Examiner Act."
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The enactment of a "Revised State Medical Examiner Act" is necessary in order to reform the current decentralized and fragmented medical examiner system in this State; b. The linchpin of this reform is to be the establishment of a new Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner, to be led by a single officer known as the Chief State Medical Examiner, with significant statutory authority and operational oversight to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the entire medical examiner system in New Jersey; c. This new office is to be established in, but not of, the Department of Health in order to ensure its independent status, and the Chief State Medical Examiner is to exercise explicit supervisory authority over the entire medical examiner system, with the power to intervene at his discretion in any medicolegal death investigation in this State; d. The Chief State Medical Examiner is to be responsible for ensuring that the entire medical examiner system is adequately equipped to effectively deliver medicolegal death investigation services throughout the State, including appropriate funding for staff, equipment, and facilities for all medical examiner offices; e. The Chief State Medical Examiner is to establish operating and performance standards for every medical examiner office in New Jersey, including uniform procedures for medicolegal death investigations; and f. The reforms entailed in this act will result in a more efficient and effective medical examiner system that will better meet the needs of this State and thereby serve the public interest. L.2018, c.62, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-69.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-69.4
Copies of adopted code and related ordinances to remain on file
Status: in_force

In event that any such ordinance is adopted, the said copies of said code and related documents shall remain on file in said office, so long as said ordinance is in effect, and three copies shall be placed on file and shall remain on file in the office of any board, body or officer having in charge the enforcement of said ordinance, for the use and examination of the public so long as said ordinance is in effect and printed copies of said ordinance and said code and related documents shall be made available to citizens on request and for which a nominal fee may be charged. L.1950, c. 188, p. 422, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-33
Establishment; administration; outreach offices
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall establish a Statewide system of Drug Abuse Treatment and Counseling Clinics. The system shall be administered by the commissioner through regional centers organized to supervise and coordinate the operation of clinics in certain areas. Outreach offices may also be established to assist the clinics in their operation. The number and location of such clinics, regional centers and outreach offices shall be as the commissioner determines after appropriate study. L.1971, c. 128, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-69 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-69
Standards for anatomical research recovery organization.
Status: in_force

2. It is the public policy of this State to safeguard the health and well-being of its citizens, and to ensure the respectful and consensual disposition and use of human bodies and parts donated for education, research, and the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science. The need for and use of such anatomical gifts for education, research, and the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science is of sufficient frequency so as to require that minimum standards for anatomical research recovery organizations be established. L.2008, c.49, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-107 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-107
Issuance of permit without examination or quarantine
Status: in_force

If the local board, or the officer acting for it, shall have no reason to believe that such vessel, or any person, baggage, merchandise or materials on the vessel, is infected with a communicable disease, a permit to land shall be granted upon the deposit of the permit issued by the quarantine officer as required in section 26:4-106 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-58 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-58
State required to join United States Climate Alliance.
Status: in_force

1. The State shall join the United States Climate Alliance and uphold the Paris Climate Accord, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and address the threats posed by climate change in accordance with the goals established therefor by the alliance. L.2018, c.3, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:18-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-4
Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
Status: in_force

4. a. There is hereby established, in the Department of Health, the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which shall be tasked with annually reviewing and reporting on maternal death rates and the causes of maternal death in the State, and providing recommendations to improve maternal care and reduce severe adverse outcomes related to, or associated with, pregnancy. The committee shall replace and supersede the Maternal Mortality Case Review Team that is currently constituted in the department. The committee shall be composed of 24 members, including 4 ex officio members as provided in subsection b. of this section, and 20 public members, as provided in subsection c. of this section. b. The ex officio members of the committee shall include the following persons, or their designees: the State Medical Examiner; the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services in the Department of Health; the Director of the Maternal Data Center established by section 14 of P.L.2019, c.75 (C.26:2C-13); and the Medical Director of the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services; c. (1) Seven of the public members shall be appointed by the Governor to represent the following groups: the New Jersey section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); the New Jersey Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives; the New Jersey Section of the Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians; the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey; the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium; and the Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative. (2) The additional 13 public members of the committee shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Health, to reflect the diversity in the state's geographic regions and perinatal designations and shall include: seven licensed and practicing health care practitioners, one of whom specializes in obstetrics or gynecology, one of whom specializes in maternal and fetal medicine, one of whom specializes in critical care medicine, one of whom specializes in perinatal pathology, two of whom serve in clinical roles providing pre or post-natal care at Federally Qualified Health Centers operating in the State, and one anesthesiologist; one licensed and practicing health care practitioner or mental health care practitioner; one substance use disorder treatment professional who specializes in perinatal addiction; one certified nurse midwife; one registered professional nurse or advanced practice nurse who specializes in hospital-based obstetric nursing; one licensed practical nurse, registered professional nurse, or advanced practice nurse who participates in, and represents, the Nurse-Family Partnership operating in New Jersey; and one Certified Midwife or Certified Professional Midwife. d. Of the 13 public members appointed to the committee by the Commissioner of Health, not more than seven shall be of the same political party. e. Each public member of the committee shall serve for a term of four years; however, of the public members first appointed, four shall serve an initial term of two years, four shall serve an initial term of three years, and five shall serve an initial term of four years. Each public member shall serve for the term of their appointment, and until a successor is appointed and qualified, except that a public member may be reappointed to the committee upon the expiration of their term. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled, for the unexpired term, in the same manner as the original appointment. f. All initial appointments to the committee shall be made within 60 days after the effective date of this act. Upon the appointment of a majority of the committee members, the Maternal Mortality Case Review Team, which is constituted in the Department of Health as of the effective date of this act, shall be disbanded. g. Any member of the committee may be removed by the Commissioner of Health, for cause, after a public hearing. L.2019, c.75, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.20
Establishment of violence prevention program in covered health care facility.
Status: in_force

4. Within 6 months of the effective date of this act, a covered health care facility shall establish a violence prevention program for the purpose of protecting health care workers. The program shall, at a minimum, include the requirements set forth in this section. a. (1) The covered health care facility shall establish a violence prevention committee, which shall include a representative of management, or his designee, who shall be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the program. At least 50% of the members of the committee shall be health care workers who provide direct patient care or otherwise have contact with patients. In a facility or health care system where health care workers are represented by one or more collective bargaining agents, the management of the facility or system shall consult with the applicable collective bargaining agents regarding the selection of the health care worker committee members. The remaining committee members shall have experience, expertise, or responsibility relevant to violence prevention. (2) In the case of a health care system that owns or operates more than one covered health care facility or Department of Human Services facilities, the violence prevention program and the committee may be operated at the system or department level, provided that: (a) committee membership includes at least one health care worker from each facility who provides direct care to patients, (b) the committee develops a violence prevention plan for each facility, and (c) data related to violence prevention remain distinctly identifiable for each facility. b. Within 18 months of the effective date of this act, the committee shall develop and maintain a detailed, written violence prevention plan that identifies workplace risks, and provides specific methods to address them. The plan shall, at a minimum: (1) provide an annual comprehensive violence risk-assessment for the covered health care facility that considers, to the extent applicable: (a) the facility's layout, access restrictions, crime rate in surrounding areas, lighting, and communication and alarm devices; (b) impact of staffing, including security personnel; (c) the presence of individuals who may pose a risk of violence; and (d) a review of any records relating to violent incidents at the facility, including incidents required to be reported pursuant to subsection f. of this section, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and workers' compensation records; (2) identify violence prevention policies; and (3) specify methods to reduce identified risks, including training, and changes to job design, staffing, security, equipment and facility modifications. c. The covered health care facility shall make a copy of the plan available, upon request, to the Commissioners of Health and Senior Services, Children and Families, and Human Services for on-site inspection, and upon request, to each health care worker and collective bargaining agent that represents health care workers at the facility, except that, in the event the committee determines that the plan contains information that would pose a threat to security if made public, any such information shall be excluded before providing copies to workers or collective bargaining agents. d. The covered health care facility shall annually conduct violence prevention training. The training shall include a review of: the facility's relevant policies; techniques to de-escalate and minimize violent behavior; appropriate responses to workplace violence, including use of restraining techniques, reporting requirements and procedures; location and operation of safety devices; and resources for coping with violence. e. The covered health care facility shall have personnel sufficiently trained to identify aggressive and violent predicting factors and the ability to appropriately respond to and manage violent disturbances. f. The covered health care facility shall keep a record of all violent acts against employees while at work. The records shall be maintained for at least five years following the reported act, during which time employees, their authorized representatives, and the Department of Health and Senior Services shall have access to the record. The record shall include: (1) the date, time and location of the incident; (2) the identity and job title of the victim, except that the victim's identity shall not be included if it would not be entered on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300) because it is a privacy concern case under OSHA; (3) whether the act was committed by a patient, visitor, or employee; (4) the nature of the violent act, including whether a weapon was used; (5) a description of physical injuries, if any; (6) the number of employees in the vicinity when the incident occurred and their actions in response to the incident, if any; and (7) the actions taken by the facility in response to the incident. The records established pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered public or government records under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). g. The covered health care facility shall establish a post-incident response system that provides, at a minimum, an in-house crisis response team for employee-victims and their co-workers, and individual and group crisis counseling, which may include support groups, family crisis intervention, and professional referrals. L.2007,c.236,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.74 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.74
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Health Care Stabilization Fund Act." L.2008, c.33, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-37.10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-37.10
Annual report to Governor, Legislature
Status: in_force

6. The council shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including therein suggestions and recommendations for protecting and improving the physical fitness of the State. L.1999,c.265,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-111.5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-111.5
Testing of newborns for certain lysomal storage disorders required.
Status: in_force

1. a. All infants born in this State shall be tested for the lysosomal storage disorders known as Krabbe, Pompe, Gaucher, Fabry, and Niemann-Pick diseases within six months following the occurrence of all of the following: (1) the registration with the federal Food and Drug Administration of the necessary reagents; (2) the availability of the necessary reagents from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) the availability of quality assurance testing methodology for these processes; and (4) the acquisition by the Department of Health of the equipment necessary to implement the expanded screening tests. b. The Department of Health may charge a reasonable fee for the tests performed pursuant to this section. The amount of the fee and the procedures for collecting the fee shall be determined by the Commissioner of Health. L.2011, c.175, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.120.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-178 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-178
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2000, c.167, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.132.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-26
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: a. "Board" means the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners created pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1981, c.295 (C.26:2D-28). b. "License" means a certificate issued by the board authorizing the licensee to use equipment emitting ionizing radiation on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in accordance with the provisions of this act. c. "Chest x-ray technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose practice of radiologic technology is limited to the chest area for diagnostic purposes only. d. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. e. "Dental x-ray technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose practice of radiologic technology is limited to intraoral radiography for diagnostic purposes only. f. "Health physicist" means a person who is certified by the American Board of Health Physics or the American Board of Radiology in radiation physics. g. "Licensed practitioner" means a person licensed or otherwise authorized by law to practice medicine, dentistry, dental hygiene, podiatric medicine, osteopathy or chiropractic. h. "Radiation therapy technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose application of radiation on human beings is for therapeutic purposes. i. "Diagnostic x-ray technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose application of radiation on human beings is for diagnostic purposes. j. "Radiologic technologist" means any person who is licensed pursuant to this act. k. "Radiologic technology" means the use of equipment emitting ionizing radiation on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes under the supervision of a licensed practitioner. l. "Podiatric x-ray technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose practice of radiologic technology is limited to the operation of x-ray machines as used by podiatrists on the lower leg, foot and ankle area for diagnostic purposes only. m. "Orthopedic x-ray technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose practice of radiologic technology is limited to the spine and extremities for diagnostic purposes only. n. "Urologic x-ray technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose practice of radiologic technology is limited to the abdomen and pelvic area for diagnostic purposes only. o. "Radiologist" means a licensed practitioner specializing in radiology certified by the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology or other national radiologic certifying body approved by the board. p. "Radiologist assistant" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who is a licensed radiologic technologist, is certified and registered with a national radiologic certifying body approved by the board, and is credentialed to provide primary advanced-level radiology health care under the supervision of a licensed radiologist. L.1981, c.295, s.3; amended 1984, c.242, s.1; 1985, c.540, s.1; 2005, c.259, s.31; 2017, c.281, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-18 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-18
Report when member of family of sick person is employed on dairy premises
Status: in_force

Every physician who shall attend any person ill or infected with any of the communicable diseases required by law or the State Sanitary Code to be reported, having knowledge that a member of the family of, or any person living in the same family with, the ill or infected person is employed on any dairy premises where milk is produced for sale or distribution, shall report such fact to the State Department of Health in writing, within 12 hours after the physician has ascertained that such person is ill or infected or within 12 hours after gaining the information above mentioned. The report shall state the name of the person who is ill or infected, the nature of the disease, the location of the place where such person is ill or infected, the name of the member of the family or person living in the same family who is employed on the dairy premises, the name of the owner or manager thereof if it can be ascertained, the location of the dairy premises where such person is employed and such other information as may be required by regulation of the State Department of Health. Amended by L.1954, c. 263, p. 950, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16
Persons eligible as local registrars
Status: in_force

No physician, midwife or funeral director shall be appointed as local registrar, but in any registration district where full time health officers or other full time health officials will, in the judgment of the State department, properly conduct registration of vital records such officials or one or more of them may be appointed as local registrars in and for such registration district and they shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the State registrar and to all the provisions of this chapter and chapter 6 of this Title (s. 26:6-1 et seq.) as well as chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Revised Statutes. The prohibition against appointment of a physician as registrar shall not apply where the physician is also a full time health officer. Amended by L.1941, c. 252, p. 674, s. 1; L.1965, c. 78, s. 41.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-36.8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36.8
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Departments of Education and Human Services, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1993,c.309,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-64 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-64
Search of files, records, fee.
Status: in_force

26:8-64. a. For any genealogical search of the files and records of births, deaths, marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships when information required on the application for a certification or certified copy of a vital record, and the correct year only is supplied by the applicant, whether or not a certification or a certified copy is made, the State registrar shall be entitled to a minimum fee of $4, plus a fee of $1 for each additional year searched, which fee shall be paid by the applicant, except as provided by R.S.26:8-63. The fee for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time shall be $2. b. For any non-genealogical search of the files and records of births, deaths, marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships when the exact date of the event is supplied, along with all other information required on the application for a certification or certified copy of a vital record, whether or not a certification or certified copy is made, the State Registrar shall be entitled to a minimum fee of $4, which shall be paid by the applicant, except as provided by R.S.26:8-63. The fee for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time shall be $2. c. Conduct without fee upon request for administrative use by any city, state, or federal agency, a search for any New Jersey State census entry. Amended 1952, c.26, s.2; 1957, c.200, s.3; 1965, c.78, s.74; 1983, c.275, s.17; 2003, c.246, s.26; 2006, c.103, s.59.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.36
Hospitals required to implement an infection program, reporting of cases of MRSA.
Status: in_force

2. a. Within one month after the effective date of this act, all general hospitals licensed by the Department of Health pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.) shall implement an infection prevention program in their intensive care unit or units, as applicable, and if the hospital has no intensive care unit, then in another high-risk unit such as a surgical unit, or other unit where there is significant risk of facility-acquired infections. Ultimately, the hospital shall expand the infection prevention program to all areas of the hospital, with the exception of an inpatient psychiatric unit, if applicable. The expansion of the infection prevention program shall be completed as quickly as feasible, taking into account the hospital's patient population, physical plant, and other facility-specific circumstances. b. In addition to any other best practices and effective strategies, the hospital shall incorporate the following strategies: (1) identification and isolation of both colonized and infected patients by screening patients upon admission in order to break the chain of transmission; (2) contact precautions for patients found to be MRSA positive, as "contact precautions" is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) patient cultures for MRSA upon discharge or transfer from the unit where the infection prevention program has been implemented, and flagging of patients who are readmitted to the hospital; (4) strict adherence to hygiene guidelines; (5) a written infections prevention and control policy with input from frontline caregivers; and (6) a worker education requirement regarding modes of transmission of MRSA, use of protective equipment, disinfection policies and procedures, and other preventive measures. c. A general hospital shall report to the Department of Health, in a manner and according to a schedule prescribed by the Commissioner of Health, the number of cases of hospital-acquired MRSA that occur in its facility. L.2007, c.120, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.199.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-37 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-37
Appropriation for dispensaries
Status: in_force

The body having charge of the finances of any city of the first class may by resolution, approved by the mayor, appropriate and set aside annually to the credit of the board having charge of the public health in the city a sum of money, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, to be used by such board for the establishment and maintenance of medical dispensaries for the free distribution of medicines among the poor of such city. The money so appropriated shall be annually levied and collected in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected in the city.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-81 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-81
Report when adult is bitten and no physician attends
Status: in_force

If an adult is bitten by a dog, cat or other animal and no physician attends him, the adult, or if he is incapacitated, the person caring for him, shall report to the person designated by law or by the local board of health to receive reports of communicable diseases in the municipality in which the adult so bitten may be, the name, age, sex, color and the precise location of the adult. The report shall be made within twelve hours after the adult was so bitten, or if he is incapacitated, the report shall be made within twelve hours after the person caring for him shall first have knowledge that the adult was so bitten.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-17
Powers of insurers and hospital and medical service corporations
Status: in_force

a. An insurance company licensed in this State, or a hospital or medical service corporation authorized to do business in this State, may either directly or through a subsidiary or affiliate organize and operate a health maintenance organization under the provisions of this act. Notwithstanding any other law which may be inconsistent herewith, any two or more such insurance companies, hospital or medical service corporations, or subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, may jointly organize and operate a health maintenance organization. b. Notwithstanding any provision of Title 17 of the Revised Statutes and Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes, an insurer or a hospital or medical service corporation may contract with a health maintenance organization to provide insurance or protection against the cost of care furnished through health maintenance organizations and to provide coverage in the event of the failure of health maintenance organization to meet its obligations. The enrollees of a health maintenance organization constitute a permissible group under such laws. Among other things, under such contracts, the insurer or hospital or medical service corporation may make benefit payments to health maintenance organizations for health care services rendered by providers. L.1973, c. 337, s. 17, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-8.1
Licensure disqualification, revocation; criminal history record background check; relicensure conditions.
Status: in_force

3. a. The department shall not issue a license to a candidate as a mobile intensive care paramedic unless the commissioner first determines, consistent with the requirements of sections 3 through 5 of P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1 through C.26:2K-8.3), that no criminal history record information exists on file in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, or in the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police, which would disqualify that person from being licensed. A mobile intensive care paramedic licensed by the department prior to the effective date of P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1 et al.) upon whom a criminal history record background check has not been conducted pursuant to this act, shall be required to undergo that criminal history record background check as a condition of that individual's initial relicensure following the effective date of P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1 et al.). In addition, a follow-up criminal history record background check of federal records shall be conducted at least once every two years as a condition of relicensure for every mobile intensive care paramedic. b. A person shall be disqualified from licensure if that person's criminal history record background check reveals a record of conviction of 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) involving arson as set forth in N.J.S.2C:17-1 or causing or risking widespread injury or damage as set forth at N.J.S.2C:17-2; or (c) involving forgery and fraudulent offenses as set forth in chapter 21 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or (d) 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 (e) involving theft as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or (f) involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog as set forth in chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or (g) that would qualify the person for registration pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2). (2) In any other state or jurisdiction, of any crime or disorderly persons offense involving 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. Except for a disqualification based on conviction for a crime enumerated in subparagraph (g) of paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section or a crime in any other state or jurisdiction which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute a crime enumerated in subparagraph (g) of paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section, no person shall be disqualified from licensure on the basis of any conviction disclosed by a criminal history record background check performed pursuant to the requirements of this act if the person has affirmatively demonstrated to the commissioner clear and convincing evidence of the person's rehabilitation. In determining whether a person has affirmatively demonstrated rehabilitation, the following factors shall be considered: (1) the nature and responsibility of the position which the convicted person would hold, has held or currently holds, as the case may be; (2) the nature and seriousness of the offense; (3) the circumstances under which the offense occurred; (4) the date of the offense; (5) the age of the person when the offense was committed; (6) whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident; (7) any social conditions which may have contributed to the offense; and (8) 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. If a person subject to the provisions of sections 3 through 5 of P.L.2022, c.118 (C.26:2K-8.1 through C.26:2K-8.3) refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the commissioner shall, as applicable: (1) not issue a mobile intensive care paramedic license; or (2) revoke the person's mobile intensive care paramedic license.
L.2022, c.118, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-26
Duty of subregistrar.
Status: in_force

26:8-26. Each subregistrar shall note, on each certificate of birth or death, over his signature, the date of filing, and shall forward all certificates to the local registrar of the district within five days, with the exception that in any instance where the subregistrar accepts a certificate for a death not occurring in his district, as permitted by R.S.26:6-6, he shall forward the certificate within 12 hours to the local registrar of his district. A record created on the NJ-EDRS as prescribed by the State registrar shall be deemed to have been forwarded as required by this section. Amended 1965, c.78, s.48; 2003, c.221, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.30 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.30
Remission of mandatory assessment to fund by hospital
Status: in_force

7. a. A hospital shall remit the mandatory assessment to the fund at the end of every month except that a hospital shall remit the first payment under this act by August 30, 1991. b. If a hospital is delinquent in its payment of the mandatory assessment to the fund, the commission may, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner, remove from that hospital's schedule of rates the uniform Statewide uncompensated care add-on or levy a reasonable penalty on the hospital. The penalty shall be recovered in a summary civil proceeding brought in the name of the State in the Superior Court pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund established pursuant to this act. c. A hospital authorized to receive payments from the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.29), shall receive the payments on a monthly basis. The first payment shall be made within 45 days of the effective date of this section. L.1991,c.187,s.7; amended 1992,c.25,s.2; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-25 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-25
Powers and duties of certified local health agency
Status: in_force

7. A certified local health agency shall investigate citizen complaints; provide public information and citizen education services in all matters concerning environmental health; monitor the various State statutes concerning environmental health, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or any ordinance adopted pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3A2-27); report any violation of those statutes, rules and regulations to the department; gather evidence of violations as required; and provide witnesses for any resultant court action as needed. A certified local health agency may maintain an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce, or to restrain the violation of, any environmental health law, rule or regulation, or ordinance adopted hereunder, which violation occurs, or threatens to occur, within the geographical jurisdiction of a certified local health agency. A certified local health agency may initiate legal proceedings for a violation of any environmental health law, rule, regulation, or ordinance, including the making and issuing of complaints and summonses by serving the summons upon the violator and filing the complaint promptly with a court having jurisdiction. The county counsel or the prosecutor of the municipality in which a violation has occurred shall be authorized to act as counsel to the certified local health agency for prosecution of the violation, and any penalties collected from the prosecution shall be deposited in the "Environmental Quality and Enforcement Fund" established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1991, c.99 (C.26:3A2-35) for use by the certified local health agency of the county or municipality prosecuting such violations. Unless specifically precluded by State statute, penalties for a violation prosecuted under this section shall be collected pursuant to the "penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. L.1977,c.443,s.7, amended 1983,c.38,s.2; 1991,c.99,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3B-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-10
Violations
Status: in_force

Any person or private or municipal corporation or their agents violating any of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty for each first offense of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00), and for each second and every subsequent offense to a penalty of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be recovered by and in the name of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey or by or in the name of the director of health of the State of New Jersey, or by and in the name of the local board of health, or such board, body or officers exercising the functions of a local board of health according to law. Each day that a violation of the provisions of this act exists shall be deemed to be a separate violation for which a penalty may be recovered. L.1945, c. 192, p. 654, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-13
Actions or proceedings not affected by this act
Status: in_force

This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, commission, council, board, authority, officer or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Narcotic and Drug Abuse Control or to any officer, authority or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department, division, office, authority or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, commission, council, board, officer, authority or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Narcotic and Drug Abuse Control or to any officer, authority or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such department, commission, council, board, officer, authority or other agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department, division, officer, authority or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.1969, c. 152, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5C-30 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5C / Section 5C-30
Plan for establishment, funding of regional substance use disorder treatment facilities.
Status: in_force

6. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall develop a plan for establishing and funding regional substance use disorder treatment facilities. The plan shall include a strategy for soliciting proposals from nonprofit agencies and organizations in the State, including State-licensed health care facilities, with experience in the provision of long-term care or outpatient substance use disorder treatment services to meet the post-acute health, social, and educational needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. b. The commissioner shall submit the plan to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature no later than the 120th day after the effective date of this act, and shall report biannually thereafter to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature on the implementation of the plan. L.2006, c.99, s.6; amended 2023, c.177, s.88.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5j — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5j
Information included on report card.
Status: in_force

2. For each hospital, the report card shall include: a. the number of vaginal deliveries performed; b. the number of cesarean deliveries performed; and c. the rate of complications experienced by a patient receiving maternity care: (1) for a vaginal delivery, which shall include the rate of maternal hemorrhage, laceration, infection, or other complication as prescribed by the Commissioner of Health; and (2) for a cesarean delivery, which shall include the rate of maternal hemorrhage, infection, operative complication, or other complication as prescribed by the Commissioner of Health. L.2018, c.82, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-109 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-109
Inapplicability of act to compel individual to submit to medical or health department examination or supervision
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel any individual to submit to medical or health department examination or supervision. L.1977, c. 266, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-47.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-47.6
Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

6. An emergency medical technician certified to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to section 2 of this act, licensed physician, hospital or its board of trustees, officers and members of the medical staff, nurses, paramedics or other employees of the hospital, or officers and members of a first aid, ambulance or rescue squad shall not be liable for any civil damages as the result of an act or the omission of an act committed while in training to administer, or in the administration of, the device in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this act. L.2003,c.1.s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-138 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-138
Certain transmissions of information permitted.
Status: in_force

8. The provisions of this act shall not prohibit the transmission or exchange of immunization information from other government database systems, immunization registries of other states or similar regional registries officially recognized by those states, health maintenance organizations or health benefits plans, health insurance companies, practice management or billing vendors, or other similar databases containing immunization histories, if the transmission is in accordance with the provisions of this act and other relevant State and federal laws and regulations. L.2004,c.138,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-30 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-30
Employees of local health agency; transfer to county department
Status: in_force

Each person, who shall have been employed by a local health agency, including a regional health commission formed for the provisions of air pollution services, and whose employment by such agency shall have been terminated by reason of the assumption of its activities and responsibilities by a county department pursuant to this act, shall be transferred to such county department pursuant to the conditions contained in sections 16, 17 and 18 of P.L.1975, c. 329 (C. 26:3A2-16 to 26:3A2-18). L.1977, c. 443, s. 12, eff. March 2, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-69.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-69.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Local board of health" shall mean a county or municipal board of health, or the board of health of any regional local or special health district, having power to regulate, by ordinance, public health or sanitation. (2) "Code" means printed code regulations or set of regulations, standards or set of standards concerning, affecting or relating to the subject matter of any such ordinance of substantially uniform character, approved by the State Department of Health. (3) "Related document" means any printed document or part thereof adopted by reference in a code directly, or by successive adoptions by reference through other printed documents. (4) "Printed" includes lithographing and any other method of duplicating. L.1950, c. 188, p. 421, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-131 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-131
Definitions relative to POLST forms.
Status: in_force

3. As used in sections 1 through 12 of this act: "Advance directive" means an advance directive for health care as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-55). "Advanced practice nurse" or "APN" means a person who is certified as an advanced practice nurse pursuant to P.L.1991, c.377 (C.45:11-45 et seq.). "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Decision-making capacity" means a patient's ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of a particular health care decision, including the benefits and risks of that decision, and alternatives to any proposed health care, and to reach an informed decision. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Emergency care" means the use of resuscitative measures and other immediate treatment provided in response to a sudden, acute, and unanticipated medical crisis in order to avoid injury, impairment, or death. "Emergency care provider" means an emergency medical technician, paramedic, or member of a first aid, ambulance, or rescue squad. "Health care decision" means a decision to accept, withdraw, or refuse a treatment, service, or procedure used to diagnose, treat, or care for a person's physical or mental condition, including life-sustaining treatment. "Health care institution" means a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), a psychiatric facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), or a State developmental center listed in R.S.30:1-7. "Health care professional" means a health care professional who is licensed or otherwise authorized to practice a health care profession pursuant to Title 45 or 52 of the Revised Statutes and is currently engaged in that practice. "Life-sustaining treatment" means the use of any medical device or procedure, artificially provided fluids and nutrition, drugs, surgery, or therapy that uses mechanical or other artificial means to sustain, restore, or supplant a vital bodily function, and thereby increase the expected life span of a patient. "Patient" means a person who is under the care of a physician, physician assistant, or APN. "Patient's representative" means an individual who is designated by a patient or otherwise authorized under law to make health care decisions on the patient's behalf if the patient lacks decision-making capacity. "Physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. "Physician Assistant" means a health professional who meets the qualifications under P.L.1991, c.378 (C.45:9-27.10 et seq.) and holds a current, valid license issued pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1991, c.378 (C.45:9-27.13). " Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form" or "POLST form" means a standardized printed document that is uniquely identifiable and has a uniform color, which: a. is recommended for use on a voluntary basis by patients who have advanced chronic progressive illness or a life expectancy of less than five years, or who otherwise wish to further define their preferences for health care; b. does not qualify as an advance directive; c. is not valid unless it meets the requirements for a completed POLST form as set forth in this act; d. provides a means by which to indicate whether the patient has made an anatomical gift pursuant to P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-77 et al.); e. is intended to provide direction to emergency care personnel regarding the use of emergency care, and to a health care professional regarding the use of life-sustaining treatment, with respect to the patient, by indicating the patient's preference concerning the use of specified interventions and the intensity of treatment for each intervention; f. is intended to accompany the patient, and to be honored by all personnel attending the patient, across the full range of possible health care settings, including the patient's home, a health care institution, or otherwise at the scene of a medical emergency; and g. may be modified or revoked at any time by a patient with decision-making capacity or the patient's representative in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of this act. "Resuscitative measures" means cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided in the event that a patient suffers a cardiac or respiratory arrest. L.2011, c.145, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.255; 2019, c.218, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-165 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-165
Duties of advisory commission
Status: in_force

6. The advisory commission shall: a. Review and make recommendations to the New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health on any rules, regulations and policies proposed by the office; b. Advise the office on the awarding of grants and development of programs and services required pursuant to this act; c. Advise the office on the needs, priorities, programs and policies relating to multicultural or racial and ethnic minority health in this State; and d. Provide any other assistance to the office, as may be requested by the director. The commission may accept from any governmental department or agency, public or private body or any other source grants or contributions to be used in carrying out its responsibilities under this act. L.1991,c.401,s.6; amended 2001, c.205, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-59 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-59
Payment of local registrar for certificates or reports
Status: in_force

The treasurer of each incorporated political subdivision comprising a registration district shall upon certification from a local registrar of the number of certificates or reports issued by him during the preceding quarter pursuant to sections 26:8-56, 26:8-57 and 26:8-60 of this Title, make quarterly payments to the local registrar of the fees to which he may be entitled thereunder. The board of health of such political subdivision may, in lieu of such fees, provide that the local registrar shall receive a fixed compensation, to be determined by such body. Amended by L.1954, c. 224, p. 837, s. 1; L.1965, c. 78, s. 70.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-93 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-93
Findings, declarations relative to nursing home quality of care.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is in the public interest of this State for its nursing home industry to continue to provide high-quality services to those frail and vulnerable citizens who critically need nursing home care; b. Presently, New Jersey has the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rate in the region for nursing home services provided; c. Additional reductions in federal funding, together with the current budget crisis facing the State, are likely to deepen the nursing home industry's funding shortfall; d. This funding crisis leads directly to caregiver staffing problems, high staff turnover, reduced staffing levels, and, in turn, a diminution in the quality of nursing care services; e. By establishing an appropriate assessment on nursing homes, in accordance with federal regulations set forth at 42 C.F.R. s.433.68(f), additional funding will be made available to improve the quality of care by increasing Medicaid reimbursement for services delivered to those senior citizens and other persons residing in New Jersey nursing homes; f. It is, therefore, appropriate to establish a "Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund" by using investment contributions from nursing home providers to attract federal matching funds; and g. This innovative approach would allow New Jersey to improve nursing home services by using available federal dollars in the best manner possible. L.2003,c.105,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-18 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-18
Compensation
Status: in_force

No member of the commission while sitting as such shall receive any compensation except for necessary expenses for actual attendance on meetings.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-36.3g — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36.3g
WIC benefits, eligible foods, online purchasing, delivery charges.
Status: in_force

2. a. An individual who receives benefits under the WIC program may, to the extent authorized by the WIC program or any waivers obtained by the Department of Health pursuant to subsection b. of this section, be permitted to: (1) purchase WIC-eligible foods using the online platform of an authorized New Jersey WIC vendor, including an approved vendor which operates predominantly as an online retailer; and (2) utilize funds available through any New Jersey WIC food instrument to pay the delivery charge levied by an authorized New Jersey WIC vendor for home delivery of the individual's WIC-eligible purchase. b. The Commissioner of Health shall apply to the Food and Nutrition Service within the United States Department of Agriculture for participation in any waivers or approvals made available by the WIC program to implement the provisions of this section. L.2023, c.267, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.59j — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.59j
Charity claims by hospital, eligibility.
Status: in_force

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2004, c.113 (C.26:2H-18.59i) to the contrary, a hospital shall not submit charity care claims to the Department of Health for health care services provided to a child under 19 years of age who presents at a hospital for emergency care and who may be deemed presumptively eligible for NJ FamilyCare coverage pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.) or Medicaid coverage pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). L.2008, c.38, s.6; amended 2012, c.17, s.230.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.72 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.72
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The Department of Health and Senior Services, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2012, c.62, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-3
Certain functions, powers, duties transferred.
Status: in_force

3. All the functions, powers, and duties of the Commissioner of Human Services and the Commissioner of Community Affairs, in regard to the prevention and control of substance use disorders and the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and aftercare of persons with substance use disorders are hereby transferred to and vested in the Director of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. All functions, powers, and duties of the Commissioner of Health in regard to the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession, and use of narcotic, depressant, and stimulant drugs are hereby delegated to the Director of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. L.1969, c.152, s.3; amended 2017, c.131, s.86.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.5
Manner of formulation and promulgation of codes, rules and regulations
Status: in_force

All codes, rules and regulations shall be formulated and promulgated in the manner provided for in section 8 of the act to which this act is a supplement. L.1966, c. 16, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-14.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-14.6
Commingling of security deposits, conditions
Status: in_force

2. A residential health care facility shall not be required to segregate a security deposit held on behalf of a resident on the effective date of this act from other funds used to operate the facility if the facility complies with the requirements set forth in subsections a. through c. of this section. a. The residential health care facility shall pay the resident interest on the security deposit equal to the average rate of interest paid by State or federally chartered banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations located in the municipality in which the residential health care facility is located and insured by an agency of the federal government, in an account bearing a variable rate of interest which shall be established at least quarterly, which is similar to the average rate of interest on active interest-bearing money market transaction accounts paid by a bank or association, less an amount not to exceed 1% per annum of the security deposit for the cost of servicing the security deposit account. The residential health care facility shall obtain the interest rate to be paid on the security deposit at least quarterly by contacting at least three banks or associations in the municipality in which the facility is located, and shall document each call with the name of the bank or association called, the person contacted at the bank or association, the rate of interest quoted and the type of account to which the interest rate applies. b. The residential health care facility shall notify the resident in writing that the facility will be holding the security deposit, the amount of the security deposit and the initial interest rate to be paid on the deposit. If the residential health care facility fails to so notify the resident in writing within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the resident may give written notice to the residential health care facility that the security money shall be applied on account of payments due or to become due from the resident, and thereafter the resident shall be without obligation to make any further security deposit and the residential health care facility shall not be entitled to make further demand for a security deposit. c. The residential health care facility is entitled to receive as administration expenses, a sum equivalent to 1% per annum thereon or 12.5% of the aggregate interest yield on the security deposit, whichever is greater, which is in lieu of all other administrative and custodial expenses associated with the resident's security deposit account. The balance of the interest or earnings paid to the account shall belong to the resident and shall be permitted to compound to the benefit of the resident, or be paid to the resident in cash, or be credited toward the payments due on the anniversary of the resident's admission to the residential health care facility in accordance with the terms of the contract or agreement. The residential health care facility shall provide the resident with a quarterly statement of his security deposit account showing the security deposit balance, the interest rate paid on the security deposit, the amount of interest earned and any deductions made from the account. L.1993,c.282,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.3
Standards and requirements for control of air contaminants; motor vehicles having air pollution control devices
Status: in_force

Such codes, rules and regulations shall establish standards and requirements for the control of air contaminants from motor vehicles manufactured with air pollution control devices, systems or engine modifications consistent with the requirements of the "Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act" (77 Stat. 392, 42 U.S.C. 1857) and any amendments and supplements thereto. L.1966, c. 16, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-57 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3D / Section 3D-57
Definitions relative to smoking, use of electronic smoking devices in certain public places, workplaces.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Bar" means a business establishment or any portion of a nonprofit entity, which is devoted to the selling and serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by the public, guests, patrons or members on the premises and in which the serving of food, if served at all, is only incidental to the sale or consumption of such beverages. "Cigar bar" means any bar, or area within a bar, designated specifically for the smoking of tobacco products, purchased on the premises or elsewhere; except that a cigar bar that is in an area within a bar shall be an area enclosed by solid walls or windows, a ceiling and a solid door and equipped with a ventilation system which is separately exhausted from the nonsmoking areas of the bar so that air from the smoking area is not recirculated to the nonsmoking areas and smoke is not backstreamed into the nonsmoking areas. "Cigar lounge" means any establishment, or area within an establishment, designated specifically for the smoking of tobacco products, purchased on the premises or elsewhere; except that a cigar lounge that is in an area within an establishment shall be an area enclosed by solid walls or windows, a ceiling and a solid door and equipped with a ventilation system which is separately exhausted from the nonsmoking areas of the establishment so that air from the smoking area is not recirculated to the nonsmoking areas and smoke is not backstreamed into the nonsmoking areas. "Electronic smoking device" means an electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe. "Indoor public place" means a structurally enclosed place of business, commerce or other service-related activity, whether publicly or privately owned or operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis, which is generally accessible to the public, including, but not limited to: a commercial or other office building; office or building owned, leased or rented by the State or by a county or municipal government; public and nonpublic elementary or secondary school building; board of education building; theater or concert hall; public library; museum or art gallery; bar; restaurant or other establishment where the principal business is the sale of food for consumption on the premises, including the bar area of the establishment; garage or parking facility; any public conveyance operated on land or water, or in the air, and passenger waiting rooms and platform areas in any stations or terminals thereof; health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.); patient waiting room of the office of a health care provider licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes; child care center licensed pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.); race track facility; facility used for the holding of sporting events; ambulatory recreational facility; shopping mall or retail store; hotel, motel or other lodging establishment; apartment building lobby or other public area in an otherwise private building; or a passenger elevator in a building other than a single-family dwelling. "Person having control of an indoor public place or workplace" means the owner or operator of a commercial or other office building or other indoor public place from whom a workplace or space within the building or indoor public place is leased. "Person having control of a public park or beach" means the person having supervisory authority over a public park or beach or that person's designee, as applicable. "Public park or beach" means a State park or forest, a county or municipal park, or a State, county, or municipal beach, but does not include any parking lot that is adjacent to, but outside of, the public park or beach. "Smoking" means the burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from, or the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco or any other matter that can be smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling of smoke or vapor from an electronic smoking device. "State park or forest" means any State owned or leased land, water or facility administered by the Department of Environmental Protection, including, but not limited to, a park, forest, recreational area, marina, historic site, burial site, or natural area, but not including a wildlife management area or reservoir land. "Tobacco retail establishment" means an establishment in which at least 51% of retail business is the sale of tobacco products and accessories, and in which the sale of other products is merely incidental. "Workplace" means a structurally enclosed location or portion thereof at which a person performs any type of service or labor. L.2005, c.383, s.3; amended 2009, c.182, s.2; 2018, c.64, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-68 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-68
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, except that any appointment and any confirmation of any appointment permitted by this act may be made prior to such date. L.1947, c. 177, p. 816, s. 69.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-170 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-170
Health care provider, medical home, public employees, dependents, management.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to the contrary, a health care provider that is managing a medical home, pursuant to a contract with a public employer, for public employees and their dependents who are covered by the employer's health benefits program or plan may: (a) provide a credit to the public employer toward the cost of the contract awarded by the public employer to the health care provider to manage a medical home model for health care services for the public employees and their dependents; and (b) refer public employees and their dependents, who receive services through the medical home model to other providers with whom the health care provider has a contractual relationship. If provided, the amount of the credit permitted toward the cost of the contract shall not exceed the amount of the payments received by the health care provider from the health benefits program or plan for claims submitted for provider services rendered to public employees and their dependents. No such contract shall include any provision conditioning the retention, renewal, or continued validity of the contract on the ability of any party to the contract to pay or receive referral fees for services covered by the contract. A health care provider that has entered into such a contract shall retain an independent, third-party accounting firm, at the provider's expense, to conduct an annual audit of all financial records related to billing and receipt of payments from the applicable health benefits program or plan received by the provider and credited to the public employer for compliance with this section. A certification that such an audit has been completed, and the results thereof, shall be provided to the Division of Consumer Affairs, in the Department of Law and Public Safety, within 30 days of completion. Beginning January 1, 2024, a public employer that participates in the State Health Benefits Program, established pursuant to P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.25 et seq.), or the School Employees' Health Benefits Program, established pursuant to sections 31 through 41 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.1 through C.52:14-17.46.11), shall receive approval from the appropriate commission governing the program prior to entering into a new contract or an extension or renewal of an existing contract covered by this section. Nothing in this section shall preclude the provider from billing the health benefits program or plan on a fee-for-service basis when such payments by the health benefits program or plan are used to apply a credit toward the cost of the contract. As used in this section "medical home" means on-site physicians, nurses, and pharmacy and laboratory services, provided at no cost to public employees and their dependents, when the medical staff receive salaries and services are not provided on a fee-for-service basis and when primary care, care coordination through the use of health information technology and chronic disease registries, and referrals for specialist care are provided. L.2023, c.225.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-16
Review
Status: in_force

Any code, or rule or regulation of the commission or determination or finding of the department shall be reviewable in the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ. L.1958, c. 116, p. 596, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-5.4
Exercise of rights, powers or duties.
Status: in_force

10. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of sections 9 through 11 of this act, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall, and a worker employed in the performance of work subject to this act or the employer or any designated representative of the worker may, exercise all rights, powers or duties granted or imposed upon them by P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). L.2004,c.127,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-102 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-102
Examination and quarantine
Status: in_force

A permit shall not be granted until after the vessel, and every person and the baggage, merchandise or materials on it, has been examined, cleansed, ventilated, and purified, and a quarantine period has been observed. The state department is authorized to make regulations or to issue special orders with respect to the examination, cleansing, ventilation, purification, and the quarantine period required preliminary to the issuance of a permit.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.80 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.80
Hospital and physician incentive plan.
Status: in_force

2. a. A hospital may establish a hospital and physician incentive plan, which shall meet the requirements set forth in sections 2, 3, and 4 of this act. b. A hospital that establishes a hospital and physician incentive plan shall contract, directly or indirectly, with an independent third party to administer the plan, including applying the plan's incentive methodology and calculating direct payments of incentives from the hospital to physicians, which shall be based on the physician's performance in meeting the hospital's institutional and specialty-specific goals as determined using an incentive payment methodology that meets the requirements set forth in section 4 of this act. c. A hospital that establishes a hospital and physician incentive plan shall establish a hospital steering committee, which shall meet the requirements set forth in section 4 of this act. d. If a hospital and physician incentive plan includes multiple hospital participants, the plan shall utilize a facilitator-convener to provide for efficient implementation and operation of the plan. For each hospital, the facilitator-convener shall coordinate with the independent third party administering the plan and with the hospital steering committee to facilitate plan administration, disseminate information concerning best practices, and serve as the point of contact for the Department of Health. L.2017, c.46, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-60 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-60
Quarters for department
Status: in_force

The department shall be provided with suitable quarters which shall be sufficient to house all of the divisions of the department within the same building. L.1947, c. 177, p. 814, s. 60. Amended by L.1950, c. 29, p. 62, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-156 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-156
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

25. A person or entity found to be in violation of the provisions of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.55:13B-5.1 et al.), or any rules or regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant thereto with respect to the operation of a dementia care home, shall be subject to a penalty as provided for in section 13 or 14 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-13 or 26:2H-14). L.2015, c.125, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-40 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-40
State radiation emergency response plan; preparation and adoption; revision and update
Status: in_force

The department and the division, after consultation with the Departments of Health, Energy, and Transportation and after careful review of all relevant guidelines established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall, within 18 months of the effective date of this act, jointly prepare or cause to be prepared and adopt a State Radiation Emergency Response Plan. The plan shall be based upon planning criteria, objectives, requirements, responsibilities and concepts of operation for the implementation of all necessary and appropriate protective or remedial measures to be taken with respect to a radiation accident, or threatened radiation accident, at a nuclear facility or during the transportation of radioactive material, including but not limited to, the designation of all counties and municipalities which shall prepare radiation emergency response plans, the establishment and implementation of appropriate training programs for all personnel who may be involved in any aspect of radiation emergency planning and response, the establishment of an emergency operations headquarters proximate to the site of each nuclear facility from which emergency response operations can be coordinated efficiently and effectively, the development and installation of a mechanism to monitor all temporary circumstances or conditions such as road repairs, utility activities, and floods, which may impede or preclude implementation of the emergency response plan and apprise all relevant emergency response personnel thereof, the preparation and updating of an inventory of temporary housing facilities which may be required in the event of a radiation accident, the development and administration of a communications system to efficiently and effectively discharge all responsibilities and duties in the event of a radiation accident, the preparation of a public emergency response plan for residents of the affected area, the establishment of procedures and practices to review and monitor potential threats from nuclear facilities in neighboring states and to coordinate emergency response plans with any such plans established for such out-of-State-facilities, and a public emergency notification and public information and educational program to furnish all citizens who may be affected with information as they may require to act safely and prudently. The plan shall be revised and updated at least bi-annually; provided, however, that a thorough revision and updating shall be undertaken and completed at least 6 months prior to the projected commencement of operations of any new nuclear facility. The criteria, objectives, requirements, concepts of operation, and designations shall be published by the department and division within 3 months of the effective date of this act. L.1981, c. 302, s. 4, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-100.9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-100.9
Participation and cooperation of other State departments
Status: in_force

In carrying out the purposes of this act the commissioner is authorized to enlist the participation and co-operation of the State Department of Education, the Division of Purchase and Property, the Division of Civil Defense and any other department or division which in his opinion may be of assistance to him, and every such department or division, so enlisted, is authorized and directed so to assist the commissioner. L.1955, c. 69, p. 231, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-39 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-39
Bodies in receiving vaults
Status: in_force

No unembalmed dead body shall be permitted to remain longer than 48 hours in a receiving vault in this State, the depth of which is less than 5 feet below the natural surface of the ground. This section shall not apply to properly constructed receiving vaults which prevent the escape of noxious and unhealthy gases. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 24.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2T-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2T / Section 2T-2
Written guidance for screening.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Health shall provide written guidance regarding screening for the hepatitis C virus to licensed physicians and public health officers which reflects current and accepted standards of medical and public health practice, consistent with the recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and encourages appropriate screening and diagnosis of all persons at high risk for hepatitis C infection as defined by the federal centers, including, but not limited to: (1) veterans of the United States armed forces; (2) women who underwent a caesarian section or a premature delivery prior to 1990; (3) persons who received blood or blood products prior to 1992; (4) persons who received an organ or tissue transplant prior to 1990; (5) persons who have received invasive cosmetic procedures, including body piercing and tattooing; (6) persons who have a history of multiple sexually transmitted diseases or multiple partners; (7) persons with a history of intravenous drug use; and (8) such other categories of persons at high risk for hepatitis C infection as may be determined by the commissioner. L.1998, c.116, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.306.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.10
Health maintenance organization, child screening, blood lead, hearing loss; immunizations.
Status: in_force

4. A certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not be issued or continued by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.248 (C.17:48E-35.27 et al.) unless the health maintenance organization offers health care services to any enrollee which include: a. Screening by blood lead measurement for lead poisoning for children, including confirmatory blood lead testing as specified by the Department of Health pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1995, c.316 (C.26:2-137.1); and medical evaluation and any necessary medical follow-up and treatment for lead poisoned children. b. All childhood immunizations as recommended by the Department of Health, which shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the federal Department of Health and Human Services and, as appropriate, the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American College of Physicians. A health maintenance organization shall notify its enrollees, in writing, of any change in the health care services provided with respect to childhood immunizations and any related changes in premium. The notification shall be in a form and manner to be determined by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. c. Screening for newborn hearing loss by appropriate electrophysiologic screening measures and periodic monitoring of infants for delayed onset hearing loss, pursuant to P.L.2001, c.373 (C.26:2-103.1 et al.). Payment for this screening service shall be separate and distinct from payment for routine new baby care in the form of a newborn hearing screening fee as negotiated with the provider and facility. The health care services provided pursuant to this section shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the contract, except that a deductible shall not be applied for services provided pursuant to this section; however, with respect to a contract that qualifies as a high deductible health plan for which qualified medical expenses are paid using a health savings account established pursuant to section 223 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.223), a deductible shall not be applied for any services provided pursuant to this section that represent preventive care as permitted by that federal law, and shall not be applied as provided pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2005, c.248 (C.26:2J-4.29). This section shall apply to all contracts under which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage. L.1995, c.316, s.4; 2001, c.373, s.13; 2005, c.248, s.10; 2012, c.17, s.265; 2025, c.283, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7c — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7c
Exemptions from certificate of need requirement.
Status: in_force

16. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) to the contrary, 20 months after the effective date of P.L.1998, c.43 the following shall be exempt from the certificate of need requirement: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter; Hyperbaric chamber; Positron emission tomography; Residential drug and alcohol services; Ambulatory surgical facilities; Basic obstetric and pediatric services and birth centers, including additions of basic obstetric and pediatric beds in hospitals; and Linear accelerator, including Cobalt 60 unit. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, if the Commissioner of Health determines that Department of Health licensing standards for a health care service or facility listed in subsection a. of this section have been adopted by regulation of the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the commissioner may exempt the health care service or facility from the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) prior to the 20-month period established in subsection a. of this section. The commissioner shall publish notice of any exemptions established pursuant to this subsection in the New Jersey Register and provide for 45 days' public notice prior to the effective date of the exemption. c. In the case of any health care service or facility that is not exempted from the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) pursuant to this section or section 19 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-7a) and is not subject to expedited review, the commissioner shall publish a call schedule for the initiation of the services or facilities within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act. In the event that the commissioner determines that there is insufficient need to support the initiation of the service or facility, the commissioner is authorized to cancel the call. The commissioner shall provide public notice of the cancellation at least 45 days prior to the scheduled call date. L.1998, c.43, s.16; amended 2012, c.17, s.170.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-4
Director of narcotic and drug abuse control; appointment
Status: in_force

The administrator and head of the division shall be a director, who shall be known as the Director of Narcotic and Drug Abuse Control, and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. The director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the director's successor. The director shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. L.1969, c. 152, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5r — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5r
Palliative Care and Hospice Care Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

4. a. There is established in the Department of Health the Palliative Care and Hospice Care Advisory Council. b. It shall be the duty of the council, in collaboration with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, to implement the provisions of P.L.2019, c.227 (C.26:2H-5o et seq.), including establishing the Palliative Care and Hospice Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.227 (C.26:2H-5p), developing and facilitating the provision of information about palliative care and hospice care for the purposes of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.227 (C.26:2H-5q), and developing resources and programs to facilitate access to palliative care and hospice care services for patients and residents. c. (1) The council shall be comprised of eleven members, to be appointed as follows: one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate President; one member of the General Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; three public members appointed by the Senate President; threepublic members appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; and three public members appointed by the Governor. (2) In selecting the public members, the Senate President, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the Governor shall seek to include persons who have experience, training, or academic background in issues related to the provision of palliative care or hospice care, with an emphasis on addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and facilitating patient autonomy, access to information, and choice. Seven of the nine public members shall be comprised as follows: one physician, one advanced practice nurse or physician assistant, one nurse, one social worker, one chaplain, one pediatric oncologist, and one hospice administrator. The public members shall be board certified or have a hospice and palliative care certification, as appropriate to their discipline. Selections of public members may be made in consultation with: the State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Board of Nursing, the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee, the Board of Pharmacy, the New Jersey Hospital Association, the Health Care Association of New Jersey, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the New Jersey State Nurses Association, the Home Care and Hospice Association of New Jersey, LeadingAge New Jersey, the New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants, and the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. d. All appointments shall be made within 30 days after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.227 (C.26:2H-5o et seq.). e. The public members shall serve for a term of five years; but, of the members first appointed, three shall serve for a term of three years, three for a term of four years, and three for a term of five years. Members are eligible for reappointment upon the expiration of their terms. Vacancies in the membership shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. f. The council shall organize as soon as is practicable upon the appointment of a majority of its members, and shall select a chairperson from among the members. g. The members of the council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed, within the limits of funds made available to the council, for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. h. 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 for its purposes. i. The Department of Health shall provide staff support to the council. L.2019, c.227, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-11
Certificate of fetal death.
Status: in_force

26:6-11. A certificate of fetal death containing such items as shall be listed on fetal death certificate forms provided or approved by the department under the authority of subsection c. of R.S.26:8-24, and a burial or removal permit, shall be required for every fetal death; provided that 20 or more weeks of gestation have elapsed before the delivery. No midwife shall sign a certificate for a fetal death; but any fetal death occurring without attendance of a physician or an advanced practice nurse shall be treated as a death without medical attendance, as provided in R.S.26:6-9. The department shall take appropriate action to ensure that any certificate of fetal death required by this section is prepared in accordance with, and contains information that satisfies, the provisions of P.L.2013, c.217 (C.26:8-40.27 et seq.), designated as the "Autumn Joy Stillbirth Research and Dignity Act," and the current federal standards for fetal death certification and fetal death reporting, as adopted, amended, and supplemented by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. amended 1951, c.85, s.1; 1965, c.78, s.8; 2017, c.104, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-10
Composition of local board in townships of more than 20,000.
Status: in_force

26:3-10. The local board in every township having a population of more than twenty thousand inhabitants shall be composed of not less than five nor more than seven members who shall be appointed in such manner and hold their respective offices for such terms, not exceeding four years, as the township committee or other governing body may by ordinance provide, but the terms of not more than three members shall expire in any one year, but any such township may by ordinance adopt the provisions of subdivision B of this article and thereafter shall be subject to the provisions thereof and shall not be subject to the provisions of this subdivision of this article. Upon the consent of the prospective appointee, the township committee may appoint a school nurse or the township physician to the local board, notwithstanding that the nurse or physician is not a resident of the township. Amended 1953, c.349, s.6; 2000, c.126, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2B-40 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2B / Section 2B-40
Licensing for certain residential drug treatment programs; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

1. a. A drug treatment program operating within a State correctional facility or county jail which meets or substantially meets the requirements for licensing as a residential drug treatment program shall be granted such license by the Division of Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. b. A drug treatment program which the Director of the Division of Addiction Services determines does not meet or substantially meet the requirements for licensing as a residential drug treatment program shall be advised by the director, within 60 days of the determination, specifically as to which requirement or requirements the program failed to meet. If such drug treatment program addresses the deficiency or deficiencies and can meet or substantially meet the requirements, the program may reapply for licensure as a residential drug treatment program. c. The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services may promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2014, c.1, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.70 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.70
Short title
Status: in_force

39. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Health Care Reform Act of 1992." L.1992,c.160,s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1
Establishment of local board
Status: in_force

There shall be a board of health in every municipality in this state, which board shall consist of members appointed or designated, or both, as provided by this chapter, except that in any municipality operating under laws establishing a form of government for such municipality under which the full powers of a local board of health can not be exercised by a local board of health so appointed or designated, the respective functions of a local board of health shall be exercised by such boards, bodies, or officers as may exercise the same according to law. Amended by L.1951, c. 69, p. 457, s. 68.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-26
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. a. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) governing the storage and care of human eggs, pre-embryos, and embryos by an embryo storage facility in accordance with: (1) Standards ISO 9001 and ISO 20387 of the International Organization for Standardization; (2) standards for biorepositories established by the College of American Pathologists Biorepository Accreditation Program; and (3) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance on Current Good Tissue Practices. b. The rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall promote safety and best practices among embryo storage facilities and, at a minimum: prescribe standards governing the operation, maintenance, and administration of embryo storage facilities; the safety and adequacy of the physical plant or the facilities; compliance with State and local fire safety codes; the number of staff and the qualifications of each staff member; the protection and safety of the equipment used by embryo storage facilities to process and store human eggs, pre-embryos, and embryos; the maintenance and confidentiality of records and furnishing of required information; the maintenance of all appropriate accreditations and certifications; the establishment of a quality management program; and the review of the scope of internal audits. c. The department shall conduct an on-site facility inspection and shall evaluate the embryo storage facility to determine whether the facility complies with the provisions of this act. d. The department shall have the authority to inspect and examine the physical plant or facilities of an embryo storage facility and to inspect all documents, records, files, or other data maintained pursuant to this act during normal operating hours and without prior notice. e. The department shall request the appropriate State and local fire, health, and building officials to conduct examinations and inspections to determine compliance with State and local ordinances, codes, and regulations by an embryo storage facility. The inspections shall be conducted and the results reported to the department within 60 days after the request. f. If an embryo storage facility meets the requirements of this act and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, the department shall issue a license to the facility. A license shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed at the end of that period, subject to continued compliance with the provisions of this act. g. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to permit the adoption of any code or standard which exceeds the standards established pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.). L.2019, c.268, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-9
Department's duties relative to air pollution control; fees
Status: in_force

9. a. The department shall conduct ambient air quality tests, on at least a monthly basis and wherever possible in conjunction with the county college or other county facility, which are representative of every county of the State. The department shall report the results of these tests to the county health officers, the Legislature, and the news media. b. The department shall control air pollution in accordance with the provisions of any applicable code, rule, or regulation promulgated by the department and for this purpose shall have power to: (1) Conduct and supervise research programs for the purpose of determining the causes, effects, and hazards of air pollution; (2) Conduct and supervise Statewide programs of air pollution control education including the preparation and distribution of information relating to air pollution control; (3) Require the registration of persons engaged in operations that may result in air pollution and the filing of reports, including but not limited to emission statements, by them containing information relating to location, size of outlet, height of outlet, rate and period of emission and composition of effluent, and such other information as the department shall prescribe to be filed relative to air pollution, all in accordance with applicable codes, rules, or regulations established by the department; (4) Enter and inspect any building or place, except private residences, for the purpose of investigating an actual or suspected source of air pollution and ascertaining compliance or noncompliance with any codes, rules, or regulations of the department. Any information, other than actual or allowable air contaminant emissions, relating to secret processes or methods of manufacture or production obtained in the course of an inspection, investigation, or determination, shall be kept confidential and shall not be admissible in evidence in any court or in any other proceeding except before the department. If samples are taken for analysis, a duplicate of the analytical report shall be furnished promptly to the person suspected of causing air pollution; (5) Receive or initiate complaints of air pollution, hold hearings in connection with air pollution, and institute legal proceedings for the prevention of air pollution and for the recovery of penalties, in accordance with P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.); (6) With the approval of the Governor, cooperate with, and receive funds or other assistance from, the federal government, the State government, any interstate body, or any county or municipal government, or from private sources, for the study and control of air pollution; (7) Charge, in accordance with a fee schedule that shall be adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), (a) reasonable annual emission fees for major facilities as provided in section 5 of P.L.1995, c.188 (C.26:2C-9.5), and (b) administrative fees for any of the services the department performs or provides in connection with administering P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.). The administrative fees charged by the department pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed $25,000 per application based on criteria contained in the fee schedule; (8) Issue, renew, reopen, and revise operating permits, and require any person who is required to obtain an operating permit under the provisions of the federal Clean Air Act to obtain an operating permit and to certify compliance therewith for all air pollution sources; and (9) Establish, implement, and operate a small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program as required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7661f of the federal Clean Air Act. L.1954,c.212,s.9; amended 1962,c.215,s.3; 1967,c.106,s.7; 1971,c.155,s.1; 1993,c.257; 1995,c.112,s.39; 1995,c.188,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-15
Reporting of communicable diseases by physicians
Status: in_force

Every physician shall, within 12 hours after his diagnosis that a person is ill or infected with a communicable disease or other disease required by any law of this State, the State Sanitary Code, or ordinance, to be reported, report such diagnosis and such related information as may be required by the State Department of Health. In cases of venereal diseases, the report shall be made to the State Department of Health, and in other cases 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 wherein the diagnosis was made, which officer or employee the local board of health is hereby authorized to designate. The report shall be in writing, and shall include the name of the reporting physician, the name of the disease, the name, age and precise location of the person ill or infected with the disease and such other information as may be required by regulation of the State Department of Health. Amended by L.1954, c. 263, p. 948, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-81 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-81
Actions relative to presence of marihuana weed.
Status: in_force

1. In order to protect the health, morals and welfare of the State of New Jersey, whenever the county prosecutor of any county of the State of New Jersey receives credible information that wild, cultivated, or hidden growth or beds of alleged Marihuana weed are located anywhere within the county, the county prosecutor shall immediately communicate such information to the Department of Health. The Department of Health, upon receipt of such information, shall immediately dispatch one of its agents to the location who shall make an examination and determination of the alleged Marihuana weed so as to determine the existence or nonexistence of Marihuana weed at the location, and the Department of Health shall immediately communicate by writing its determination to the aforesaid county prosecutor and the Department of Agriculture. "Marihuana" shall not mean hemp or a hemp product cultivated, handled, processed, transported, or sold pursuant to the "New Jersey Hemp Farming Act," P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.). L.1939, c.248, s.1; amended 2018, c.139, s.9; 2019, c.238, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-146 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-146
Exception
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not apply if the physician or other licensed health professional engaged in the prenatal care of a pregnant woman or attending the woman at time of delivery, miscarriage or abortion knows the pregnant woman's rhesus blood type and accepts responsibility for the accuracy of the information. L. 1987, c. 166, s. 4.