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NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.86 - Facility offering behavioral health care services, policy for use of medical cannabis by qualifying patient.

26:2H-12.86 Facility offering behavioral health care services, policy for use of medical cannabis by qualifying patient.  43. a. The chief administrator of a facility that offers behavioral health care services shall develop a policy authorizing a parent, guardian, or designated caregiver authorized to assist a qualifying patient with the use of medical cannabis pursuant to P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.) to administer medical cannabis to a person who is receiving behavioral health care services at the facility. b. A policy adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall, at a minimum: (1) require the person receiving behavioral health care services be a qualifying patient authorized for the use of medical cannabis pursuant to P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.), and that the parent, guardian, or designated caregiver be authorized to assist the person with the medical use of cannabis pursuant to P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.); (2) establish protocols for verifying the registration status and ongoing authorization pursuant to P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.) concerning the medical use of cannabis for the person and the parent, guardian, or designated caregiver; (3) expressly authorize parents, guardians, and designated caregivers to administer medical cannabis to the person receiving behavioral health care services while the person is at the facility; and (4) identify locations at the facility where medical cannabis may be administered. c. Medical cannabis may be administered to a person receiving behavioral health care services at a facility that offers such services while the person is at the facility, provided that such administration is consistent with the requirements of the policy adopted pursuant to this section and the provisions of P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et al.). d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize medical cannabis to be smoked in any place where smoking is prohibited pursuant to N.J.S.2C:33-13. e. As used in this section, "behavioral health care services" means procedures or services provided by a health care practitioner to a patient for the treatment of a mental illness or emotional disorder that is of mild to moderate severity. "Behavioral health care" and "behavioral health care services" shall not include procedures or services that are provided for the treatment of severe mental illness, severe emotional disorder, or any drug or alcohol use disorder.  L.2019, c.153, s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.88 - Hospital emergency department to inquire about pregnancy history of certain patients.

26:2H-12.88 Hospital emergency department to inquire about pregnancy history of certain patients.  1. Each hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) that has an emergency department shall establish standards and protocols to ensure that each person of childbearing age who presents at the emergency department is asked whether the person had a pregnancy that ended within the past 365 days, including any pregnancy that ended by live birth, stillbirth, miscarriage, or abortion. In the event that a person indicates the person had a pregnancy that ended within the past 365 days, the hospital shall ensure that any care or treatment provided includes an evaluation of potential complications that may have resulted from the pregnancy or the end of the pregnancy. If the person is unresponsive at the time of presentation, the hospital shall make the inquiry as soon as the person becomes responsive or by making appropriate inquiries of individuals who may have knowledge of the person's current or recent pregnancy status. L.2019, c.498, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.89 - Rules, regulations.

26:2H-12.89 Rules, regulations.  2. The Commissioner of Health shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2019, c.498, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.91 - Regional medical coordination center model for disaster response.

26:2H-12.91 Regional medical coordination center model for disaster response.  2. a. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this act, the Department of Health shall, in consultation with the Emergency Medical Services Task Force and the Office of Emergency Management in the New Jersey Division of State Police, institute a regional medical coordination center model for disaster response to facilitate regional capacity coordination and communication across county and local boards of health, hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical services providers and other first responders, and entities providing medical transportation services, in the event of a public health emergency involving an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic involving an infectious disease. At a minimum, the model shall include a system for engaging the Level 1 trauma center in the region with long-term care facilities, federally qualified healthcare centers, home health agencies, hospice providers, medical transportation providers, emergency medical services providers and other first responders, and entities providing medical transportation services in its associated region. The Regional Level 1 Trauma Center and its associated regional medical coordination center shall make available their various clinical and non-clinical content experts and services are available for consultation and support to facilitate the implementation of evidence-based best practices and informed decision making.  b. The department shall identify appropriate sources of State, federal, and private funding to facilitate the implementation of this section, including, but not limited to, any funding or other support as may be available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. L.2020, c.87, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.92 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.92 - Duties of long-term care facility during infectious disease outbreak.

26:2H-12.92 Duties of long-term care facility during infectious disease outbreak.  3. a. During an infectious disease outbreak occurring at a long-term care facility, or an epidemic or pandemic of an infectious disease affecting or likely to affect a long-term care facility, each long-term care facility shall: (1) separate residents who test positive for or who are suspected of having contracted the infectious disease from those who have not tested positive for, and are not suspected of having contracted, the infectious disease; (2) follow guidance issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other appropriate entities as may be identified by the Commissioner of Health with regard to determining whether a resident who has contracted the infectious disease is recovered from the infectious disease, and the appropriate procedures and protocols for interactions between those residents and staff and other residents at the facility; and  (3) comply with current orders, guidance, and directives concerning admissions and readmissions to the facility. b. The Department of Health shall establish a mechanism by which hospitals can identify long-term care facilities that are currently accepting admissions and readmissions of residents to the facility. L.2020, c.87, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.93 - Available, appropriate sources of federal funding.

26:2H-12.93 Available, appropriate sources of federal funding.  4. The Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Human Services shall take steps to ensure available and appropriate sources of federal funding provided to states in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are made available to long-term care facilities. The commissioners may condition awards of funding made pursuant to this section on long-term care facilities providing regular reports on how the funding is used, including any evidence as may be needed to confirm the facilities are complying with all terms and conditions that attach to the funding, as well as information concerning steps the facility is taking to improve the facility's preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including establishing and updating staff and patient safety and isolation protocols, expanding access to personal protective equipment and COVID-19 testing, and making improvements to the facility's equipment and physical plant that will help prevent the spread of communicable diseases within the facility. L.2020, c.87, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.94 - Report to National Healthcare Safety Network database.

26:2H-12.94 Report to National Healthcare Safety Network database.  5. a. During a public health emergency involving an infectious disease affecting or likely to affect a long-term care facility, the long-term care facility shall report to the National Healthcare Safety Network database managed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least twice per week: (1) counts of residents and facility personnel with suspected cases of the infectious disease and who have a laboratory test confirming infection with the infectious disease; (2) counts of residents and facility personnel whose death is suspected to have been, or was confirmed by laboratory test to have been, caused by the infectious disease;  (3) the total number of authorized resident beds and the current resident census; (4) staffing shortages; (5) the quantity of personal protective equipment, hand hygiene supplies, cleaning supplies, and sanitization supplies, along with an assessment of the number of days that will be supported by current inventory;  (6) for facilities with ventilator-dependent units, ventilator capacity and the quantity of ventilator supplies, along with an assessment of the number of days that will be supported by current inventory; and (7) any other metrics as the Commissioner of Health shall require as an essential or relevant component of the State's response to the infectious disease outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic in long-term care facilities. b. To facilitate the enforcement of P.L.2019, c.330 (C.26:2H-18.79), commencing with the onset of influenza season each year and for the duration of that influenza season, each long-term care facility and home health employer in the State shall report to the National Healthcare Safety Network database managed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the number of employees who have received the influenza vaccination, the number of employees who have not received the influenza vaccination due to an authorized medical exemption, and the number of employees who have not received the influenza vaccination who do not have a valid medical exemption. c. A long-term care facility that fails to submit a report required pursuant to subsection a. or subsection b. of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of $2,000 for each report that is not submitted. A civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section shall be collected by and in the name of the Department of Health in summary proceedings before a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2020, c.87, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.95 - Electronic health record system.

26:2H-12.95 Electronic health record system.  6. a. No later than 270 days after the effective date of this act, each long-term care facility shall implement or upgrade to an electronic health record system certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is capable of information sharing through industry standard data interoperability, including application programming interface Health Level 7 or fast healthcare interoperability technology. Use cases built on this technology shall include the bi-directional capability for admission discharge and transfer and continuity of care through the clinical data architecture. Long-term care facilities interoperability for these use cases shall be achieved by connecting to the New Jersey Health Information Network. b. Subject to the availability of funding for this purpose, the Department of Health shall make grants available to long-term care facilities to provide assistance in implementing or upgrading to an electronic health record system that meets the requirements of subsection a. of this section, which grants shall be distributed to long-term care facilities based on demonstrated need. L.2020, c.87, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.96 - Employment of certain homemaker-home health aides.

26:2H-12.96 Employment of certain homemaker-home health aides.  2. A long-term care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) may employ certified homemaker-home health aides to work as certified nurse aides, provided that the homemaker-home health aide is enrolled in a qualified certified nurse aide program and is working toward certification as a certified nurse aide. L.2020, c.112, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.97 - Definitions relative to the prevention of social isolation in certain facilities.

26:2H-12.97 Definitions relative to the prevention of social isolation in certain facilities.  1. As used in this act: "Cohorting" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2019, c.243 (C.26:2H-12.87). "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health.  "Long-term care facility" or "facility" means a nursing home, assisted living facility, comprehensive personal care home, residential health care facility, or dementia care home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.).  "Religious and recreational activities" includes any religious, social, or recreational activity that is consistent with the resident's preferences and choosing, regardless of whether the activity is coordinated, offered, provided, or sponsored by facility staff or by an outside activities provider. "Resident" means a senior citizen or other person who resides in a long-term care facility. "Social isolation" means a state of isolation wherein a resident of a long-term care facility is unable to engage in social interactions and religious and recreational activities with other facility residents or with family members, friends, and external support systems. L.2020, c.113, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.99 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.99 - Inspections; violations, penalties.

26:2H-12.99 Inspections; violations, penalties.  3. a. Whenever the department conducts an inspection of a long-term care facility, the department's inspector shall determine whether the long-term facility is in compliance with the provisions of this act and the policies, protocols, and procedures adopted pursuant thereto.  b. In addition to any other applicable penalties provided by law, a long-term care facility that fails to comply with the provisions of this act or properly implement the policies, protocols, and procedures adopted pursuant thereto:  (1) shall be liable to pay an administrative penalty, the amount of which shall be determined in accordance with a schedule established by department regulation, which schedule shall provide for an enhanced administrative penalty in the case of a repeat or ongoing violation; and  (2) may be subject to adverse licensure action, as deemed by the department to be appropriate.  c. Whenever a complaint received or an investigation conducted by the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman discloses evidence that a long-term care facility has failed to comply with the provisions of this act or to properly implement the policies, protocols, and procedures adopted pursuant thereto, the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall refer the matter to the department as provided by section 7 of P.L.1977, c.239 (C.52:27G-7) and, notwithstanding such referral, may take any other appropriate investigatory or enforcement action, with respect to the matter, as may be authorized by P.L.1977, c.239 (C.52:27G-1 et seq.).  L.2020, c.113, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.101 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.101 - Definitions concerning resident rights in long-term care facilities.

26:2H-12.101 Definitions concerning resident rights in long-term care facilities.  1. As used in this act: "Gender expression" means a person's gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth. "Gender identity" means a person's internal, deeply held knowledge or sense of their own gender, regardless of the sex the person was assigned at birth. "Gender-nonconforming" means a person whose gender expression does not conform to stereotypical expectations of that person's gender. "Gender transition" means a process in which a person begins to live according to that person's gender identity, rather than the sex the person was assigned at birth, which process may include changing one's clothing, appearance, name, or identification documents, or undergoing medical treatments.  "Intersex" means a person whose sexual or reproductive anatomy or chromosomal pattern is not consistent with typical definitions of male or female. "LGBTQI" means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex. "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home, assisted living residence, comprehensive personal care home, residential health care facility, or dementia care home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Long-term care facility staff" means all individuals employed by, or contracted directly with, a long-term care facility. "Resident" means resident or patient of a long-term care facility. "Queer" means a person whose gender expression, gender identity, or sexual orientation does not conform to dominant expectations or standards.  "Questioning" means a person who is exploring or unsure about the person's own sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. "Sexual orientation" means a person's romantic or sexual attraction to other people. "Transgender" means a person whose gender identity or gender expression differs from the sex assigned to the person at birth. "Undesignated/non-binary" means a person whose gender identity is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, a person whose gender identity is intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, genderfluid, genderqueer, neutrois, non-binary, pangender, third sex, transgender, Two Spirit, or otherwise unspecified by the person. L.2021, c.33, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.103 - Information included in resident records.

26:2H-12.103 Information included in resident records.  3. Each long-term care facility shall ensure that resident records, including records generated at the time of admission, include the resident's gender identity and the resident's chosen name and pronouns, as indicated by the resident. L.2021, c.33, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.104 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.104 - Confidentiality of certain resident information.

26:2H-12.104 Confidentiality of certain resident information.  4. a. Unless required by State or federal law, a long-term care facility shall not disclose any personal identifying information regarding: (1) a resident's sexual orientation; (2) whether a resident is transgender or undesignated/non-binary; (3) a resident's gender transition status; (4) a resident's intersex status; or (5) a resident's HIV status.  The facility shall take appropriate steps to minimize the likelihood of inadvertent or accidental disclosure of such information to other residents, visitors, or facility staff, except to the minimum extent necessary for facility staff to perform their duties. b. Unless expressly authorized by the resident or the resident's authorized representative, long-term facility staff not directly involved in providing direct care to a resident, including, but not limited to, a transgender, undesignated/non-binary, intersex, or gender-nonconforming resident, shall not be present during a physical examination of, or the provision of personal care to, that resident if the resident is partially or fully unclothed. A facility shall use doors, curtains, screens, or other effective visual barriers to provide bodily privacy for all residents, including, but not limited to, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, intersex, or gender-nonconforming residents, whenever they are partially or fully unclothed.  c. Informed consent shall be required in relation to any non-therapeutic examination or observation of, or treatment provided to, a resident of the facility. d. Transgender residents shall be provided access to such transition-related assessments, therapy, and treatments as have been recommended by the resident's health care provider, including, but not limited to, transgender-related medical care, including hormone therapy and supportive counseling. L.2021, c.33, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.105 - Violations, civil penalties, administrative action.

26:2H-12.105 Violations, civil penalties, administrative action.  5. A long-term care facility that violates the requirements of this act, or that employs a staff member who violates the requirements of this act, shall be subject to civil penalties or other administrative action as may be provided under Department of Health regulations. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the ability to bring any civil, criminal, or administrative action for conduct constituting a violation of any other provision of law. L.2021, c.33, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-12.107 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-12.107 - Rules, regulations.

26:2H-12.107 Rules, regulations.  7. The Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Human Services shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2021, c.33, s.7.