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NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-30 - Date of compliance for treatment center in operation at time of promulgation of rules and regulations

26:2G-30. Date of compliance for treatment center in operation at time of promulgation of rules and regulations  Any facility for which a certificate of approval is required which is in operation at the time of promulgation of rules and regulations and minimum standards hereunder shall obtain such certificate and comply with such rules and regulations and minimum standards within 90 days after promulgation. L.1970, c. 334, s. 10, eff. Dec. 29, 1970.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-31 - Public policy.

26:2G-31 Public policy.  1. It is declared to be the public policy of this State that the prevention of substance use, substance use disorders and the treatment and rehabilitation of persons with substance use disorders is a matter of grave concern to the people of the State and requires that a comprehensive program be established to provide the broadest spectrum of medical and community services possible for local treatment and counseling facilities on a Statewide basis. Further, this Statewide effort must avoid divisiveness, organizational uncertainty, unnecessary duplication of efforts and unproductive controversy and, therefore, will require coordination and supervision of local operations through strategically placed regional centers, all to be administered through the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. L.1971, c.128, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.94.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-32 - Definitions

26:2G-32. Definitions  As used in this act: (a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the New Jersey State Department of Health, or the person specifically designated by him to perform his functions and duties pursuant to this act. (b) "System" means the Statewide system of Drug Abuse Treatment and Counseling Clinics established hereunder. L.1971, c. 128, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-33 - Establishment; administration; outreach offices

26:2G-33. Establishment; administration; outreach offices  The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall establish a Statewide system of Drug Abuse Treatment and Counseling Clinics. The system shall be administered by the commissioner through regional centers organized to supervise and coordinate the operation of clinics in certain areas. Outreach offices may also be established to assist the clinics in their operation. The number and location of such clinics, regional centers and outreach offices shall be as the commissioner determines after appropriate study. L.1971, c. 128, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-34 - Program of medical and community services.

26:2G-34 Program of medical and community services.  4. The clinics, regional centers, and outreach offices established hereunder shall provide a complete program of medical and community services in connection with all aspects of substance use, substance use disorder, and related problems, including, but not by way of limitation, the following: educational programs; confidential drug counseling; vocational guidance and job placement; psychiatric, psychological, and social case work services; induction and outreach services; 24-hour telephone emergency capability; urine monitoring; detoxification; methadone maintenance; individual and community prevention program; individual self-help and group therapy; referral services for in-patient treatment; all areas of treatment and rehabilitation of persons with substance use disorder; aftercare treatment; and probation services for the courts and correctional systems. L.1971, c.128, s.4; amended 2017, c.131, s.95.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-35 - Employees, advisers and consultants; appointment

26:2G-35. Employees, advisers and consultants; appointment  The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall appoint and employ subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes such employees, advisers, and consultants as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The President of the Civil Service Commission and the Commissioner of the Department of Health shall determine which, if any, of such appointments need not comply with the provisions of said Title. L.1971, c. 128, s. 5, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-36 - Rules and regulations; state and other clinics

26:2G-36. Rules and regulations; state and other clinics  The commissioner is authorized to adopt, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations and establish operating standards which shall be applicable to clinics which are part of the system established hereunder and to persons, groups or agencies which are not part of said system but which offer the same or similar programs or services. L.1971, c. 128, s. 6, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-37 - Acceptance of gifts, grants, etc.

26:2G-37. Acceptance of gifts, grants, etc.  The commissioner is authorized to contract for and to accept any gifts, grants, devises, bequests, funds, facilities, property, services, or assistance in any form from the Federal Government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from any private agency or person for any of the purposes of this act. Any moneys so received may be expended by the commissioner to effectuate the purposes of this act, subject to the same limitation as to approval of expenditures and audits as are prescribed for State moneys appropriated for the purposes of this act. L.1971, c. 128, s. 7, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2G-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2G-38 - Annual preparation of Substance Use Treatment Provider Performance Report.

26:2G-38 Annual preparation of Substance Use Treatment Provider Performance Report.  1. a. The Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services shall annually prepare a Substance Use Treatment Provider Performance Report in accordance with the provisions of this section. b. The performance report shall show and compare the overall performance of each substance use treatment provider in the State with the Statewide average performance based on national outcome measures for each level of care. The division shall use the national outcome measures identified in subsection c., and, as appropriate, any other national outcome measures identified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. c. The performance report shall include the following national outcome measures: (1) percentage of clients abstinent from alcohol on admission and discharge; (2) percentage of clients abstinent from drugs on admission and discharge; (3) percentage of clients employed on admission and discharge; (4) percentage of clients enrolled in school or a job training program at admission and discharge; (5) percentage of clients who are homeless on admission and discharge; and (6) average length of client treatment. The performance report may also include any other information the Assistant Commissioner deems appropriate. d. The division shall post the performance report on its website, and shall make a hard copy of the report available to the public, upon request. e. As used in this section: "Assistant Commissioner" means the Assistant Commissioner for the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services. "Client" means a person who received treatment for substance use from a substance use treatment provider during the annual reporting period. "Substance use treatment provider" means any substance use treatment provider licensed by the Department of Human Services. L.2015, c.9, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-1 - Declaration of public policy.

26:2H-1 Declaration of public policy.  1. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State that hospital and related health care services and behavioral health care services of the highest quality, of demonstrated need, efficiently provided and accessible at a reasonable cost are of vital concern to the public health. It is further declared that integrating physical and behavioral health care is the most effective way to improve the health of individuals and the population at large. In order to provide for the protection and promotion of the health of the inhabitants of the State, the Department of Health shall have the central responsibility for the development and administration of the State's policy with respect to health planning, hospital and related health care services and health care facility cost containment programs, behavioral health treatment and prevention programs, and all public and private institutions, whether State, county, municipal, incorporated or not incorporated, serving principally as residential health care facilities, nursing or maternity homes, or as facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care, or treatment of human disease, mental illness, substance use disorder, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition, shall be subject to the provisions of this act.  L.1971, c.136, s.1; amended 1978, c.83, s.1; 1979, c.496, s.19; 1991, c.187, s.27; 1992, c.160, s.21; 2017, c.294, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-4 - Health Care Administration Board; membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; meetings; compensation

26:2H-4. Health Care Administration Board; membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; meetings; compensation  4. There shall be in the State Department of Health, a Health Care Administration Board which shall consist of 13 members, 11 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, and representative of medical and health care facilities and services, labor, industry and the public at large, and two of whom shall be ex officio members. Of the 11 members appointed by the Governor, no less than six shall be consumers of health care services who are not providers of health care services, and at least one shall be representative of long-term health care facilities or services. The State Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Insurance or their designated representatives, shall be exofficio voting members of the board and shall serve on the board during their respective terms of office. Of the original members appointed to the board, four shall be appointed for terms of three years, four for terms of two years, and three for terms of one year. Following the expiration of the initial terms, members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. Appointive members of the board shall continue to serve as voting members until their successors are appointed. The board shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as its rules may prescribe or as in its judgment, may be necessary. The appointive members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Members serving on the board on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms. Successors shall be appointed only from among consumers of health care services who are not providers of such services until there are at last six such members on the board. Successors shall thereafter be appointed from among both consumers and providers of health care services in a manner consistent with the terms of this act.  L.1971,c.136,s.4; amended 1978,c.83,s.4; 1993,c.56.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5a - Coordination of hospital inspections

26:2H-5a. Coordination of hospital inspections  The Commissioner of Health shall, to the extent possible and reasonable within the Department of Health's responsibilities under P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), coordinate its annual inspection of a hospital with the triennial inspection conducted by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations to prevent duplication during the inspection process.  L.1991,c.187,s.81.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5b - Routine monitoring of pain as fifth vital sign required.

26:2H-5b Routine monitoring of pain as fifth vital sign required.  1. a. The Commissioner of Health shall prescribe, by regulation, requirements to be adopted by health care facilities licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) for the routine monitoring of pain as a fifth vital sign in patients, in addition to blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and temperature. For the purpose of this subsection, the commissioner shall require health care facilities to: (1) routinely inquire whether a patient is in pain; (2) maintain policies and procedures as prescribed by the commissioner for asking patients to rate their degree of pain for a specified period of time and to record their responses; and (3) routinely record levels of pain intensity on patient charts.  b. The requirements to be adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall take effect no later than the 180th day after the effective date of this act. L.2000, c.62, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.154.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5c - Rules, regulations.

26:2H-5c Rules, regulations.  2. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, for which purpose the commissioner shall consult, at a minimum, with: the State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Board of Nursing, the Board of Pharmacy, the New Jersey Hospital Association, the New Jersey Association of Health Care Facilities, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the New Jersey State Nurses Association, the Home Health Assembly of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. L.2000, c.62, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.155.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5d - Provision of information by home health agency to patient.

26:2H-5d Provision of information by home health agency to patient.  1. a. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall require that, no later than the 180th day after the date of enactment of this act, each home health agency licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall provide the following information to each patient receiving home-based services from that agency, or to a person designated by the patient: (1) the name and certification or licensure title, as applicable, of the homemaker-home health aide or other health care professional whose practice is regulated pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, to be displayed on an identification tag as required for homemaker-home health aides by regulation of the New Jersey Board of Nursing, or as otherwise to be prescribed by regulation of the commissioner for other health care professionals, that the homemaker-home health aide or other health care professional shall wear at all times while examining, observing, or caring for the patient; and (2) a copy of the most current edition of the consumer guide to homemaker-home health aides published by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. b. The consumer guide required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be provided: (1) in advance of the provision of services to the patient, whenever possible; and (2) otherwise upon the homemaker-home health aide's initial visit to the patient's home. c. Beginning on the first day of the 13th month after the date of enactment of this act, the identification tag required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include a photograph of the homemaker-home health aide or other health care professional. d. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2002, c.81, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.156.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5d1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5d1 - Home health agency to comply with standards for treatment of hemophilia.

26:2H-5d1 Home health agency to comply with standards for treatment of hemophilia.  1. Each home health agency licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) that provides home care services to an individual with hemophilia shall, when those services include treatment services for bleeding episodes associated with hemophilia, comply with the standards for a provider as provided in subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.121 (C.26:2S-10.1). A home health agency that provides home treatment services that include treatment services for bleeding episodes associated with hemophilia that fails to comply with the requirements of this section or the standards provided in subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.121 (C.26:2S-10.1) shall be subject to such administrative penalties or disciplinary action as the Commissioner of Health shall prescribe by regulation. L.2019, c.322, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5e (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5e - Adoption of policies for notifying family members of patient deaths by health care facilities.

26:2H-5e Adoption of policies for notifying family members of patient deaths by health care facilities.  1. A general or special hospital, nursing home or assisted living residence licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall, commencing no later than the 180th day after the effective date of this act and as prescribed by regulation of the Commissioner of Health, adopt and maintain written policies and procedures to delineate the responsibilities of its staff for prompt notification of a family member, guardian, or other designated person about a patient's death and confirmation and written documentation of that notification. L.2004, c.90, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.157.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5f (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5f - Findings, declarations relative to staffing in certain health care facilities.

26:2H-5f Findings, declarations relative to staffing in certain health care facilities.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that hospital patients and nursing home residents, in the interest of being fully informed about the quality of health care provided at the facility where they are receiving health care services, are entitled to have access to the information that is required to be posted and otherwise provided to members of the public under this act about direct patient or resident care staffing levels at the facility.  L.2005,c.21,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5g (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5g - Compilation, posting of certain staffing information by health care facilities.

26:2H-5g Compilation, posting of certain staffing information by health care facilities.  2. a. A general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall compile, and shall post daily in the patient care area of each unit of the hospital and provide upon request to a member of the public, information detailing for each unit and for the end of the prevailing shift, as appropriate: (1) the number of registered professional nurses providing direct patient care and the ratio of patients to registered professional nurses; (2) the number of licensed practical nurses providing direct patient care and the ratio of patients to licensed practical nurses; (3) the number of certified nurse aides providing direct patient care and the ratio of patients to certified nurse aides; (4) the number of other licensed or registered health care professionals meeting State staffing requirements; and (5) the methods used by the hospital for determining and adjusting direct patient care staffing levels. b. (1) A nursing home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall compile, and shall include with the information about health care professionals who are directly responsible for resident care, which it is required under federal law to post in areas where this information can be viewed by residents and members of the public, information that details the ratio of these health care professionals to residents for that particular day on each shift. (2) The nursing home shall also provide to a member of the public, upon request, the information that is posted in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection. c. The information that is posted pursuant to subsections a. and b. of this section shall be displayed in a manner that is visible and accessible to all patients or residents, as applicable, their families and caregivers in the facility, as determined by regulation of the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services and subject to the applicable requirements of federal law. d. A general hospital and nursing home shall report the information compiled pursuant to subsection a. or b. of this section, respectively, to the commissioner on a monthly basis, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall make this information available to the public on a quarterly basis, accompanied by a written explanation, which the commissioner shall prepare in consultation with the Quality Improvement Advisory Committee established by the commissioner, to assist members of the public in interpreting the information reported pursuant to this section. e. A general hospital or nursing home that fails to comply with the provisions of this act, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a penalty as determined by the commissioner pursuant to sections 13 and 16 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-13 and C.26:2H-16). L.2005,c.21,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5h (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5h - Rules, regulations.

26:2H-5h Rules, regulations.  3. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, in consultation with the Quality Improvement Advisory Committee established by the commissioner. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, procedures for standardizing the reporting of information by general hospitals and nursing homes that is required pursuant to subsection d. of section 2 of this act. L.2005, c.21, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.158.