New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27A - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITH, AND OPERATED BY, LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 2 - LICENSURE PROCEDURES › Section 5:27A-2.1 - Application for licensure

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any person,
				organization, or corporation desiring to operate a residential health care facility
				shall make application to the Commissioner for a license on forms prescribed by the
				Department. Such forms may be obtained from:
Licensing Supervisor
Residential Health Care Licensure Program
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
PO Box 804
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0804
609-984-1706
(b) The
				Department shall charge a nonrefundable fee of $ 225.00 plus $ 15.00 per bed for the
				filing of an application for licensure and for each annual renewal thereof. These
				fees shall not exceed the maximum caps as set forth at
				26:2H-12, as may be amended from time
				to time.
(c) Each applicant for a
				license to operate a facility shall make an appointment for a preliminary conference
				at the Department with the DCA Residential Health Care Licensure Program.
(d) The Department shall charge a nonrefundable
				fee of $ 750.00 for the filing of an application to add bed or non-bed related
				services to an existing residential health care facility.
(e) The Department shall charge a nonrefundable
				fee of $ 150.00 for the filing of an application to reduce bed or non-bed related
				services at an existing residential health care facility.
(f) The Department shall charge a nonrefundable
				fee of $ 375.00 for the filing of an application for the relocation of a residential
				health care facility.
(g) The Department
				shall charge a nonrefundable fee of $ 750.00 for the filing of an application for
				the transfer of ownership of a residential health care facility. All provisions of
				this section shall apply to applications for transfer of ownership.
(h) Approval of an application shall be contingent
				upon a review of the applicant's track record, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E-5,
				among other factors. All applicants shall demonstrate that they have the capacity to
				operate a residential health care facility in accordance with the rules of this
				chapter. An application for a license or change in service shall be denied if the
				applicant cannot demonstrate that the premises, equipment, personnel, including
				principals and management, finances, rules and bylaws, and standards of health care
				are fit and adequate and that there is reasonable assurance that the health care
				facility will be operated in accordance with the standards required by these rules.
				The Department shall consider an applicant's prior history in operating a health
				care facility either in New Jersey or in other states in making this determination.
				Any evidence of licensure violations representing serious risk of harm to residents
				may be considered by the Department, as well as any record of criminal convictions
				representing a risk of harm to the safety or welfare of residents.
(i) Each residential health care facility shall be
				assessed an annual inspection fee of $ 225.00. This fee shall be assessed along with
				the annual licensure fee each year. The fee shall be added to the initial licensure
				fee for new facilities. Failure to pay the inspection fee shall result in
				non-renewal of the license for existing facilities and the denial of an initial
				license for new facilities. This fee shall only be imposed once annually even if
				inspections occur more frequently and only for the inspection required to either
				issue an initial license or to renew an existing license. This fee shall not be
				imposed for any other type of inspection.