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NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5.33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5.33 - Definitions relative to actions by health care facilities.

26:2H-5.33 Definitions relative to actions by health care facilities.  26. a. As used in this section: "Health care facility" or "facility" means a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Health care professional" means a person licensed to practice a health care profession pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. b. (1) The existing policies and procedures utilized by a health care facility shall, to the maximum extent possible, govern the taking of any action by a health care professional pursuant to sections 1 through 20 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et seq.) on the premises owned by, or under the direct control of, the facility, except as otherwise prescribed by regulation of the Commissioner of Health pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection. (2) Any action taken by a health care facility to participate in P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) shall be voluntary on the part of the facility. (3) A health care facility shall not be subject to a licensure enforcement action by the Department of Health for any action taken in compliance with the provisions of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.). (4) The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1 through 20 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et seq.), concerning their application to a health care facility and any action taken by a health care professional on the premises owned by, or under the direct control of, the facility. (5) The provisions of this subsection shall not preclude a health care facility or health care professional from providing to a patient any health care services to which the provisions of sections 1 through 20 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et seq.) do not apply. L.2019, c.59, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5.34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5.34 - Notation in medical record of increased risk of symptoms caused by a dementia related disorder; definitions.

26:2H-5.34 Notation in medical record of increased risk of symptoms caused by a dementia related disorder; definitions.  1. a. A hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall require a health care professional or appropriate staff member to include a notation in a patient's medical record indicating that the patient has an increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to a dementia related disorder, if such notation is requested by the patient's caregiver. The notation may be included in the patient's medical record at the time the patient is admitted to the hospital or to the hospital emergency department or when the patient is examined by a health care professional, and shall be prominently displayed in the medical record. A notation made pursuant to this section shall also be included by the hospital on the patient's universal transfer form, and, where practicable, shall be additionally communicated electronically to any licensed health care facility to which the patient may be admitted upon discharge by the hospital. b. As used in this section: "Caregiver" means a relative, spouse, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship to the patient; "Dementia" means a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes due to organic brain disease, for which no curative treatment is available, and marked by memory disorders, changes in personality, deterioration in personal care, impaired reasoning ability, and disorientation; and "Health care professional" means a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse, who is acting within the scope of the professional's practice and is licensed or whose professional practice is otherwise regulated pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. L.2019, c.392, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-5.35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-5.35 - Determination by general acute care hospital if patient is homeless or a military veteran.

26:2H-5.35 Determination by general acute care hospital if patient is homeless or a military veteran.  1. A general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall, as part of the patient intake process, inquire as to whether the individual who is to receive services from the hospital is homeless or is a military veteran. In the event that the individual responds in the affirmative, the hospital shall provide the individual with information concerning special services and resources that are available to the individual based on the individual's status as homeless or as a military veteran. Each general acute care hospital licensed in this State shall establish standard protocols and procedures for making inquiries and providing information as required by this section. L.2019, c.463, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7a - Exemptions from certificate of need requirement.

26:2H-7a Exemptions from certificate of need requirement.  19. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) to the contrary, the following are exempt from the certificate of need requirement: Community-based primary care centers; Outpatient drug and alcohol services; Hospital-based medical detoxification for drugs and alcohol; Ambulance and invalid coach services; Mental health services which are non-bed related outpatient services; Full service diagnostic catheterization services, primary angioplasty services, and elective angioplasty services in accordance with a license issued under section 2 of P.L.2021, c.18 (C.26:2H-7.23); Residential health care facility services; Dementia care homes; Capital improvements and renovations to health care facilities; Additions of medical/surgical, adult intensive care and adult critical care beds in hospitals; Inpatient special psychiatric beds used solely for services for patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; Replacement of existing major moveable equipment; Inpatient operating rooms; Alternate family care programs; Hospital-based subacute care; Ambulatory care facilities; Comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation services; Special child health clinics; New technology in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of P.L.1998, c.43 (C.26:2H-7d); Transfer of ownership interest except in the case of an acute care hospital; Change of site for approved certificate of need within the same county; Additions to vehicles or hours of operation of a mobile intensive care unit; Relocation or replacement of a health care facility within the same county, except for an acute care hospital; Continuing care retirement communities authorized pursuant to P.L.1986, c.103 (C.52:27D-330 et seq.); Magnetic resonance imaging; Adult day health care facilities; Pediatric day health care facilities; Chronic or acute renal dialysis facilities; and Transfer of ownership of a hospital to an authority in accordance with P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.). L.1992, c.160, 19; amended 1998, c.43, s.7. 2006, c.46, s.10; 2015, c.125, s.2; 2017, c.94; 2021, c.18, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7c - Exemptions from certificate of need requirement.

26:2H-7c Exemptions from certificate of need requirement.  16. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) to the contrary, 20 months after the effective date of P.L.1998, c.43 the following shall be exempt from the certificate of need requirement:  Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter; Hyperbaric chamber; Positron emission tomography; Residential drug and alcohol services; Ambulatory surgical facilities; Basic obstetric and pediatric services and birth centers, including additions of basic obstetric and pediatric beds in hospitals; and Linear accelerator, including Cobalt 60 unit. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, if the Commissioner of Health determines that Department of Health licensing standards for a health care service or facility listed in subsection a. of this section have been adopted by regulation of the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the commissioner may exempt the health care service or facility from the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) prior to the 20-month period established in subsection a. of this section.  The commissioner shall publish notice of any exemptions established pursuant to this subsection in the New Jersey Register and provide for 45 days' public notice prior to the effective date of the exemption. c. In the case of any health care service or facility that is not exempted from the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) pursuant to this section or section 19 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-7a) and is not subject to expedited review, the commissioner shall publish a call schedule for the initiation of the services or facilities within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act. In the event that the commissioner determines that there is insufficient need to support the initiation of the service or facility, the commissioner is authorized to cancel the call. The commissioner shall provide public notice of the cancellation at least 45 days prior to the scheduled call date. L.1998, c.43, s.16; amended 2012, c.17, s.170.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7d - Certain health care equipment exempt.

26:2H-7d Certain health care equipment exempt.  18. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) to the contrary, health care equipment which involves new technology that is not identified in N.J.A.C.8:33 et seq., shall not be subject to certificate of need requirements and may be initiated in the State in accordance with the requirements of this section. a. The new technology shall be directly related to a health care service for which the provider is already licensed and has obtained a certificate of need, when required. b. The provider shall notify the Commissioner of Health about the intent to initiate the new technology at least 60 days prior to the date the provider will begin use of the technology. c. The new technology shall have pre-market approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration. d. The provider shall use the new technology in accordance with guidelines approved by The Joint Commission until such time as the Department of Health has adopted licensing standards for the new technology. The provider shall be required to comply with the department's licensing standards for the new technology upon adoption of the standards. e. The provider shall agree to submit to the department appropriate patient information and other data concerning use of the new technology to assist the department in establishing licensing standards. The provider shall submit the information and other data on a quarterly basis until such time as licensing standards are adopted for the new technology. f. The commissioner may suspend a provider's use of the new technology if he determines that the provider is not in compliance with the requirements of this section. L.1998, c.43, s.18; amended 2012, c.17, s.171.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.1 - Exemption; land acquired prior to effective date of act

26:2H-7.1. Exemption; land acquired prior to effective date of act  Any nonprofit entity chartered by the State of New Jersey as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to Title 15 of the Revised Statutes, which had been so chartered and had acquired land for the purpose of constructing a hospital prior to the effective date of the act to which this act is a supplement, and when the land so acquired by such nonprofit corporation is located within a municipality that has provided an appropriation for the construction of a health care facility as authorized by P.L.1954, c. 266 (C. 44:5-10.2), then the proposed hospital of such nonprofit corporation shall be exempt from the requirement of section 7 of P.L.1971, c. 136 (C. 26:2H-7) relating to a certificate of need. L.1978, c. 107, s. 1, eff. Aug. 22, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.2 - Exemption from certificate of need.

26:2H-7.2 Exemption from certificate of need.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) to the contrary, a nursing home which proposes to increase the total number of licensed beds contained therein by not more than 10 beds or 10% of its licensed bed capacity, whichever is less, within a period of five years is exempt from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of need if the nursing home is in compliance with all State regulations governing its operations. No licensed bed that is added by a nursing home in accordance with the requirements of this section, and no licensed bed that is part of an unimplemented certificate of need, may be sold or transferred to any other nursing home except upon application for and receipt of a certificate of need as provided by P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). A nursing home that has removed beds from its license within the preceding five years shall not be eligible to increase its licensed bed capacity under the provisions of this section. L.1987, c.322, s.1; amended 2021, c.95, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.3 - Nursing homes exempt from certificate of need requirement.

26:2H-7.3 Nursing homes exempt from certificate of need requirement.  1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-7) to the contrary, a nursing home which is affiliated with a well established religious body or denomination and reserves at least 65% of its licensed bed capacity for patients who are members of that religious body or denomination is exempt from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of need if the nursing home is in compliance with all State regulations governing its licensure.  b. A nursing home which is exempt from the certificate of need requirement pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be required to meet the Statewide average for the percentage of beds that are to be reserved for patients who are eligible for medical assistance pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).  L.1993,c.140.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.4 - Findings, declarations

26:2H-7.4. Findings, declarations  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.5 - Definitions regarding subacute care units

26:2H-7.5. Definitions regarding subacute care units  2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Hospital" means an acute care general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Subacute care" means a comprehensive in-patient program for patients who have had an acute illness, injury or exacerbation of a disease process, have a determined course of treatment prescribed, and do not require intensive diagnostic or intensive invasive procedures, but the patient's condition requires physician direction, intensive nursing care, frequent recurrent patient assessment and review of the clinical course and treatment plan for a period of time, significant use of ancillary medical services and an interdisciplinary approach using professional teams of physicians, nurses and other relevant professional disciplines to deliver complex clinical interventions. "Subacute care unit" means a unit located within a hospital which utilizes licensed long-term care beds to provide subacute care for patients. L.1996,c.102,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.6 - Requirements for subacute care unit.

26:2H-7.6 Requirements for subacute care unit.  3. a. A hospital which proposes to utilize a portion of its licensed bed capacity for the purpose of establishing a subacute care unit shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) the subacute care unit's beds shall be licensed by the Department of Health as long-term care beds and shall meet all applicable State licensing and federal certification requirements, including the physical requirements for skilled nursing beds under the federal Medicare program established pursuant to Pub.L.89-97 (42 U.S.C.s.1395 et seq.), with reasonable waiver provisions as determined by the commissioner or the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as appropriate; (2) the maximum length of stay in the unit shall not exceed eight days;  (3) the unit shall be certified to participate in the Medicare program as a skilled nursing facility; (4) the unit shall be comprised of not more than 7% of the hospital's licensed medical-surgical bed capacity or 12 beds, whichever is greater; (5) the hospital's licensed medical-surgical bed capacity shall be reduced, by the commissioner, by the number of beds used to establish a subacute care unit under the provisions of this section. Long-term care beds in a hospital's subacute care unit shall not be transferred to, or combined with, a subacute care unit in another hospital. Bed limitations for a hospital shall include both conversions of existing acute care beds and any purchases or other acquisitions or rentals of beds to be used by a hospital for the provision of subacute care under this act; (6) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.43). (7) the hospital shall be subject to the fee for the filing of an application for a license for long-term care beds and any renewal thereof as established by the Department of Health pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-12). b. Subacute care shall not be covered by the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). The long-term care beds in a subacute care unit shall not be included in long-term care bed inventories for certificate of need review purposes. L.1996, c.102, s.3; amended 1998, c.43, s.8; 2012, c.17, s.172.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.8 - Licensure requirements; quarterly reports

26:2H-7.8. Licensure requirements; quarterly reports  5. a. A subacute care unit shall be subject only to existing State long-term care facility licensure requirements and federal regulations governing Medicare participation. b. A hospital that has or converts beds for subacute care shall file with the Department of Health quarterly reports showing each patient admitted to the subacute care unit during the quarter by diagnosis, the patient's length of stay in the unit, and any other information required by the department by regulation. L.1996,c.102,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.10 - Short title.

26:2H-7.10 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Health Care Assets Protection Act." L.2000,c.143,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.12 - Exemption.

26:2H-7.12 Exemption.  3. A hospital owned and operated by a county is exempt from the provisions of this act. L.2000,c.143,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.13 - Applicability of act.

26:2H-7.13 Applicability of act.  4. The provisions of this act shall apply to any proposed acquisition of a nonprofit hospital that is initiated after the effective date of this act. L.2000,c.143,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.14 - Construction of act.

26:2H-7.14 Construction of act.  5. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the existing authority of the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Health, or any other government official or entity or the court to review, approve or disapprove conditions related to an acquisition, transaction, or disposition under current law. L.2000, c.143, s.5; amended 2012, c.17, s.174.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-7.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:2H-7.15 - Definitions relative to assisted living.

26:2H-7.15 Definitions relative to assisted living.  1. As used in this act: "Assisted living" means a coordinated array of supportive personal and health services, available 24 hours per day, which promote resident self-direction and participation in decisions that emphasize independence, individuality, privacy, dignity, and homelike surroundings to residents who have been assessed to need these services, including residents who require formal long-term care. "Assisted living program" means the provision of or arrangement for meals and assisted living services, when needed, to the residents of publicly subsidized housing, which because of any federal, State, or local housing laws, rules, regulations, or requirements cannot become licensed as an assisted living residence. "Assisted living residence" means a facility licensed by the Department of Health to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when needed, for four or more adult persons unrelated to the proprietor. Apartment units shall offer, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom, a kitchenette, and a lockable door on the unit entrance. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. L.2002, c.25, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.175.