N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7.26 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7.26
Requirements of transfer of ownership application.
Status: in_force

3. a. A transfer of ownership application submitted to the Department of Health pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act shall meet the following requirements: (1) In the case of an application to transfer controlling interest in a nursing home to an individual or entity that has never previously owned or operated a licensed health care facility in New Jersey, or for any application to transfer controlling interest in a nursing home that is submitted within six months after a prior application for transfer of controlling interest in the nursing home was approved, the applicant shall: (a) submit a projection of profits and losses for the next three years and a capital budget projection for the next three years; (b) disclose any licensed health care facilities owned, operated, or managed by the proposed owners and principals in any state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia in the preceding three years, along with owner-certified financial statements for each such facility for the last three years during which the facility was owned, operated, or managed by the owner or principal and disclosures by the applicant as to any enforcement actions imposed during that period of time against any facility owned, operated, or managed by the applicant in any jurisdiction; (c) hold a public hearing on the application no earlier than 30 days after the date the application is received by the department. Notice of the public hearing shall be published at least seven days in advance of the public hearing on the Internet websites of the department, the nursing home, and the applicant, as well as in at least one newspaper published in each county, if any newspapers are published therein. The nursing home shall invite the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Health, or their designated representatives, to attend the hearing. The transfer of ownership application may not be approved until after the public hearing is completed; and (d) consistent with the requirements of subsection b. of this section, submit to a criminal history record background check of each proposed owner and principal; (2) In the case of an application to transfer controlling interest in a nursing home to an individual or entity that has previously owned or operated a licensed health care facility in New Jersey, the applicant shall: (a) submit a projection of profits and losses for the next three years and a capital budget projection for the next three years; and (b) disclose any licensed health care facilities owned, operated, or managed by the proposed owners and principals in any state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia in the preceding year, along with owner-certified financial statements for each facility owned, operated, or managed by the proposed owners and principals in New Jersey for the last year during which the facility was owned, operated, or managed by owner or principal; (3) In the case of an application to transfer less than a controlling interest in a nursing home to an individual or entity that has never previously owned or operated a licensed health care facility in New Jersey, the applicant shall: (a) disclose any licensed health care facilities owned, operated, or managed by the proposed owners and principals in any state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia in the preceding year and any enforcement actions imposed during the preceding year against any facility owned, operated, or managed by the applicant in any jurisdiction; and (b) consistent with the requirements of subsection b. of this section, submit to a criminal history record background check of each proposed owner and principal; and (4) In the case of an application to transfer less than a controlling interest in a nursing home to an individual or entity that has previously owned or operated a licensed health care facility in New Jersey, the applicant shall disclose any licensed health care facilities owned, operated, or managed by the proposed owners and principals in any state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia in the preceding year and any enforcement actions imposed during the preceding year against any facility owned, operated, or managed by the applicant in any jurisdiction. b. (1) An applicant for a transfer of ownership of a nursing home who is required to complete a criminal history record background check pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall submit to being fingerprinted in accordance with applicable State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. An applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record background check, including all costs of administering and processing the check. (2) For the purposes of subsection a. of this section, the department is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record background information from the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation consistent with the provisions of applicable federal and State laws, rules, and regulations. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall make a determination as to whether transferring all or part of the ownership of a nursing home to the applicant would constitute a material risk to the health, safety, or welfare of residents of the nursing home, which shall include determining whether any owner or principal has a prior conviction involving fraud or any other criminal offense of a financial nature, or a prior conviction that may bear on the health and safety of residents of a long-term care facility, including, but not limited to, a prior conviction involving abuse, neglect, or exploitation of any person. (3) The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the department in the event that an individual who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of that notification, the department shall make a determination regarding the continued eligibility for the individual to be an owner or principal of a nursing home. L.2021, c.95, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-27 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-27
Removal of health officer.
Status: in_force

26:3-27. The local board or regional health commission, not operating under the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, employing a health officer or any other person whom it is sought to remove, shall formulate or receive charges in writing, against such person and shall fix a time and place for a hearing thereon. A written copy of the charges and a written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served upon the person sought to be removed at least 20 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing the local board or regional health commission shall hear all witnesses and receive all evidence produced, and if the charges are found to be true in fact, and just cause be shown, the local board or regional health commission may remove or reduce the pay, or position of the person against whom the charges are made. Amended 1947, c.181, s.7; 1950, c.119, s.9; 1997, c.416, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-45 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-45
Performance of functions necessary for orderly transfer
Status: in_force

8. Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit an EMT-D or a First Responder-D to perform the duties or fill the position of another health professional employed by a hospital, except that the EMT-D or First Responder-D may perform those functions that are necessary to assure the orderly transfer of a traffic accident victim or other emergency patient receiving pre-hospital care to hospital staff upon arrival at an emergency department and that are necessary to obtain the clinical training in the performance of cardiac defibrillation required by the department. L.1989,c.314,s.8; amended 1996,c.136,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-86 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-86
Recipients of anatomical gift.
Status: in_force

10. a. An anatomical gift may be made to the following persons or entities named in the document of gift: (1) a hospital; accredited medical school, dental school, college, or university; organ procurement organization; or other appropriate person, for research or education; (2) subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, an individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if the individual is the recipient of the part; or (3) an eye bank or tissue bank. b. If an anatomical gift to an individual cannot be transplanted into the individual, the part shall pass in accordance with subsection f. of this section in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the person making the anatomical gift. c. If there is more than one purpose of an anatomical gift set forth in the document of gift but the purposes are not set forth in any priority, the gift shall be used for transplantation or therapy, if suitable. If the gift cannot be used for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education. d. If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person or entity as described in subsection a. of this section and does not identify the purpose of the gift, the gift shall be used only for transplantation or therapy, and shall pass in accordance with subsection f. of this section. e. If a document of gift specifies only a general intent to make an anatomical gift by words such as "donor," "organ donor," or "body donor," or by a symbol or statement of similar import, the gift shall include all parts, may be used only for transplantation or therapy, and shall pass in accordance with subsection f. of this section. f. For the purposes of subsections b., d., and e. of this section, the following shall apply: (1) if the part is an eye, the gift shall pass to the appropriate eye bank; (2) if the part is tissue, the gift shall pass to the appropriate tissue bank; and (3) if the part is an organ, the gift shall pass to the appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ. g. An anatomical gift of an organ for transplantation or therapy, other than an anatomical gift under paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, shall pass to the organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ. h. If an anatomical gift does not pass pursuant to subsections a. through g. of this section or the decedent's body or part is not used for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, custody of the body or part shall pass to the person or entity under obligation to dispose of the body or part. i. A person or entity shall not accept an anatomical gift if the person or entity knows that the gift was not effectively made pursuant to this act or that the decedent made a refusal pursuant to this act that was not revoked. For the purposes of the subsection, if a person or entity knows that an anatomical gift was made on a document of gift, the person or entity shall be deemed to know of any amendment or revocation of the gift or any refusal to make an anatomical gift on the same document of gift. j. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, nothing in this act shall be construed to affect the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy. L.2008, c.50, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.1
Collection of information on costs and revenues; report to legislature
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall, on a continuous basis, collect information concerning all costs and revenues of residential health care facilities licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c. 136 (C. 26:2H-1 et seq.) so as to provide a means for the Legislature to determine whether it is advisable for the commissioner to set variable rates for payment to such facilities and whether payments for Supplemental Security Income under P.L.1973, c. 256 (C. 44:7-85 et seq.) for eligible residents of such facilities should be supplemented in accordance with any such rates. One year following the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee and Standing Reference Committees on Institutions, Health and Welfare containing the information required herein to be collected. To collect information concerning the costs and resources of residential health care facilities, the commissioner is authorized to conduct such field visits and audits as may be necessary, and the owners of such facilities shall submit such reports, audits and accountings of cost as the commissioner may require by regulation; provided, however, that such reports, audits and accountings shall be the minimum necessary to implement the provisions of this section. L.1979, c. 496, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2U-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2U / Section 2U-2
Informational manual; preparation, availability.
Status: in_force

2. The Department of Health, in consultation with the New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association, Inc., and the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, shall prepare and make available to all health care providers in the State, upon request, a manual which provides information about the clinical significance, diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. The manual may contain any other information which the Commissioner of Health deems necessary and may be revised by the department whenever new information about chronic fatigue syndrome becomes available. The department shall publicize and make available the manual to the maximum extent possible. L.1999, c.66, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.312; 2012, c.45, s.115.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-14
Service of notice
Status: in_force

Any notice, order or other instrument issued pursuant to this act may be served personally or by mailing a copy thereof by certified mail directed to the person or legal entity affected. L.1958, c. 116, p. 596, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.2b — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.2b
Notification relative to certain impairments of health care professionals; definitions.
Status: in_force

2. a. A health care entity shall notify the division in writing if a health care professional who is employed by, under contract to render professional services to, or has privileges granted by, that health care entity, or who provides such services pursuant to an agreement with a health care services firm or staffing registry: (1) for reasons relating to the health care professional's impairment, incompetency, or professional misconduct, which incompetency or professional misconduct relates adversely to patient care or safety: (a) has full or partial privileges summarily or temporarily revoked or suspended, or permanently reduced, suspended, or revoked; (b) has been removed from the list of eligible employees of a health services firm or staffing registry; (c) has been discharged from the staff; or (d) has had a contract to render professional services terminated or rescinded; (2) has conditions or limitations placed on the exercise of clinical privileges or practice within the health care entity for reasons relating to the health care professional's impairment, incompetency, or professional misconduct or, which incompetency or professional misconduct relates adversely to patient care or safety, including, but not limited to, second opinion requirements, non-routine concurrent or retrospective review of admissions or care, non-routine supervision by one or more members of the staff, or the completion of remedial education or training; (3) voluntarily resigns from the staff if: (a) the health care entity is reviewing the health care professional's patient care or reviewing whether, based upon its reasonable belief, the health care professional's conduct demonstrates an impairment or incompetence or is unprofessional, which incompetence or unprofessional conduct relates adversely to patient care or safety; or (b) the health care entity, through any member of the medical or administrative staff, has expressed an intention to do such a review; (4) voluntarily relinquishes any partial privilege or authorization to perform a specific procedure if: (a) the health care entity is reviewing the health care professional's patient care or reviewing whether, based upon its reasonable belief, the health care professional's conduct demonstrates an impairment or incompetence or is unprofessional, which incompetence or unprofessional conduct relates adversely to patient care or safety; or (b) the health care entity, through any member of the medical or administrative staff, has expressed an intention to do such a review; (5) while under, or subsequent to, a review by the health care entity of the health care professional's patient care or professional conduct is granted a leave of absence for reasons relating to a physical, mental, or emotional condition or drug or alcohol use which impairs the health care professional's ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety, except that no report is required for pregnancy-related leaves of absence or if the health care professional has sought assistance from a professional assistance or intervention program approved or designated by the division or a board to provide confidential oversight of the health care professional and is following the treatment regimen or monitoring as that program requires; or (6) is a party to a medical malpractice liability suit, to which the health care entity is also a party, and in which there is a settlement, judgment, or arbitration award. As used in this subsection, incompetence, professional misconduct, and unprofessional conduct shall not include personal conduct, such as tardiness, insubordination, or other similar behavior, which does not relate to patient care or safety. b. A health care entity shall notify the division in writing if it is in possession of information that indicates that a health care professional has failed to comply with a request to seek assistance from a professional assistance or intervention program approved or designated by the division or a board to provide confidential oversight of the health care professional, or has failed to follow the treatment regimen or monitoring program required by that program to assure that the health care professional's physical, mental, or emotional condition or drug or alcohol use does not impair the health care professional's ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety. c. A health care entity shall notify the division in writing if any health care professional who has been the subject of a report pursuant to this section, has had conditions or limitations on the exercise of clinical privileges or practice within the health care entity altered, or privileges restored, or has resumed exercising clinical privileges that had been voluntarily relinquished. d. In the case of a health care professional who is providing services at a health care entity pursuant to an agreement with a health care services firm or staffing agency and is the subject of a notice pursuant to this section, the health care entity shall, when it submits a notice to the division concerning that health care professional, provide a copy of the notice to the health care services firm or staffing agency. e. The form of notification shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services in the case of psychiatric facilities and developmental centers, and shall contain such information as may be required by the division and shall be made within seven days of the date of the action, settlement, judgment, or award. f. A health care entity which fails to provide such notice to the division or fails to cooperate with a request for information by the division, the board or the Medical Practitioner Review Panel established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1989, c.300 (C.45:9-19.8) shall be subject to such penalties as the Department of Health may determine pursuant to sections 13 and 14 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-13 and 26:2H-14). g. A health care entity, or any employee thereof, which provides information to the division, the board, the Medical Practitioner Review Panel, a health care services firm or staffing agency, or the Department of Health, in good faith and without malice, regarding a health care professional pursuant to the provisions of this section or section 3 of P.L.1989, c.300 (C.26:2H-12.2a), is not liable for civil damages in any cause of action arising out of the provision or reporting of the information. h. A health care entity shall provide the health care professional who is the subject of a notice pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of subsection a. of this section and subsection c. of this section with a copy of the notice provided to the division, when the health care entity submits the notice to the division. i. For the purposes of this section, section 3 of P.L.1989, c.300 (C.26:2H-12.2a) and section 15 of P.L.2005, c.83 (C.26:2H-12.2c): "Board" means a professional and occupational licensing board within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety which licenses or otherwise authorizes a health care professional to practice a health care profession. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Health care entity" means a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), a health maintenance organization authorized to operate pursuant to P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-1 et seq.), a carrier which offers a managed care plan regulated pursuant to P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-1 et seq.), a State or county psychiatric hospital, a State developmental center, a staffing registry, and a home care services agency as defined in section 1 of P.L.1947, c.262 (C.45:11-23). "Health care professional" means a person licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to Title 45 or Title 52 of the Revised Statutes to practice a health care profession that is regulated by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs or by one of the following boards: the State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Board of Nursing, the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Acupuncture Examining Board, the State Board of Physical Therapy, the State Board of Respiratory Care, the Orthotics and Prosthetics Board of Examiners, the State Board of Psychological Examiners, the State Board of Social Work Examiners, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, the State Board of Examiners of Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Committee, the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, the Occupational Therapy Advisory Council and the Certified Psychoanalysts Advisory Committee. "Health care professional" also includes a nurse aide and a personal care assistant certified by the Department of Health. L.2005, c.83, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.179.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-83 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-83
Terms "municipality" and "board of health" defined
Status: in_force

The term "municipality," when used in this act, shall mean any township or incorporated municipality in New Jersey. The term "board of health," when used in this act shall mean the board of health in any municipality or township organized under the provisions of Title 26, chapter three, article one, Revised Statutes or other body having the powers of a board of health. L.1938, c. 67, p. 177, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-69.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-69.3
Publication of adopted code or related documents unnecessary
Status: in_force

It shall not be necessary to publish any such code or related documents, so to be adopted, as part of any such ordinance notwithstanding that printed copies thereof are annexed thereto, either before or after the final passage of such ordinance, if said printed copies are filed as aforesaid. L.1950, c. 188, p. 422, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-25 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-25
Effect of act on rights under civil service, pension law or retirement system
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1971, c. 136, s. 27.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-36.6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36.6
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is in the best interests of the State to provide a comprehensive system of early intervention services to support infants and toddlers with disabilities, those at risk for disability, and their families, that is built on existing social networks, and naturally occurring supports such as community associations and extended families which promote the inclusion of the child and the family within the community; b. Infants and toddlers with disabilities are uniquely dependent on their families for survival and nurturance, and while service systems and the personnel within those systems may fluctuate, a family is the only common thread in a child's life; c. There is an urgent need to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities to minimize their potential for developmental delay and to enhance the capacity for families to meet the needs of these infants and toddlers; d. There is also a need to reduce the education costs to our society, reduce costs associated with reliance on social services, minimize the likelihood of institutionalization, reduce health care costs and improve the long-term health and potential for future employability and independence of infants and toddlers with disabilities; e. No one agency or discipline can meet the complex needs of infants with disabilities and their families, and services to infants and toddlers with disabilities must be comprehensive and multi-disciplinary and must be coordinated so as to assure access and assist families in obtaining needed information and encouraging advocacy on their behalf; and f. Services and strategies to assist and support families must respect autonomy, interdependence and decision-making in a way which reflects the unique racial, ethnic, cultural and social-economic experiences and background of a family. L.1993,c.309,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-65 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-65
Additional rights, responsibilities of health care institution
Status: in_force

13. a. In addition to any rights and responsibilities recognized or imposed by, or pursuant to, this act, or any other law, a health care institution shall have the following rights and responsibilities: (1) A health care institution shall adopt such policies and practices as are necessary to provide for routine inquiry, at the time of admission and at such other times as are appropriate under the circumstances, concerning the existence and location of an advance directive. (2) A health care institution shall adopt such policies and practices as are necessary to provide appropriate informational materials concerning advance directives to all interested patients and their families and health care representatives, and to assist patients interested in discussing and executing an advance directive. (3) A health care institution shall adopt such policies and practices as are necessary to educate patients and their families and health care representatives about the availability, benefits and burdens of rehabilitative treatment, therapy and services, including but not limited to family and social services, self-help and advocacy services, employment and community living, and use of assistive devices. A health care institution shall, in consultation with the attending physician, assure that such information is discussed with a patient and his health care representative and made a part of the decision making process set forth in section 11 of this act, as appropriate under the circumstances. (4) In situations in which a transfer of care is necessary, including a transfer for the purpose of effectuating a patient's wishes pursuant to an advance directive, a health care institution shall, in consultation with the attending physician, take all reasonable steps to effect the appropriate, respectful and timely transfer of the patient to the care of an alternative health care professional or institution, as necessary, and shall assure that the patient is not abandoned or treated disrespectfully. In such circumstances, a health care institution shall assure the timely transfer of the patient's medical records, including a copy of the patient's advance directive. (5) A health care institution shall establish procedures and practices for dispute resolution, in accordance with section 14 of this act. (6) A health care institution shall adopt such policies and practices as are necessary to inform physicians, nurses and other health care professionals of their rights and responsibilities under this act, to assure that such rights and responsibilities are understood, and to provide a forum for discussion and consultation regarding the requirements of this act. b. A private, religiously-affiliated health care institution may develop institutional policies and practices defining circumstances in which it will decline to participate in the withholding or withdrawing of specified measures utilized to sustain life. Such policies and practices shall be written, and shall be properly communicated to patients and their families and health care representatives prior to or upon the patient's admission, or as soon after admission as is practicable. If the institutional policies and practices appear to conflict with the legal rights of a patient wishing to forego health care, the health care institution shall attempt to resolve the conflict, and if a mutually satisfactory accommodation cannot be reached, shall take all reasonable steps to effect the appropriate, timely and respectful transfer of the patient to the care of another health care institution appropriate to the patient's needs, and shall assure that the patient is not abandoned or treated disrespectfully. c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a health care institution to participate in the beginning, continuing, withholding or withdrawing of health care in a manner contrary to law or accepted medical standards. L.1991,c.201,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-7
Duties, functions, powers, responsibilities.
Status: in_force

7. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall have the following general duties, functions, powers, and responsibilities: a. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this act. b. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall, to the best of his ability, ensure that the medical examiner system is adequately equipped and staffed to effectively deliver medicolegal death investigation services throughout the State, for which purpose the Chief State Medical Examiner shall: (1) establish standards of funding for the operations and staffing of the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner; (2) establish recommended standards of funding for the operations, staffing, capital equipment, laboratories, and facilities of the county and intercounty medical examiner offices; (3) oversee the deployment of State funds designated for the medical examiner system; (4) maintain and supervise the New Jersey State Medical Examiner Toxicology Laboratory as set forth in this act; and (5) have the authority to apply for and accept funds, including grants and awarded federal appropriations, for the improvement of the system of medicolegal death investigation services. c. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall: (1) appoint such persons to the position of Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, and such other employees, as may be needed for the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner to meet its responsibilities, and prescribe their duties; (2) pursuant to the provisions of this act, provide advice concerning the appointment, by the governing body of a county or the governing bodies of two or more counties, of county or intercounty medical examiners, as applicable, to conduct medicolegal death investigations within the jurisdiction in which they may be appointed to serve; (3) provide advice to the governing bodies of two or more counties seeking to maintain an intercounty medical examiner office, in accordance with the provisions of this act; (4) establish minimum training and experiential requirements of eligibility for those persons appointed as Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner or as a county or intercounty medical examiner, in addition to the other qualifications set forth in this act; (5) retain direct supervisory power over all operations and personnel employed by the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner; (6) have direct supervision and oversight of any county or intercounty medical examiner facility that the Chief State Medical Examiner reasonably determines is experiencing problems that preclude its effective functioning, except that such direct supervision and oversight shall not be authorized in the case of a county or intercounty medical examiner facility that is accredited and subject to inspection by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME); (7) provide professional oversight concerning the operations of the county and intercounty medical examiner offices as they relate specifically to the conduct of medicolegal death investigations and the performance of autopsies; (8) require county and intercounty medical examiners to timely enter case information into the Case Management System maintained by the Chief State Medical Examiner, and to complete any training offered by the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner on the proper use of the Case Management System; and (9) establish a forensic pathology fellowship program that is designed to increase the pool of medical examiners in the State, and collaborate with, and encourage collaboration between, the State's educational institutions for the purposes of implementing the fellowship program. d. The Chief State Medical Examiner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, establishing: (1) uniform procedures for conducting medicolegal death investigations as determined to be necessary to determine identity, cause of death, and manner of death, and to resolve any issues or potential issues of public health and legal concern; (2) minimum performance and operating standards for the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner and each county or intercounty medical examiner office; and (3) standards of professional conduct to be followed by the personnel of the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner and the personnel of county and intercounty medical examiner offices. e. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall have direct supervision and oversight of any medical examiner facility operating under the jurisdiction of this State. f. The Chief State Medical Examiner is authorized to intervene in, and to assume control over, any ongoing medicolegal death investigation taking place in the State, at any time and at his discretion, regardless of whether the Chief State Medical Examiner has received permission from, or a request for intervention by, the county or intercounty medical examiner performing the investigation. g. The Chief State Medical Examiner is authorized to enter into agreements with the State Department of Health, the Attorney General, or any State-operated college or school of medicine, or any public hospital, for the use of certain of its laboratories, morgues, and other technical facilities, and space in its buildings as offices and laboratories for the Chief State Medical Examiner and his staff, and may make assistant medical examiners available to such educational institutions for the teaching of legal medicine and other subjects closely related to their duties.
L.2018, c.62, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2AA-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2AA / Section 2AA-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act." L.2007, c.255, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this act, unless otherwise required by the context: (a) "Act" means this act and any rule or regulation adopted hereunder: (b) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, association, corporation, institution, agency, or other similar type entity; (c) "Blood" means human blood or human plasma. (d) "Blood bank" means any commercial or noncommercial activity involving the handling of blood or plasma, intended to be used for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, which participates in any of the following operations: collection, processing, storage or distribution of blood; (e) "Collection" means the obtaining of blood by the bleeding of donors; (f) "Processing" means the technical stages required to prepare and identify the blood as to its suitability. (g) "Storage" means the holding of blood in connection with collection or processing prior to distribution or transfusion; (h) "Distribution" means the removal of blood from a blood bank to any other location for processing or storage or for the purpose of providing the blood for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes. (i) "Licensee" means a person holding a license under the provisions of this act. (j) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the State Department of Health or his duly authorized agent. (k) "Department" means the State Department of Health. L.1963, c. 33, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-4
Form of label
Status: in_force

The label shall be in the form of a cloth tag, not less than two and one-half by three inches, which shall be sewed or otherwise securely attached to the article. The statements required by section 26:10-3 of this title shall be in plain print, in the English language, and in large type.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2G-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2G / Section 2G-2
Division of narcotic and drug abuse control; establishment; division defined
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the Department of Health a division which shall be known as the Division of Narcotic and Drug Abuse Control. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "division" means the Division of Narcotic and Drug Abuse Control established herein. L.1969, c. 152, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.1c — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.1c
Ambulatory care facility to use common billing form.
Status: in_force

1. An ambulatory care facility licensed to provide surgical services pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall use a common billing form, designated by the Commissioner of Health, for each patient when billing for health care services. The information provided on the billing form shall, to the extent applicable, be the same as that required of hospitals. L.2009, c.263, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.161.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-10.7 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-10.7
Definitions relative to optometrists, vision care plans.
Status: in_force

4. As used in this act: "Contractual discount" means a reduction from a vision care provider's usual and customary rate for covered services and materials required under a participating provider agreement. "Covered materials" means materials for which reimbursement from the carrier or vision care plan is provided to a vision care provider by a covered person's plan contract, or for which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of the enrollee's contractual limitations of deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance. "Covered services" means services for which reimbursement from the carrier or vision care plan is provided to a vision care provider by an enrollee's plan contract, or for which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of the enrollee's contractual limitations of deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance. "Materials" means ophthalmic devices including but not limited to lenses, devices containing lenses, ophthalmic frames and other lens mounting apparatus, prisms, lens treatments and coatings contact lenses, and prosthetic devices to correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye or its adnexa. "Services" means the professional work performed by a vision care provider. "Vision care plan" means an entity that creates, promotes, sells, provides, advertises or administers, an integrated or stand-alone vision benefit plan, or a vision care insurance policy or contract which provides vision or medically necessary benefits to an enrollee pertaining to the provision of covered services or covered materials. "Vision care provider" means a licensed doctor of optometry practicing under the authority of R.S.45:12-1 et seq. or a licensed medical or osteopathic doctor practicing under the authority of R.S.45:9-1 et seq. that has also completed a residency in ophthalmology. L.2017, c.264, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-167.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-167.1
"Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative."
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Health shall establish the "Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative" in the Office on Minority and Multicultural Health. The commissioner shall require the office to develop and implement a comprehensive, coordinated plan to reduce health disparities between White and racial and ethnic minority populations in the State in the following priority areas: asthma; infant mortality; breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer screening; kidney disease; HIV/AIDS; hepatitis C; sexually transmitted diseases; adult and child immunizations; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; and accidental injuries and violence. As used in this act, "office" means the New Jersey Office on Minority and Multicultural Health. L.2004, c.137, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.126.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-7.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-7.4
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest for the State to facilitate the development of an effective and efficient spectrum of quality health care services; and that the conversion of existing hospital bed capacity to a less intensive and more appropriate level of care for post-acute care patients in order to create subacute care units will ensure an optimal quality of care, promote continuity of care and avoid the duplication of existing health care facility bed capacity through costly new construction. L.1996,c.102,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.25b — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.25b
Certain data included in New Jersey Hospital Performance Report; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Health shall include in the New Jersey Hospital Performance Report issued annually by the department hospital-specific data from hospital procedure and diagnosis codes concerning the following patient safety indicators: (1) Foreign body left during procedure (PSI 05); (2) Iatrogenic pneumothorax (PSI 06); (3) Postoperative hip fracture (PSI 08); (4) Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma (PSI 09); (5) Postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) (PSI 12); (6) Postoperative sepsis (PSI 13); (7) Postoperative wound dehiscence (PSI 14); (8) Accidental puncture or laceration (PSI 15); (9) Transfusion reaction (PSI 16); (10) Birth trauma (PSI 17); (11) Obstetric trauma-vaginal delivery with instrument (PSI 18); (12) Obstetric trauma-vaginal delivery without instrument (PSI 19); (13) Air embolism; and (14) Surgery on the wrong side, wrong body part, or wrong person, or wrong surgery performed on a patient. b. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Quality Improvement Advisory Committee in the Department of Health, may include additional patient safety indicators in the annual report, by regulation. The commissioner shall consider indicators that: (1) are recommended by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; (2) are suitable for comparative reporting and public accountability, and are risk adjusted; (3) have a strong evidence base with no substantial evidence against their use for comparative reporting; and (4) can be measured through data that are available through hospital procedure and diagnosis codes. c. The commissioner shall request the Quality Improvement Advisory Committee to study and make recommendations to the commissioner on how to expand public reporting by the department of patient pressure ulcers, patient infections due to hospital care, and falls by patients in general hospitals. d. The commissioner shall, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2009, c.122, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.192.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-49 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-49
Assistance to residents to obtain medically necessary post-discharge care
Status: in_force

Each such facility shall also assist its residents in obtaining medically necessary post-discharge care, which shall include, but need not be limited to: home health and health-related services; medical day care services; or residential care services in another nursing facility or other similar licensed facility located in the vicinity of the facility from which discharge is made. L.1977, c. 387, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5i — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5i
New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Health shall gather and compile information necessary to develop a New Jersey Report Card of Hospital Maternity Care, as provided for in this act. The report card, which shall be updated annually and made available on the website of the Department of Health, shall be designed to inform members of the public about maternity care provided in each general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), so that a member of the public is able to make an informed comparison. L.2018, c.82, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-9
Composition of local board in townships of 30,000 or less.
Status: in_force

26:3-9. a. The local board in every township having a population of not more than 30,000 inhabitants may be composed of the members of the township committee, the township assessor or, if the township has a board of assessors, the township clerk, and one physician or school nurse, to be appointed by the township committee for a term of three years from the time of his appointment and until the successor is appointed. Upon the consent of the prospective appointee, the township committee may appoint, as the physician or school nurse appointment, the township physician or a school nurse to the local board, notwithstanding that the physician or nurse is not a resident of the township. The township committee may by ordinance provide for the appointment of not more than two alternate members. Alternate members shall be designated at the time of appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No 2." The term of the alternate members shall be for two years, except that of the first two alternate members appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year so that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any one year. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term only. Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote. b. Any such township may by ordinance adopt the provisions of subdivision B of this article and thereafter shall be subject to the provisions thereof and shall not be subject to the provisions of this subdivision of this article. Amended 1938, c.105; 1953, c.349, s.5; 1986, c.78; 2000, c.126, s.4; 2023, c.205, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.64 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.64
Requirements for employment.
Status: in_force

3. A health care facility shall not employ or otherwise contract for the services of a surgical technologist unless the person employed or contracted meets the requirements of section 2 of this act. L.2011, c.148, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2B-27 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2B / Section 2B-27
Department of Health designated.
Status: in_force

21. The Department of Health shall be the single State agency designated by the State as the agency primarily responsible for the treatment of intoxicated persons and persons with alcohol use disorder. All activities, projects or programs for alcohol use disorder treatment and rehabilitation, funded or carried out by any department or political subdivision of the State shall be in compliance with the comprehensive State plan required by section 5 of P.L.1975, c.305 (C.26:2B-11). L.1975, c.305, s.21; amended 2017, c.131, s.80.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-43 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-43
Suspension, revocation of license.
Status: in_force

43. Any license issued in accordance with the provisions of this article, and any health officer's license or sanitary inspector's license heretofore issued by the Department of Health, may be suspended or revoked, after notice and hearing conducted by an administrative law judge pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), for any of the following causes: a. Violation of any of the provisions of this act or of any law relating to public health; b. Violation of any provision of the State Sanitary Code; c. Violation of any applicable local health regulation or ordinance; d. Any act or happening occurring after the making of application for such license which, if the same had occurred prior to said time, would have prevented the issuance of such license; or e. A conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside this State, of a crime involving moral turpitude, except that if the conviction is reversed and the holder of the license is discharged or acquitted, or if the holder is pardoned or the civil rights of the holder are restored, the holder may obtain a license. Notwithstanding any provision of section 10 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-10) to the contrary, the commissioner, before adopting, rejecting or modifying the recommended report and decision of an administrative law judge, shall consult with the Public Health Council. The suspension or revocation of a license shall be effected by a notice in writing of the suspension or revocation, designating the effective date thereof, and in the case of a suspension, the term of the suspension, which notice may be served upon the licensee personally or by mailing the same by registered mail addressed to the licensee at the licensee's home address. The commissioner shall file a copy of the notice of suspension or revocation of license with the local board of health. L.1947, c.177, s.43; amended 1997, c.416, s.8; 2012, c.17, s.101.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-5
Appointment of members
Status: in_force

26:3-5. The members of the local board in every municipality, other than a township which is subject to the provisions of subdivision C of this article, or a board established by a municipality that invokes the provisions of subsection b. of R.S.26:3-3, shall be appointed in such manner as the governing body may by ordinance provide, except that in a city of the first class all the members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the board or body having charge of the finances in such city. Amended by L.1953, c. 349, p. 1918, s. 2; 2023, c.205, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-151 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-151
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission.
Status: in_force

4. There is established in the Executive Branch of the State government, the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the commission is allocated within the Department of Human Services, but notwithstanding that allocation, the commission shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any board or officer thereof. The commission shall consist of the Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, and the State Treasurer, who shall be members ex officio, and seven public members who are residents of this State, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of five years, two of whom are appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, one of whom is a provider of health care services to children in this State and two of whom are appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, one of whom is a provider of health care services to children in this State. The five public members first appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four and five years, respectively. Each member shall hold office for the term of his appointment and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. A member of the commission is eligible for reappointment. Each ex officio member of the commission may designate an officer or employee of the ex officio member's department to represent the member at meetings of the commission, and each designee may lawfully vote and otherwise act on behalf of the member for whom he constitutes the designee. Any designation shall be in writing delivered to the commission and filed with the office of the Secretary of State and shall continue in effect until revoked or amended in the same manner as provided for designation. L.1987, c.370, s.4; amended 1993, c.103, s.2; 1994, c.149, s.1; 1998, c.143, s.2; 2006, c.47, s.105; 2007, c.342, s.1; 2012, c.17, s.121.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-22
Request to correct findings and conclusions.
Status: in_force

22. a. Except in a case in which there is a finding of homicide, a person in interest may request the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner to correct the findings and conclusions on the cause and manner of death recorded on a death certificate within 60 days after the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, county or intercounty medical examiner, or assistant county or assistant intercounty medical examiner files those findings and conclusions. b. The request to correct the findings and conclusions on a death certificate shall: (1) be made in writing to the Chief State Medical Examiner, regardless of which medical examiner made the initial filing; (2) describe the requested change precisely; and (3) state the reasons for the change. c. Within 60 days after receiving the request, the Chief State Medical Examiner shall notify the person in interest in writing of the action taken. d. If the Chief State Medical Examiner denies the request to change findings and conclusions on the cause of death, the person in interest may appeal the denial in writing within 15 days of the denial to the commissioner; and the commissioner, within 15 days of receipt of the appeal, shall refer the matter to the Office of Administrative Law. e. An administrative law judge shall conduct a hearing both on the denial and the establishment of the findings and conclusions on the cause of death. Upon reviewing the findings of fact submitted by an administrative law judge, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall issue an order within 60 days to: (1) adopt the findings of the administrative law judge; or (2) reject the findings of the administrative law judge and affirm the findings of the medical examiner. f. If the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, rejects the findings of an administrative law judge, the person in interest may appeal that rejection to a court of competent jurisdiction under State law. g. If the final decision of the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, or of a court of competent jurisdiction on appeal, establishes findings or conclusions on the cause or manner of death of a decedent other than that recorded on the certificate of death, the medical examiner responsible for the initial filing, or if unavailable, another medical examiner with jurisdiction in this State, shall amend the certificate to reflect the different findings or conclusions. h. The Chief State Medical Examiner shall send a change letter to the Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration in the department to amend the certificate of death, to reflect the final decision of the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, or a court of competent jurisdiction. i. The final decision of the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, or of a court in an appeal under this section, shall not give rise to any presumption concerning the application of any provision, or the resolution, of any claim concerning an insurance policy or contract relating to the decedent. j. If the findings of the medical examiner are upheld by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, the appellant shall be responsible for the cost of the contested case hearing, based on the billing rate established by the Office of Administrative Law. Otherwise, the department shall be responsible for the costs. L.2018, c.62, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-17 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-17
Fee for burial, removal or transit permit.
Status: in_force

26:6-17. The State registrar shall be entitled to receive a fee of $5 for each burial or removal, or transit permit issued; except that, on or after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.98 but before the first day of the thirty-seventh month following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.98, the State registrar shall be entitled to receive a fee of $15. The State registrar shall deposit the proceeds from the fees into the New Jersey Electronic Death Registration Support Fund established pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2003, c.221 (C.26:8-24.2), and shall provide such amount from the fee, as the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services determines appropriate, to the local registrar who issued the permit. Amended 1954, c.93; 1965, c.78, s.11; 2003, c.221, s.11; 2007, c.98.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-128 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-128
Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

6. The commission shall: a. Review and make recommendations to the Office on Women's Health on any rules, regulations and policies proposed by the office; b. Advise the office on the awarding of grants and development of programs and services required pursuant to this act; c. Advise the office on the needs, priorities, programs and policies relating to women's health in this State; and d. Provide any other assistance to the office, as may be requested by the director. The commission may accept from any governmental department or agency, public or private body or any other source grants or contributions to be used in carrying out its responsibilities under this act. L.2001,c.376,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.58d — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.58d
Appropriations to Health Care Subsidy Fund.
Status: in_force

10. In fiscal year 1999 and each year thereafter, the Governor shall recommend and the Legislature shall appropriate to the Health Care Subsidy Fund to carry out the purposes of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.51 et al.), such funds from the General Fund which, when combined with other resources deposited in the Health Care Subsidy Fund, shall be sufficient to carry out the purposes of that act. L.1997,c.263,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-130 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-130
Assistance, services available to the office.
Status: in_force

8. The Office on Women's Health is entitled to call to its assistance, and avail itself of, the services of employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes. All departments, agencies and divisions are authorized and directed, to the extent not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the Office on Women's Health. L.2001,c.376,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-13
Additional information prohibited
Status: in_force

No information other than that specified in this article shall be contained in the statement on the label.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-23.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-23.1
Radioactive materials prohibited from transportation or storage in transit
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to transport or store in transit the following radioactive materials in any county in New Jersey which has an average population density exceeding 1,000 persons per square mile as measured in the most recent decennial census: a. Plutonium isotopes in any quantity and form exceeding 20 curies; b. Uranium enriched in the isotope U-235 exceeding 25 atomic per cent of the total uranium content in quantities where the U-235 content exceeds 1 kilogram; c. Any of the actinides (i.e., elements with atomic number 89 or greater) the activity of which exceeds 20 curies; or d. Spent reactor fuel elements or mixed fission products associated with such spent fuel elements the activity of which exceeds 20 curies. Any quantity of radioactive material specified as "Low Specific Activity" by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 10 CFR Part 71, entitled "Packaging of Radioactive Material for Transport" shall be exempt from the provisions of this act. L.1983, c. 345, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:18-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1
Findings, declarations, relative to maternal mortality, morbidity; New Jersey Maternal Care Quality Collaborative, Maternal Data Center, established.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Most nations across the globe have successfully reduced their maternal mortality rates over the past two and a half decades, in response to a United Nations' call to action; however, the U.S. is one of only a handful of countries where maternal mortality rates have continued to rise (increasing by 27 percent between 2000 and 2014); b. The U.S. is currently ranked 50th in the world in maternal mortality, with a rate of maternal death that is nearly three times the rate that exists in the United Kingdom, and about six times the rate that exists in the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden; c. In New Jersey, there is currently a Maternal Mortality Case Review Team that operates out of the Department of Health (DOH), and periodically reviews and provides statistics on maternal deaths occurring in the State; d. A document produced by Every Mother Counts shows that New Jersey is ranked 46th of the 50 states in total maternal mortality, with a rate of 37.3 maternal deaths per every 100,000 live births, and that African-American women in New Jersey are five times more likely than Caucasian women to die from pregnancy-related complications; e. Although the DOH Maternal Mortality Case Review Team produces important statistical data, the team is not permanently established by statute, does not meet regularly, produces only periodic reports on maternal mortality, and uses varying datasets in those periodic reports, making the aggregation and comparison of data by interested parties more difficult; f. There is a need to coordinate and expand the multiple, fractionalized maternal mortality and morbidity reduction efforts being conducted by caring and committed individuals and organizations across the State. Further, it is essential to house these myriad efforts in the DOH, the State-designated agency responsible for public health protection and services. The DOH can uniquely leverage the weight and power of the State to effectuate critical changes in the delivery of care and the implementation of Statewide strategies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity and to eliminate the racial and ethnic disparities in maternal outcomes; g. To coordinate and support a Statewide strategy to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, the State hereby establishes a New Jersey Maternal Care Quality Collaborative (NJMCQC); h. To improve data collection and to improve and assist quality improvement efforts by health care facilities and the State, a Maternal Data Center is hereby established within the Healthcare Quality and Informatics Unit in the DOH; i. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2023, c.109); and j. In order to ensure that the entity reviewing maternal deaths in the State may operate permanently and sustainably, with full statutory authority, in adherence to certain specified powers and responsibilities, it is both reasonable and necessary for the Legislature to replace the existing informal DOH Maternal Mortality Case Review Team with a statutorily established Maternal Mortality Review Committee situated in the Department of Health, which committee will incorporate the membership of the current Maternal Mortality Case Review Team, but will have formal statutory authority, broader powers, and specific goals and directives, as necessary to ensure that it is able to continuously engage in the comprehensive, regular, and uniform review and reporting of maternal deaths throughout the State. L.2019, c.75, s.1; amended 2023, c.109, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.55 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.55
Duties of commissioner
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner shall: a. Administer the fund and establish a mechanism to allocate monies received from the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to section 29 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.43:21-7b) to the appropriate accounts in the fund as specified in this act; b. Establish eligibility determination and claims pricing systems for the charity care component of the disproportionate share subsidy, including the development of uniform forms for determining eligibility and submitting claims. The commissioner may contract with a private claims administrator or processor for the purpose of processing hospital claims for charity care pursuant to this act; c. Establish and implement by January 1, 1997, a schedule of payments for reimbursement of the charity care component of the disproportionate share payment for services provided to emergency room patients who do not require those services on an emergency basis; d. In cooperation with the Departments of Insurance and Human Services, develop and provide for the implementation of the Health Access New Jersey program pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.65); e. Study and, if feasible, establish hospital cost and outcome reports to provide assistance to consumers of health care in this State in making prudent health care choices; f. Compile demographic information on recipients of, and types of services paid for by, the charity care component of the disproportionate share payment and periodically report a summary of this information to the Governor and Legislature. The demographic information shall include, at a minimum, the recipient's age, sex, marital status, employment status, type of health insurance coverage, if any, and if the recipient is a child under 18 years of age who does not have health insurance coverage or a married person who does not have health insurance coverage, whether the child's parent or the married person's spouse, as the case may be, has health insurance; g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.133.) h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.133.) i. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.133.) j. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.133.) k. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.133.) l. Encourage the use of centralized data storage and transmission technology that utilizes personal and image identification systems as well as identity verification technology for the purposes of enabling a hospital to access medical history, insurance information and other personal information, as appropriate; m. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.133.) n. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.133.) o. Take such other actions as the commissioner deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.51 et al.); and p. Report annually, by December 1 of each year, to the Governor and the Senate and General Assembly standing reference committees on budget and appropriations on the status of the fund. L.1992,c.160,s.5; amended 1995, c.133, s.2; 1996,c.28,s.2..
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-111 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-111
Newborn Screening Program; fees.
Status: in_force

2. The Newborn Screening Program in the Department of Health shall screen all infants born in this State based on the list of disorders that is recommended by the Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee and approved by the Commissioner of Health, with consideration of the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel of the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Commissioner of Health may issue regulations to assure that newborns are screened in a manner approved by the commissioner. The Department of Health shall charge a reasonable fee for the screening, follow-up, treatment, and education performed pursuant to this act. The amount of the fee shall be adjusted by the commissioner as necessary to support the screening, follow-up, and treatment of newborn infants, and the education of physicians, hospital staffs, nurses, and the public as required by this act. The procedures for collecting the fee shall be determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall apply all revenues collected from the fees to the screening, follow-up, education, and treatment procedures performed pursuant to this act. The fee shall be used to support the program, including, but not limited to, ongoing infrastructure upgrades, including providing electronic access to physicians to obtain screening results, and follow-up recommendations. Based on the recommendations of the Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.296 (C.26:2-110a), the commissioner may also require the screening of newborn infants for other disorders if reliable and efficient screening techniques are available. If the commissioner determines that an additional test shall be required, the commissioner, at least 60 days prior to requiring the test, shall so advise the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly. The commissioner shall provide laboratory services and a follow-up program on positive screen cases in order that measures may be taken to prevent death or intellectual or other permanent disabilities. The program shall provide timely information and recommendations for referral to specialist treatment centers for newborn infants who screen positive for disorders pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall collect screening information on newborn infants in a standardized manner and develop a system for quality assurance which includes the periodic assessment of indicators that are measurable, functional, and appropriate to the conditions for which newborn infants are screened pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall have the authority to use the information collected to provide follow-up to newborn infants with screened positive diagnoses to provide information and recommendations for referral. Information on newborn infants compiled pursuant to this section shall be used by the department and agencies designated by the commissioner for the purposes of carrying out this act, but otherwise the information shall be confidential and not divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to which it relates, except as provided by law. The department shall provide education or training on the Newborn Screening Program to physicians, hospital staffs, nurses, and the public concerning newborn screening. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the parents of a newborn infant provide written notice to the hospital or birthing facility where the newborn infant was delivered, in a manner designated by the commissioner, that they object to the screening on the grounds that it would conflict with their religious tenets or practices. L.1977, c.321, s.2; amended 1981, c.357, s.3; 1988, c.24, s.3; 2019, c.296, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.6e — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.6e
Written information relative to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims.
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner, in collaboration with the Director of the Division on Women, the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, shall develop, prepare, and produce, in quantities sufficient to comply with the purposes of P.L.2005, c.50 (C.26:2H-12.6b et seq.), written information relating to: emergency contraception for the prevention of pregnancy in sexual assault victims; and sexually transmitted diseases. b. The information shall be clearly written and readily comprehensible in a culturally competent manner, as the commissioner, in collaboration with the Division on Women, the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, deems necessary to inform a sexual assault victim. The information shall explain: (1) the nature of emergency contraception, the effectiveness of emergency contraception in preventing pregnancy, where emergency contraception can be obtained, and treatment options; and (2) the symptoms and effects of sexually transmitted diseases, and treatment options. c. The information shall be distributed to all hospital and satellite emergency departments in the State for use in those facilities pursuant to P.L.2005, c.50. L.2005, c.50, s.4; amended 2012, c.16, s.46.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-135 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-135
Modification, supersedure of POLST form.
Status: in_force

7. a. If the goals of care of a patient with a completed POLST form change, the patient's attending physician, physician assistant, or APN may, after conducting an evaluation of the patient and after obtaining informed consent from the patient or, if the patient has lost decision-making capacity, the patient's representative in accordance with subsection d. of this section, issue a new order that modifies or supersedes the completed POLST form consistent with the most current information available about the patient's health status and goals of care. b. A patient with decision-making capacity, may, at any time, modify or revoke the patient's completed POLST form or otherwise request alternative treatment to the treatment that was ordered on the form. c. If the orders in a patient's completed POLST form regarding the use of any intervention specified therein conflict with the patient's more recent verbal or written directive to the patient's attending physician, physician assistant, or APN, then the physician, physician assistant, or APN shall honor the more recent directive from the patient in accordance with the provisions of subsection e. of this section. d. The POLST form shall provide the patient with the choice to authorize the patient's representative to revoke or modify the patient's completed POLST form if the patient loses decision-making capacity. If the patient so authorizes the patient's representative, the patient's representative may, at any time after the patient loses decision-making capacity and after consultation with the patient's attending physician or APN, request the physician, physician assistant, or APN to modify or revoke the completed POLST form, or otherwise request alternative treatment to the treatment that was ordered on the form, as the patient's representative deems necessary to reflect the patient's health status or goals of care. If the patient does not authorize the patient's representative to revoke or modify the patient's completed POLST form, the patient's representative may not revoke or modify the patient's completed POLST form. e. A verbal or written request by a patient or the patient's representative to modify or revoke a patient's completed POLST form, in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be effectuated once the patient's attending physician, physician assistant, or APN has signed the POLST form attesting to that request for modification or revocation. L.2011, c.145, s.7; amended 2019, c.218, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2MM-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2MM / Section 2MM-6
Public solicitation, procurement process, contract services, crisis hotline centers.
Status: in_force

2. a. No later than six months after the effective date of this act, the Commissioner of Human Services shall conduct a public solicitation and procurement process to contract for the services of one or more crisis hotline centers to provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals accessing the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. In contracting for the services of crisis hotline centers pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall ensure that the selected centers will provide a comprehensive, Statewide network of access 24 hours per day, seven days per week. b. The commissioner shall not contract with a crisis hotline center pursuant to subsection a. of this section unless the center meets the standards of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and participates in, or has the demonstrated ability to obtain an agreement with, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline network. c. A contracted crisis hotline center shall be responsible for receiving 9-8-8 calls and providing crisis intervention services to 9-8-8 callers, including, as appropriate: (1) requesting the dispatch of mobile crisis teams; (2) coordinating crisis care responses and interventions; (3) referring callers to crisis stabilization services; and (4) providing, or facilitating and coordinating, the provision of appropriate follow-up services. d. To the extent possible, and when it would not interfere with responding to an emergency, a contracted crisis hotline center shall attempt to ascertain whether a 9-8-8 caller has children. If the caller has children and the center deems it appropriate, the center shall make a referral to services offered by the Department of Children and Families such as the Children's System of Care or any other referral agency, as appropriate. e. A contracted crisis hotline center shall comply with all standards, operational and equipment requirements, training and qualification requirements for crisis hotline center staff, requirements concerning geolocation capacity, best practices, and other standards and requirements as are established under the "National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020," Pub.L.116-172, as are established under rules and regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, as applicable, and by any other federal authority having jurisdiction, and as are established under rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Human Services. f. The commissioner shall collaborate with other State executive branch departments, offices, and agencies to ensure full communication, information sharing, and coordination among crisis and emergency response systems throughout the State for the purpose of ensuring real-time crisis care coordination including, but not limited to, the deployment of linked, flexible services specific to each crisis response. Executive branch departments, offices, and agencies shall issue any waivers as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection. g. (1) The commissioner shall collaborate with appropriate behavioral health care providers in the State, including, but not limited to, mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers, local community mental health centers, community-based and hospital emergency departments, and inpatient psychiatric settings, to ensure the coordination of service linkages with contracted hotline centers and mobile crisis response teams and the provision of crisis stabilization services and follow-up services, as appropriate, following the crisis response for a 9-8-8 caller. (2) The commissioner shall establish agreements and information sharing procedures, as appropriate, with behavioral health care providers as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection. Such information sharing procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the sharing of information concerning the availability of services provided by a behavioral health care provider. h. The commissioner shall develop an informational campaign to promote awareness of the nature and availability of the 9-8-8 hotline to respond to behavioral health crises. The commissioner shall consult with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Veterans Crisis Line networks to foster consistency in public messaging concerning 9-8-8 services. L.2022, c.35, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:12-18 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-18
Findings, declarations relative to emergency epinephrine administration at youth camps.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Insect and food allergies are the leading cause of anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition that is easily treatable with epinephrine, a medication only available via prescription; b. Individuals who are known to be at risk of anaphylaxis may carry emergency doses of epinephrine with them at all times. However, many individuals may not be aware of their allergy and therefore do not carry epinephrine medication; c. New Jersey's youth camps offer a broad array of outdoor educational and recreational opportunities to youth campers, which may expose campers and staff members to various different kinds of insects and foods for the first time; d. Youth camps are often located in remote settings where medical professionals or first responders are not available to provide emergency care for anaphylaxis; e. The State of New Jersey, at P.L.1997, c.368 (C.18A:40-12.5 et seq.) and P.L.2013, c.211 (C.18A:61D-11 et seq.), has already recognized the value of training non-medical professionals to administer this life-saving drug in K-12 educational settings and institutions of higher education when a medical professional is not physically present at the scene; and f. It is prudent to similarly provide youth camp staff members, who are responsible for the safety of one or more campers, with the tools necessary to respond to emergency anaphylaxis situations, particularly where exposure to unfamiliar insects or foods is likely, and where assistance from medical professionals and first responders is not readily available. L.2015, c.231, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-11
Independent Health Care Appeals Program.
Status: in_force

11. There is established the Independent Health Care Appeals Program in the department. The purpose of the appeals program is to provide an independent medical necessity or appropriateness of services review of final decisions by carriers to deny, reduce, or terminate benefits in the event the final decision is contested by the covered person or any health care provider acting on behalf of the covered person, but only with the covered person's consent. The appeal review shall not include any decisions regarding benefits not covered by the covered person's health benefits plan. a. A covered person or health care provider may apply to the Independent Health Care Appeals Program for a review of a decision to deny, reduce, or terminate a benefit if the person or health care provider has already completed the carrier's appeals process, if any, and the person or health care provider contests the final decision by the carrier. The person or health care provider shall apply to the department within 60 days of the date the final decision was issued by the carrier in a manner determined by the commissioner. b. As part of the application, the covered person or health care provider shall provide the department with: (1) The name and business address of the carrier; (2) A brief description of the covered person's medical condition for which benefits were denied, reduced, or terminated; (3) A copy of any information provided by the carrier regarding its decision to deny, reduce, or terminate the benefit; and (4) A written consent to obtain any necessary medical records from the carrier and, in the case of a carrier which offers a managed care plan, any other out-of-network physician the person may have consulted on the matter. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2025, c.75) d. Prior to receiving hospital services, a covered person or a person designated by the covered person may sign a consent form authorizing a health care provider acting on the covered person's behalf to appeal a determination by the carrier to deny, reduce, or terminate benefits. The consent is valid for all stages of the carrier's informal and formal appeals process and the Independent Health Care Appeals Program established pursuant to this section. A covered person shall retain the right to revoke his consent at any time. e. A health care provider shall provide notice to the covered person whenever the health care provider initiates an appeal of a carrier's determination to deny, reduce, or terminate a benefit or deny payment for a health care service based on a medical necessity determination made by the carrier. The health care provider shall provide additional notice to the covered person each time the health care provider continues the appeal to the next stage of an appeals process, including any appeal to an independent utilization review organization pursuant to this section. L.1997,c.192,s.11; amended 2005, c.352, s.8; 2025, c.75.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-36
Provision of emergency, urgent services.
Status: in_force

5. A carrier that offers a health benefits plan in this State shall provide that coverage for medically necessary services on an emergency or urgent basis shall be provided without imposing any requirement under the plan for prior authorization of the services or, if the services are provided by an out-of-network provider, any limitation on coverage that is more restrictive than if the services were provided by an in-network provider. L.2019, c.354, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-53 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-53
Notice to remove, abate nuisance.
Status: in_force

26:3-53. A notice by any health officer or registered environmental health specialist to remove and abate any nuisance shall be taken as a notice from the board. If the owner or persons notified fails to remove and abate the nuisance complained of, the board may cause it to be removed and abated in a summary manner, giving written directions to its representative in relation thereto, and he shall proceed according to the directions so given. Amended 1997, c.416, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-29 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-29
Contents of birth certificate
Status: in_force

The certificate of birth shall contain such items as shall be listed on birth certificate forms provided or approved by the State registrar under authority of section 26:8-24(c) of the Revised Statutes. Amended by L.1951, c. 84, p. 476, s. 2; L.1965, c. 78, s. 51.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.25 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5.25
Definitions relative to designated caregivers.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "After-care assistance" means any assistance provided by a caregiver to a patient following the patient's discharge from a hospital that is related to the patient's condition at the time of discharge, including, but not limited to: assisting with basic activities of daily living; instrumental activities of daily living; and other tasks as determined to be appropriate by the discharging physician or other health care professional licensed pursuant to Title 45 or Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. "Caregiver" means any individual designated as a caregiver by a patient pursuant to this act who provides after-care assistance to a patient in the patient's residence. The term includes, but is not limited to, a relative, spouse, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship with the patient. "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following any medical care or treatment rendered to the patient following an inpatient admission. "Entry" means a patient's admission into a hospital for the purposes of receiving inpatient medical care. "Hospital" means a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Residence" means the dwelling that the patient considers to be the patient's home. The term shall not include any rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, or group home licensed by the Department of Health. L.2014, c.68, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-79 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-79
Report by physician attending person bitten by animal
Status: in_force

Every physician shall, within twelve hours after his first professional attendance upon any person bitten by a dog, cat or other animal, report to the person designated by law or by the local board, under authority of law, to receive reports of reportable communicable diseases in the municipality in which the person so bitten may be, the name, age, sex, color and the precise location of the person so bitten.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-33 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-33
Training program unaffected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed as interfering with an emergency service training program authorized and operated under provisions of the "New Jersey Highway Safety Act of 1971," P.L. 1971, c. 351 (C. 27:5F-1 et seq.). L. 1985, c. 351, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-20
Transmission of duplicate of report from institutions in certain cases
Status: in_force

Every person designated by any local board of health to receive reports of communicable diseases who shall receive any report of sickness from a physician, superintendent or other person having charge over any institution referred to in section 26:4-19 of this title shall, when the sick person referred to in the report resides in some municipality other than that in which the institution is located, make a duplicate of any such report received by him and transmit the same, within twenty-four hours after the receipt of the original, by mail, to the officer designated to receive the reports in the locality in which the sick person resided before being admitted into the institution.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-88 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-88
Health officer, inspectors, nurses, etc.; terms; salaries
Status: in_force

A regional health commission may employ a health officer, as hereinafter provided, to serve in part or all of the area in which it is rendering service who shall devote his full time to the duties of his office, and such inspectors, nurses, clerks and other employees, as may be necessary to perform the services it is authorized and has agreed to render. It shall fix the terms of office and the salaries of its employees. L.1938, c. 67, p. 178, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-90 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-90
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "State Department of Health Act of 1948." L.1948, c. 444, p. 1756, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-85 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-85
Person authorized to make anatomical gift of a decedent's body.
Status: in_force

9. a. (1) Subject to the provisions of this act, an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed: (a) an agent of the decedent at the time of the decedent's death who could have made an anatomical gift immediately before the decedent's death pursuant to section 4 of this act; (b) the spouse, civil union partner, or domestic partner of the decedent; (c) an adult child of the decedent; (d) either parent of the decedent; (e) an adult sibling of the decedent; (f) another adult who is related to the decedent by blood, marriage, or adoption, or exhibited special care and concern for the decedent; (g) a person who was acting as the guardian of the person of the decedent at the time of the decedent's death; and (h) any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent's body, including the administrator of a hospital in which the decedent was a patient or resident immediately preceding death. In the absence of actual notice of contrary indication by the decedent, the administrator shall make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part. (2) If there is more than one member of a class as specified in subparagraphs (a) through (g) of paragraph (1) of this subsection who is entitled to make an anatomical gift, a member of the class may make an anatomical gift unless that member or a person to whom the gift may pass pursuant to section 10 of this act knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift shall be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require that all members of the class authorize the making of the gift or participate in the decision to make the gift. (3) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a prior class as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection is reasonably available to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift. b. (1) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to subsection a. of this section may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication. (2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, an anatomical gift by a person authorized to make the gift pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by the authorized person may be: (a) amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to amending the gift; or (b) revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to revoking the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift. (3) A revocation made pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation. A procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician with knowledge of a revocation shall make a best effort to communicate that information to the other parties involved in order to stop the anatomical gift recovery process. L.2008, c.50, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2SS-18 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2SS / Section 2SS-18
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

18. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, the Commissioner of Health and any relevant licensing board in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety under Title 45 of the Revised Statutes may, as appropriate, adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), in order to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2018, c.32, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.28 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.28
Designation of hospitals as stroke centers.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Health shall designate hospitals that meet the criteria set forth in this section as primary, thrombectomy-capable, or comprehensive stroke centers or acute stroke ready hospitals. a. A hospital shall apply to the commissioner for designation and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the hospital has been certified as a primary, thrombectomy-capable, or comprehensive stroke center or as an acute stroke ready hospital, respectively, by the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, DNV GL, or another organization that provides such certifications as may be approved by the commissioner. A facility designated as a primary or comprehensive stroke center prior to the effective date of P.L.2019, c.476 (C.26:2H-12.28a et al.) shall retain such designation by obtaining, and providing the commissioner with documentation of, the appropriate certification by the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, DNV GL, or other approved organization within three years of the effective date of P.L.2019, c.476 (C.26:2H-12.28a et al.), except that the commissioner may grant the facility up to two one-year extensions to obtain the appropriate certification, provided the facility certifies that the additional time is necessary to obtain the appropriate certification. Failure to meet the requirements of this subsection shall be deemed a voluntary surrender of the hospital's prior designation as a primary or comprehensive stroke center. A hospital that has its certification by the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, DNV GL, or other certifying organization revoked shall report the revocation to the Department of Health no later than five days after the date the hospital receives notice of the revocation from the certifying entity. b. The commissioner shall designate as many hospitals as primary stroke centers as apply for the designation, provided that the hospital meets the certification requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section. c. The commissioner shall designate as many hospitals as thrombectomy-capable stroke centers as apply for the designation, provided that the hospital meets the certification requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section. d. The commissioner shall designate as many hospitals as comprehensive stroke centers as apply for the designation, provided that the hospital meets the certification requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section. e. The commissioner shall designate as many hospitals as acute stroke ready hospitals as apply for the designation, provided that the hospital meets the certification requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section. f. The commissioner shall appropriately recognize stroke centers that have attained a level of stroke care distinction recognized by the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, DNV GL, or another nationally-recognized, guidelines-based organization that provides such distinctions and is approved by the commissioner. Stroke centers that have attained a distinction that shall be recognized pursuant to this subsection may include, but shall not be not limited to, centers that offer mechanical endovascular therapies. g. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a hospital's designation as a stroke center or acute stroke ready hospital, after notice and hearing, if the commissioner determines that the hospital is not in compliance with the requirements of this act. h. The commissioner shall encourage primary, thrombectomy-capable, and comprehensive stroke centers to coordinate, by written agreement, with acute stroke ready hospitals throughout the State to provide appropriate access to care for acute stroke patients. Agreements made pursuant to this subsection shall include: (1) transfer agreements for the transport to and acceptance of stroke patients by stroke centers for the provision of stroke treatment therapies an acute stroke ready hospital is unable to provide; and (2) any communication criteria and protocols as shall be necessary to effectuate the agreement. i. Each hospital that is not a designated comprehensive stroke center shall, no later than 180 days after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.476 (C.26:2H-12.28a et al.), enter into an agreement with at least one State-designated comprehensive stroke center, which agreement shall, at a minimum: (1) include protocols for engaging in prompt telephonic or video consultation to assess and make treatment recommendations for suspected stroke patients; (2) provide, where most clinically appropriate, consistent with patient safety and patient consent, for the effective and efficient transfer of patients needing the services of the comprehensive stroke center, particularly in time-sensitive cases including, but not limited to, large vessel occlusion; and (3) include a provision to access educational resources available from the comprehensive stroke center to expand the knowledge base of providers at the acute care general hospital. The agreement shall be filed with the Department of Health within 30 days. j. The Commissioner of Health shall prepare, maintain, and make available on the Department of Health website a list of facilities designated as primary stroke centers, thrombectomy-capable stroke centers, comprehensive stroke centers, and acute stroke ready hospitals. A current copy of the list shall be transmitted to each emergency medical services provider, as defined in subsection e. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.476 (C.27:5F-27.1), no later than June 1 of each year. k. (1) Primary, thrombectomy-capable, and comprehensive stroke centers and acute stroke ready hospitals shall, on a quarterly basis, submit to the department data concerning stroke care that are deemed appropriate by the Department of Health, and that, at a minimum, align with the stroke consensus measures jointly supported by the Joint Commission, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry, American Heart Association, and the American Stroke Association. (2) Data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be compiled by the department into a Statewide stroke database, which shall be made available on the department website. (3) Data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not contain or be construed to require disclosure of confidential or personal identifying information. L.2004, c.136, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.193; 2019, c.476, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-21 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-21
Transfer of certain functions of department of institutions and agencies and certain personnel of bureau of medical facilities construction and planning
Status: in_force

All functions, powers, duties, records, and property of the Department of Institutions and Agencies, and personnel of the Bureau of Medical Facilities Construction and Planning relating to receipt of money from the Federal Government for the purpose of making payments for construction of hospitals, including public health centers and related facilities within the State, and for an inventory and survey in connection therewith under or pursuant to any Federal law providing for the payment of such moneys as established and authorized by the provisions of c. 83, P.L.1947 (C. 30:1-19 et seq.), are hereby transferred to the State Department of Health. L.1971, c. 136, s. 21.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-62 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-62
Certification, certified copy of records, search fee; uniform forms for vital records.
Status: in_force

26:8-62. a. The State registrar or local registrar shall, upon request, supply to a person who establishes himself as one of the following: the subject of the record of a birth, death, fetal death, certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, domestic partnership, civil union or marriage, as applicable; the subject's parent, legal guardian or other legal representative; the subject's spouse, one partner in a civil union couple, child, grandchild or sibling, if of legal age, or the subject's legal representative; an agency of State or federal government for official purposes; a person possessing an order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or a person who is authorized under other emergent circumstances as determined by the commissioner, a certified copy, or release of the data and information of that record registered under the provisions of R.S.26:8-1 et seq., or P.L.2006, c.103 (C.37:1-28 et al.) or any domestic partnership registered under the provisions of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-1 et al.), for any of which, except as provided by R.S.26:8-63, the State registrar shall be entitled to a search fee, if any, as provided by R.S.26:8-64, to be paid by the person. A certification may be issued in other circumstances and shall state that it is for informational purposes only, and is not to be used for identification purposes. The registrar shall authenticate the identity of the requestor and the requestor's relationship with the subject of the vital record. For the purposes of this subsection, any employee of a mortuary registered pursuant to P.L.1952, c.340 (C.45:7-32 et seq.), or a funeral director licensed pursuant to that act who is affiliated with a registered mortuary, if the mortuary was recorded on the original certificate of death, shall be construed to be the subject's legal representative and entitled to obtain full and complete copies of death certificates or certifications thereof. b. The State registrar shall, upon request, supply to any applicant a certified transcript of any entry contained in the records of the New Jersey State census for which, except as provided by R.S.26:8-63, he shall be entitled to a search fee as provided by R.S.26:8-64, to be paid by the applicant. c. For each death registration initiated on the NJ-EDRS on or after the first day of the first month following the date of enactment of P.L.2003, c.221 but before the first day of the thirty-seventh month following the date of enactment of P.L.2003, c.221, the State registrar shall be paid a recording fee for each record filed, whether by means of the current paper process or electronically, in an amount to be determined by the State registrar but not exceeding $10, from the account of the funeral home, which may include this amount in the funeral expenses charged to the estate or person accepting responsibility for the disposition of the deceased's human remains and the costs associated therewith; provided however, this fee shall not apply to the death registration of a person who died while in the military or naval or maritime or merchant marine service of the United States whose death is recorded pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1950, c.299 (C.26:6-5.2). The State registrar shall deposit the proceeds from the recording fee into the New Jersey Electronic Death Registration Support Fund established pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2003, c.221 (C.26:8-24.2). d. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall designate specifications for uniform forms for the issuance of all vital records, which shall be used by registrars beginning on a date established by the commissioner. The form designated for certified copies of vital records shall contain safety features for authentication purposes and to deter forgery, and shall be readily distinguishable from the form designated for certifications of vital records. Local registrars may include in the fee for a certified copy the additional cost of the form containing such safety features. The commissioner may issue and enforce orders to implement the provisions of this subsection. Amended 1952, c.26, s.1; 1957, c.200, s.1; 1965, c.78, s.72; 2003, c.221, s.25; 2003, c.246, s.24; 2005, c.222, s.32; 2006, c.103, s.57.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-130 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-130
Findings, declarations relative to practitioner orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) forms.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Pursuant to the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act," P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et seq.), this State has statutorily recognized the right of an adult with decision-making capacity to plan ahead for health care decisions through the execution of advance directives and designate a surrogate decision-maker, and to have the wishes expressed in those documents respected, subject to certain limitations, in order to ensure that the right to control decisions about one's own health care is not lost if a patient loses decision-making capacity and is no longer able to participate actively in making his own health care decisions; b. The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment or Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, form complements an advance directive by converting a person's wishes regarding life-sustaining treatment, such as those set forth in an advance directive, into a medical order; c. The POLST form: contains immediately actionable, signed medical orders on a standardized form; includes medical orders that address a range of life-sustaining interventions as well as the patient's preferred intensity of treatment for each intervention; is typically a brightly colored, clearly identifiable form; and is recognized and honored across various health care settings; d. The use of a POLST form is particularly appropriate for persons who have a compromised medical condition or a terminal illness, and the experience in other states has shown that the use of the POLST form helps these patients to have their health care preferences honored by health care providers; e. The use of POLST forms can overcome many of the problems associated with advance directives, which in many cases are designed simply to name an individual to make health care decisions for the patient if the latter becomes incapacitated or otherwise lack specificity in regard to the patient's health care preferences, and are often locked away in file drawers or safe deposit boxes and unavailable to health care providers when the need arises to ensure that the patient's wishes are followed; f. A completed POLST form is signed by, and more readily available than an advance directive to, the patient's attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse, and provides a specific and detailed set of instructions for a health care professional or health care institution to follow in regard to the patient's preference for the use of various medical interventions; g. To date, at least the following states, or communities within these states, have established programs providing for the use of the POLST form that have been endorsed by the National POLST Paradigm Task Force or are in the process of developing such programs: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; and h. The right and preference of New Jerseyans to have their health care preferences respected would be better served by the use of the POLST form in this State to augment the use of advance directives, and the enactment of this act will conduce to that end. L.2011, c.145, s.2; amended 2019, c.218, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-22
Services of State departments or agencies
Status: in_force

The authority shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such employees of any State department or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for said purpose. L.1972, c. 29, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-169 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-169
Rules, regulations, Commissioners, Health, Human Services.
Status: in_force

7. The Commissioners of Health and Human Services shall jointly or separately adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), if necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. The Commissioners of Health and Human Services shall jointly or separately waive any rules or regulations if necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2023, c.163, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-18.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-18.1
Publication of annual financial statements.
Status: in_force

5. The Department of Banking and Insurance shall, for each carrier in the State, publish on the department's website the annual financial statement, in the format adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and in use at the time the statement is due, within 30 days of the receipt of that statement. L.2017, c.100, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.55 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.55
Replacement of mattresses with pressure redistribution mattresses.
Status: in_force

2. a. Beginning one year after the effective date of this act, when a nursing home replaces a mattress for use by a nursing home resident, the nursing home shall replace the mattress with a pressure redistribution mattress that is designed to address, at a minimum, Stage 1 pressure ulcers. b. No later than three years after the effective date of this act, a nursing home shall replace all mattresses used by its nursing home residents with pressure redistribution mattresses that are designed to address, at a minimum, Stage 1 pressure ulcers. L.2009, c.44, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-57 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-57
Amount of fund; application for and payment
Status: in_force

Upon application in writing by the director, the state treasurer, upon the warrant of the state comptroller, shall, for the purpose aforesaid, pay to the director from the annual appropriation for the department, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-12.22
Domestic partner permitted visitation in health care facility.
Status: in_force

13. a. A health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall allow a patient's domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3), the children of the patient's domestic partner, and the domestic partner of the patient's parent or child to visit, unless one of the following conditions is met: (1) No visitors are allowed; (2) The health care facility reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of a patient, a member of the staff of the facility, or another visitor to the facility, or would significantly disrupt the operations of the facility; or (3) The patient has indicated to health care facility staff that the patient does not want the person to visit. b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall not be construed as prohibiting a health care facility from otherwise establishing reasonable restrictions upon visitations, including restrictions upon the hours of visitation and number of visitors. L.2003,c.246,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.13
HMO certificate of authority, prostate cancer testing
Status: in_force

5. A certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not be issued or continued by the Commissioner of Health on or after the effective date of this act unless the health maintenance organization provides health care services to any enrollee which include an annual medically recognized diagnostic examination including, but not limited to, a digital rectal examination and a prostate-specific antigen test for men age 50 and over who are asymptomatic and for men age 40 and over with a family history of prostate cancer or other prostate cancer risk factors. The health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the contract. The provisions of this section shall apply to all contracts for health care services by health maintenance organizations under which the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage is reserved. L.1996,c.125,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-24 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-24
Clean air scholarship intern program
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established a Clean Air Scholarship Intern Program. (b) The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection may provide for the payment of room, board, tuition and fees for eligible persons to attend any accredited college or university authorized by the commissioner as a regular student to receive an engineering degree or a degree with a major in the biological, physical or environmental sciences satisfactory to the commissioner until the eligible person satisfactorily completes 4 scholastic years. (c) To be eligible for the Clean Air Scholarship Intern Program a person must: (1) Be a citizen of the United States and the State of New Jersey; (2) Be a high school graduate or have an equivalent education; (3) Have been accepted for admission to the accredited college or university authorized by the commissioner as a regular student and accepted in said college or university to pursue a course of instruction satisfactory to the commissioner; (4) Contract, with the consent of his parent or legal guardian if he is a minor, with the commissioner or his designated representative, to serve with the Department of Environmental Protection for a period of 3 years following graduation and further, to serve with the Department of Environmental Protection during the regular periods of summer vacation except for such vacation periods as the commissioner shall establish by regulation and provided further that the department shall not be liable to pay wages to said student during said vacation periods. (d) The appointments made by the commissioner hereunder shall be subject to available appropriations and shall be awarded on a competitive basis. (e) The Scholarship Intern Program shall be administered by the commissioner under such regulations as the commissioner shall prescribe. L.1967, c. 106, s. 14, eff. June 15, 1967. Amended by L.1970, c. 274, s. 1, eff. Nov. 5, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-104 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-104
Assistance in removal
Status: in_force

If the master or commander cannot be found, or if he fails to obey any such order, the local board may employ any necessary assistance to make the order effective.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5o — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-5o
Definitions relative to palliative, hospice care.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Appropriate" means consistent with applicable legal, health, and professional standards, the patient's clinical and other circumstances, and the patient's reasonably known wishes and beliefs. "Hospice care" means a coordinated program of home, outpatient, and inpatient care and services that is operated by a public agency or private organization, or subdivision of either of these entities, and that provides care and services to hospice patients and to hospice patients' families, through a medically directed interdisciplinary team, under interdisciplinary plans of care in order to meet the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs that are experienced during the final stages of illness, dying, and bereavement. A hospice care program includes: nursing care by or under the supervision of a registered professional nurse; physical, occupational, or speech or language therapy; medical social services by a certified or licensed social worker under the direction of a physician; services of a certified home health aide; medical supplies, including drugs and biologicals, and the use of medical appliances related to terminal diagnosis; physician's services; short-term inpatient care, including both palliative and respite care and procedures; spiritual and other counseling for hospice patients and hospice patients' families; services of volunteers under the direction of the provider of the hospice care program; and bereavement services for hospice patients' families. "Medical care" means services provided, requested, or supervised by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse. "Palliative care" means patient-centered and family-centered medical care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering caused by serious illness. Palliative care throughout the continuum of illness involves addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and facilitating patient autonomy, access to information, and choice. Palliative care includes, but is not limited to: comprehensive pain and symptom management and discussion of treatment options appropriate to the patient, including hospice care, when appropriate. "Serious illness" means any medical illness or physical injury or condition that substantially impacts quality of life for more than a short period of time. Serious illness includes, but is not limited to: cancer; heart, renal, or liver failure; lung disease; and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. L.2019, c.227, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4C-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-1
Definitions relative to lactation rooms.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Department" means the Department of Health. "Health care facility" means a health care facility that is licensed by the department pursuant to the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Lactation room" means a sanitary room, other than a restroom, which can be used by a mother to breast feed her baby or express milk in private, and which includes an electrical outlet, a chair, and nearby access to running water. "Medical Assistance Customer Center" means a community-based office that is operated by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services. "One-Stop Career Center" means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-3). L.2019, c.242, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-22 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-22
Findings, declarations relative to hazardous materials emergency response.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds that environmental health programs for the control of air pollution, solid waste, hazardous waste, noise, pesticides, radiation, and water pollution and to protect workers and the public from hazardous substances and toxic catastrophes are inherently regional in nature and that the existing county health departments have experience administering environmental health programs on a regional basis and that they are among the most efficient health units in the State. The Legislature declares that it is the policy of this State to provide for the administration of environmental health services by county departments of health throughout the State in a manner which is consistent with certain overall performance standards to be promulgated by the Department of Environmental Protection. The environmental health services shall include the monitoring and enforcement of environmental health standards, the operation of a technical resource center and the enactment and enforcement of environmental health ordinances to control air pollution, solid waste, hazardous waste, noise, pesticides, radiation, and water pollution, to protect workers and the public from hazardous substances and toxic catastrophes, and to protect against other threats to environmental health. The Legislature further declares that the burdens placed upon the existing system of emergency and hazardous materials response programs require the implementation of measures to improve the coordination between the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Health and Senior Services, the State Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and county health departments in order to provide comprehensive Statewide planning and supervision of all emergency management emergency response activities by these departments, and to provide for the Statewide standardization of the necessary and appropriate levels of planning, training, exercising, and equipment availability and usage for each county for the protection of the public health and the environment, and to properly prepare to respond to a terrorist incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive weapons. L.1977,c.443,s.2; amended 1991, c.99, s.1; 2005, c.3, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-40 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-40
Certification as EMT-D, First Responder-D
Status: in_force

2. a. An emergency medical technician who has been certified by the commissioner as an EMT-D may perform cardiac defibrillation, with or without the assistance of another EMT-D, according to rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner. A person who has been certified by the commissioner as a First Responder-D may perform cardiac defibrillation, with or without the assistance of an EMT-D or another First Responder-D, according to rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner. b. The commissioner shall establish written standards and application procedures which an emergency medical technician shall meet in order to obtain certification as an EMT-D, and which a person shall meet in order to obtain certification as a First Responder-D. The commissioner shall certify a candidate who provides evidence of satisfactory completion of an educational program which includes training in the performance of cardiac defibrillation and which is approved by the commissioner, and who passes an examination in the performance of cardiac defibrillation which is approved by the commissioner. c. The commissioner shall maintain a register of all applications for certification as an EMT-D or a First Responder-D which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The name and residence of the applicant; (2) The date of the application; (3) Whether the applicant was rejected or approved and the date of that action. d. The commissioner shall annually compile a list of certified EMT-D's and First Responder-D's which shall be available to the public. e. A fee may be charged to a person who is enrolled in an educational program approved by the Department of Health which includes training in the performance of cardiac defibrillation, to cover the costs of training and testing for certification as an EMT-D or a First Responder-D. L.1989,c.314,s.2; amended 1996,c.136,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.12 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.12
HMO contracts, Pap smear benefits.
Status: in_force

5. A certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not be issued or continued by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of this act unless the health maintenance organization offers health care services to any enrollee or other person covered thereunder which include a Pap smear. The health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the contract. As used in this section, and notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, "Pap smear" means an initial Pap smear and any confirmatory test when medically necessary and as ordered by the covered person's physician and includes all laboratory costs associated with the initial Pap smear and any confirmatory test. The provisions of this section shall apply to all contracts for health care services by health maintenance organizations under which the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage is reserved. L.1995, c.415, s.5; amended 2001, c.227, s.5; 2012, c.17, s.266.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-47.3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-47.3
Purchasing, storing, transporting devices
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, an emergency medical technician, first aid, ambulance or rescue squad, or other entity employing the services of an emergency medical technician certified to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to section 2 of this act may purchase, store or transport the devices pursuant to an agreement with an emergency medical service, a hospital or a State licensed physician trained in emergency medicine, for the purpose of providing basic life support services as defined in section 1 of P.L.1985, c.351 (C.26:2K-21). L.2003,c.1.s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-109 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-109
Anchorage of vessels at Perth Amboy
Status: in_force

The following vessels shall come to anchor at some place designated by the Perth Amboy port health officer for the purpose of inspection: a. Every vessel which, between the first day of March and the first day of December in any year, or within any other time in any year designated by resolution of the state department, shall come into that portion of the waters of this state known as Raritan bay or Sandy Hook bay south of a straight line extending from Ward's point to the northerly extremity of Sandy Hook and comes from: 1. Any port in the United States south of Cape Henlopen; 2. Any West India, Bahama, or Bermuda island port; or 3. Any port or place where any communicable disease exists. b. Every vessel which, at any time during the year, comes into the waters enumerated in paragraph "a" of this section on board of which: 1. Any person shall have died while at any port in the United States south of Cape Henlopen or at any foreign port, or while between any such port and Raritan bay or Sandy Hook bay; 2. There is any baggage, merchandise or materials by which any communicable disease may be introduced into this state; or 3. The Perth Amboy port health officer shall have reason to believe that any person may be sick with any communicable disease or that there may be any baggage, merchandise or materials by which any communicable disease may be introduced into this state.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2A-14 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2A / Section 2A-14
Patient to be informed of blood transfusion options
Status: in_force

a. Whenever a blood transfusion may be necessary during a surgical procedure, a physician or surgeon shall inform the surgery patient, prior to performing the surgical procedure, of the options of receiving autologous blood transfusions, designated blood transfusions or homologous blood transfusions. b. The physician or surgeon who will perform the surgery shall note on the patient's medical record that the patient was advised of the opportunity to receive an autologous, designated or homologous blood transfusion, if a transfusion becomes necessary. c. The physician or surgeon who will perform the surgery shall not be required to provide his patient with an explanation of the transfusion options pursuant to this section, if medical contraindications exist or the surgery is performed on an emergency basis. d. If there are no medical contraindications or the surgery is not performed on an emergency basis, the physician or surgeon shall allow adequate time, prior to surgery, for predonation to occur. If the patient waives the option to predonate blood, the physician or surgeon shall not incur any liability for his failure to allow the predonation to occur. L.1991,c.131,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-86 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-86
Orders, rules and regulations not affected
Status: in_force

This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any of the respective boards or agencies enumerated in section four of this act but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed by such board or agency. L.1948, c. 444, p. 1755, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-15.2
Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

12. The Commissioner of Health, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall present an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the development and use of health information electronic data interchange technology in New Jersey. The report shall be prepared in consultation with the advisory board established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1999, c.154 (C.26:1A-15.1). The report shall include any recommendations, including proposals for regulatory and legislative changes, to promote the development and use of health information electronic data interchange technology in this State. L.1999, c.154, s.12; amended 2012, c.17, s.95.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.59g — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.59g
Establishment of technology infrastructure to support the provision of charity care.
Status: in_force

9. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall establish a technology infrastructure to support the provision of charity care pursuant to P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.51 et al.). The State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioners of Health and Human Services may, if deemed to be in the State's best interests, include system features and provisions in the technology infrastructure to satisfy the requirements of multiple programs and purposes, including, but not limited to, programs such as, Medicaid, food stamps, public assistance, and purposes such as the exchange and consolidation of health care information permitted by law, eligibility and identity verification, claims processing, the use of electronic patient identification technology, and electronic data interchange. L.1996, c.28, s.9; amended 1998, c.37, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.228.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-50 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-50
Persons who may consent to examination.
Status: in_force

1. Any physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this State may conduct a post-mortem and necroscopic examination upon the body of a deceased person if he first obtains the consent in writing of any of the following persons who shall have assumed responsibility and custody of the body for purposes of the burial: surviving spouse, domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3), adult child, parent, or other next of kin, of the deceased person. In the absence of any of the foregoing named persons any other person charged by law with and who shall have assumed responsibility and custody of the body for the burial may give such consent. Where 2 or more of the abovementioned have assumed such responsibility and custody of the body for purposes of burial, the consent of 1 of such persons shall be sufficient. L.1954,c.113,s.1; amended 2003, c.246, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-110 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-110
Findings, declarations relative to screening for disorders in newborn infants.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Newborn screening is an essential public health activity that strives to screen every newborn infant for a variety of congenital disorders, which, if not detected and managed early, can result in significant morbidity, mortality, and disability. The State's newborn screening system shall be a coordinated and comprehensive effort to provide education, screening, follow-up, diagnosis, treatment and management, and program evaluation activities ; b. Ongoing advances in technologies and treatment modalities make it possible to screen newborn infants for a wide array of biochemical disorders. It is imperative that the State adjust its Newborn Screening Program to incorporate these biochemical disorders to ensure that the program remains at the forefront of these advances; and c. It is the intent of this act to protect the health and quality of life of newborn infants born in this State by enhancing the capacity to screen for congenital disorders and by providing: all newborn infants with screens for certain conditions and with appropriate referrals and early medical intervention when warranted; and newborn data collection is standardized, and conditions detected by newborn screening are tracked and monitored. Further, information on newborn screening and conditions for which a newborn can be screened should be readily accessible, current, and understandable to both health care providers and parents or guardians. L.1977, c.321, s.1; amended 1981, c.357, s.2; 1988, c.24, s.2; 2019, c.296, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-167.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-167.2
Duties of office.
Status: in_force

2. The office shall: a. Establish measurable outcomes to achieve the goal of reducing health disparities in the areas provided in section 1 of this act. b. Enhance current data tools to ensure a Statewide assessment of the risk behaviors associated with the health disparity priority areas provided in section 1 of this act. To the extent feasible, the office shall conduct the assessment so that the results may be compared to national data. L.2004,c.137,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2Z-2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2Z / Section 2Z-2
Public policy relative to derivation, use of certain cells of humans.
Status: in_force

2. a. It is the public policy of this State that research involving the derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic germ cells and human adult stem cells, including somatic cell nuclear transplantation, shall: (1) be permitted in this State; (2) be conducted with full consideration for the ethical and medical implications of this research; and (3) be reviewed, in each case, by an institutional review board operating in accordance with applicable federal regulations. b. (1) A physician or other health care provider who is treating a patient for infertility shall provide the patient with timely, relevant and appropriate information sufficient to allow that person to make an informed and voluntary choice regarding the disposition of any human embryos remaining following the infertility treatment. (2) A person to whom information is provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be presented with the option of storing any unused embryos, donating them to another person, donating the remaining embryos for research purposes, or other means of disposition. (3) A person who elects to donate, for research purposes, any embryos remaining after receiving infertility treatment shall provide written consent to that donation. c. (1) A person shall not knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell, or otherwise transfer or obtain, or promote the sale or transfer of, embryonic or cadaveric fetal tissue for research purposes pursuant to this act; however, embryonic or cadaveric fetal tissue may be donated for research purposes in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section or other applicable State or federal law. For the purposes of this subsection, "valuable consideration" means financial gain or advantage, but shall not include reasonable payment for the removal, processing, disposal, preservation, quality control, storage, transplantation, or implantation of embryonic or cadaveric fetal tissue. (2) A person or entity who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree and, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 for each violation. L.2003,c.203,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-111.8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-111.8
Screening of newborn infants for spinal muscular atrophy.
Status: in_force

1. a. Each infant born in this State shall be tested for the genetic mutations associated with spinal muscular atrophy. b. The Commissioner of Health shall develop a comprehensive program of follow-up services and procedures in the event a newborn tests positive for one or more genetic markers associated with spinal muscular atrophy, which services and procedures shall include, at a minimum: (1) genetic counseling for the parents of the newborn concerning the risk that one or both parents is a carrier of the genetic mutation associated with spinal muscular atrophy, and the risk that other children born to the parents may carry the mutation, pass it on to their own offspring, or may be born with spinal muscular atrophy; and (2) information concerning available treatment options for spinal muscular atrophy. c. The Department of Health may charge a reasonable fee to administer tests performed pursuant to this section. The amount of the fee and the procedures for collecting the fee shall be determined by the Commissioner of Health. d. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. L.2019, c.390, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-120 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-120
Construction of act with advance directive for health care.
Status: in_force

20. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the legal force and effect of an advance directive for health care executed pursuant to P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et seq.) either prior to or after the enactment of this act. L.2005,c.233,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2RR-6 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2RR / Section 2RR-6
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

6. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2014, c.76, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-4.5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-4.5
Health maintenance organization, benefits for "off-label" drugs required
Status: in_force

7. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and except as otherwise provided in P.L.1992, c.161 (C.17B:27A-2 et al.) or P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17 et seq.), a certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not be issued or continued on or after the effective date of this act for a health maintenance organization which provides health care services for prescribed drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration unless the health maintenance organization provides health care services to any enrollee for a drug prescribed for a treatment for which it has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration if it is recognized to be medically appropriate for the specific treatment for which the drug has been prescribed in one of the following established reference compendia: (1) the American Medical Association Drug Evaluations; (2) the American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information; (3) the United States Pharmacopoeia Drug Information; or, it is recommended by a clinical study or review article in a major-peer reviewed professional journal. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, coverage shall not be required for any experimental or investigational drug or any drug which the Food and Drug Administration has determined to be contraindicated for the specific treatment for which the drug has been prescribed. Health care services provided pursuant to this section shall be determined and provided to the same extent as other services under the enrollee plan for drugs prescribed for treatments which have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. c. This section shall apply to health maintenance organization plans in which the right to change the enrollee charge has been reserved. d. Any coverage of a drug required by this section shall also include medically necessary services associated with the administration of the drug. L.1993,c.321,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-68 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-68
Amendment or repeal of ordinance
Status: in_force

The local board may amend or repeal any provision of a health ordinance or code, such amendment to be passed and amended in the manner prescribed in sections 26:3-66 and 26:3-67 of this title for the enactment of an original ordinance or code.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.23 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.23
Confidentiality of reports
Status: in_force

The confidential reports made pursuant to this act are to be used only by the Department of Health and other agencies that may be designated by the Commissioner of Health and shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom they relate; and to that end, such reports shall not be included under materials available to public inspection pursuant to P.L. 1963, c. 73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.). L.1983, c. 291, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-31 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-31
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) as he deems necessary to effectuate the purpose of this act, and the board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this act. L. 1985, c. 351, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-40.35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40.35
Certain cases exempt.
Status: in_force

9. a. Notwithstanding the requirements of P.L.2014, c.9 (C.26:8-40.33 et al.) to the contrary, in the case of a child who was surrendered pursuant to the "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act," P.L.2000, c.58 (C.30:4C-15.5 et seq.) and upon receipt of notification from the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section, the State Registrar shall not provide any of the birth parent's identifying information recorded on the child's certificate of birth upon receipt of a request from an authorized requester for an uncertified, long-form copy of an adopted person's original certificate of birth in accordance with the provisions of subsection c. of R.S.26:8-40.1 and section 4 of P.L.2014, c.9 (C.26:8-40.33). b. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families shall notify the State Registrar when a child is surrendered pursuant to P.L.2000, c.58 (C.30:4C-15.5 et seq.) to enable the State Registrar to identify the certificate of birth of the child who was so surrendered and deem that the uncertified, long-form copy of the original certificate of birth shall not be provided to the authorized requester. c. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families to provide any identifying information about the birth parents of a child who was surrendered pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2000, c.58 (C.30:4C-15.5 et seq.). L.2014, c.9, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-68 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-68
Cleansing of utensils, receptacles, counters, etc.
Status: in_force

At any public place at which food or drink is offered for sale or public consumption, adequate washing facilities for thoroughly cleansing utensils used in preparing or serving the same shall be provided and such utensils and the counters, table tops, shelves, boxes, refrigerators and other receptacles in or upon which food or drink is stored, prepared, handled, displayed or served shall be kept clean. L.1939, c. 261, p. 677, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2J-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2J / Section 2J-38
Outline of coverage delivered to applicant
Status: in_force

8. a. In order to provide for full and fair disclosure in the sale of medicare supplement contracts or evidences of coverage, no medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this State unless an outline of coverage is delivered to the applicant at the time application is made. b. The commissioner shall prescribe the format and content of the outline of coverage required by subsection a. of this section. For the purposes of this section, "format" means style, arrangement and overall appearance, including the size, color and prominence of the font used, paper size and weight and the arrangement of text and captions. The outline of coverage shall include: (1) A description of the principal medicare supplement health care services provided; (2) A statement of any applicable exceptions, reductions and limitations in the available medicare supplement health care services; (3) A statement of the renewal provisions, including any reservation by the health maintenance organization of the right to change premiums or other fees; and (4) A statement that the outline of coverage is a summary of the medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage issued or applied for and that the contract or evidence of coverage should be consulted to determine the governing contractual provisions. c. The commissioner may require by regulation the publication of forms and an informational brochure with a standardized format and content, to serve as an aid in the selection of appropriate coverage, if any, by those eligible for medicare, and to aid the consumer in improving his understanding of medicare benefits. Except in the case of direct response solicitation for medicare supplement health care services, the commissioner may require by regulation that the informational brochure be provided, concurrently with delivery of the outline of coverage, to all prospective enrollees eligible for medicare. With respect to direct response solicitation for medicare supplement health care services, the commissioner may require by regulation that the prescribed brochure be provided upon request to any prospective enrollee eligible for medicare, but in no event later than the time the medicare supplement contract or evidence of coverage is delivered. d. The commissioner may promulgate regulations for captions or notice requirements for all contracts and evidences of coverage delivered or issued for delivery to persons eligible for medicare to inform prospective enrollees that the particular contract or evidence of coverage does not provide medicare supplement health care services. These notice requirements shall not apply to medicare supplement contracts or evidences of coverage or to contracts issued pursuant to a contract under 42 U.S.C. s.1395l or 42 U.S.C. s.1395mm. e. The commissioner may further promulgate regulations to govern the full and fair disclosure of information in connection with the replacement of contracts or evidences of coverage by persons eligible for medicare. L.1992,c.164,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:16-13 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-13
Reporting of information, statistical report.
Status: in_force

13. a. The Commissioner of Health shall require that a health care professional report the following information to the Department of Health on a form and in a manner prescribed by regulation of the commissioner: (1) No later than 30 days after the dispensing of medication pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.), the physician or pharmacist who dispensed the medication shall file a copy of the dispensing record with the department, and shall otherwise facilitate the collection of such information as the director may require regarding compliance with P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.). (2) No later than 30 days after the date of the qualified terminally ill patient's death, the attending physician shall transmit to the department such documentation of the patient's death as the director shall require. (3) In the event that anyone required to report information to the department pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) provides an inadequate or incomplete report, the department shall contact the person to request a complete report. (4) To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with the purposes of this section, the department shall seek to coordinate the process for reporting information pursuant to this subsection with the process for reporting prescription monitoring information by a pharmacy permit holder pursuant to sections 25 through 30 of P.L.2007, c.244 (C.45:1-45 through C.45:1-50). b. Any information collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section that contains material or data that could be used to identify an individual patient or health care professional shall not be included under materials available to public inspection pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) and P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). c. The department shall prepare and make available to the public on its Internet website an annual statistical report of information collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L.2019, c.59, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-27 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-27
Transfer of powers, functions and duties of state board of control of department of institutions and agencies pursuant to nursing home administrator's licensing to department of health
Status: in_force

All of the powers, functions and duties heretofore exercised by the State Board of Control of the Department of Institutions and Agencies pursuant to P.L.1968, c. 356 (C. 30:11-11 et seq.), and all amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to and vested in the State Department of Health. L.1972, c. 109, s. 1, eff. July 27, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-148 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-148
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Although the majority of Americans are covered by some form of health insurance, families nevertheless lack protection against the high cost of chronic or single episodes of serious illness that may destroy their resources. An illness resulting in this potentially devastating financial consequence is referred to as a catastrophic illness. b. Catastrophic illnesses often threaten to push some families into bankruptcy and others toward seeking inferior medical care and present a major problem for this nation's health care system in that catastrophic illnesses account for over 20% of this nation's health expenditures. c. The impact of catastrophic illnesses on the family is especially acute in that children have the highest average medical costs among the population as a whole. d. It is the public policy of this State that each child of this State should have access to quality health care and adequate protection against the extraordinarily high costs of health care services which are determined to be catastrophic and severely impact upon a child and his family. e. To this end, it is incumbent upon the State to provide assistance to children and their families whose medical expenses extend beyond the families' available resources. L. 1987,c.370, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-23 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-23
Transportation of certain bodies in sealed casket; license
Status: in_force

No person shall convey or aid in conveying to a common carrier to be transported across or within this state, nor shall a common carrier accept for transportation or transport across or within this state, the dead body of a person who has died of smallpox, Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever or bubonic plague, unless the body is inclosed in a hermetically sealed casket and a license for such transportation has been first obtained in writing from the state department.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3A2-11 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3A2 / Section 3A2-11
Failure of municipality to comply; provision of adequate program by state; reinstatement of authority of municipality
Status: in_force

a. In the event any municipality fails to comply with section 10 of this act: (1) The State Commissioner of Health shall cause a public health services program meeting "Standards of Performance," to be provided in that municipality at the expense of the municipality. Expenditures for this purpose shall be adequate to provide by contract or direct employment of staff and other necessary resources, the services required in the "Standards of Performance." The staff, contracted services, or resources necessary to provide the required services in municipalities of various sizes and conditions shall be determined by the commissioner. (2) State health aid funds to which that municipality would otherwise be entitled shall be delivered to and administered by the State Department of Health. Those funds shall be used solely for providing public health services meeting "Standards of Performance" in that municipality. b. When a municipality submits a plan acceptable to the department which provides assurances that public health services in that municipality will meet "Standards of Performance" the department may relinquish powers granted to it under the authority of this section under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the department. L.1975, c. 329, s. 11, eff. April 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2D-38 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2D / Section 2D-38
Legislative findings and determinations
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the citizens of the State of New Jersey are entitled to the maximum protection possible from any and all threats to their health and welfare which may result from a radiation accident at a nuclear facility or during the transportation of radioactive material; that existing emergency response capabilities to abate these threats are dispersed among various State and local agencies and private organizations and limited in geographic scope; and that the dangers posed by these accidents can best be minimized by the development and implementation of a comprehensive and coherent response plan to coordinate and guide all necessary and appropriate resources and personnel into a unified course of action. L.1981, c. 302, s. 2, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 26:13-5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-5
Duties of commissioner relative to public health emergency.
Status: in_force

5. Where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe a public health emergency exists, the commissioner shall: ascertain the existence of cases of an illness or health condition that may be potential causes of a public health emergency; investigate all such cases for sources of infection and ensure that they are subject to proper control measures; and define the distribution of the illness or health condition. To fulfill these duties, the commissioner shall identify exposed individuals as follows: a. The commissioner shall identify individuals thought to have been exposed to an illness or health condition that may be a potential cause of a public health emergency. b. The commissioner shall counsel and interview such individuals where needed to assist in the positive identification of exposed individuals and develop information relating to the source and spread of the illness or health condition. The information shall include the name and address, including city and county, of any person from whom the illness or health condition may have been contracted and to whom the illness or health condition may have spread. L.2005,c.222,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-14.1
General hospital to provide information concerning the Independent Health Care Appeals Program.
Status: in_force

1. A general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall be required, as prescribed by regulation of the Commissioner of Health, to: (1) post, in a conspicuous place in each of its waiting rooms for members of the general public, a notice, as prescribed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2011, c.190 (C.26:2S-14.2), which provides information about the operation of, and how to apply for, the Independent Health Care Appeals Program established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-11); and (2) ensure that appropriate hospital staff, including direct patient care providers, staff that are concerned with billing for hospital services or provide financial counseling to patients, and staff otherwise engaged in providing patient advocacy or patient relations services, are made aware of the program and are able to provide information to patients and their family members, or other persons on the patient's behalf, about how to contact the program. L.2011, c.190, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.299.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-65 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-65
Reports.
Status: in_force

6. a. No later than December 1, 2020, the department, in consultation with other relevant departments and agencies, shall prepare and submit, to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, a report providing recommendations on how to increase the use of substitutes with low global warming potential that reduce overall risk to human health and the environment in mobile sources, utility equipment, and consumer appliances, and how to reduce other uses of hydrofluorocarbons in the State, including recommendations, if deemed appropriate, concerning how to structure, fund, and prioritize a State incentive program to reduce uses of hydrofluorocarbons in the State. b. In lieu of submitting a separate report pursuant to this section, the department may include the information required to be submitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section in the report required pursuant to subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.2007, c.112 (C.26:2C-42), provided that report is transmitted to the appropriate parties prior to December 1, 2020. L.2019, c.507, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-40 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-40
Contents of report
Status: in_force

The report required by sections 26:4-38 and 26:4-39 of this title shall contain the following information: a. Name, address, color, sex, nationality, and the age as nearly as practicable, of the person so infected with a venereal disease; b. Character of the disease; c. Probable source of infection; and d. Whether the case has been previously reported or not; and if it has been reported, when, where, and by whom it was reported.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.40 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-18.40
Monies remaining in "Uncompensated Care Reduction - Pilot Program" account to subsidize pilot program for small business employees
Status: in_force

The monies remaining in the "Uncompensated Care Reduction--Pilot Program" account of the New Jersey Uncompensated Care Trust Fund established pursuant to P.L.1989, c.1 (C.26:2H-18.4 et seq.) on December 31, 1990 shall be used to subsidize or otherwise provide financial assistance for a health insurance pilot program for small business employees; except that the monies, and any interest earned thereon, shall remain in the account until such time as a law is enacted which establishes the health insurance pilot program for small business employees and which appropriates the monies in the account. L.1991,c.187,s.18; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-37 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-37
Stillborn child to be registered as fetal death; birth certificate options.
Status: in_force

26:8-37. a. A stillborn child shall be registered as a fetal death as required by R.S.26:6-11. b. (1) The State registrar shall establish a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, which shall contain such items as shall be listed on a form provided or approved by the State registrar pursuant to subsection c. of R.S.26:8-24, for an unintended, intrauterine fetal death occurring in this State after a gestational period of 20 or more weeks. This certificate shall be offered to the parent of a stillborn child. (2) The certificate shall be provided by the State Registrar upon the parent's written request, which may be transmitted to the State registrar directly by the parent or, at the parent's option, by a licensed health care professional on the parent's behalf. (3) The person who prepares a certificate pursuant to this subsection shall leave blank any references to the stillborn child's name if the stillborn child's parent does not wish to provide a name for the stillborn child. (4) The certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be filed with the local registrar of the district in which the birth resulting in stillbirth occurred within three days following receipt by the State registrar of the parent's request for the certificate. (5) When a birth resulting in stillbirth occurring in this State has not been registered within one year after the date of delivery, a certificate marked "delayed" may be filed and registered. Amended 1951, c.85, s.2; 2003, c.312; 2008, c.100.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8A-3 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8A / Section 8A-3
Definitions relative to domestic partners.
Status: in_force

3. As used in sections 1 through 9 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-1 through C.26:8A-9) and in R.S.26:8-1 et seq.: "Affidavit of Domestic Partnership" means an affidavit that sets forth each party's name and age, the parties' common mailing address, and a statement that, at the time the affidavit is signed, both parties meet the requirements of this act for entering into a domestic partnership and wish to enter into a domestic partnership with each other. "Basic living expenses" means the cost of basic food and shelter, and any other cost, including, but not limited to, the cost of health care, if some or all of the cost is paid as a benefit because a person is another person's domestic partner. "Certificate of Domestic Partnership" means a certificate that includes: the full names of the domestic partners, a statement that the two individuals are members of a registered domestic partnership recognized by the State of New Jersey, the date that the domestic partnership was entered into, and a statement that the partners are entitled to all the rights, privileges and responsibilities accorded to domestic partners under the law. The certificate shall bear the seal of the State of New Jersey. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Domestic partner" or "partner" means a person who is in a relationship that satisfies the definition of a domestic partnership as set forth in this act. "Have a common residence" means that two persons share the same place to live in this State, or share the same place to live in another jurisdiction when at least one of the persons is a member of a State-administered retirement system, regardless of whether or not: the legal right to possess the place is in both of their names; one or both persons have additional places to live; or one person temporarily leaves the shared place of residence to reside elsewhere, on either a short-term or long-term basis, for reasons that include, but are not limited to, medical care, incarceration, education, a sabbatical, or employment, but intends to return to the shared place of residence. "Jointly responsible" means that each domestic partner agrees to provide for the other partner's basic living expenses if the other partner is unable to provide for himself. "Notice of Rights and Obligations of Domestic Partners" means a form that advises domestic partners, or persons seeking to become domestic partners, of the procedural requirements for establishing, maintaining, and terminating a domestic partnership, and includes information about the rights and responsibilities of the partners. L.2003, c.246, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.354.
N.J. Stat. § 26:10-9 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-9
Labeling requirements.
Status: in_force

26:10-9. No person shall, directly or indirectly, at wholesale or retail, or otherwise, sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or consign in sale or lease, or have in possession with intent to sell or lease, or consign in sale or lease, any mattress that shall not have plainly and indelibly written or printed thereon, or upon a plain muslin or linen label securely sewed to the covering thereof, a statement in the English language containing the items required by R.S.26:10-10 to R.S.26:10-12. This label shall not be less than three by four and a half inches in size and shall be yellow in color if the label is for a mattress which was used in whole or in part or contains any material which was used prior to any sale, lease, or consignment. amended 2015, c.183, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-9.1
Exemption for pupils from mandatory immunization; interference with religious rights; suspension
Status: in_force

Provisions in the State Sanitary Code in implementation of this act shall provide for exemption for pupils from mandatory immunization if the parent or guardian of the pupil objects thereto in a written statement signed by the parent or guardian upon the ground that the proposed immunization interferes with the free exercise of the pupil's religious rights. This exemption may be suspended by the State Commissioner of Health during the existence of an emergency as determined by the State Commissioner of Health. L.1974, c. 150, s. 6, eff. Nov. 11, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2T-8 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2T / Section 2T-8
Hepatitis C advisory board.
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner shall establish a hepatitis C advisory board to provide advice and recommendations to the commissioner on, and to monitor, the implementation and operation of the program, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in meeting its objectives. The advisory board may also provide advice and recommendations to the commissioner on such other matters relating to hepatitis C as a majority of its members deem appropriate. b. The commissioner shall appoint as members of the advisory board persons with a demonstrated expertise and interest in hepatitis C, including, but not limited to, health care professionals and persons with hepatitis C, and including representation among the various geographic regions and ethnic groups within the State. The advisory board shall include four physicians who include one internist, one hematologist and two hepatologists; one clinical researcher specializing in diseases of the liver; and two members who are not physicians or clinical researchers, at least one of whom is a veteran of the United States armed forces who has hepatitis C. c. The members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. d. The advisory board shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members and shall select a chairman from among its members and a secretary who need not be a member of the board. L.2001,c.357,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:5A-1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-1
Reports by physicians of cerebral palsy cases
Status: in_force

Every physician shall report each case of cerebral palsy now under his care, if his patient is under eighteen years of age, and all new cases of cerebral palsy, regardless of the age of the patient. The said reports shall be made to the local boards of health having jurisdiction over the territory within which the patients reside or are being treated. The State Department of Health shall prescribe and furnish the forms on which the reports shall be made, and shall make and promulgate regulations pertaining thereto. L.1950, c. 28, p. 58, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6B-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-20
Causes for removal of medical examiner.
Status: in_force

20. The Governor shall be authorized to remove the Chief State Medical Examiner from office, and the Chief State Medical Examiner shall be authorized to remove any county or intercounty medical examiner from office, for any of the following causes: a. engaging in illegal activity; b. intentional substantive noncompliance with rules and regulations; c. willful misconduct; d. professional incompetence and neglect of duty; e. insubordination; or f. excessive inefficiency in the performance of his duties. L.2018, c.62, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2K-65.2 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2K / Section 2K-65.2
EMT certification applicant, personal information, criminal history record background check results, notice to applicant; petition, hearing.
Status: in_force

3. a. An applicant for certification as an EMT who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to P.L.2023, c.229 (C.26:2K-65.1 et al.) shall submit to the commissioner that individual's name, address, and fingerprints in accordance with the standards established by the New Jersey State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for civil applicants. The commissioner is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police for use in making the determinations required by P.L.2023, c.229 (C.26:2K-65.1 et al.). b. Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for a person from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Division of State Police, the commissioner shall immediately notify, in writing, the applicant of the results of the criminal history record background check. If the person is disqualified, the conviction or convictions which constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the notice to the person, but shall not be identified to any other person. c. The person who is the subject of the background check shall have 30 days from the date of the written notice of disqualification to petition the commissioner for a hearing on the accuracy of the person's criminal history record information or to establish the person's rehabilitation under subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.2023, c.229 (C.26:2K-65.1). Upon the issuance of a final decision following a petition to the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall notify the person as to whether the person remains disqualified from licensure. L.2023, c.229, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-20
Burial in district other than place of death
Status: in_force

No burial permit shall be required from the local registrar of the district in which a burial is to be made, when a body is removed upon a proper removal permit from one district to another district in this state, for purpose of final disposition.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-34 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-34
Preexisting condition provision prohibited in health benefits plan.
Status: in_force

6. A carrier that offers a health benefits plan in this State shall ensure that the plan does not contain any provision that: a. denies or limits benefits for a preexisting condition to any covered person; or b. uses a preexisting condition as a factor in calculating a premium. L.2019, c.253, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-44 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-44
Indexing, tabulation and preservation of records by State registrar.
Status: in_force

26:8-44. The State registrar shall cause all certificates of marriages and civil unions and marriage and civil union licenses received to be alphabetically indexed and shall cause to be transcribed or otherwise recorded from the certificates such of the vital facts appearing thereon as the department may deem necessary or useful. The certificates of marriage and civil union shall be so tabulated as to present in separate and distinct classes the record of each county or registration district of over 5,000 inhabitants, which record shall be preserved as a public record and the original certificates shall be preserved in the archives of the department. Amended 1965, c.78, s.62; 2006, c.103, s.47.
N.J. Stat. § 26:4-36 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-36
Quarantine; persons who may be quarantined; duration; penalty
Status: in_force

Quarantine for venereal disease has the purpose of preventing transmission of venereal diseases and shall mean and include, restriction of the actions, behavior and movements of a person or confinement to a defined place and area. A local board or health officer or any physician shall report to the State department, and any licensed health officer or the State Director of Health or the authorized representative of either may quarantine for venereal disease the following persons: a. Any person who has or who is believed upon reasonable grounds to have a venereal disease in its infectious stage, if he is likely to spread the disease to others by reason of his failure or refusal to submit to treatment or by reason of his habits, or for any other reason. b. Any person who refuses or neglects to submit to a medical examination for venereal disease required under authority of any section of this article. c. Any person who refuses or neglects to supply, or to permit to be taken, the specimens required or requested under authority of any section of this article. d. Any person who refuses or neglects to submit to treatment for a venereal disease in an infectious stage. Such quarantine shall continue until the infected person is free from the disease or until such time as in the judgment of the health officer or his authorized representative who established the quarantine or by the State director or his authorized representative, it shall be safe for such infected person to be released from quarantine. Any person included in paragraphs b, c or d of this section shall be liable to the penalty provided for in section 26:4-49 in addition to the imposition of the penalty prescribed by section 26:4-129. Amended by L.1945, c. 104, p. 449, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2-127 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-127
Components of community program.
Status: in_force

4. A community based high blood pressure control program shall provide: a. Hypertension screening; b. Treatment referral; c. Counseling for persons with high blood pressure as to proper diet, weight control, and appropriate care and treatment of the condition; and d. Patient follow-up and evaluation of treatment methods. L.1985, c.5, s.4; amended 2017, c.131, s.66.
N.J. Stat. § 26:9-12.5 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.5
Meeting and organization
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet at the call of the Director of the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station and shall organize as soon as may be after the appointment of its members and shall select a chairman from among its members and a secretary who need not be a member of the commission. L.1956, c. 135, p. 556, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-8.35 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-8.35
Approval of fleet retrofit plans.
Status: in_force

10. a. The department shall review, and approve or disapprove all parts of any fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan submitted pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.34). The department may approve or disapprove any fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or the fleet averaging plan in part, and: (1) may direct the owner to comply with the approved part or parts of the fleet retrofit plan, the combined fleet retrofit plan, or the fleet averaging plan, as applicable, prior to final approval of other parts of the fleet retrofit plan, the combined fleet retrofit plan, or the fleet averaging plan; or (2) in the case of a fleet averaging plan, may determine that the owner or the group of owners cannot comply with the requirements of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.26 et al.) by implementing the proposed fleet averaging plan, and may require the owner to submit a fleet retrofit plan, or the group of owners of the fleets to submit a combined fleet retrofit plan or individual fleet retrofit plans. Any determination made, or requirement established, pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be made in writing and shall be provided in writing to each owner affected by the determination or requirement. The department may disapprove any fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or any part thereof, submitted pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of section 9 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.34), if the department determines that the costs or cost estimates, submitted pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 9 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.34) for retrofit devices described in the fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, as appropriate, are unreasonable based upon criteria including, but not limited to, prevailing market rates and acquisition by the State of comparable technology. If the department makes such a determination, the department shall enter into negotiations with the owner to resolve the discrepancy. b. If the department exercises its authority under paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, the department shall issue a modified timetable for submittal of a fleet retrofit plan for the regulated vehicles or regulated equipment, a combined fleet retrofit plan for the group of owners, or individual fleet retrofit plans for the owners in the group. The department may require the submittal of these plans no earlier than 180 days after the date of the determination pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, or the date on or by which both of the certifications required pursuant to subsection l. of section 9 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.34) have been made, whichever is later. The department shall review, approve or disapprove any fleet retrofit plan or combined fleet retrofit plan submitted in accordance with this modified timetable. c. Whenever the department disapproves a fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or a part thereof, the department shall provide a detailed explanation to the owner indicating the deficiencies of the disapproved fleet retrofit plan, disapproved combined fleet retrofit plan, or the disapproved fleet averaging plan, or part thereof, and the recommendations of the department to correct the deficiencies. d. During the review process or prior to final approval of a fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or the part thereof in question, the department may contact and enter into negotiations with the owner to resolve discrepancies between the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.28), the submitted fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, and any requests by the owner for alternatives pursuant to subsection g. of section 9 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.34). e. The owner or a group of owners whose fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or any part thereof, is disapproved by the department shall make the recommended revisions to the disapproved fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or the disapproved part thereof, within 60 days after the receipt of the disapproval notification from the department, and shall submit to the department the final revised fleet retrofit plan, final revised combined fleet retrofit plan, or the final revised fleet averaging plan, or the final revised part thereof that had been disapproved and revised. If the department does not take further action within 30 days after receipt of the final revised fleet retrofit plan, final revised combined fleet retrofit plan, the final fleet averaging plan, or the final revised part that had been disapproved, the fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or the part that had been disapproved and revised, shall be considered approved and in effect. If the department finds within 30 days after the receipt of the final revised fleet retrofit plan, final revised combined fleet retrofit plan, or the final revised fleet averaging plan, that the owner has not complied with the recommended revisions, the department may take further action to require compliance with this subsection, but the plan shall be in effect as of the date of the close of the 30-day period following the submittal of the final revised plan, or part thereof. f. Upon the date of final approval of the fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, or any part thereof, the owner shall be subject to the provisions of the fleet retrofit plan, combined fleet retrofit plan, fleet averaging plan, or that part thereof, and shall be required to comply with these provisions on or after the final approval date or the date on or by which both certifications required pursuant to subsection l. of section 9 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.34) have been made, whichever is later. L.2005,c.219,s.10; amended 2006, c.94, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:1A-109 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-109
Members, terms, vacancies, meetings, bylaws
Status: in_force

3. The members of the Commission on Aging shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the commission shall be selected from among the citizens of the State who have demonstrated interest in the problems of aging and who are generally representative of the varied population of the State. In addition to the 15 citizen members, there shall be two legislative ex officio members of the commission, one appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly. The legislative ex officio members shall be appointed for their term of office. The director shall be an ex officio member of the advisory commission. Also, one representative chosen by and from the executive directors of county offices on aging operating under the provisions of P.L.1970, c.248 (C.40:23-6.38 et seq.) shall be an ex officio member of the commission. Three members of the commission shall be appointed for one year, three for two years and three for three years, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years. All members may hold over and serve on the commission after the expiration of their respective terms, until their respective successors are appointed and shall qualify. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. A chairman and other officers of the commission shall be elected for a term of two years by the members from among the members appointed by the Governor. The Commission on Aging shall meet at regular intervals and at least quarterly. The times and places for the said meetings shall be fixed by the commission and special meetings may be called by the chairman on not less than 10 days' written notice to each member. The commission may adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs. L.1957,c.72,s.3; amended 1959,c.143,s.2; 1966,c.61,s.4; 1975,c.36,s.5; 1995,c.346,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-55 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2H / Section 2H-55
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in P.L.1991, c.201 (C.26:2H-53 et seq.): "Adult" means an individual who has reached majority pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1972, c.81 (C.9:17B-3). "Advance directive for health care" or "advance directive" means a writing executed in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1991, c.201. An "advance directive" may include a proxy directive or an instruction directive, or both. "Attending physician" means the physician selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. "Decision making capacity" means a patient's ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of health care decisions, including the benefits and risks of each, and alternatives to any proposed health care, and to reach an informed decision. A patient's decision making capacity is evaluated relative to the demands of a particular health care decision. "Declarant" means an adult who has the mental capacity to execute an advance directive and does so. "Do not resuscitate order" means a physician's written order not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event the patient suffers a cardiac or respiratory arrest. "Emergency care" means immediate treatment provided in response to a sudden, acute, and unanticipated medical crisis in order to avoid injury, impairment, or death. "Health care decision" means a decision to accept or to refuse any treatment, service, or procedure used to diagnose, treat, or care for a patient's physical or mental condition, including life-sustaining treatment. "Health care decision" also means a decision to accept or to refuse the services of a particular physician, nurse, other health care professional or health care institution, including a decision to accept or to refuse a transfer of care. "Health care institution" means all institutions, facilities, and agencies licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by State law to administer health care in the ordinary course of business, including hospitals, nursing homes, residential health care facilities, dementia care homes, home health care agencies, hospice programs operating in this State, mental health institutions, facilities or agencies, or institutions, facilities, and agencies for the developmentally disabled. The term "health care institution" shall not be construed to include "health care professionals" as defined in P.L.1991, c.201. "Health care professional" means an individual licensed by this State to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. "Health care representative" means the individual designated by a declarant pursuant to the proxy directive part of an advance directive for the purpose of making health care decisions on the declarant's behalf, and includes an individual designated as an alternate health care representative who is acting as the declarant's health care representative in accordance with the terms and order of priority stated in an advance directive. "Instruction directive" means a writing which provides instructions and direction regarding the declarant's wishes for health care in the event that the declarant subsequently lacks decision making capacity. "Life-sustaining treatment" means the use of any medical device or procedure, artificially provided fluids and nutrition, drugs, surgery or therapy that uses mechanical or other artificial means to sustain, restore, or supplant a vital bodily function, and thereby increase the expected life span of a patient. "Other health care professionals" means health care professionals other than physicians and nurses. "Patient" means an individual who is under the care of a physician, nurse, or other health care professional. "Permanently unconscious" means a medical condition that has been diagnosed in accordance with currently accepted medical standards and with reasonable medical certainty as total and irreversible loss of consciousness and capacity for interaction with the environment. The term "permanently unconscious" includes without limitation a persistent vegetative state or irreversible coma. "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this State. "Proxy directive" means a writing which designates a health care representative in the event the declarant subsequently lacks decision making capacity. "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "Terminal condition" means the terminal stage of an irreversibly fatal illness, disease or condition. A determination of a specific life expectancy is not required as a precondition for a diagnosis of a "terminal condition," but a prognosis of a life expectancy of six months or less, with or without the provision of life-sustaining treatment, based upon reasonable medical certainty, shall be deemed to constitute a terminal condition. L.1991, c.201, s.3; amended 2013, c.103, s.64; 2015, c.125, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:3-66 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-66
Procedure in enactment of health ordinance code
Status: in_force

26:3-66. No health ordinance or code shall be finally adopted unless it shall have been: a. Given a first reading, which first reading may be by title, at a meeting held at least one week prior to final passage; b. Published, in summary form, in a newspaper published and circulating in the municipality or county for which the local board is organized, and in the case of a municipal board of health, if there be no such newspaper, then in at least one newspaper published and circulating in the county in which the municipality is located, at least two days prior to final passage. The publication shall contain a notice stating the time and place when and where the local board will consider the final passage of the proposed ordinance or code; c. Posted on the bulletin board or other place upon which public notices are customarily posted in the building where the local board regularly meets prior to the meeting for final consideration. Copies of the ordinance or code shall be made available to members of the general public of the county upon request; and d. Upon the opening of the meeting for final consideration of the ordinance or code, given a second reading, which reading may be by title. Thereafter, the ordinance may be passed with or without amendments, or rejected. Amended 1991, c.36; 1996, c.113, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2C-16 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2C / Section 2C-16
Evidence at hearing; transcript
Status: in_force

The testimony taken at any hearing shall be under oath and recorded stenographically, but the parties shall not be bound by the strict rules of evidence prevailing in the courts of law and equity. True copies of any transcript and of any other record made of or at such hearing shall be furnished to any party thereto upon request and at his expense. L.1954, c. 212, p. 785, s. 16. Amended by L.1962, c. 215, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2S-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2S / Section 2S-3.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Ensuring Fairness in Cost-Sharing Amounts Act of 2025.” L.2025, c.199, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 26:6-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-5.4
Fees
Status: in_force

No fees shall be charged or collected for the recording of such deaths as provided in section one, nor shall any fee be required or paid under section two when certification is made at the request of any of the next of kin or the legal representatives of such deceased person. L.1950, c. 299, p. 1011, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 26:2I-20 — NJ Code / Title 26 / Chapter 2I / Section 2I-20
Comptroller of Treasury; powers of examination
Status: in_force

The Comptroller of the Treasury and his legally authorized representatives are hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts, books and records of the authority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments and any other matters relating thereto and to its financial standing. L.1972, c. 29, s. 20.