N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-2
Policy
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares that the policy of this State is to assure the provision of a modern and manageable array of public health services to all citizens of the State and to encourage the efficient delivery of such services by areawide health departments where such arrangements are needed to enable municipalities to meet "Standards of Performance" as determined by the Public Health Council. L.1975, c. 329, s. 2, eff. April 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-186.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-186.1
Reporting adult diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
Status: in_force

4. a. An adult who has been diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder by a physician, psychologist, or any other health care professional licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes who is qualified by training to make the diagnosis, and whose diagnosis has not been reported pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.170 (C.26:2-186), may, at his discretion, report this diagnosis, or request that a health care professional on his behalf report this diagnosis, to the Department of Health in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Health. b. The report shall be in writing and shall include the name and address of the person submitting the report, the name, age, place of birth, and address of the adult diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder, and other pertinent information as may be required by the commissioner. c. The commissioner shall specify procedures for the health care professional to inform the adult of the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section and the purpose served by including this information in the registry established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.170 (C.26:2-187). L.2009, c.204, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.140.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.79 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.79
Definitions relative to certain health care facilities required to be equipped with generators.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs; "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs; "Distributed Energy Resource" or "DER" means an energy efficient technology, approved by the Energy Resilience Bank, capable of supporting emergency operations in a facility during a prolonged electrical outage; "Energy Resilience Bank" or "ERB" means the financing initiative administered through a joint collaboration by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to provide grant or loan funding to facilities that meet specified requirements established by the ERB to aid in the cost of the installation; "Facility" means a nursing home or assisted living facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971 c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), a comprehensive personal care home, pediatric community transitional home, federally qualified health center, dialysis center, hospice in-patient care, or residential health care facility connected to another licensed facility; "Generator" means an emergency power generator that is integrated with the electrical system of the facility; "Generator ready" means equipped with an appropriate electrical transfer switch and wiring to which a portable generator can be connected in order to provide back-up electrical power; and "Health Care Plan Review Unit" means the Health Care Plan Review Unit, or its successor, in the Department of Community Affairs. b. Within one year of the effective date of this act, a facility shall: (1) be equipped with an electrical transfer switch and wiring that complies with applicable standards administered by the Health Care Plan Review Unit and have a signed contract to have a generator delivered to the facility in the event of a power outage that: (a) can be connected to the electrical transfer switch; (b) provides backup electrical power that meets the requirements of subsection c. of this section; and (c) complies with applicable standards administered by the Health Care Plan Review Unit; or (2) have a signed contract to have an on-site generator installed at the facility within three years of the effective date of this act that: (a) provides backup electrical power that meets the requirements of subsection c. of this section in the event of a power outage; and (b) complies with applicable standards administered by the Health Care Plan Review Unit. c. The generator or generator connection shall be capable of supporting the following for a minimum of 48 hours: (1) critical life support equipment; (2) refrigeration for medications and at least one refrigerator for perishable food; (3) lighting for means of egress, exit signs, and exit directional signs as required in the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 Edition; (4) emergency lighting in common areas; (5) equipment necessary for maintaining back-up communications; (6) elevator service if required for the relocation of patients or residents within the facility or evacuation from the facility; (7) a fire pump, well pump, or sump pump, if installed; (8) a sewerage pump, if installed; (9) fire, smoke and other safety detection alarm systems; and (10) emergency lighting and power required for the generator at the generator connection point. d. If the generator or generator connection does not provide sufficient lighting, heating, cooling and duplex receptacles to provide required services in individual sleeping rooms occupied by a patient or resident, it shall support: (1) sufficient duplex receptacles to provide required services in common areas used to shelter patients or residents in place; and (2) equipment to provide sufficient heating and cooling in common areas used to shelter patients or residents in place; or (3) sufficient heating and cooling in common areas adjacent to patient or resident rooms along with sufficient duplex receptacles in patient or resident rooms to shelter in place and provide required services to patients or residents. e. The facility shall obtain the review and approval of the Health Care Plan Review Unit for the installation of the contracted-for transfer switch and generator. f. A facility that elects to proceed with an on-site generator shall have the on-site generator: (1) checked weekly; (2) tested under load monthly; and (3) serviced in accordance with manufacturer instructions. The facility shall maintain a log of the testing and service required by this subsection and shall provide the log to the department upon request. g. The commissioner or his or her designee may waive the transfer switch or on-site generator requirement if, in his or her opinion, such waiver would not endanger the life, safety, or health of residents, patients or the public and the following conditions are met: (1) the facility seeking a waiver has applied in writing to the department's Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing with the following information: (a) a statement from the facility indicating that it has applied for an ERB grant or loan for the installation of a DER energy source and the estimated date that ERB will issue a determination approving or denying the application, or written assurance from the facility of alternative means of financing the DER energy source; (b) a statement describing the DER energy source, the facility equipment and services the DER energy source can support, and the duration of time that the equipment and services will be supported; and (c) if the facility is seeking an ERB grant or loan, a copy of the completed application submitted to the ERB. (2) the facility shall supplement the waiver application by submitting a copy of: (a) the ERB's determination letter to the department's Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing upon the facility's receipt thereof; or (b) written confirmation of alternative means of financing. h. The commissioner or his or her designee may request additional information before processing the request for a waiver. i. If the commissioner or his or her designee denies a DER waiver application, the facility shall comply with the transfer switch or on-site generator requirement within one year from the date of the denial of the DER waiver. j. A waiver request submitted for reasons other than installation of a DER energy source shall comply with N.J.A.C. 8:43E-5.6. L.2015, c.168, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-7
Vacancy on board.
Status: in_force

26:3-7. If any vacancy shall occur on the local board of any municipality, other than a township which is subject to the provisions of subdivision C of this article, or a board established by a municipality that invokes the provisions of subsection b. of R.S.26:3-3, it shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made, but for the unexpired portion of the term only. Amended by L.1953, c. 349, p. 1919, s. 4; 2023, c.205, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Air contaminant" means any substance, other than water or distillates of air, present in the atmosphere as solid particles, liquid particles, vapors, or gases; "Air pollution" means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in such quantities and duration as are, or tend to be, injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or would unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property throughout the State and in those areas of the State as shall be affected thereby, and excludes all aspects of an employer-employee relationship as to health and safety hazards; "Antimicrobial pesticide" means a product that destroys or repels, or prevents or mitigates the growth of, any bacteria, fungus, virus or other micro-organism that is defined as a pest pursuant to 7 U.S.C. s.136w (c)(1), and includes any product required to be registered as an antimicrobial pesticide pursuant to the "Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act," 7 U.S.C. s.136 et seq.; "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; "Construct" or "construction" means to fabricate or erect equipment or control apparatus at a facility where it is intended to be used, but shall not include the dismantling of existing equipment or control apparatus, site preparation, or the ordering, receiving, temporary storage, or installation of equipment or control apparatus. Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, "construct" or "construction" shall also not include the pouring of footings or placement of a foundation where equipment or control apparatus is intended to be used; "Consumer Price Index" or "CPI" means the annual Consumer Price Index for a calendar year as determined year to year using the decimal increase in the September through August, 12-month average for the previous year of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as published by the United States Department of Labor; "Control apparatus" means any device that prevents or controls the emission of any air contaminant; "Council" means the Clean Air Council created pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1967, c.106 (C.26:2C-3.2); "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; "Emission fee" means an annual fee that is based on the emission of any regulated air contaminant; "Emission statement" means an annual reporting of actual emissions of air contaminants as prescribed by rules and regulations therefor that shall be adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act, " P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); "EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency; "Equipment" means any device capable of causing the emission of an air contaminant either directly or indirectly into the outdoor atmosphere, and any stack, chimney, conduit, flue, duct, vent, or similar device connected or attached to, or serving, the equipment, and shall include, but need not be limited to, any equipment in which the preponderance of the air contaminants emitted is caused by a manufacturing process; "Facility" means the combination of all structures, buildings, equipment, control apparatus, storage tanks, source operations, and other operations that are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites and that are under common control of the same person or persons. Research and development facilities that are located with other facilities shall be considered separate and independent entities for the purposes of complying with the operating permit requirements of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) or any codes, rules, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto; "Federal Clean Air Act" means the federal "Clean Air Act" (42 U.S.C.s.7401 et seq.) and any subsequent amendments or supplements to that act; "Grandfathered" means construction, reconstruction, or modification of equipment or control apparatus prior to the date of enactment of section 13 of P.L.1967, c.106 (C.26:2C-9.2) on June 15, 1967, or prior to the subsequent applicable revisions to rules and regulations codified at N.J.A.C.7:27-8.1 et seq. that occurred March 5, 1973, June 1, 1976, April 5, 1985, and October 31, 1994; "HAP" or hazardous air pollutant" means any air pollutant listed in or pursuant to subsection (b) of section 112 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. s.7412); "Hospital or medical disinfectant" means an antimicrobial product registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency that qualifies to bear the name or claim to be a "hospital or medical environment disinfectant" pursuant to United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines published pursuant to 7 U.S.C. s.136a (c)(2)(A), and shall include, but shall not be limited to, antimicrobial pesticides used in hospitals, doctor and dentist offices, and other medical environments; "Install" or "installation" means to carry out final setup activities necessary to provide equipment or control apparatus with the capacity for use or service, and shall include, but need not be limited to, connection of equipment or control apparatus, associated utilities, piping, duct work, or conveyor systems, but shall not include construction or reconfiguration of equipment or control apparatus to an alternate configuration specified in a permit application and approved by the department; "Major facility" means a major source, as that term is defined by the EPA in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act at 40 CFR 70.2 or any subsequent amendments thereto, that has the potential to emit any of the air contaminants listed below in an amount that is equal to or exceeds the applicable major facility threshold levels as follows: Air Contaminant Threshold level Carbon monoxide 100 tons per year Particulate matter (PM-10) 100 tons per year Total suspended particulates 100 tons per year Sulfur dioxide 100 tons per year Oxides of nitrogen 25 tons per year VOC 25 tons per year Lead 10 tons per year Any HAP 10 tons per year All HAPs collectively 25 tons per year Any other air contaminant 100 tons per year; "Modify" or "modification" means any physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, existing equipment or control apparatus that increases the amount of any air contaminant emitted by that equipment or control apparatus or that results in the emission of any air contaminant not previously emitted, but shall not include normal repair and maintenance; "Operating permit" means the permit described in Title V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. s.7661 et seq.); "Person" means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, joint stock company, international entity, institution, county, municipality, state, interstate body, the United States of America, or any agency, board, commission, employee, agent, officer, or political subdivision of a state, an interstate body, or the United States of America; "Potential to emit" means the same as that term is defined by the EPA in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act at 40 CFR 70.2 or any subsequent amendments thereto; "Process unit" means equipment assembled to produce intermediate or final products. A process unit can operate independently if supplied with sufficient feed or raw materials and sufficient storage facilities for the product. The storage and transfer of product or raw materials to and from the process unit shall be considered separate from the process unit for the purposes of making reconstruction determinations. Product recovery equipment shall be considered to be part of the process unit, not part of the control apparatus; "Reconstruct" or "reconstruction" means the replacement of parts of equipment included in a process unit, or the replacement of control apparatus, if the fixed capital cost of replacing the parts exceeds both of the following amounts: (1) Fifty percent of the fixed capital cost that would be required to construct a comparable new process unit or control apparatus; and (2) $80,000 (in 1995 dollars) adjusted by the Consumer Price Index; "Regulated air contaminant" means the same as the term "regulated air pollutant" as defined by the EPA in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act at 40 CFR 70.2 or any subsequent amendments thereto; "Research and development facility" means any facility the primary purpose of which is to conduct research and development into new processes and products, including academic and technological research and development, provided that such a facility is operated under the close supervision of technically trained personnel and is not engaged in the manufacture of products for commercial sale, except in a de minimis manner; and "VOC" or "volatile organic compound" means the same as that term is defined by the EPA in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act at 40 CFR 51.100 or any subsequent amendments thereto. L.1954,c.212,s.2; amended 1967, c.106, s.5; 1995, c.188, s.2; 1999, c.100, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.36
Evidence-based cultural competency training program for general acute care hospital staff, direct contact with patients.
Status: in_force

1. a. Each general acute care hospital that collects data concerning patient race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity for any reason shall implement an evidence-based cultural competency training program for all staff members employed by or working under the supervision of the general acute hospital who have direct contact with patients and are responsible for collecting race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity information from patients. b. Each cultural competency training program implemented pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include training on how to collect race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a culturally competent and sensitive manner. This may include the following topics: (1) common terminology for race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity data; (2) information on the relationship between patient health and collecting race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity data; (3) information on how race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity data will be used; (4) information on how to navigate discomfort in patients and staff when asking patients for their race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity information; and (5) information on how to create an inclusive and affirming environment for all patients. c. Each staff member who is employed by or working under the supervision of the general acute care hospital, has direct contact with patients, and is responsible for collecting race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity information from patients, shall: (1) complete the cultural competency training program implemented pursuant to subsection a. of this section at such times and intervals as the hospital shall require; and (2) complete a cultural competency refresher course at least once biennially if completion of the course is deemed necessary by the hospital. L.2021, c.454, s.1; amended 2022, c.44, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.15
Findings, declarations relative to California Low Emission Vehicle program.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that the implementation of the National Low Emission Vehicle program is a key component of the State's efforts to achieve on-time emissions reductions and to attain compliance with the national ambient air quality standards, as required pursuant to the federal "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 42 U.S.C. s.7403 et seq.; that the State's attainment of the national ambient air quality standards will require further, more stringent reductions in emissions of pollutants; that the California Low Emission Vehicle program provides for greater reductions in pollutants than the National Low Emission Vehicle program; and that the State has committed to implementing the National Low Emission Vehicle program until 2006 but can implement the California Low Emission Vehicle program after that year. The Legislature further finds and declares that in the summer of 2002, New Jersey had the highest number of smog violations per monitoring station in the nation; that in December 2003, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced its intention to designate the entire State as out-of-compliance with the agency's health-based standard for ozone; and that this designation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency would require the State to adopt a stronger, more comprehensive clean air plan for the State. The Legislature further finds and declares that a significant percentage of particulate emissions, smog-forming emissions, and airborne cancer risk comes from vehicle emissions; that pollution from automobiles is expected to increase with the projected population increase estimate of an additional 1,200,000 people in the State in the next decade; and that mobile sources of emissions have received less regulatory attention than industrial facilities and area sources of pollution. The Legislature further finds and declares that ground-level ozone, or smog, is formed when automobile, industrial and other pollutants chemically react with bright sunshine and high temperatures; that ground-level ozone irritates the respiratory system and can cause coughing, wheezing, chest pain and headaches; that ozone especially aggravates chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and bronchitis; that ground-level ozone and other air toxics have a substantial negative impact on the health and quality of life of residents of the State; and that reducing ground-level ozone pollution will help reduce these negative health effects. The Legislature therefore determines that it is in the public interest to: implement the California Low Emission Vehicle program beginning January 1, 2009; establish a zero emission vehicle credit bank for manufacturers; establish a Low Emission Vehicle Review Commission charged with reviewing the implementation of the program, the availability and success of the incentive, and the technology of zero emission vehicles; and provide an incentive for the purchase or lease of zero emission vehicles. L.2003,c.266,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-87 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-87
False statement; fine.
Status: in_force

6. Any person submitting a false sworn statement pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-84) shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, which may be assessed by the Commissioner of Health. L.1997, c.100, s.6; amended 1997, c.284, s.5; 2012, c.17, s.244.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-75 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-75
Distribution of copies of law
Status: in_force

The local board shall furnish a copy of this article to every licensed physician, nurse, and midwife, and any other person deemed proper by the local board in the locality over which the board has jurisdiction, and the state department shall cause a sufficient number of such copies to be printed to supply each local board with the necessary quantity.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.73 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.73
Annual report to Legislature.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall annually report to the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the number of patients who receive treatment at each facility pursuant to this act who are not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid, the number of treatments provided to those patients, and such other information as he deems appropriate. L.2007,c.79,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-38
Rules, regulations relative to grant awards, performance standards, interlocal agreements.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Department of Environmental Protection, with the concurrence of the Department of Health and the State Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and in consultation with representatives of certified local health agencies, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations that: (1) establish criteria and procedures for the award of grants to certified local health agencies, or local health agencies, as appropriate, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.3 (C.26:3A2-37); (2) establish environmental health performance standards and standards of administrative procedures for county hazardous materials response for incidents involving hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incidents; and (3) establish criteria and procedures for the development of inter-local agreements to facilitate the creation of a Statewide mutual aid network for responding to incidents involving hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incidents. b. Prior to the adoption of rules and regulations pursuant to subsection a. of this section, and notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection may, immediately upon filing the proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt such temporary rules and regulations as the commissioner determines are necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2005, c.3 (C.26:3A2-36 et al.). The temporary rules and regulations shall be in effect for a period not to exceed 270 days after the date of the filing, except that in no case shall the temporary rules and regulations be in effect one year after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.3 (C.26:3A2-36 et al.). The temporary rules and regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the commissioner as the commissioner determines is necessary in accordance with the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act." L.2005, c.3, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.330.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Radiation Protection Act." L.1958, c. 116, p. 592, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-38
Annual preparation of Substance Use Treatment Provider Performance Report.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services shall annually prepare a Substance Use Treatment Provider Performance Report in accordance with the provisions of this section. b. The performance report shall show and compare the overall performance of each substance use treatment provider in the State with the Statewide average performance based on national outcome measures for each level of care. The division shall use the national outcome measures identified in subsection c., and, as appropriate, any other national outcome measures identified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. c. The performance report shall include the following national outcome measures: (1) percentage of clients abstinent from alcohol on admission and discharge; (2) percentage of clients abstinent from drugs on admission and discharge; (3) percentage of clients employed on admission and discharge; (4) percentage of clients enrolled in school or a job training program at admission and discharge; (5) percentage of clients who are homeless on admission and discharge; and (6) average length of client treatment. The performance report may also include any other information the Assistant Commissioner deems appropriate. d. The division shall post the performance report on its website, and shall make a hard copy of the report available to the public, upon request. e. As used in this section: "Assistant Commissioner" means the Assistant Commissioner for the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. "Client" means a person who received treatment for substance use from a substance use treatment provider during the annual reporting period. "Substance use treatment provider" means any substance use treatment provider licensed by the Department of Human Services. L.2015, c.9, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-197 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-197
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. 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.2015, c.198, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6A-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-7
Obligations of insurance providers unchanged
Status: in_force

Changes in pre-existing criteria for the declaration of death effectuated by the legal recognition of modern neurological criteria shall not in any manner affect, impair or modify the terms of, or rights or obligations created under, any existing policy of health insurance, life insurance or annuity, or governmental benefits program. No health care practitioner or other health care provider, and no health service plan, insurer, or governmental authority, shall deny coverage or exclude from the benefits of service any individual solely because of that individual's personal religious beliefs regarding the application of neurological criteria for declaring death. L.1991,c.90,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-10
Criteria for conduct of a medicolegal investigation of a death.
Status: in_force

10. a. A medical examiner shall conduct a medicolegal investigation of a death in this State, as determined to be necessary to establish identity and the cause and manner of death, and to resolve any issues or potential issues of public health and of legal concern, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Chief State Medical Examiner, in any of the following instances: (1) death where criminal violence appears to have taken place, regardless of the time interval between the incident and death, and regardless of whether the violence appears to have been the immediate cause of death, or a contributory factor thereto; (2) death by accident or unintentional injury, regardless of the time interval between the incident and death, and regardless of whether the injury appears to have been the immediate cause of death, or a contributory factor thereto; (3) death under suspicious or unusual circumstances; (4) death from causes that might constitute a threat to public health or safety; (5) death not caused by readily recognizable diseases, disability, or infirmity; (6) sudden death when the decedent was in apparent good health; (7) suicide; (8) death of a child under 18 years of age from any cause; (9) sudden or unexpected death of an infant or child under three years of age or a fetal death occurring without medical attendance; (10) death where suspicion of abuse of a child, family or household member, or elderly or disabled person exists; (11) death within 24 hours of admission to a hospital or a nursing home; (12) death in custody, in a jail or correctional facility, or in a State or county psychiatric hospital, State developmental center, or other public or private institution or facility for persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or brain injury; (13) death related to occupational illness or injury; (14) death due to thermal, chemical, electrical, or radiation injury; (15) death due to toxins, poisons, medicinal or recreational drugs, or a combination thereof; (16) known or suspected non-natural death; (17) any person found dead under unexplained circumstances; (18) the discovery of skeletal remains; (19) death for which investigation is in the public interest; or (20) a death occurring under such other circumstances as prescribed by regulation of the Chief State Medical Examiner. b. For a death that occurs, or appears to have occurred, for any of the reasons specified in subsection a. of this section: (1) It shall be the duty of any member of the general public having knowledge of the death to notify immediately the local law enforcement agency of the known facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances of that death; (2) It shall be the duty of any attending physician, licensed nurse, hospital administrator, law enforcement officer, Department of Children and Families staff member, or funeral director to notify immediately the county or intercounty medical examiner of the known facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances of that death; and (3) A person who willfully neglects or refuses to report the death, or who, without an order from the office of the county or intercounty medical examiner or the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner, willfully touches, removes, or disturbs the decedent's body or touches, removes, or disturbs the clothing upon or near the body, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. c. In addition to the rules and regulations adopted by the Chief State Medical Examiner establishing uniform procedures for conducting medicolegal death investigations, the procedures concerning the death investigation process as set forth in this subsection shall be followed by the persons specified herein. (1) Upon the death of a person from any of the causes specified in subsection a. of this section, it shall be the duty of the physician in attendance, a law enforcement officer having knowledge of the death, the funeral director, or any other person present, to immediately notify the county or intercounty medical examiner and the county prosecutor of the county in which the death occurred of the known facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances of that death. Upon receipt of that notification, the county or intercounty medical examiner, or an assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, or a medicolegal death investigator shall immediately proceed to the place where the dead body is located and take charge of the body. A medicolegal death investigator who engages in the investigation of deaths pursuant to this subsection shall obtain certification from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators within three years after the effective date of this act, or within three years after the person first takes action under this paragraph, whichever is later. (2) In cases of apparent homicide or suicide, or of accidental death, the cause of which is obscure, the scene of the event shall not be disturbed until the medical examiner or medicolegal death investigator in charge provides authorization to do so. (3) (a) The medical examiner or medicolegal death investigator, as the case may be, shall: fully investigate the essential facts concerning the medical causes of death and take the names and addresses of as many witnesses thereto as may be practicable to obtain; before leaving the premises, reduce those facts, as the medical examiner may deem necessary, to writing; file those facts in the office of the county or intercounty medical examiner; and make the facts available to the county prosecutor and the Chief State Medical Examiner at their request. (b) The law enforcement officer present at the investigation, or the medical examiner or medicolegal death investigator if no officer is present, shall, in the absence of the next-of-kin of the deceased person: take possession of all property of value found on the decedent; make an exact inventory thereof on his report; and deliver the property to the law enforcement agency for the municipality in which the death occurred, which shall surrender the property to the person entitled to its custody or possession. (c) The medical examiner or medicolegal death investigator, as the case may be, shall take possession of any objects or articles that, in his opinion, may be useful in establishing the cause or manner of death, or which constitute evidence of criminal behavior, and, after cataloging each item, deliver them to the county prosecutor. (4) The Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, county or intercounty medical examiner, assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, or medicolegal death investigator shall consult with law enforcement officers and agencies, county prosecutors, public health agencies, or other appropriate entities in matters within their expertise, when conducting a medicolegal death investigation. The medical examiner or medicolegal death investigator, as the case may be, shall be provided with an Originating Agency Identification Number, and access to the State's motor vehicle registries and fingerprint registries, for the purposes of identifying the remains of a deceased individual under this section. (5) If the cause of death is established within a reasonable degree of medical certainty and no autopsy is deemed necessary, the county or intercounty medical examiner, assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, or medicolegal death investigator, as the case may be, shall reduce the findings to writing and promptly make a full report thereof to the Chief State Medical Examiner and to the county prosecutor in a format to be prescribed by the Chief State Medical Examiner for that purpose. (6) If, in the opinion of the county or intercounty medical examiner, the Chief State Medical Examiner, an assignment judge of the Superior Court, the county prosecutor, the Attorney General, or the commissioner, an autopsy is deemed necessary, the autopsy shall be performed by: (a) the county or intercounty medical examiner or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, provided the individual performing the autopsy is under the supervision of a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology; (b) the Chief State Medical Examiner, at his discretion, or the Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner; or (c) such competent forensic pathologists as may be authorized by the Chief State Medical Examiner. (7) If, in any case in which the suspected cause of death of a child under one year of age is sudden infant death syndrome, or the child is between one and three years of age and the death is sudden and unexpected, and an investigation has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section, and a parent or legal guardian of the child requests an autopsy, an autopsy shall be performed by: the county or intercounty medical examiner or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, provided the individual performing the autopsy is under the supervision of a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology; or the Chief State Medical Examiner, at his discretion, or the Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner. (a) The medical examiner performing the autopsy shall file a detailed description of the findings and conclusions of the autopsy with the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner, and with the appropriate county or intercounty medical examiner office and the county prosecutor. (b) Upon the request of a parent or legal guardian of the child, a pediatric pathologist, if available, shall assist in the performance of the autopsy under the direction of a forensic pathologist. The Chief State Medical Examiner or county or intercounty medical examiner shall notify the parent or legal guardian of the child that they may request that a pediatric pathologist assist in the performance of the autopsy. The medical examiner shall include any findings and conclusions by the pathologist from the autopsy with the information filed with the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner, and with the appropriate county or intercounty medical examiner office and the county prosecutor, pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this paragraph. The Chief State Medical Examiner or the county or intercounty medical examiner shall make available a copy of these findings and conclusions to the closest surviving relative of the decedent within 120 days of the receipt of a request therefor, unless the death is under active investigation by a law enforcement agency. (c) The medical examiner with jurisdiction for the investigation shall make the preliminary findings and conclusions of the autopsy available to the child's parent or legal guardian and the department within 48 hours after the medical examiner is notified of the death of the child. The medical examiner shall provide his findings and conclusions for each reported case to the department upon completion of the investigation. (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this act to the contrary, a county or intercounty medical examiner may request the Chief State Medical Examiner or Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, or other person authorized and designated by the Chief State Medical Examiner, to conduct an examination or perform an autopsy whenever it is deemed necessary or desirable. (9) In the case of the death of a resident of a long-term care facility licensed by the Department of Health pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), a State psychiatric hospital operated by the Department of Health and listed in R.S.30:1-7, a county psychiatric hospital, a facility for persons with developmental disabilities as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3), or a facility for persons with traumatic brain injury as defined in 42 U.S.C. s.280b-1c that is operated by or under contract with the Department of Human Services, the psychiatric hospital or facility, as the case may be, shall, in addition to notifying the next-of-kin of the resident's death, so notify the county or intercounty medical examiner and provide that individual with contact information for the resident's next-of-kin. The county or intercounty medical examiner, or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner on his behalf, shall make every practicable effort to contact the resident's next-of-kin to offer that person the opportunity to provide the medical examiner with information that the person deems relevant to: the circumstances of the resident's death; and whether there is a need to perform a dissection or autopsy of the decedent. d. Upon the request of a decedent's legal representative, or upon the request of the person who, pursuant to section 22 of P.L.2003, c.261 (C.45:27-22), is in control of the decedent's funeral, the Chief State Medical Examiner shall provide the legal representative or person in control of the funeral with all available documentation related to the decedent's autopsy and the medical investigation of the decedent's death. L.2018, c.62, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-84 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-84
Confining animals to prevent spread of rabies
Status: in_force

Whenever the local board or any officer or inspector thereof has reason to believe or has been notified by the State Department that there is danger that rabies may spread within the jurisdiction of such board, such board, officer or inspector shall serve a notice, in writing, upon all persons within the jurisdiction of such board, so far as the same may be known to the board or to such officer or inspector thereof, owning or having charge of any dog, requiring such person to confine such dog, or such board, officer or inspector in lieu of serving such notice, in writing, may cause a notice to be published in the official newspaper of such municipality. Other animals may be included in the order whenever, in the opinion of such board, this is necessary. Whenever the State Department has knowledge that any case of rabies exists among dogs or other domestic animals, within the State, and in its judgment the disease is liable to spread, the department may issue an order requiring any local board to order animals confined as provided in this section, and to cause its provisions to be enforced, by appropriate proceedings either in law or in equity. Amended by L.1939, c. 201, p. 578, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-5
Petition for survey
Status: in_force

A request for such survey may be made by the local board, or the county commission, upon its own motion, and must be made upon the petition, in writing, of ten or more freeholders residing within the jurisdiction of such board or commission.
N.J. Stat. § 26:18-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-22
President, chief executive officer, responsibilities, recruitment, women, minorities, authority staff.
Status: in_force

6 a. The authority shall employ a president and chief executive officer, who shall be responsible for the selection of properly qualified staff of the authority, without regard to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes. In selecting staff for the authority, the president and chief executive officer shall seek to recruit women and minorities to serve as the authority's staff. Staff members shall receive compensation and be appointed and employed as provided by the president and chief executive officer, without regard to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes. The president and chief executive officer and all staff members of the center and of the authority shall be deemed confidential employees for the purposes of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.). b. The president and chief executive officer of the authority shall be an individual selected by a majority vote of the members of the board; except that the Governor shall select the initial president and chief executive officer of the authority. The president and chief executive officer shall receive an annual salary as provided by the board. The board shall have the authority to consider, investigate, and evaluate any and all matters or issues relevant to the performance of the president and chief executive officer. L.2023, c.109, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.36
Submission of information about income of persons whose income tax refund, homestead rebate was applied to patient account
Status: in_force

The Department of the Treasury shall compile and submit to the Department of Health information about the income of persons whose income tax refund or homestead rebate was applied to recover the amount due and owing on a patient's account pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection b. of section 10 of P.L.1989, c.1 (C.26:2H-18.13) or to paragraph (4) of subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.33). The information compiled by the department shall identify the number of persons whose annual income for 1990 is: below $10,000; between $10,000 and $20,000; between $20,001 and $40,000; between $40,001 and $60,000; between $60,001 and $80,000; and greater than $80,000. L.1991,c.187,s.14; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2U-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2U / Section 2U-3
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. 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.1999, c.66, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.313.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-10
Information to enrollees
Status: in_force

a. Every health maintenance organization shall annually provide to its enrollees: (1) a summary of any material changes since the issuance of the last report; (2) a description of the available health care services and information as to where and how to secure them; and (3) a clear and understandable description of the health maintenance organization's method for resolving enrollee complaints. b. Every health maintenance organization shall make available to its enrollees the most recent annual statement of financial condition. L.1973, c. 337, s. 10, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2Q-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2Q / Section 2Q-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12): "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Interim controls" means a set of measures designed to reduce temporarily human exposure or likely exposure to lead-based paint hazards, including specialized cleaning, repairs, maintenance, painting, temporary containment, ongoing monitoring of lead-based paint hazards or potential hazards, and the establishment and operation of management and resident education programs, or as the term is defined under 42 U.S.C.s.4851b. "Lead abatement" means a set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards in accordance with standards established by the Commissioner of Community Affairs in compliance with standards promulgated by the appropriate federal agencies. Such term includes: a. the removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust, the permanent containment or encapsulation of lead-based paint, the replacement of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures, and the removal or covering of lead contaminated soil; and b. all preparation, cleanup, disposal, and post-abatement clearance testing activities associated with such measures. "Lead evaluation" means a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint and the provision of a report explaining the results of the investigation. "Lead hazard control work" means work to make housing lead-safe, or to mitigate, through the use of interim controls as permitted under federal law and as defined in 42 U.S.C.s.4851b, or to eliminate permanently lead-based paint hazards by abatement on a premises by a person certified to perform lead abatement work pursuant to sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 et seq.) and sections 14 through 24 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.52:27D-427 et seq.). "Lead-based paint" means paint or other surface coating material that contains lead in excess of 1.0 milligrams per centimeter squared or in excess of 0.5% by weight, or such other level as may be established by federal law. "Lead-based paint hazard" means any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust or soil or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in surfaces, that would result in adverse human health effects. "Lead-based paint hazard inspection" means an inspection of residential housing and the structure's interior common areas and exterior surface for the presence of lead-based paint hazards. "Lead safe maintenance work" means those maintenance activities which are necessary to maintain surfaces in a lead safe condition and to prevent lead-based paint hazards from occurring or reoccurring. "Surface" means an area such as an interior or exterior wall, ceiling, floor, door, door frame, window sill, window frame, porch, stair, handrail and spindle, or other abradable surface, soil, furniture, a carpet, a radiator or a water pipe. L.1993, c.288, s.2; amended 2003, c.311, s.17; 2012, c.17, s.290.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-46 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-46
Receiver; compensation; bond
Status: in_force

The court shall allow from the revenues of the home a reasonable amount of compensation for the expenditures and services of a receiver appointed under the provisions of this act. The receiver so appointed may be required to furnish a bond, the amount and form of which shall be approved by the court. The cost of such bond shall be paid for by the home. L.1977, c. 238, s. 11, eff. Sept. 29, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-12
Contract to conduct appeal reviews; procedures.
Status: in_force

12. a. The commissioner shall contract with one or more independent utilization review organizations in the State that meet the requirements of this act to conduct the appeal reviews. The independent utilization review organization shall be independent of any carrier. The commissioner may establish additional requirements, including conflict of interest standards, consistent with the purposes of this act that an organization shall meet in order to qualify for participation in the Independent Health Care Appeals Program. b. The commissioner shall establish procedures for transmitting the completed application for an appeal review to the independent utilization review organization. c. The independent utilization review organization shall promptly review the pertinent medical records of the covered person to determine the appropriate, medically necessary health care services the person should receive, based on applicable, generally accepted practice guidelines developed by the federal government, national or professional medical societies, boards or associations and any applicable clinical protocols or practice guidelines developed by the carrier. The organization shall complete its review and make its determination within 90 days of receipt of a completed application for an appeal review or within less time, as prescribed by the commissioner. Upon completion of the review, the organization shall state its findings in writing and make a determination of whether the carrier's denial, reduction or termination of benefits deprived the covered person of medically necessary services covered by the person's health benefits plan. If the organization determines that the denial, reduction or termination of benefits deprived the person of medically necessary covered services, it shall convey to the covered person or the health care provider acting on behalf of the covered person and carrier its decision regarding the appropriate, medically necessary health care services that the person should receive, which shall be binding on the carrier. If all or part of the organization's decision is in favor of the covered person, the carrier shall promptly provide coverage for the health care services found by the organization to be medically necessary covered services. If the covered person is not in agreement with the organization's decision, the person may seek the desired health care services outside of his health benefits plan, at his own expense. d. If the commissioner determines that a carrier has failed to comply with the decision of an independent utilization review organization or is otherwise in violation of patient rights and other applicable regulations, the commissioner may impose such penalties and sanctions on the carrier, as provided by regulation, as the commissioner deems appropriate. e. The commissioner shall require the independent utilization review organization to establish procedures to provide for an expedited review of a carrier's denial, reduction or termination of a benefit decision when a delay in receipt of the service could seriously jeopardize the health or well-being of the covered person. f. The covered person's medical records provided to the Independent Health Care Appeals Program and the independent utilization review organization and the findings and recommendations of the organization made pursuant to this act are confidential and shall be used only by the department, the organization and the affected carrier for the purposes of this act. The medical records and findings and recommendations shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom they relate, and shall not be included under materials available to public inspection pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). g. The commissioner shall establish a reasonable, per case reimbursement schedule for the independent utilization review organization. h. The cost of the appeal review shall be borne by the carrier pursuant to a schedule of fees established by the commissioner. L.1997,c.192,s.12; amended 2001, c.1; 2005, c.352, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-19.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-19.4
Construction of act
Status: in_force

4. Nothing in P.L.1993, c.89 (C.26:2C-19.1 et seq.) shall be construed to limit or alter the responsibility of a person who causes a release of air contaminants to notify the department immediately as required pursuant to subsection e. of section 19 of P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-19). L.1993,c.89,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-95 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-95
Powers of municipalities not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall be construed to change or affect the provisions of any law authorizing the mayor or governing body of a municipality to enforce measures for the restriction and control of rabies.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-37.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-37.2
Information and data confidential; disclosure; exceptions
Status: in_force

Information and data in the possession of the State Department of Health, pertaining to the health of any named person, procured in connection with research studies approved by the Public Health Council for the purpose of reducing the morbidity or mortality from any cause or condition of health shall be kept in the confidence of the department and shall not be revealed or disclosed in any manner or under any circumstances by any person connected with such research studies or by the department or any person therein except (a) to persons within the department, (b) to other persons participating in such research studies or (c) in such impersonal form that the individual to whom the information or data relates cannot be identified therefrom. L.1963, c. 68, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-145 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-145
Notification of Rh negative results
Status: in_force

If the test results indicate the woman is Rh negative, within 48 hours of delivery, miscarriage or abortion and no more than 24 hours of receipt of the results the physician or licensed health professional who was engaged in the prenatal care of the woman shall advise the woman of the significance of the results and the availability of preventative treatment. L. 1987, c. 166, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-53 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-53
Acceptance of corrections
Status: in_force

The State department or local registrars may refuse to accept corrections or amendments unless supported by adequate documentary evidence presented at the time the request for correction or amendment is made. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 68.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-83 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-83
Authority to operate hospitals; acquisition of use of property, buildings, etc.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health is authorized and empowered to maintain and operate hospitals for the detention, care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons having or suspected of having venereal diseases and to construct, purchase, lease, rent or otherwise acquire the use of property, buildings, equipment and supplies for this purpose. L.1944, c. 70, p. 138, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2T-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2T / Section 2T-3
Provision of information materials to physicians, public health officers.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Health shall make available to licensed physicians and public health officers, in printed and electronic format, hepatitis C education and prevention information materials which reflect the recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other relevant entities, including, but not limited to, the American Liver Foundation, for distribution to persons at high risk for hepatitis C infection as described in section 2 of this act. L.1998, c.116, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.307.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2X-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2X / Section 2X-3
Development of educational fact sheet concerning meningococcal meningitis.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall develop an educational fact sheet concerning meningococcal meningitis for distribution to parents or guardians of students in grades 6 through 12, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2006, c.64 (C.18A:40-21.2). The educational fact sheet shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information: a. the causes, symptoms, and means of transmission of meningococcal meningitis; b. the availability, effectiveness, and risks of the meningitis vaccine; and c. where additional information concerning the disease can be obtained. L.2006, c.64, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.321.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.34 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.34
Notation in medical record of increased risk of symptoms caused by a dementia related disorder; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. A hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall require a health care professional or appropriate staff member to include a notation in a patient's medical record indicating that the patient has an increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to a dementia related disorder, if such notation is requested by the patient's caregiver. The notation may be included in the patient's medical record at the time the patient is admitted to the hospital or to the hospital emergency department or when the patient is examined by a health care professional, and shall be prominently displayed in the medical record. A notation made pursuant to this section shall also be included by the hospital on the patient's universal transfer form, and, where practicable, shall be additionally communicated electronically to any licensed health care facility to which the patient may be admitted upon discharge by the hospital. b. As used in this section: "Caregiver" means a relative, spouse, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship to the patient; "Dementia" means a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes due to organic brain disease, for which no curative treatment is available, and marked by memory disorders, changes in personality, deterioration in personal care, impaired reasoning ability, and disorientation; and "Health care professional" means a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse, who is acting within the scope of the professional's practice and is licensed or whose professional practice is otherwise regulated pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. L.2019, c.392, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-21
Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program.
Status: in_force

3. a. There is established the Managed Health Care Consumer Assistance Program in the Department of Banking and Insurance. The commissioner shall make agreements to operate the program as necessary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, to assure that citizens have reasonable access to services in all regions of the State. b. The program shall: (1) create and provide educational materials and training to consumers regarding their rights and responsibilities as enrollees in managed care plans, including materials and training specific to Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, Medicare, and commercial managed care plans; (2) assist and educate individual enrollees about the functions of the State and federal agencies that regulate managed care products, assist and educate enrollees about the various complaint, grievance, and appeal processes, including State fair hearings, provide assistance to individuals in determining which process is most appropriate for the individual to pursue when necessary, maintain and provide to individual enrollees the forms that may be necessary to submit a complaint, grievance or appeal with the State or federal agencies, and provide assistance to individual enrollees in completion of the forms, if necessary; (3) maintain and provide information to individuals upon request about advocacy groups, including legal services programs Statewide and in each county that may be available to assist individuals, and maintain lists of State and Congressional representatives and the means by which to contact representatives, for distribution upon request; (4) maintain a toll-free telephone number for consumers to call for information and assistance. The number shall be accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing, and staff or translation services shall be available to assist non-English proficient individuals who are members of language groups that meet population thresholds established by the department; (5) ensure that individuals have timely access to the services of, and receive timely responses from, the program; (6) provide feedback to managed care plans, beneficiary advisory groups and employers regarding enrollees' concerns and problems; (7) provide nonpartisan information about federal and State activities relative to managed care, and provide assistance to individuals in obtaining copies of pending legislation, statutes, and regulations; and (8) develop and maintain a data base monitoring the degree of each type of service provided by the program to individual enrollees, the types of concerns and complaints brought to the program and the entities about which complaints and concerns are brought. c. In order to meet its objectives, the program shall have access to: (1) the medical and other records of an individual enrollee maintained by a managed care plan, upon the specific written authorization of the enrollee or his legal representative; (2) the administrative records, policies, and documents of managed care plans to which individuals or the general public have access; and (3) all licensing, certification, and data reporting records maintained by the State or reported to the federal government by the State that are not proprietary information or otherwise protected by law, with copies thereof to be supplied to the program by the State upon the request of the program. d. The program shall take such actions as are necessary to protect the identity and confidentiality of any complainant or other individual with respect to whom the program maintains files or records. Any medical or personally identifying information received or in the possession of the program shall be considered confidential and shall be used only by the department, the program and such other agencies as the commissioner designates and shall not be subject to public access, inspection or copying under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or the common law concerning access to public records. This subsection shall not be construed to limit the ability of the program to compile and report non-identifying data pursuant to paragraph (8) of subsection b. of this section. e. The program shall seek to coordinate its activities with consumer advocacy organizations, legal assistance providers serving low-income and other vulnerable health care consumers, managed care and health insurance counseling assistance programs, and relevant federal and State agencies to assure that the information and assistance provided by the program are current and accurate. f. Until such time as the program is developed, the commissioner shall make agreements with two independent, private nonprofit consumer advocacy organizations, which shall be the Community Health Law Project and New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc. to operate the program on an interim basis. The interim program shall be in effect for one year from the effective date of this act. Any appropriation in this act for the program may be allocated for the interim program. L.2001, c.14, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.303.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-27 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-27
Confidentiality of medical information
Status: in_force

Any data or information pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, or health of any enrollee or applicant obtained from such enrollee or from any provider by any health maintenance organization shall be held in confidence and shall not be disclosed to any person except to the extent that it may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act; or upon the express consent of the enrollee or applicant; or pursuant to statute or court order for the production of evidence or the discovery thereof; or in the event of claim or litigation between such enrollee and the health maintenance organization wherein such data or information is pertinent. A health maintenance organization shall be entitled to claim any statutory privileges against such disclosure which the provider who furnished such information to the health organization is entitled to claim. L.1973, c. 337, s. 27, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-10
Contents and form of label
Status: in_force

The label provided for in section 26:10-9 of this title shall contain the items specified below and be in substantially the following form: "Official Statement Material used in filling Made by Address Vendor (or successive vendors) Address This article is made in compliance with article 2 of chapter 10 of the title Health and Vital Statistics of the Revised Statutes (s. 26:10-6 et seq.)."
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-15
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

An individual who violates the provisions of this act is subject to a penalty of $200.00 for the first offense and $500.00 for each subsequent offense. If the violation of this act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute a separate offense for the purposes of this section. The penalty shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings under "the penalty enforcement law," (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). L.1984, c. 146, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.58 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.58
"Electric School Bus Program" implemented.
Status: in_force

1. a. No later than six months after the effective date of P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58 et al.), the Department of Environmental Protection shall implement a three-year "Electric School Bus Program" to determine the operational reliability and cost effectiveness of replacing diesel-powered school buses with electric school buses for the daily transportation of students. b. On or after the date of implementation of the program developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, and once each year for the next two years thereafter, the Department of Environmental Protection shall, subject to available funding, select for participation in the program no less than six school districts and school bus contractors that operate school buses, as described in section 1 of P.L.1996, c.96 (C.39:3B-1.1), so that during the third year of the program, no less than a total of 18 school districts or school bus contractors shall have been selected for participation in the program amongst the northern, central, and southern regions of the State. The department shall choose school districts and school bus contractors to participate in the program based on a competitive grant solicitation. In each year, the department shall use its best efforts to select a mix of school districts that operate their own bus fleets and school districts that contract for school bus services; provided that, in each year, the department shall award no more than half of the grants to school bus contractors. Any school bus contractor applying to participate in the program shall apply in conjunction with a specific school district. In each year, at least half of the school districts or school bus contractors selected by the department, and at least half of the grant funding awarded by the department in each year shall be located in a "low-income, urban, or environmental justice community" as defined in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-2) and from those selected, the department shall use its best efforts, in each year, to select, an equal number of grantees from the northern, central, and southern regions of the State respectively, subject to deviation based on the applicant pool. Grants shall be awarded in a manner that both prioritizes equity and tests a variety of technological and funding approaches, including but not limited to outright purchase, leased buses, leveraging of other funding sources, and vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-building technologies. For purposes of this subsection: "northern," when referring to regions of the State, means the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union, Sussex, and Warren; "central," when referring to regions of the State, means the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset; and "southern," when referring to regions of the State, means the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem. c. (1) Under the program, the department shall award grants to school districts or school bus contractors selected to participate in the program to purchase or lease electric school buses and to purchase or lease and install electric school bus charging infrastructure in coordination with any State department, board, bureau, commission, agency, public utility as defined pursuant to R.S.48:2-13 that provides electric service to end users in the State, municipal public utility as defined in N.J.S.40A:1-1 that provides electric service to end users in the State, authority as defined in section 3 of P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-3) that provides electric service to end users in the State, or rural electric cooperative organized under the general corporation laws of this State as necessary. Pursuant to any outright purchase or lease arrangement entered into by a school district or school bus contractor participating in the program, an electric school bus and charging infrastructure vendor purchase or lease arrangement shall include, at a minimum, the following: (a) an electric school bus having a minimum range of 90 miles per full charge, or 30 percent more range per full charge than the daily maximum miles used by the school district or school bus contractor, whichever is greater, and having telematics system capabilities. The department shall collect data from on-board telematics monitoring systems in order to evaluate parameters such as idle time, driving time, energy consumption, and frequency of charging; (b) an electric school bus and charging infrastructure, as appropriate; (c) appropriate training for bus maintenance personnel and bus drivers, and other relevant personnel, which shall be provided at no cost to a bus driver, bus maintenance personnel, or other relevant personnel; and (d) electric school bus and charging infrastructure shop manuals and wiring schematics for troubleshooting and a complete list of component parts. (2) Monies for the "Electric School Bus Program" shall be used by the Department of Environmental Protection to provide grants, pursuant to this subsection, over the three-year period. In the first year, grants shall be provided in accordance with P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58 et al.) in the amount of $15,000,000 for electrification. Subject to the availability of funds, grants shall continue to be provided in accordance with P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58 et al.) in the amount of $15,000,000 per year for a total of $45,000,000 over the three-year period. The department may use available monies to provide grants, pursuant to this subsection, singly or in combination, from the following sources: societal benefits charge revenues received pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-60); the "Global Warming Solutions Fund" established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2007, c.340 (C.26:2C-50); any available monies from utility programs to upgrade electrical infrastructure for purposes of electric vehicle charging; any appropriations made by the Legislature for the program established pursuant to P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58 et al.); or any other sources of available funding. Up to five percent of the monies made available to the program may be used to administer the program. The department shall determine the amount of each grant provided pursuant to this subsection and shall award grants in a manner that provides for the most efficient and highest efficacy use of the grant. d. At least once every six months, the school districts or school bus contractors selected to participate in the program shall submit a report to the department detailing the cost to operate the electric school buses, the electric school bus maintenance records and transponder data, and any reliability issues related to the operation or delivery and procurement of the electric school buses. The first report shall be submitted six months after the school district or school bus contractor first completes its initial procurement of electric school buses. e. (1) The department shall, no less than twice per calendar year, convene a working group which includes a representative of the Board of Public Utilities, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education, and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. The working group shall review the reports and, as appropriate, troubleshoot and recommend solutions to any issue raised in a report submitted by a program participant. The working group shall consider issues raised in the reports submitted by program participants and make recommendations regarding program implementation. The department may convene the working group on a more frequent basis as may be required for the effective administration of the program. The department shall collect any additional information and data necessary to complete any report required to be submitted to the Governor and Legislature pursuant to subsection f. of this section. (2) The department shall permit a recipient of any grant under any State agency-administered program for the provision of an electric school bus and electric school bus charging infrastructure prior to the effective date of P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58 et al.) to submit any additional information and data to the department to complement any data received by the department from program participants pursuant to this subsection. f. The department, in collaboration with the Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority shall submit an "Electric School Bus Program" report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. The report shall be submitted within six months after the conclusion of the program. The department may use available monies, singly or in combination from the following sources, to procure professional services to assist with the development of the report: societal benefits charge revenues received pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-60); the "Global Warming Solutions Fund" established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2007, c.340 (C.26:2C-50); any available monies from utility programs to upgrade electrical infrastructure for purposes of electric vehicle charging; any appropriations made by the Legislature for the program established pursuant to P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58 et al.); or any other sources of available funding. The submitted report shall include: (1) a description and comprehensive review of the program, including but not limited to, an evaluation of the program's effectiveness; (2) a summary description of all grants provided under the program, including the names of the recipients, the amount of funding each recipient received, the current status of the funds provided to each recipient, and an itemization of the total project budget including vehicle costs, hardware costs, installation costs, training costs, and administrative costs; (3) an analysis of the operational reliability and cost effectiveness of the use of electric school buses and charging infrastructure by each grantee and steps taken by the grantee to fix any operational problems; (4) an estimate of the emission benefits of the electric school buses and charging infrastructure funded under this program; (5) any preliminary findings from grant recipients pertaining to design or operation of electric school buses and charging infrastructure and potential improvements to make the buses and charging infrastructure safer, more economical or environmentally advantageous; (6) as applicable, depending on deployment of grant recipients, an analysis of the potential costs and benefits of using electric school bus batteries for storing power to be returned to the electric grid or to school buildings during periods of peak electric power demand; (7) an assessment of reliability of electric school buses and charging infrastructure; and (8) an analysis of any additional external changes that the use of electric school buses and charging infrastructure may require regarding electric service rate schedules, school bus inspection standards, or any other major considerations. In addition to the information included pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (8) of this subsection, the final report shall include recommendations regarding the establishment of grant and loan programs to provide assistance to school districts and school bus contractors for the replacement of their bus fleets, other types of financial agreements to assist school districts and school bus contractors with implementing and using electric school buses, and the optimization of electric school bus grant programs to most efficiently and effectively distribute available funds to maximize environmental and health benefits. The final report shall also include recommendations for how additional funding may be distributed in the most efficient and effective manner to maximize the number of electric school buses operating in the State. L.2022, c.86, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-106 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-106
Validity of advance directive for mental health care, reaffirmation, modification, revocation.
Status: in_force

5. a. (1) An advance directive for mental health care shall be deemed to be valid for an indefinite period of time if it does not include an expiration date, subject to a declarant's right to modify, revoke, or suspend the advance directive in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) If an advance directive includes an expiration date that occurs during a period of time in which the declarant has been determined by the responsible mental health care professional to lack the capacity to make a particular mental health care decision, the advance directive shall remain in effect until the declarant is determined by the responsible mental health care professional to have regained the capacity to make a particular mental health care decision. b. A declarant may state in an advance directive for mental health care, including a proxy directive or an instruction directive, or both, whether the declarant wishes to be able to modify, revoke or suspend the advance directive after it has become operative pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-108); however, the failure to include such a statement in the advance directive shall not be construed to prevent the declarant from modifying, revoking or suspending the advance directive under the circumstances described in this subsection. c. A declarant may reaffirm or modify an advance directive for mental health care, including a proxy directive or an instruction directive, or both, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section. The reaffirmation or modification shall be made in accordance with the requirements for execution of an advance directive for mental health care pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-105). d. A declarant may revoke an advance directive for mental health care, including a proxy directive or an instruction directive, or both, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, by the following means: (1) notification, orally or in writing, to the mental health care representative or mental health care professional, or other reliable witness, or by any other act evidencing an intent to revoke the document; or (2) execution of a subsequent proxy directive or instruction directive, or both, in accordance with section 4 of P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-105). e. Designation of the declarant's spouse as mental health care representative shall be revoked upon divorce or legal separation, and designation of the declarant's domestic partner as mental health care representative shall be revoked upon termination of the declarant's domestic partnership or designation of the declarant's civil union partner as mental health care representative shall be revoked upon termination of the declarant's civil union, unless otherwise specified in the advance directive. f. An inpatient in a psychiatric facility may modify, revoke, or suspend an advance directive for mental health care, including a proxy directive or an instruction directive, or both, by any of the means stated in paragraph (1) of subsection d. of this section, unless a responsible mental health professional determines, in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-109), that the patient lacks decision-making capacity to make the decision to modify, revoke, or suspend the advance directive. A patient who has modified, revoked, or suspended an advance directive may reinstate that advance directive by oral or written notification to the mental health care representative or mental health care professional of an intent to reinstate the advance directive. g. Reaffirmation, modification, or revocation of an advance directive for mental health care is effective upon communication to any person capable of transmitting the information, including the mental health care representative or mental health care professional responsible for the patient's care. L.2005, c.233, s.5; amended 2013, c.103, s.70.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-14
Applications or requests; filing
Status: in_force

Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the department, board, division, commission, office or officer, whose powers and duties are herein assigned or transferred, such reports and certifications shall hereafter be required to be filed with, and such applications or requests shall hereafter be made to, the department, division, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder. L.1969, c. 152, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-187 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-187
Maintenance of up-to-date registry.
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall maintain an up-to-date registry which shall include a record of: all reported cases of an autism spectrum disorder that occur in New Jersey, including those reported pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.170 (C.26:2-186) and section 4 of P.L.2009, c.204 (C.26:2-186.1); each reported case of an autism spectrum disorder that occurs in New Jersey in which the initial diagnosis is changed, lost, or considered misdiagnosed; and any other information it deems relevant and appropriate in order to conduct thorough and complete epidemiologic surveys of autism spectrum disorders, to enable analysis of this problem and to plan for and provide services to children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder and their families. L.2007, c.170, s.3; amended 2009, c.204, s.5; 2012, c.17, s.141.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.63 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.63
Requirements for practicing surgical technology.
Status: in_force

2. No person shall practice surgical technology in a health care facility unless that person: a. has successfully completed a nationally or regionally accredited educational program for surgical technologists; or b. holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor, or other nationally recognized credentialing organization; or c. has completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States or in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; or d. provides evidence that the person was employed to practice surgical technology in a health care facility on the effective date of P.L.2011, c.148 (C.26:2H-12.62 et seq.) or that the person was employed to practice surgical technology in a surgical practice, as defined in subsection g. of section 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-12), on the effective date of section 1 of P.L.2017, c.283; or e. is in the service of the federal government, to the extent that individual is performing surgical technology duties related to that service. L.2011, c.148, s.2; amended 2019, c.226, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-30 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-30
Severability
Status: in_force

If any section, term, or provision of this act shall be adjudged invalid for any reason, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any other section, term, or provision of this act, but the remaining sections, terms, and provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. L.1973, c. 337, s. 30, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-14.1
Hearing on request; final order
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by an order of the department has 20 days from receipt of the order within which to deliver to the commissioner a written request for a hearing. Subsequent to the hearing, if requested, and upon a finding that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may issue a final order to cease the violation and assessing the amount of the fine specified in the order. If no hearing is requested, the order is a final order upon the expiration of the 20 day period. Payment of the penalty is due when a final order is issued or when the order becomes a final order. The authority to levy a civil administrative penalty is in addition to all other enforcement provisions in P.L. 1954, c. 212 (C. 26:2C-1 et seq.), and the payment of a civil administrative penalty does not affect the availability of any other enforcement provision in connection with the violation for which the penalty is levied. Pending the determination by the department and upon application therefor the department may stay the operation of such order upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper. L. 1962, c. 215, s. 9. Amended by L. 1985, c. 12, s. 3, eff. Jan. 22, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2U-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2U / Section 2U-1
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome resources network established.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a Statewide network of resources to provide the following services to persons with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome: physician training and patient education programs, and a public awareness campaign. L.1999, c.366, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.311.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-48.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-48.1
Additional assessment for provision of supplemental security.
Status: in_force

2. To defray the costs incurred by the State in providing supplemental security, the State Treasurer shall annually make an assessment against the operator of each nuclear electric generating facility located in New Jersey. The amount of the assessment shall be determined by the State Treasurer. In making that determination, the State Treasurer shall include the salaries of the State Police and State National Guard personnel assigned supplemental security duties, the costs of all necessary specialized equipment and training, and all other expenditures directly related to having the State provide supplemental security at each nuclear electric generating facility. The amount of the assessment so determined shall not exceed the actual aggregate costs incurred by the State in providing supplemental security at these facilities. To the greatest extent practicable, the State Treasurer shall apportion the assessment among the operators to reflect the actual costs incurred by the State in providing supplemental security at each particular nuclear electric generating facility. The assessment apportioned each operator shall be due and payable at a time and in a manner prescribed by the State Treasurer. L.2006,c.35,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3B-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3B / Section 3B-6
Maintaining pools, cisterns, ditches, etc. in which mosquitoes breed
Status: in_force

No person, corporation or municipality knowingly shall maintain or permit to be maintained any pool, ditch, stream, or other body of water, or any cistern, privy vault, cesspool or other receptacle, containing liquid in which mosquitoes are breeding. L.1945, c. 192, p. 654, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-21
Powers of commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall constitute a body politic, with power: a. To sue and be sued; b. To use a common seal; c. To make by-laws; and d. To perform all acts which in its opinion may be necessary for the elimination of mosquito breeding areas, or which will tend to exterminate mosquitoes within the county.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

26:8-1. As used in this chapter: "Vital statistics" means statistics concerning births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships established pursuant to P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-1 et al.). "Vital records" means the birth, death, fetal death, marriage, civil union and domestic partnership records from which vital statistics are produced. "State registrar" means the State registrar of vital statistics; "Local registrar" or "registrar" means the local registrar of vital statistics of any district; and "registration district" or "district" means a registration district as constituted by this article. "Live birth" or "birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta attached. "Authentication" means the entry by the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, or a county or intercounty medical examiner or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, funeral director or physician into the New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System of a personal identification code, digital signature or other identifier unique to that user, by which the information entered into the system by the user is authenticated by the user who assumes responsibility for its accuracy. "Authentication" also means the process by which the State registrar or a local registrar, deputy registrar, alternate deputy registrar or subregistrar indicates that person's review and approval of information entered into the system by the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, or a county or intercounty medical examiner or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, funeral director or physician. "Electronic registration system" means any electronic method, including, but not limited to, one based on Internet technology, of collecting, transmitting, recording and authenticating information from one or more responsible parties, which is necessary to complete a vital record, and is designed to replace a manual, paper-based data collection, recordation and signature system. "New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System" or "NJ-EDRS" is an electronic registration system for completing a certification of death or fetal death record that is authorized, designed and maintained by the State registrar. amended 1965, c.78, s.32; 2003, c.221, s.12; 2003, c.246, s.14; 2006, c.103, s.37; 2018, c.62,s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2B-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2B / Section 2B-20
Records; confidentiality; rights of patients
Status: in_force

a. The administrator of each facility shall keep a record of the treatment afforded each patient, which shall be confidential and shall be made available only upon proper judicial order, whether in connection with pending judicial proceedings or otherwise. b. Any patient shall have the right to have a physician retained by him examine him, consult privately with his attorney, receive visitors, and send and receive communications by mail, telephone and telegraph. Such communications shall not be censored or read without the consent of such patient. The foregoing shall not limit the right of the administrator, subject to reasonable rules and regulations of the department, to prescribe reasonable rules governing visiting hours and the use of telephone and telegraph facilities. c. No patient may be detained at any facility pursuant to the provisions of this act, without his consent except in accordance with the provision of section 9. d. Insofar as is practicable a written, comprehensive, individualized treatment plan shall be kept by the administrator for each patient. e. Each patient shall be entitled to receive adequate and appropriate treatment. No patient shall be denied the right to vote while he is afforded treatment at a facility. L.1975, c. 305, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2MM-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2MM / Section 2MM-5
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The current health care system in New Jersey does not always fully address the specific needs of people with behavioral health issues, including mental health conditions and substance use disorders. b. Frequently, people with behavioral health issues are compelled to access care through primary care providers or hospital emergency departments, neither of which are typically equipped to handle the specialized care needed by people with behavioral health issues. Often, people are discharged from these treatment settings without receiving the care or referrals to services needed to treat the individual's particular behavioral health condition. c. Similarly, law enforcement are frequently called upon to respond to acute behavioral health crises. In many cases, the responding law enforcement officers do not possess the specialized training needed to respond to an acute behavioral health crisis, and so are not equipped to adequately assess the situation, de-escalate and resolve the immediate crisis, and access appropriate behavioral health care services. d. Historically, the lack of a comprehensive behavioral health crisis response system has placed marginalized communities, including those experiencing mental health crises, at disproportionate risk of poor outcomes. e. When a behavioral health condition is not appropriately treated by a qualified behavioral health specialist, the condition may worsen over time. In some cases, such as with an individual who has a substance use disorder, the longer the person goes without appropriate treatment, the greater the risk the person will experience a fatal overdose, contract a bloodborne virus and other communicable diseases, or experience other adverse health consequences resulting from the person's continuing substance use. In cases involving a person experiencing suicide ideation, the longer the person goes without treatment, the greater the risk the person will engage in self-harm. f. Additionally, untreated behavioral health conditions can significantly detract from the quality of life of the person with the behavioral health condition and the person's family and friends, who frequently feel helpless watching a loved one struggle with the burdens of an untreated mental health condition or substance use disorder. g. Steps have been taken at both the State and federal level to better meet the needs of people with behavioral health conditions. At the federal level, the "National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020," Pub.L.116-172, and rules adopted by the Federal Communication Commission's on July 16, 2020 take steps to improve access to crisis resources through a dedicated hotline, similar to 9-1-1, specific to behavioral health crises. At the State level, New Jersey has taken steps to improve access to behavioral health care by streamlining the process for dual licensure for primary and behavioral health care providers, issuing licenses for additional treatment beds, promoting measures to improve access to substance use disorder treatment and support services, and working to expand ready access to behavioral health treatment providers for all New Jerseyans. h. It is now necessary for New Jersey to take the steps required to implement the new national behavioral health crisis hotline in this State. i. It is the intent of the Legislature to support the operations of the national behavioral health crisis hotline in the State, and foster improved behavioral health treatment resources, through the establishment of a comprehensive Statewide mobile behavioral health crisis response system, the goals of which will be: improving access to, and the quality of, behavioral health crisis services through, among other measures, a "no wrong door" model of access; reducing the stigma associated with suicide, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders; improving equity in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions and substance use disorders; promoting equity in services for all individuals, regardless of cultural background, race, age, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation; promoting full access to behavioral health care services across rural, urban, and tribal communities; and ensuring a culturally and linguistically competent response to behavioral health crises. L.2022, c.35, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.3
Hospital respite care program
Status: in_force

A general hospital which has had an average of 20% or more of its beds vacant on weekends over a six month period may apply to the Commissioner of Health for permission to establish a hospital respite care program for senior citizens. Under such a program, otherwise empty hospital facilities, in a section separate from medical and surgical patients, shall be used to provide shelter, food, recreation and supervision to senior citizens age 65 or older who are ordinarily dependent upon family members or others for their care. The purpose of the hospital respite care program is to provide quality care to the elderly while enabling those who ordinarily care for an elderly person to be temporarily relieved of the stress of this responsibility. A hospital having an overall vacancy rate in excess of 20% over a six month period may also apply to the commissioner for permission to offer this service on weekdays for periods determined by the commissioner. L. 1986, c. 11, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.31
Discharge, transfer of patient unaffected.
Status: in_force

8. Nothing in this act shall delay the discharge of a patient, or the transfer of a patient from a hospital to another facility. L.2014, c.68, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-36.11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36.11
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Health Wellness Promotion Act." L.1993,c.327,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-123 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-123
Findings, declarations relative to women's health.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: women tend to live seven years longer than men and are at greater risk of having chronic diseases; approximately 75% of residents in New Jersey's long-term care facilities are women; approximately 19%, or 500,000 women 19 through 64 years of age in the State have no health insurance; women of color experience a shorter life expectancy, higher maternal and infant mortality, and more chronic disease; and it is important to promote the prevention and early detection of diseases in women and the equality of care, treatment and rehabilitation for women when they become ill. The Legislature further recognizes that: heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, however, women with heart disease are not diagnosed or treated as early or as aggressively as men, and the classic risk profile for cardiovascular disease is based on a male model of disease; breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 35-50; New Jersey has higher than average rates for breast cancer and the State ranks 25th among all states for breast cancer screening; there remains a tremendous need for education and information regarding breast cancer symptoms, self-evaluation, routine mammography, prevention programs and access to services; nearly one fourth of pregnant women do not receive adequate prenatal care; women constitute the fastest growing group of people with AIDS in New Jersey; and domestic violence is a major health problem for women nationally and in this State. Therefore, it is necessary to create a special office to focus exclusively on these crucial health concerns facing the women in New Jersey. L.2001,c.376,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-9
Bonds not liability of state or political subdivision
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority, nor a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any such political subdivision, other than the authority, but shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided. All such bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the State of New Jersey nor the authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from revenues or other moneys of the authority and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of New Jersey or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this act shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the State or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor. L.1972, c. 29, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-32 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-32
Enforcement of orders
Status: in_force

The aforesaid orders of the Governor shall be enforced by the Departments of Health, Defense, and the State and local police and air pollution enforcement personnel forces. Those enforcing any Governor's order shall require no further authority or warrant in executing same than the issuance of the order itself. Those authorized to enforce said orders may use such reasonable force as is required in the enforcement thereof, and may take such reasonable steps as are required to assure compliance therewith including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following: (a) Entering any property or establishment whatsoever, commercial, industrial, or residential, believed to be violating said order (excepting single or double family homes or any dwelling unit within a multiple dwelling unit larger than a double family home) and, if a request does not produce compliance, causing compliance with said order; (b) Stopping, detouring, rerouting, and prohibiting motor vehicle travel and traffic; (c) Disconnecting incinerator or other types of combustion facilities; (d) Terminating all burning activities; (e) Closing down or restricting the use of any business, commercial, retail, manufacturing, industrial or other establishment. Where any person authorized to enforce such an order believes or suspects that same is being violated in a single or double family residence or within the dwelling portion of a large multiple dwelling unit, said residence or dwelling portion thereof may be entered only upon obtaining a search warrant from any judge having power to issue same. L.1967, c. 108, s. 7, eff. June 15, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-34 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-34
Verification of report
Status: in_force

Every report required to be filed by a nursing home pursuant to this act shall contain a written statement, sworn to by or on behalf of such nursing home and the operator of such nursing home to the effect that the report is true and complete and prepared in accordance with the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 237, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2SS-15 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2SS / Section 2SS-15
Violations, inducements.
Status: in_force

15. a. It shall be a violation of this act if an out-of-network health care provider, directly or indirectly related to a claim, knowingly waives, rebates, gives, pays, or offers to waive, rebate, give or pay all or part of the deductible, copayment, or coinsurance owed by a covered person pursuant to the terms of the covered person's health benefits plan as an inducement for the covered person to seek health care services from that provider. As the commissioner shall prescribe by regulation, a pattern of waiving, rebating, giving or paying all or part of the deductible, copayment or coinsurance by a provider shall be considered an inducement for the purposes of this subsection. b. This section shall not apply to any waiver, rebate, gift, payment, or offer that falls within a safe harbor under federal laws related to fraud and abuse concerning patient cost-sharing, including, but not limited to, anti-kickback, self-referral, false claims, and civil monetary penalties, including any advisory opinions issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the Office of Inspector General pertaining to those laws. L.2018, c.32, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-35
Employment of unlicensed radiologic technologist, assistant.
Status: in_force

a. No person shall knowingly or negligently employ as a radiologic technologist any person who requires and does not possess a valid license to engage in the activities of a radiologic technologist. b. No person shall knowingly or negligently employ as a radiologist assistant any person who requires and does not possess a valid license to engage in the activities of a radiologist assistant. L.1981, c.295, s.12; amended 2017, c.281, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-95.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-95.2
Financing virology program
Status: in_force

The virology program shall be financed during the current fiscal year from any moneys available to the department. L.1958, c. 24, p. 74, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5B-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-4
Duties of department of health
Status: in_force

The Department of Health, in consultation with appropriate professional advisory groups, shall: a. Establish guidelines for the early identification of persons born with hereditary disorders and standards for testing for hereditary disorders in newborn infants; b. Establish guidelines for the education and treatment of persons born with hereditary disorders; c. Establish procedures for referral of persons with hereditary disorders and their families to medical treatment and financial assistance; d. Institute and carry out an educational program among physicians, hospitals, public health departments and the public concerning hereditary disorders; e. Consult with the Commissioner of Insurance in identifying arbitrary and unreasonable discrimination against persons with hereditary disorders and their families in insurance coverages; f. Evaluate on a continuous basis the need for and efficacy of State programs for the treatment of persons with hereditary disorders; g. Promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1981, c. 502, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-94 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-94
Definitions relative to nursing home quality of care.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. "Fund" means the "Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund" established pursuant to this act. "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). "Nursing home" means a long-term care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), as well as the distinct part of another health care facility or continuing care retirement community that is licensed to provide skilled nursing care services pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). For the purposes of this act, nursing home shall not include: an acute care hospital; assisted living facility; comprehensive personal care home; residential health care facility; adult day health care facility; alternate family care program; adult family care program; home health care agency; State psychiatric hospital; county health care facility, including, but not limited to, county geriatric center, county nursing home or other county long-term care facility; the New Jersey Firemen's Home; or a health care facility operated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. L.2003, c.105, s.3; amended 2004, c.41, s.1; 2012, c.17, s.246.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-67 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-67
Publication of summary of health ordinance, code, title
Status: in_force

26:3-67. Before any health ordinance or code shall take effect, a summary of the ordinance or code, or its title, shall be published at least once in a newspaper published and circulating as prescribed in section 26:3-66 of this title. Amended 1996, c.113, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7.6
Requirements for subacute care unit.
Status: in_force

3. a. A hospital which proposes to utilize a portion of its licensed bed capacity for the purpose of establishing a subacute care unit shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) the subacute care unit's beds shall be licensed by the Department of Health as long-term care beds and shall meet all applicable State licensing and federal certification requirements, including the physical requirements for skilled nursing beds under the federal Medicare program established pursuant to Pub.L.89-97 (42 U.S.C.s.1395 et seq.), with reasonable waiver provisions as determined by the commissioner or the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as appropriate; (2) the maximum length of stay in the unit shall not exceed eight days; (3) the unit shall be certified to participate in the Medicare program as a skilled nursing facility; (4) the unit shall be comprised of not more than 7% of the hospital's licensed medical-surgical bed capacity or 12 beds, whichever is greater; (5) the hospital's licensed medical-surgical bed capacity shall be reduced, by the commissioner, by the number of beds used to establish a subacute care unit under the provisions of this section. Long-term care beds in a hospital's subacute care unit shall not be transferred to, or combined with, a subacute care unit in another hospital. Bed limitations for a hospital shall include both conversions of existing acute care beds and any purchases or other acquisitions or rentals of beds to be used by a hospital for the provision of subacute care under this act; (6) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.43). (7) the hospital shall be subject to the fee for the filing of an application for a license for long-term care beds and any renewal thereof as established by the Department of Health pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-12). b. Subacute care shall not be covered by the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). The long-term care beds in a subacute care unit shall not be included in long-term care bed inventories for certificate of need review purposes. L.1996, c.102, s.3; amended 1998, c.43, s.8; 2012, c.17, s.172.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-36.9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36.9
Findings, declarations, "off-label" drugs
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Many citizens of this State rely upon health insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care. b. It is essential that the citizens' expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms of their insurance policies. c. Currently, some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when the drugs are prescribed for treatments other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA ("off-label" use) while other insurers providing similar coverage terms do pay for "off-label" use. d. Denial of payment for "off-label" use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate treatment for a person being treated for a life-threatening illness. e. "Off-label" use of an FDA-approved drug is legal when prescribed in a medically appropriate way and is often necessary to provide needed care. Approximately 50 percent of cancer patients receive some type of "off label" drug in their treatment. The FDA and the federal Department of Health and Human Services recognize the wide variety of effective "off-label" uses of FDA-approved drugs. Information on the appropriate "off-label" use of FDA-approved drugs is obtained from compendia published by the United States Pharmacopoeial Convention, the American Medical Association, and the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. In addition, scientific studies of "off-label" use of drugs published in recognized peer-reviewed professional journals provide information on appropriate uses of "off-label" drugs. f. The "Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990," Pub. L. 101-508, requires Medicaid agencies to pay for "off-label" use of drugs prescribed for Medicaid patients if the use is stated in any of the three compendia or peer-reviewed literature; thereby providing recognition of the three compendia and peer-reviewed literature as appropriate sources for reimbursement. g. "Off-label" use of FDA-approved drugs provides efficacious drugs at a lower cost. To require that all appropriate uses of a drug undergo approval by the FDA may substantially increase the cost of drugs and delay or even deny patients' ability to obtain medically effective treatment. FDA approval for each use would require substantial expenditure and time to undergo the clinical trials necessary to obtain FDA approval. h. Reimbursement for "off-label" uses of FDA-approved drugs is necessary to conform to the way in which appropriate medical treatment is provided, to make needed drugs available to patients, and may help to contain health care costs. L.1993,c.321,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-10
Additional powers of authority.
Status: in_force

10. The authority is authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect rates, rents, fees and charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by each project and to contract with any person, partnership, association or corporation, or other body, public or private, in respect thereof. Such rates, rents, fees and charges shall be fixed and adjusted in respect of the aggregate of rents, rates, fees and charges from such project so as to provide funds sufficient with other revenues or moneys, if any: a. To pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the project and each and every portion thereof, to the extent that the payment of such cost has not otherwise been adequately provided for. b. To pay the principal of and the interest on outstanding bonds of the authority issued in respect of such project as the same shall become due and payable; and c. To create and maintain reserves required or provided for in any resolution authorizing, or trust agreement securing, such bonds of the authority. Such rates, rents, fees and charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any department, commission, board, body, bureau or agency of this State other than the authority. A sufficient amount of the revenues derived in respect of a project, except such part of such revenues as may be necessary to pay the cost of maintenance, repair and operation and to provide reserves for renewals, replacements, extensions, enlargements and improvements as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the authority or in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in such resolution or trust agreement in a sinking or other similar fund which is hereby pledged to, and charged with, the payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds as the same shall become due, and the redemption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchase as therein provided. Such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the rates, rents, fees and charges and other revenues or other moneys or securities so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority. The use and disposition of moneys to the credit of such sinking or other similar fund shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of such trust agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided in such resolution or such trust agreement, such sinking or other similar fund shall be a fund for all such bonds issued to finance projects of a health care organization without distinction or priority of one over another; provided the authority in any such resolution or trust agreement may provide that such sinking or other similar fund shall be the fund for a particular project at a health care organization and for the bonds issued to finance a particular project and may, additionally, permit and provide for the issuance of bonds having a subordinate lien in respect of the security herein authorized to other bonds of the authority and, in such case, the authority may create separate sinking or other similar funds in respect to such subordinate lien bonds. L.1972,c.29,s.10; amended 1997, c.435, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.2
Applicability of code, rule, regulation to classes of vehicles
Status: in_force

2. Any code, rule or regulation establishing standards and requirements for the control of air contaminants from motor vehicles shall be applicable to such classification of motor vehicles as the department shall determine to be necessary to carry out the purpose of P.L.1966, c.16 (C.26:2C-8.1 et seq.). L.1966,c.16,s.2; amended 1967,c.106,s.12; 1995,c.112,s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-57 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-57
Reimbursement of certified agency, organization, entity
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner, in accordance with recommendations adopted by the council, and within the limits of those monies in the fund, shall annually reimburse any private agency, organization, or entity which is certified by the commissioner to provide training and testing for ambulance, first aid, and rescue squad personnel who are seeking certification or recertification as a volunteer emergency medical technician, for which costs that agency, organization, or entity is not otherwise reimbursed. An agency, organization, or entity that provides training and testing to volunteer emergency medical technicians and volunteer emergency medical technician candidates shall be eligible for reimbursement from the fund regardless of whether the ambulance, first aid, and rescue squad employing or utilizing the services of the volunteer emergency medical technician receives any payment or reimbursement for providing emergency medical services. The priority for reimbursement from the fund to an agency, organization, or entity for training and testing of ambulance, first aid, and rescue squad personnel shall be in the following order: initial emergency medical technician certification and emergency medical technician refresher recertification classes. b. All reimbursements from the fund shall be promptly paid upon receipt of a qualifying application for reimbursement, which payment shall be made to the agency, organization, or entity that provided training to the volunteer emergency medical technician. c. (1) The head of the ambulance, first aid, and rescue squad employing or utilizing the services of an emergency medical technician, who received initial emergency medical technician training from an agency, organization, or entity that received reimbursement from the fund for providing the initial emergency medical technician training to that emergency medical technician, shall determine the emergency medical technician to be a volunteer in good standing, provided that the emergency medical technician works at least one service call per month during the initial three-year certification period as a volunteer emergency medical technician. (2) The head of the ambulance, first aid, and rescue squad shall seek reimbursement from the emergency medical technician, if the emergency medical technician ceases to be a volunteer in good standing, for monies paid out of the fund in connection with that emergency medical technician's training, testing, certification, or recertification, as appropriate, in connection with the initial three-year certification period in which the emergency medical technician ceased to be a volunteer in good standing. However, an emergency medical technician who ceases to be a volunteer in good standing in order to attend a public or private institution of higher education shall not be responsible for reimbursing the fund. The Department of Health shall exercise oversight authority over the collection of funds pursuant to this paragraph. d. As used in this section: "Public or private institution of higher education" means any public university or college or any private college, university, or institute incorporated and located in New Jersey, which by virtue of law or character or license is a nonprofit educational institution authorized to grant academic degrees, provides a level of education equivalent to the education provided by the State's public institutions of higher education as attested by the receipt of and continuation of regional accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and is eligible to receive State aid under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. "Volunteer emergency medical technician" means an emergency medical technician who provides basic life support services without receiving compensation in the form of an hourly wage, a salary, or any other form of financial remuneration provided for or in connection with the provision of basic life support services. A volunteer emergency medical technician shall not include an individual employed full-time by a general or special hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) as an emergency medical technician. L.1992,c.143,s.4; amended 2003, c.1, s.9; 2024, c.68.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2B-34 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2B / Section 2B-34
Allotment formula.
Status: in_force

5. a. Allotments to each county whose annual comprehensive plan is approved pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of this act shall be made on the basis of the following formula: County Allotment = Population of County x Total Funds Appropriated Population of State ( Per Capita Income of State (3 yr. average) x ( .5 x ----------------------------------------------------- ( Per Capita Income of County (3 yr. average) Need in County ) + .5 x ----------------- ) Need in State ) in which Need in County and Need in State are estimates of the prevalence of alcohol use disorder according to the current New Jersey Behavioral Health Services Plan. The funds dedicated for the provision of educational programs from the Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund shall be allocated to the counties on the basis of this formula. b. As a condition for receiving the allotment calculated in subsection a. of this section, a county shall contribute a sum not less than 25 percent of that county's allotment to fund community services for persons with alcohol use disorder pursuant to the county's annual comprehensive plan. Those alcohol use disorder education, prevention and treatment programs already existing in a county may be combined under the county plan which establishes the annual comprehensive plan to be approved by the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. In determining the sum of money to be contributed by each county, the required 25 percent minimum county contribution may include any moneys currently appropriated by the county to meet the needs of the alcohol use disorder programs. L.1983, c.531, s.5; amended 1989, c.51, s.15; 1990, c.41, s.6; 2023, c.177, s.67.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-31.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-31.2
Publication of rules and regulations not required; filing printed copies
Status: in_force

It shall not be necessary to publish any such rules and regulations, so to be adopted, as part of said ordinance, notwithstanding that a printed copy thereof is annexed thereto, either before or after the final passage of such ordinance; provided, that said printed copies are filed as aforesaid, and, if said ordinance is adopted, the said copies 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 so remain on file, in the office of the body or department having charge of the enforcement of said ordinance, so long as said ordinance is in effect, for the use and examination of the public. L.1948, c. 275, p. 1178, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4
Notice to local board to control disease; proceeding to compel action
Status: in_force

Whenever within the jurisdiction of a local board there is a person infected with any communicable disease, the State department may cause a notice in writing, signed by the Commissioner of Health, to be sent to the local board requiring it to take action for the restriction of the spread of the communicable disease within the time specified in the notice. If no action is taken by the local board within the time specified in the notice, the State department may bring a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to compel the local board to take the action ordered in the notice. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 472, s. 35.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-31
Certificate of birth or parentage when no physician or midwife in attendance
Status: in_force

26:8-31. In case there is no physician, midwife, or person acting as the agent of the physician or midwife, in attendance upon the birth, it shall be the duty of one of the following persons in the order named to file the birth certificate with the local registrar and file the Certificate of Parentage with the State IV-D agency or its designee: a. The father or mother of the child; b. The manager or superintendent of the public or private institution in which the birth occurred. Amended 1994,c.164,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-35
Aggrieved persons; hearing; notice
Status: in_force

Any aggrieved person, firm or corporation or other entity upon application to the commissioner shall be granted a public hearing on the question of whether or not the continuance of any such order in whole or in part is unreasonable in the light of the then prevailing conditions of air pollution, the contribution to the same of any particular activity, and the purposes of this act. Said public hearing shall be conducted as quickly as possible by said commissioner who shall give public notice of same. The commissioner shall have the power to compel attendance, testimony, and the production of documents by the use of subpoena powers. The number of witnesses and the extent of testimony shall be within his control. If the commissioner, upon conclusion of such hearing, determines that any such order should be terminated, or modified in any way whatsoever, he shall report such findings and recommendations to the Governor for such action as he deems appropriate. L.1967, c. 108, s. 10, eff. June 15, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-17
Each mattress, box spring separate offense.
Status: in_force

26:10-17. The unit for a separate and distinct offense in violation of this article shall be each and every mattress and box spring made, remade, renovated, sold, offered for sale, delivered, consigned, or possessed with intent to sell, deliver or consign, contrary to the provisions of this article. amended 2015, c.183, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.9
Coverage for birth and natal care; HMO
Status: in_force

8. a. Every enrollee agreement that provides maternity benefits and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.) or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Insurance on or after the effective date of this act shall provide health care services for a minimum of 48 hours of in-patient care following a vaginal delivery and a minimum of 96 hours of in-patient care following a cesarean section for a mother and her newly born child in a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). The provisions of this section shall apply to enrollee agreements in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, an enrollee agreement that provides health care services for post-delivery care to a mother and her newly born child in the home shall not be required to provide for a minimum of 48 hours and 96 hours, respectively, of in-patient care unless such in-patient care is determined to be medically necessary by the attending physician or is requested by the mother. For the purposes of this section, attending physician shall include the attending obstetrician, pediatrician or other physician attending the mother or newly born child. c. Every health maintenance organization shall provide notice to enrollees regarding the coverage required by this section in accordance with this subsection and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The notice shall be in writing and prominently positioned in any literature or correspondence and shall be transmitted at the earliest of: (1) the next mailing to the enrollee; (2) the yearly informational packet sent to the enrollee; or (3) January 1, 1996. L.1995,c.138,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-17
Approval of local regulations
Status: in_force

No ordinance, resolution or regulation concerning unnecessary radiation adopted by any municipality, county or local board of health shall be effective until a certified copy of such ordinance or regulation has been submitted to the commission and approved by the commissioner of the department. Such ordinances or regulations may not be approved unless the same shall be consistent with this act or any code, rule or regulation issued pursuant hereto. L.1958, c. 116, p. 597, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-148 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-148
Definitions relative to dementia care homes.
Status: in_force

17. As used in sections 18 through 26 of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.26:2H-149 et seq.): "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders" means a form of dementia characterized by a general loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Dementia" means a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes due to organic brain disease, for which no curative treatment is available, and marked by memory disorders, changes in personality, deterioration in personal care, impaired reasoning ability, and disorientation. "Dementia care home" means a community residential facility which: (1) provides services to residents with special needs, including, but not limited to, persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia; (2) is subject to the licensure authority of the Department of Health as a health care facility pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.); (3) and meets the requirements of section 19 of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.26:2H-150). L.2015, c.125, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-74 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-74
9-1-1 first responder dispatchers; designation.
Status: in_force

3. Persons appointed as public safety communications professionals, also referred to as 9-1-1 dispatchers or operators, shall hereinafter be referred to as 9-1-1 first responder dispatchers. L.2021, c.447, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8A-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8A / Section 8A-9
Duties of State registrar.
Status: in_force

9. The State registrar shall cause all Affidavits of Domestic Partnership and Certificates of Domestic Partnership received to be alphabetically indexed by the surname of one of the partners, and shall establish a cross-referencing system to allow the records to be identified by the surname of the second partner. The State registrar shall also cause to be transcribed or otherwise recorded from the certificates any of the vital facts appearing thereon as the commissioner may deem necessary or useful. L.2003,c.246,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-49.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-49.2
Standard serological test; duty of State Department of Health
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this act a standard serological test shall be a test for syphilis approved by the State Department of Health, and shall be made at a laboratory licensed in syphilis serology by the department, or by a laboratory in this State approved to make such tests by said department, or at a laboratory outside this State approved by said department, or the health department of the state or territory of the United States or District of Columbia wherein it is located, or at a laboratory of the Armed Forces of the United States or the United States Public Health Services. Such laboratory tests as are required by this act may, at the option of the department, be performed in the laboratories of the State Department of Health without charge. L.1938, c. 41, p. 116, s. 2. Amended by L.1971, c. 84, s. 1, eff. April 8, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-4
Right to breast feed in public
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a mother shall be entitled to breast feed her baby in any location of a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement wherein the mother is otherwise permitted. L.1997,c.101,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.43 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.43
Information available to public on Internet website.
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner shall make available to members of the public, on the official Internet website of the Department of Health, the information reported pursuant to this act, in such a format as the commissioner deems appropriate to enable comparison among hospitals, with respect to the information, and shall include information in the New Jersey Hospital Performance Report annually issued by the commissioner that measures the performance of general hospitals in the State with respect to process quality indicators and health care facility-associated infection among patients. L.2007, c.196, s.5; amended 2012, c.17, s.203.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2B-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2B / Section 2B-38
Program contents.
Status: in_force

3. The program shall include, but not be limited to: providing public awareness of, and developing advocacy efforts for the deaf, persons with hearing impairments, and other persons with disabilities who are in need of treatment services for alcohol use disorder and substance use disorder, and developing treatment modalities and specialized training programs for this population. The commissioner shall incorporate the services of community-based agencies to develop and implement this program. L.1995, c.318, s.3; amended 2017, c.131, s.82.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137.10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137.10
Laboratory to submit lead screening results, prenatal maternity care, to Department of Health.
Status: in_force

3. A laboratory which performs a lead screening test pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act shall report the test results to the department, the local health department in the municipality in which the pregnant person who is the subject of the test resides, and the health care professional that submitted the specimen, within five business days of obtaining the test result. L.2025, c.193, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-11.2
Certificate of need call, "community perinatal center – intensive".
Status: in_force

2. Within 180 days following the effective date of P.L.2025, c.320 (C.26:2H-11.2 et al.), the Department of Health shall issue a certificate of need call for the neonatal level of care designation, "community perinatal center – intensive," as this term is defined in N.J.A.C.8:33-1.3 or its successor regulation, and for the addition of intensive bassinets within health care facilities that provide inpatient, maternity services in a manner that reflects the current needs of the State. L.2025, c.320, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-80 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-80
New-house testing
Status: in_force

The Department of Community Affairs is authorized to enter into an agreement with a public or private agency to carry out testing for radon gas and radon progeny at the sites of residential dwellings, the construction of which is in progress or commences on or after the effective date of this act, and to provide funding for that testing, provided that each $1.00 of that funding is matched by $1.00 from other public or private sources. L. 1986, c. 83, s. 11, eff. Aug. 14, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-34 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-34
Supplemental return of name of child
Status: in_force

When a certificate of birth of a living child is presented without the statement of the given name, the local registrar shall make out and deliver to the parents of the child a special blank for the supplemental report of the given name of the child, which shall be filled out as directed, and returned to the local registrar as soon as the child shall have been named.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-59 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-59
Rights under Civil Service and pension or retirement laws preserved
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes or by any pension law or retirement system. L.1947, c. 177, p. 814, s. 59.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-92 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-92
Valid document of gift.
Status: in_force

16. a. A document of gift shall be valid if executed in accordance with: (1) the provisions of this act; (2) the laws of the state or country in which it is executed; or (3) the laws of the state or country in which the person making the anatomical gift is domiciled, has a place of residence, or is a citizen at the time that the document of gift is executed. b. The law of this State shall govern the interpretation of a valid document of gift to which the provisions of this act apply. c. A person shall presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless the person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked. L.2008, c.50, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.45 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.45
Alternative approach for reimbursement of cost for retrofit devices.
Status: in_force

20. a. The provisions of section 6, section 7, section 14, sections 16 through 19, inclusive, and sections 29 through 31, inclusive, of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.31, C.26:2C-8.32, C.26:2C-8.39, C.26:2C-8.41 through C.26:2C-8.44, and C.26:2C-8.54 through C.26:2C-8.56) affecting the reimbursement of owners of regulated vehicles or regulated equipment for the costs associated with the purchase and installation of retrofit devices, to the contrary notwithstanding, the Department of Environmental Protection may develop an alternative approach for reimbursement of these costs to the owners if the department determines that an alternative approach is feasible, cost-effective, and efficient. The alternative approach may include, but shall not be limited to, directly reimbursing the entity performing the actual installation of the retrofit device in lieu of reimbursing the owner of the regulated vehicle or regulated equipment. If the department determines that an alternative approach is feasible, cost-effective, and efficient and chooses to implement the alternative approach, the department shall establish and implement the alternative approach pursuant to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). No such rule or regulation may modify any procedure performed by, or any responsibility or requirement imposed on, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, its employees, or any persons licensed or contracted by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, unless the rule or regulation is adopted jointly by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). b. No provision of subsection a. of this section or any other rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be construed to supersede or modify, the provisions of section 3, section 4, subsection a. or subsections d. through f., inclusive, of section 6, subsections a. through c. or subsections e. through f., inclusive, of section 7, sections 8 through 13, inclusive, subsection d. or e. of section 19, section 21, section 26, section 27, section 28, subsection a. of section 29, or subsection b. of section 30 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.28, C.26:2C-8.29, C.26:2C-8.31, C.26:2C-8.32, C.26:2C-8.33 through C.26:2C-8.38, C.26:2C-8.44, C.26:2C-8.46, C.26:2C-8.51, C.26:2C-8.52, C.26:2C-8.53, C.26:2C-8.54, or C.26:2C-8.55). c. No entity performing the actual installation of a retrofit device who is reimbursed for the costs associated with the purchase and installation of retrofit devices pursuant to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section may impose any charge on any owner of a regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment for any cost associated with the purchase and installation of retrofit devices required pursuant to P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.26 et al.). No State agency, department, or political subdivision thereof may impose any charge on any owner of a regulated vehicle or piece of regulated equipment for any cost associated with the purchase and installation of retrofit devices required pursuant to P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.26 et al.) if entities performing the actual installation of a retrofit device are reimbursed for the costs pursuant to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L.2005,c.219,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.23 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.23
Health maintenance organization to provide coverage for treatment of infertility.
Status: in_force

5. a. No certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall be issued or continued on or after the effective date of this act unless the health maintenance organization provides health care services, to groups of more than 50 enrollees, for medically necessary expenses, as determined by a physician, incurred in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility as provided pursuant to this section. A health maintenance organization shall provide enrollee coverage for any services related to infertility in accordance with American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines and as determined by a physician, which includes, but is not limited to: diagnosis and diagnostic tests; medications; surgery; intrauterine insemination; in vitro fertilization, including in vitro fertilization using donor eggs and in vitro fertilization where the embryo is transferred to a gestational carrier or surrogate; genetic testing; artificial insemination; intracytoplasmic sperm injection; four completed egg retrievals; unlimited embryo transfers, in accordance with guidelines from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, using single embryo transfer when recommended and deemed medically appropriate by a physician; and medical costs of egg or sperm donors, including office visits, medications, laboratory and radiological procedures, and retrieval, shall be covered until the donor is released from treatment by the reproductive endocrinologist. A health maintenance organization may provide that coverage for in vitro fertilization shall be limited to a covered person who has used all reasonable, less expensive, and medically appropriate treatments, as determined by a licensed physician, and is still unable to become pregnant or carry a pregnancy to a live birth. Coverage for infertility services provided to partners of persons who have successfully reversed a voluntary sterilization shall not be excluded. A contract shall not impose any restriction concerning the coverage of infertility services based on age. As used in this section: "Infertility" means a disease, condition, or status characterized by any of the following: (1) the inability to achieve a successful pregnancy based on a patient's medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, physical findings, diagnostic testing, or any combination of those factors; (2) the need for medical intervention, including, but not limited to, the use of donor gametes or donor embryos in order to achieve a successful pregnancy either as an individual or with a partner; or (3) in patients having regular, unprotected intercourse and without any known etiology for either partner suggestive of impaired reproductive ability, evaluation should be initiated at 12 months when the female partner is under 35 years of age and at 6 months when the female partner is 35 years of age or older. Nothing in this definition shall be used to deny or delay treatment to any individual, regardless of relationship status or sexual orientation. "Treatment of infertility" means the recommended treatment plan or prescribed procedures, services, and medications directed by a licensed physician for infertility as defined in this section. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for other medical conditions under the contract, except that the services provided for in this section shall be performed at facilities that conform to standards established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The same copayments, deductibles and benefit limits shall apply to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility pursuant to this section as those applied to other medical or surgical benefits under the contract. Infertility resulting from a voluntary unreversed sterilization procedure may be excluded if the voluntary unreversed sterilization is the sole cause of infertility, provided, however, that coverage for infertility services shall not be excluded if the voluntary sterilization is successfully reversed. b. A religious employer may request, and a health maintenance organization shall grant, an exclusion under the contract for the coverage required by this section for in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, artificial insemination, zygote intra fallopian transfer, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection if the required coverage is contrary to the religious employer's bona fide religious tenets. The hospital service corporation that issues a contract containing such an exclusion shall provide written notice thereof to each prospective subscriber or subscriber, which shall appear in not less than 10 point type, in the contract, application and sales brochure. For the purposes of this subsection, "religious employer" means an employer that is a church, convention or association of churches, or any group or entity that is operated, supervised, or controlled by or in connection with a church or a convention or association of churches as defined in 26 U.S.C. s.3121(w)(3)(A), and that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3). c. The provisions of this section shall apply to those contracts for health care services by health maintenance organizations under which the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage is reserved. d. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a contract for health care services by a health maintenance organization which, pursuant to a contract between the health maintenance organization and the Department of Human Services, provides benefits to persons who are eligible for medical assistance under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), the NJ FamilyCare Program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.), or any other program administered by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services. e. Nothing in this section shall preclude the health maintenance organization from performing utilization review, including periodic review of the medical necessity of a particular service, provided all utilization review decisions are consistent with American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines. L.2001, c.236, s.5; amended 2017, c.48, s.5; 2023, c.258, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.24
Nonliability for divulging confidential information
Status: in_force

No individual or organization providing information to the Department of Health in accordance with this act shall be deemed to be or held liable for divulging confidential information. L.1983, c. 291, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.12
Gender reassignment surgery; amendment of birth certificate.
Status: in_force

1. The State registrar shall issue an amended certificate of birth to a person born in this State who requests an amended certificate of birth which shows the gender and, if applicable, the name of the person as it has been changed. a. The State registrar shall issue the amended certificate of birth upon receipt of: (1) a certified copy of an order from a court of competent jurisdiction which indicates that the name of the person has been changed, if the person has changed his or her name; and (2) a form provided by the State registrar and completed by the person, or the person's guardian, which affirms the following language: "I, (petitioner's full name), hereby attest under penalty of perjury that the request for a change in gender to (female, male, or undesignated/non-binary) is to conform my legal gender to my gender identity and is not for any fraudulent purpose." b. The amended certificate of birth shall be of the same general type as the original certificate of birth, and shall not be marked as amended. c. When an amended certificate of birth is issued, the State registrar shall notify the appropriate local registrar of vital statistics who shall enter the amended certificate in his local record and place his copy of the original certificate under seal. d. The State registrar shall place the original certificate of birth and all papers pertaining to the amended certificate of birth under seal. The seal shall not be broken except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or upon the request of the person who is the subject of the certificate of birth, or the parent or guardian, if the person is a minor. Thereafter, whenever a certified copy of the certificate of birth is prepared, it shall be made from the amended certificate of birth except when an order of a court of competent jurisdiction requires that a certified copy be made of the original certificate of birth. e. In the case of a resident of this State who was born in another state or in a foreign jurisdiction, if such other state or foreign jurisdiction requires a court order in order to amend a certificate of birth to reflect a change in gender, a court in this State shall have jurisdiction to issue an order declaring a person's gender upon receipt of a statement affirming under penalty of perjury that the request for a declaration of female, male, or undesignated/non-binary gender is to conform with gender identity and not for any fraudulent purpose. f. The fee for issuing the amended certificate of birth is $6.00. L.1984, c.191, s.1; amended 2018, c.58.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-178.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-178.1
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening, related services, access.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Health shall develop and implement a plan to improve access to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening, referral, treatment, and support services. b. The plan shall provide strategies to: (1) increase awareness among mental health care service providers who treat women experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders with regard to the prevalence and effects of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders on women and children; (2) establish a referral network of mental health care providers and support services for women who are in need of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder treatment; (3) increase women's access to formal and informal peer support services, including access to certified peer specialists who have received training related to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; (4) raise public awareness for, and reduce the stigma related to, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; and (5) provide available funds to perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening, referral, treatment, and support services. L.2021, c.380.
N.J. Stat. § 26:12-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-5
Safety standards; development; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall develop, and shall by rule and regulation promulgate, modify or revoke youth camp safety standards. In developing such standards, the commissioner shall consult with other State and local officials and with representatives of appropriate public and private organizations, and shall consider existing State and local regulations and standards and standards developed by private organizations which are applicable to youth camp health and safety. The commissioner shall make the initial promulgation of standards required by this act within 6 months of the effective date of this act. L.1973, c. 375, s. 5, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-126 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-126
Notification to residents of closing, relocation of nursing home, assisted living facility; exceptions.
Status: in_force

1. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, at least 60 days prior to the proposed date of the closing or relocation of a nursing home or assisted living residence licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), the nursing home or assisted living administrator shall notify, in writing, a resident of the facility, the resident's legal representative, if applicable, and the Department of Health of the closing or relocation of the facility. b. The Commissioner of Health may waive the 60-day notice requirement in subsection a. of this section if the commissioner determines that an emergency situation warrants a more immediate closure or relocation of the nursing home or assisted living residence. In the case of such an emergency situation, the administrator of the facility shall notify, in writing, a resident, the resident's legal representative, if applicable, and the Department of Health of the closure or relocation as soon as practicable. As used in this section, an "emergency situation" may include: the suspension or revocation of the facility license by the commissioner; decertification of the facility by the federal Medicare program established pursuant to Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," Pub.L.89-97 (42 U.S.C. s.1395 et seq.), or the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.); or any other event as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner. L.2006, c.75, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.252.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.29 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.29
Construction of act relative to advance care directive.
Status: in_force

6. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid advance directive pursuant to the provisions of the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act," P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et al.), the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act," P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-102 et al.), or the "Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act," P.L.2011, c.145 (C.26:2H-129 et al.). b. A patient may designate a caregiver in an advance directive. L.2014, c.68, s.6; amended 2019, c.218, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-137 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-137
Regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L. 1985, c. 84, s. 8, eff. March 25, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-83 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-83
Background checks for nurse aid, personal care assistant certification.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Department of Health shall not issue a nurse aide or personal care assistant certification to any applicant, except on a conditional basis as provided for in subsection d. of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-84), unless the Commissioner of Health first determines, consistent with the requirements of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87), 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 certified. A nurse aide or personal care assistant certified by the department prior to the effective date of P.L.2000, c.20 upon whom a criminal history record background check has not been conducted pursuant to sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87), shall be required to undergo that criminal history record background check as a condition of that individual's initial recertification following the effective date of P.L.2000, c.20. 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 recertification for every certified nurse aide and personal care assistant; except that the commissioner, in lieu of conducting follow-up criminal history record background checks for purposes of recertification, may provide for an alternative means of determining whether a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant has been convicted of a crime or disorderly persons offense which would disqualify that person from certification, including, but not limited to, a match of a person's Social Security number or other identifying information with records of criminal proceedings in this and other states. If the commissioner elects to implement this alternative means of determining whether a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant has been convicted of a crime or disorderly persons offense which would disqualify that person from certification, the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature prior to its implementation on the projected costs and procedures to be followed with respect to its implementation and setting forth the rationale therefor. A person shall be disqualified from certification if that person's criminal history record background check reveals a record of conviction of any of the following crimes and offenses: (1) In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons offense: (a) involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:12-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq. or N.J.S.2C:15-1 et seq.; or (b) against the family, children, or incompetents, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-1 et seq.; or (c) involving theft as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or (d) involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog as set forth in chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes except paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10. (2) In any other state or jurisdiction, of conduct which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons offenses described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, no person shall be disqualified from certification on the basis of any conviction disclosed by a criminal history record background check performed pursuant to sections 2 through 6 and section 14 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87 and C.53:1-20.9a) if the person has affirmatively demonstrated to the Commissioner of Health 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. c. If a person subject to the provisions of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87) 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 nurse aide or personal care assistant certification and shall notify the applicant, and the applicant's employer if the applicant is conditionally employed as provided in subsection d. of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-84) or the applicant's prospective employer if known, of that denial; or (2) revoke the person's current nurse aide or personal care assistant certification and notify the person, and the person's employer, if known, of that revocation. L.1997, c.100, s.2; amended 1997, c.284, s.2; 2000, c.20, s.1; 2012, c.17, s.240.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.69 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.69
Health care facilities prohibited from discharging prescription medication into public wastewater collection or septic system; exceptions.
Status: in_force

2. a. Except as otherwise provided by subsections b. and c. of this section, every health care facility shall establish and implement a policy, procedure, plan, or practice that prohibits the health care facility and any employee, staff person, contractor, or other person under the direction or supervision of the health care facility from discharging, disposing of, flushing, pouring, or emptying any unused prescription medication into a public wastewater collection system or a septic system. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or prohibit a health care facility from lawfully discharging, disposing of, flushing, pouring, or emptying into a public wastewater collection system or a septic system any non-prescription medication or an intravenous solution containing only dextrose, saline, sterile water, or electrolytes, or a combination thereof. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, a health care facility, or any employee, staff person, contractor, or other person under the direction or supervision of the health care facility, may discharge, dispose of, flush, pour, or empty any unused prescription medication into a public wastewater collection system or a septic system if, pursuant to the product insert, product label, product packaging, or prescription: (1) the dose of prescription medication is to be partially wasted prior to administration of the medication per physician order; (2) the prescription medication is a controlled substance as defined by federal law, rule or regulation; or (3) the prescription medication is not deemed hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. L.2012, c.62, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.37 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.37
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. A general hospital that is in violation of the provisions of this act shall be subject to such penalties as the Commissioner of Health may determine pursuant to sections 13 and 14 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-13 and 26:2H-14). L.2007, c.120, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.200.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-36.10 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36.10
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

8. The Commissioner of Insurance, after consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.1993,c.321,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-22
Definitions relative to biological agents, Biological Agent Registry.
Status: in_force

22. a. As used in this section: "Biological Agent" means: (1) any select agent that is a microorganism, virus, bacterium, fungus, rickettsia or toxin listed in Appendix A of Part 72 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (2) any genetically modified microorganism or genetic element from an organism listed in Appendix A of Part 72 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shown to produce or encode for a factor associated with a disease; (3) any genetically modified microorganism or genetic element that contains nucleic acid sequences coding for any of the toxins listed in Appendix A of Part 72 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or their toxic subunits; (4) high consequence livestock pathogens and toxins as determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture; (5) any agents defined pursuant to R.S. 4:5-107 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 2:6-1.1 et seq. and the Secretary of Agriculture; (6) any other agent as determined by the commissioner to represent a significant risk to human and animal health. "Possess or maintain" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: development, production, acquisition, transfer, receipt, stockpiling, retention, ownership or use of a biological agent. "Registry" means the Biological Agent Registry established pursuant to this section. b. The commissioner, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish a Biological Agent Registry and administer a program for the registration of biological agents. The registry shall identify the biological agents possessed or maintained by any person in this State and shall contain such other information as required by regulation of the commissioner pursuant to this section. c. A person who possesses or maintains any biological agent required to be registered under this section shall report the information to the department by submitting a duplicate of the form required under Part 331 of Title 7, Part 121 of Title 9, and Parts 72 and 73 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Forms submitted pursuant to these provisions shall not be reproduced by photographic, electronic or other means, and shall be stored in a manner that is both confidential and secure. d. Except as otherwise provided in this section, information prepared for or maintained in the registry shall be confidential. (1) The commissioner may, in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner, utilize information contained in the registry for the purpose of conducting or aiding in a communicable disease investigation. (2) The commissioner shall cooperate, and may share information contained in the registry, with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, and State and federal law enforcement agencies pursuant to a communicable disease investigation commenced or conducted by the department, the New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.246 (C.App. A:9-64 et seq.), or other State or federal law enforcement agency having investigatory authority, or in connection with any investigation involving the release, theft or loss of a registered biological agent. Access to this information shall terminate upon the completion of the investigation. (3) Release of information from the registry as authorized under this section shall not render the information released or information prepared for or maintained in the registry a public or government record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.) and P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). e. Any person who willfully or knowingly violates any provision of this section is liable for a penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day of the violation, and each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation. A penalty imposed under this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding before the Superior Court pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). f. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) that are consistent with Part 331 of Title 7, Part 121 of Title 9, and Parts 72 and 73 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to carry out the purposes of this section; except that, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as he deems necessary to implement the provisions of this section, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to: (1) a list of the biological agents required to be registered pursuant to this section; (2) designation of the persons required to make reports, the specific information required to be reported, time limits for reporting, the form of the reports, and the person to whom the report shall be submitted; (3) provisions for the release of information in the registry to State and federal law enforcement agencies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection d. of this section; (4) establishment of a system of safeguards that requires a person who possesses or maintains a biological agent required to be registered under this section to comply with the federal standards that apply to a person registered to possess or maintain the agent under federal law; (5) establishment of a process for a person that possesses or maintains a registered biological agent to alert appropriate authorities of unauthorized possession or attempted possession of a registered biological agent, and designation of appropriate authorities for receipt of the alerts; and (6) establishment of criteria and procedures for the commissioner to grant exemptions to the requirements if it is determined that the public benefit of such exemption outweighs the need for regulation. L.2005,c.222,s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-11
Existence of violations at blood bank dangerous to public health; order of commissioner; hearing; injunctive relief
Status: in_force

If the commissioner shall have reason to believe that a condition exists or has occurred at a blood bank, in violation of the provisions of this act, which is dangerous to the public health, he may order such blood bank to correct such violation and may suspend the license of the blood bank until such correction is completed. If a licensee shall deny that a violation exists or has occurred, he shall have the right to apply to the commissioner for a hearing. Such hearing shall be held and a decision rendered within 48 hours of the receipt of said request. If the commissioner shall rule against the licensee, the licensee shall have the right to apply for injunctive relief against the commissioner's order. Jurisdiction for such injunctive relief shall be in the Superior Court of New Jersey. L.1963, c. 33, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3E-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3E / Section 3E-17
Requirements for certain retail food establishments.
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary: a. (1) A retail food establishment using a standard printed menu shall list next to each food or beverage item on the menu, the total number of calories for that item as usually prepared and offered for sale; (2) A retail food establishment using a menu board system or similar signage shall list next to each food or beverage item on the board or sign, the total number of calories for that item as usually prepared and offered for sale; (3) A retail food establishment that has a drive-through window shall display calorie content values either on the drive-through menu board or on an adjacent stanchion visible at the point of ordering, and the calorie content values shall be posted adjacent to their respective menu item names as clearly and conspicuously as the price or menu item is on the drive-through menu board; and (4) A retail food establishment which offers alcoholic beverages for sale may, as an alternative to listing calorie information for each individual alcoholic beverage, list the average caloric value for beers, wines, and spirits as established by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service in the National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. A retail food establishment that lists the average caloric values for alcoholic beverages pursuant to this paragraph shall add to the labeling the following statement: "Signature drinks or liqueurs with added ingredients may increase calorie content." b. The calorie information listed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection a. of this section shall be posted clearly and conspicuously adjacent or in close proximity to the applicable menu item using a font and format that is at least as prominent, in size and appearance, as that used to post either the name or price of the menu item. The calorie content values required by this act shall be based upon a verifiable analysis of the menu item, which may include the use of nutrient databases, laboratory testing, or other reliable methods of analysis, and shall be rounded to the nearest 10 calories for calorie content values above 50 calories and to the nearest five calories for calorie content values 50 calories and below. c. The provisions of this section shall apply to each menu item that is served in portions the size and content of which are standardized. d. For menu items that come in different flavors and varieties but that are listed as a single menu item, the minimum to maximum numbers of calories for all flavors and varieties of that item shall be listed on the menu, menu board, or stanchion, as applicable, for each size offered for sale. e. (1) The disclosure of calorie information on a menu, menu board, or stanchion next to a standard menu item that is a combination of at least two standard menu items on the menu, menu board, or stanchion, shall, based upon all possible combinations for that standard menu item, include both the minimum and the maximum amount of calories. If there is only one possible total amount of calories, that total shall be disclosed. (2) The disclosure of calorie information on a menu, menu board, or stanchion next to a standard menu item that is not an appetizer or dessert, but is intended to serve more than one individual, shall include both: (a) the number of individuals intended to be served by the standard menu item; and (b) the calorie information per individual serving. If the standard menu item is a combination of at least two standard menu items, the disclosure shall, based upon all possible combinations for that standard menu item, include both the minimum and the maximum amount of calories. If there is only one possible total amount of calories, that total shall be disclosed. f. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a retail food establishment from providing additional nutrition information to its customers for each food or beverage item listed on its menu. g. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any: (1) item not listed on a standard printed menu or menu board system or similar signage, including, but not limited to, condiments or other products placed on a table or counter for general use; or (2) daily specials, temporary menu items appearing on the menu for less than 60 days per calendar year, customized orders, or food or beverage items from a consumer self-serve salad bar or buffet. h. (1) The Department of Health or the local board of health or the board, body, or officers exercising the functions of the local board of health according to law, upon written complaint or having reason to suspect that a violation of this act has occurred, shall, by written notification, advise the proprietor of the retail food establishment accordingly and order appropriate action to be taken. (2) A proprietor of a retail food establishment who violates the provisions of this section by failing to provide the information about food and beverage items as required in this section, or knowingly misstating the number of calories in a food or beverage item, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $50 or more than $100 for the first offense, and not less than $250 or more than $500 for the second or any subsequent offense. A municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings to enforce and collect any penalty imposed because of a violation of this act, if the violation has occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. The proceedings shall be summary and in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Process shall be in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue only at the suit of the Commissioner of Health, or the local board of health, as the case may be, as plaintiff. When the plaintiff is the Commissioner of Health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the commissioner into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality where the violation occurred. i. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to create or enhance any claim, right of action, or civil liability that did not previously exist under State law or limit any claim, right of action, or civil liability that otherwise exists under State law. j. There shall be no private right of action against the proprietor of a retail food establishment for failure to comply with the provisions of this section. k. To the extent consistent with federal law, the provisions of this section, as well as any other State law that regulates the disclosure of caloric information, shall be a matter of Statewide concern and shall occupy the entire field of regulation regarding the disclosure of caloric information by a retail food establishment, as well as content required to be posted on menus, menu board systems or similar signage, or stanchions, as applicable. No ordinance or regulation of a local government or local board of health shall regulate the dissemination of caloric information or the content required to be placed on menus, menu board systems or similar signage, or stanchions by a retail food establishment. Any local government or local board of health ordinance or regulation that violates this prohibition is void and shall have no force or effect. l. As used in this section, "retail food establishment" means a fixed restaurant or any similar place that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations nationally and doing business (1) under the same trade name or under common ownership or control or (2) as franchised outlets of a parent business, the principal activity of which consists of preparing for consumption within the establishment a meal or food to be eaten on the premises or picked up at a drive-through window. L.2009, c.306, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.335.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2F-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2F / Section 2F-9
Public health priority funding; notification; application
Status: in_force

Pending final passage of the applicable General Appropriations Act, the commissioner shall notify each eligible local health agency as to the priority health services and the amount of public health priority funds estimated to be payable during the next calendar year to provide these services. On or before a date set by the commissioner, the health officer of each local health agency, or in his absence another person designated by the official body under which the local health agency operates, may submit an application for public health priority funds for the following calendar year. The application shall include the budget of the agency, the plan of work and such other information as the commissioner may require, to be presented in a form prescribed by the commissioner. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to describe in detail in the application how all the public health priority services will be met by the local health agency. The application shall be certified, under the penalties of perjury, as true to the best knowledge of the person making it. L.1966, c.36, s.9; amended 1977, c.332, s.7; 1989,c.64,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-58.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3D / Section 3D-58.2
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2008, c.7, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-36
Violations; sanctions
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this act or any rule, regulation or order promulgated or issued pursuant to the act to which this act is supplementary shall be subject to the sanctions contained in P.L.1958, c. 116 (C. 26:2D-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented. L.1981, c. 295, s. 13, eff. Oct. 9, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-25 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-25
Claims for reimbursement.
Status: in_force

25. a. Any person making a claim for reimbursement for private property or services employed, taken or used for a public purpose under this act shall, subsequent to the termination of the public health emergency, file a petition for an award with the State Public Health Emergency Claim Reimbursement Board, established pursuant to section 24 of this act, through the Commissioner of Health. The petition shall be signed by the claimant and shall set forth the following: (1) a description of the services or property employed, taken, or used; (2) the dates of the employment, taking, or usage; (3) the person or entity ordering the employment, taking, or usage; (4) such additional information as the petitioner deems relevant to a full consideration of the claim; and (5) any additional information that the board may require. b. The board may establish such forms, documents, and procedures as may be necessary to expedite the processing of claims, and all claimants shall utilize and follow the forms, documents, and procedures, if so established. Subsequent to the filing of an initial petition, the board may request such additional information as it deems necessary from any claimant and may require the claimant, and any other person with knowledge of facts and circumstances relevant to the claim, to appear before the board for a hearing. No petition shall be filed with the board more than 180 days from the last date the services or property were employed, taken or used, except that this deadline may be extended by the board as is necessary to further the purposes of this act. c. The board's determination concerning a claimant's petition for reimbursement shall be transmitted to the claimant in writing. The claimant may appeal the decision to the Superior Court subject to the Rules of Court regarding the review of State agency actions. d. Any person seeking reimbursement under this act shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of this section unless the declaration of public health emergency which gives rise to the claim or petition for reimbursement is superseded by order of the Governor pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.). Upon the declaration of an emergency by the Governor pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 which supersedes the declaration of a public health emergency, the person shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1942, c.251 and the person's rights, remedies and entitlement to reimbursement shall be limited to that which is afforded in that act. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, in the event funds are otherwise made available for reimbursement, a person shall not be required to file a petition for an award with the board pursuant to this section. L.2005, c.222, s.25; amended 2012, c.17, s.358.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.33
Rules and regulations relative to idling school buses, consistency with "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)."
Status: in_force

8. a. The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.28), shall be consistent with any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.) concerning the idling of vehicles powered by diesel engines, shall be no less stringent than the restrictions on idling pursuant to department rules and regulations in effect on the date of enactment of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.26 et al.), and shall provide for the same penalties to be enforced for school bus idling as are enforced for the idling of other motor vehicles pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1966, c.15 (C.39:3-70.2), except that: (1) a warning shall be issued to the driver of the school bus operated in violation of these provisions, to the school district if the school district is not the owner of the school bus, and the principal or administrator of the school serviced by the school bus operated in violation of these provisions, for the first violation; (2) for a first violation, a notice of violation shall be issued to, and the appropriate penalty imposed on, the owner of the school bus operated in violation of these provisions; and (3) subsequent violations shall be enforced against the owner of the school bus operated in violation of these provisions, if other than the school district, and the school district serviced by the school bus operated in violation of these provisions. No penalties may be assessed against any driver of any school bus that is operated in violation of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.26 et al.). b. The Department of Environmental Protection shall consult with the Department of Education, individual school districts and school administrators concerning the issue of school bus idling, and develop and assist with the implementation of policies and procedures to achieve compliance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.28). c. The Department of Law and Public Safety, in consultation with local law enforcement, the Department of Education, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules or regulations necessary to facilitate and ensure the enforcement of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.28). L.2005,c.219,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-48 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-48
Health maintenance organization, aggregate benefits.
Status: in_force

5. a. Beginning with the calendar year starting on January 1, 2020, and in each calendar year thereafter, a health maintenance organization providing health benefits plans to a large employer shall return, in the form of aggregate benefits for all large group health benefits plans offered by the health maintenance organization, at least 85 percent of the aggregate premiums collected for all of those plans. b. A health maintenance organization shall annually report to the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, no later than August 1 of each year, the loss ratio calculated for all health benefits plans for the previous calendar year. In each case in which the loss ratio fails to substantially comply with the 85 percent loss ratio requirement, the health maintenance organization shall issue a dividend or credit against future premiums for all contract holders in an amount sufficient to assure that the aggregate benefits paid in the previous calendar year plus the amount of the dividends and credits shall equal 85 percent of the premiums collected. The health maintenance organization shall distribute all dividends and credits by December 31 of the year following the calendar year in which the loss ratio requirements were not satisfied. The health maintenance organization's annual report shall include the health maintenance organization's calculation of the dividends and credits applicable to all health benefits plans, as well as an explanation of the health maintenance organization's plan to issue dividends or credits. c. The commissioner shall specify by regulation: (1) any informational filings required to be submitted by a health maintenance organization to the commissioner in order to determine whether the health maintenance organization is in compliance with the loss ratio requirements; (2) the instructions and format for calculating and reporting loss ratios and issuing dividends or credits; (3) procedures for the distribution of a dividend or credit in the event of cancellation or termination by a contract holder; and (4) the instructions and format for submitting annual reports. d. As used in this section, "large employer" means an employer with more than 50 employees, who is not a small employer as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17). L.2019, c.358, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-51 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-51
Perth Amboy Port health offices abolished
Status: in_force

The offices of Perth Amboy Port health officer and deputy Perth Amboy Port health officer are hereby abolished. The terms of office of the present Perth Amboy Port health officer and deputy Perth Amboy Port health officer shall expire on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven. L.1947, c. 177, p. 813, s. 51.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-3
Violations; petty disorderly person
Status: in_force

Any person owning or operating a place of employment or public accommodation which violates this act is a petty disorderly person. L.1978, c. 162, s. 3.