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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.4 - Grant application procedure

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(a) Immediately
				following the publication of a Notice of Grant Availability, the Commission shall
				publish a grant application form for each type or classification of grant available
				as set forth in the Notice of Grant Availability.
1. Grant application forms will be available
				through the Commission's website at
http://www.state.nj.us/health/spinalcord/
.
2. All specifications and other requirements for
				each type of grant offered in the applicable Notice of Grant Availability will be
				incorporated in the grant application and on-line application process.
3. Printed copies of each grant application form
				may be obtained from the Office of the Commission upon request.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.5 - Confidentiality

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(a) All applications and
				accompanying materials shall be treated as confidential information of the applicant
				and shall not be disclosed by the Commission or its staff except as necessary to
				complete the review process or as may be required by law.
(b) All independent reviewers shall agree in
				writing to hold in confidence and not disclose any applications and related
				information disclosed to them except as necessary to complete the review process or
				as may be required by law.
(c) If an
				applicant believes any information or materials included in the grant application
				may be exempt from public disclosure obligations under
				47:1A-1 et seq. or other public records
				access laws (exempt information), then, in addition to the grant application, the
				applicant shall submit a claim for exemption in a separate document specifying those
				aspects of the application that contain exempt information with an assertion of the
				legal basis of the claim or exemption. The Office shall be entitled to take action
				with respect to any such claim subject to the opinion of counsel.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.6 - Grant application review process

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The grant application review process shall include an
				  administrative review; an independent relevance review; an independent scientific
				  merit review; and review and final decision by the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.7 - Administrative review

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(a) The Office of the
				Commission shall conduct an administrative review of all submitted grant
				applications to determine compliance with the requirements of the Notice of Grant
				Availability, submission procedures, financial limitations, completeness, and
				accuracy.
(b) The Office may contact the
				applicant to resolve any issues concerning the application. Any application that
				cannot be satisfactorily corrected may be rejected.
(c) Applications successfully passing
				administrative review will be submitted for independent relevance review. All others
				shall be rejected with a brief statement provided to the applicant of the reasons
				for such action.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.8 - Independent relevance review

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(a) The Office of the
				Commission (Office) shall designate an Independent Relevance Review Panel consisting
				of three individuals qualified by education and experience to make a finding of
				relevance for each grant application in light of the purposes set forth in
				8:94-1.1, the Commission's mission,
				priorities, and research guidelines.
(b)
				Upon an affirmative finding of relevance, the Independent Relevance Review Panel
				shall instruct the Office to submit the application for independent evaluation of
				scientific merit by reviewers recommended by the Independent Relevance Review
				Panel.
(c) The Independent Relevance
				Review Panel shall reject all applications that it finds to have insufficient
				relevance, and shall provide a brief statement setting forth the reasons for its
				finding, which the Office shall forward to the applicant. Applications that are
				found by the Independent Relevance Review Panel to have insufficient relevance will
				be rejected, and will not be forwarded to the Independent Scientific Merit Review
				Panel for scientific merit review.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.9 - Scientific merit review

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(a) The scientific merit
				review shall be conducted by an Independent Scientific Merit Review Panel consisting
				of peer scientists qualified by education and experience to render an independent
				and expert evaluation of the scientific value, importance and likelihood of success
				of each application.
(b) Applications
				found to be relevant by the Independent Relevance Review Panel shall be assigned to
				members of the Independent Scientific Merit Review Panel.
(c) Each panel member shall independently evaluate
				each assigned grant application and compile a preliminary score.
(d) Following completion of individual reviews,
				the Independent Scientific Merit Review Panel shall meet in a group session at a
				time and place specified by the Office of the Commission to determine a final score,
				funding recommendation and rationale with respect to each pending grant application.
				Applications not assigned a final numeric score by the Independent Scientific Merit
				Review Panel will not be submitted to the Commission for review.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.10 - Commission review and approval

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(a) The Commission shall
				consider the rankings and recommendations of the Independent Scientific Merit Review
				Panel on each pending grant application and, by majority vote, decide whether or not
				to fund each application.
(b) Any
				Commission member who has any relationship, interest, association, or other
				connection with a prospective grant recipient or sponsoring entity shall recuse
				himself or herself in accordance with the Commission's by-laws.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.11 - Grant award notification

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(a) On or before the
				notification date set forth in the Notice of Grant Availability, the Office of the
				Commission (Office) shall send a written notice to each applicant, stating the
				Commission's decision and a summary of the reasons for the Commission's
				action.
(b) In the event an application
				is approved, the Office shall forward a grant award notice (Notice of Grant Award),
				a grant award package containing all relevant documents and information regarding
				the grant award, and instructions and requirements for execution and completion by
				the grantee.
(c) The grantee shall be
				responsible for completing the material contained in the grant award package and
				returning all such material to the Commission in a timely manner.
(d) Upon receipt of the completed grant award
				package, the Commission shall complete execution of all documents, take all
				remaining steps to finalize the award and forward a copy of the fully executed
				documents to the grantee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.12 - Release of funds

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(a) The Commission may
				release funds to a grantee in quarterly installments, or at its discretion, release
				funds to the grantee in the form of advance payments.
1. The Commission shall make its first payment of
				grant funds as specified in the Notice of Grant Award.
2. Subsequent payments shall be contingent upon
				the grantee's submission of properly documented quarterly expenditure reports, and
				availability of funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.13 - Responsibilities of grantees

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(a) Grantees shall be
				responsible for compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws and
				regulations.
(b) Grantees shall be
				responsible for seeking and obtaining review and approval from their institutional
				review boards whenever and wherever required as a precondition for approval of
				research.
(c) The grantee and the
				principal investigator shall be legally and financially accountable for the proper
				use and application of all funds under the terms and conditions of the grant,
				compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and the accuracy and validity
				of all scientific, financial and administrative information provided to the
				Commission.
(d) Each grantee shall
				submit to the Commission a final progress report within 60 days of the conclusion or
				other termination of the grant, and a final financial statement and expenditure
				report within 90 days of the conclusion or other termination of the grant, or as
				otherwise specified in the Notice of Grant Award or as directed by the
				Commission.
(e) Failure of any grantee
				to comply with this section shall be grounds for the denial of future grants,
				termination of funding, or such other action as the Commission deems appropriate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.14 - Modification of grant award

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(a) The grantee shall
				promptly notify the Commission in writing of any pending or actual events or
				circumstances that may materially affect the terms and conditions of the
				grant.
(b) The Commission shall
				determine whether and to what extent any such changes are or may be acceptable under
				the terms of the grant as originally awarded, or if modification of the terms of the
				grant will be required.
(c) The
				Commission may reject any changes it deems unacceptable, and may terminate further
				funding pursuant to
				8:94-3.15, if an agreement on revised
				terms is not reached, or changes are made without the Commission's written
				consent.
(d) Neither the grantee nor the
				principal investigator may materially alter the research project as approved in the
				Notice of Grant Award without the express written agreement of the Commission and
				all other affected parties.
(e) If any
				amendment, modification, dissolution, or termination of grant award made pursuant to
				this section shall affect the amount of grant funding, the procedures at
				8:94-3.16 shall apply.
(f) A grantee may request informal advice or
				opinion of the Commission or its Office on any issues that may arise concerning a
				grant, provided that any such opinions or recommendations made by the Commission or
				any of its staff or members shall be advisory only, and shall in no regard bind or
				place responsibility on the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.15 - Discontinuation and termination of grant

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(a) If the Commission
				concludes that a grantee is or has become unable to meet the goals, objectives,
				terms, and conditions of the Notice of Grant Award, the Commission shall so inform
				the grantee in writing, specify the action and timing required to correct the
				problem, and state that failure to comply may result in amendment, modification,
				dissolution, or termination of the grant.
(b) Following receipt of such notice, the grantee
				shall act within the timeframe specified in the notice to address the issues noted
				by the Commission and provide evidence of its response.
(c) If a grantee fails to respond to a notice,
				fails to satisfactorily address the Commission's concerns or if the Commission
				concludes a problem is irremediable, the Commission may suspend or discontinue
				funding and terminate the grant award forthwith.
(d) If any amendment, modification, dissolution,
				or termination of grant award made pursuant to this section shall affect the amount
				of grant funding, the procedures in
				8:94-3.16 shall apply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 3 - COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS CYCLE › Section 8:94-3.16 - Modification or reimbursement of grant funding

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(a) If any amendment,
				modification, dissolution, or termination of a grant award shall affect the amount
				or application of grant funding, the Commission's determination shall specify in
				writing the manner in which, the amount and the extent to which:
1. The Commission shall reduce or withhold future
				scheduled disbursements; and
2. The
				grantee shall reimburse the Commission for previously disbursed funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.1 - Operation

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The Registry shall be an electronic database managed and
				  maintained by the Center for Health Statistics on behalf of the Commission pursuant
				  to the Act and in furtherance of the purposes set forth in
				  N.J.A.C.
				  8:94-1.1(c).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.2 - Reporting requirements

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(a) Every hospitalization involving trauma
				resulting in spinal cord injury, as defined in
				8:94-1.3, occurring in New Jersey shall
				be reported by each hospital ("reporting hospital") responsible for such
				hospitalization.
(b) Each reporting
				hospital shall designate an administrative contact person who shall have primary
				responsibility for complying with the provisions of this subchapter on behalf of the
				hospital. The reporting hospital shall submit the name, and contact information of
				such person to the Registry Manager.
(c)
				A health care facility other than a hospital or a health care provider may submit
				registry data on cases of spinal cord injury, regardless of etiology, provided the
				content and form of such data is compatible with the Registry.
(d) For each case of trauma resulting in spinal
				cord injury, the reporting hospital shall report such data as is required by the
				Registry Manager. The data required for each report shall include, at a minimum, the
				following:
1. Patient identifiers and
				demographics:
i. The patient's name, address and
				phone number;
ii. The patient's social
				security number;
iii. The patient's
				race, gender, age and date of birth;
iv.
				Ethnicity;
v. The medical record number
				and/or billing control number; and
vi.
				The payment source;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.3 - Time and form of submission

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(a) Each reporting
				hospital shall submit registry data via electronic media using commercial trauma
				registry software provided by the Department, unless otherwise specified by the
				Registry Manager.
(b) A reporting
				hospital may contract with the Department or a private party to administer its
				reporting functions under the provision of this subchapter. A reporting hospital
				contracting with the Department shall reimburse the Department for the fair value of
				all such services rendered.
(c) A
				reporting hospital, including a hospital trauma center, shall be required to submit
				a report of a case of trauma resulting in spinal cord injury to the Registry Manager
				within 270 days following the close of the calendar quarter in which discharge
				occurred.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.4 - Provision of technical assistance, training, and contracting

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The Department may contract with any public or private party to
				  discharge any or all of its responsibilities and obligations concerning the Spinal
				  Cord Injury Registry, including, but not limited to, providing technical assistance
				  and training on reporting, provided that such contracting entity shall be bound by
				  and fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Act and this
				  subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.5 - Access to information and records

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(a) All communications
				and correspondence containing Registry data, including, but not limited to, mail,
				e-mail and faxes, will be deemed confidential, provided that no reporting hospital
				submitting information in accordance with provisions of the Act and this subchapter
				shall be deemed to be, or be held liable for, divulging confidential
				information.
(b) A reporting hospital
				shall allow authorized Department representatives, on behalf of the Commission,
				access to pertinent records and logs related to spinal cord injury as may be
				necessary to ensure, evaluate and audit compliance with the provisions of the Act
				and this subchapter.
(c) The Department
				may from time to time publish statistics, analyses and reports based upon aggregate
				Registry data, in the ordinary course of its operations, in furtherance of the
				objectives of the Act and this subchapter or as may be otherwise required or
				authorized.
(d) The Department may
				charge fees in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-2 to recover all expenses and costs,
				including costs associated with electronic data processing, duplication of reports,
				and complying with requests by public and private entities for summary Registry data
				compilation and analyses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.6 - Audit, notice of violations, and enforcement actions

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(a) A health care
				facility or health care provider's office shall be subject to audit at the
				discretion of the Commissioner by authorized representatives of the Department
				.
(b) The Department shall evaluate
				completeness and timeliness of reporting as specified by this chapter. Records that
				the Department shall review shall include, but not be limited to: medical records,
				diagnostic tests, radiology, laboratory, and/or pathology reports, and discharge
				records.
(c) The audit shall be
				conducted during normal operating hours.
(d) A deficiency may be cited upon a determination
				that the health care facility or health care provider has not complied with the
				reporting requirements in this chapter.
(e) At the conclusion of the audit or within 10
				business days thereafter, the Department shall provide the health care facility or
				health care provider a written summary of any factual findings used as a basis to
				determine that reporting has not been complete or timely. This notice shall set
				forth the proposed assessment of civil monetary penalties, setting forth the
				specific reasons for the action. Such notice shall be served on a facility or health
				care provider, or its, his or her registered agent in person or by certified
				mail.
(f) A health care facility or
				health care provider shall have 30 business days in which to correct all
				deficiencies in its reporting that were discovered during the audit.
1. If a health care facility or health care
				provider fails to correct deficiencies in its reporting that were discovered during
				the audit within 30 days, the Department will act as registrar and shall charge the
				health care facility or health care provider for all costs related to these
				services, including, but not limited to, the retrieval of case information and the
				cost of the audit. This fee shall be based upon the fair market value of such
				services.
2. All checks for fees for the
				Department's audit services shall be made payable to "Treasurer, State of New
				Jersey" and forwarded to:
New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research
New Jersey Department of Health
25 S. Stockton Street, 2nd Floor Rear
PO Box 360
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0360
Attn: Manager, New Jersey State Spinal Cord Registry
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.7 - Civil monetary penalties

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(a) Pursuant to
				52:9E-8 et. seq., and notwithstanding
				the provisions of
				8:94-4.6(f)1, the
				Commission may assess a penalty for failure of a health care facility or health care
				provider to report pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, up to $ 100.00 per
				unreported case of spinal cord injury.
(b) The Commission may decrease the penalties in
				(a) above based upon compliance history, the number and frequency of the
				deficiencies, the measures taken to mitigate or prevent future deficiencies, the
				deterrent effect of the penalty, and/or other specific circumstances of the facility
				or violation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.8 - Effective date of enforcement action

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The assessment of civil monetary penalties shall become effective
				  30 days after the date of mailing or the date personally served, unless the health
				  care facility or health care provider files with the Commission a written answer to
				  the charges and gives written notice to the Commission of its desire for a hearing.
				  In such a case, the assessment shall be held in abeyance until the administrative
				  hearing has been conducted and a final decision is rendered by the Commission.
				  Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with
				  8:94-4.10.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.9 - Failure to pay a penalty; remedies

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(a) Upon receipt of a
				Notice of Proposed Assessment of a Penalty, a health care facility or health care
				provider shall have 30 days in which to notify the Commission of its request for a
				hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act,
				52:14B-1 et seq.
(b) The penalty will become due and owing upon the
				30th day from receipt of the Notice of Proposed Assessment of Penalties if a notice
				requesting a hearing has not been received by the Commission. If a hearing has been
				requested, payment of the penalty is due 45 days after the issuance of a final
				agency decision by the Commission, if the Commission's assessment has not been
				withdrawn, rescinded, or reversed, and an appeal has not been timely filed with the
				Appellate Division pursuant to R. 2:2-3 of the New Jersey Court Rules.
(c) Failure to pay a penalty within 30 days of the
				date it is due and owing pursuant to (b) above may result in the institution of a
				summary civil proceeding by the State pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law,
				N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.10 - Hearings

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(a) Upon request, a
				hearing shall be afforded to a health care facility or health care provider pursuant
				to 8:94-4.9.
(b) A health care facility or health care provider
				shall notify the Commission, in writing, of its request for a hearing within 30 days
				of receipt of a Notice of Proposed Assessment of Penalties.
(c) The Commission shall transmit the hearing
				request to the Office of Administrative Law.
(d) Hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the
				Administrative Procedure Act,
				52:14B-1 et seq., and the Uniform
				Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 94 - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH, THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FUND, AND THE NEW JERSEY SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Subchapter 4 - THE SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 8:94-4.11 - Settlement of enforcement actions

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(a) A health care
				facility or health care provider may request that the matter be settled in lieu of
				conducting an administrative hearing concerning an enforcement action.
(b) If the Commission and the health care facility
				or health care provider agree on the terms of a settlement, a written agreement
				specifying these terms shall be executed.
(c) The Commission may agree to accept payment of
				penalties over a schedule not exceeding 18 months where a health care facility or
				health care provider demonstrates financial hardship.
(d) All funds received in payment of penalties
				shall be recovered by and in the name of the Commission and shall be deposited in
				the New Jersey Spinal Cord Research Fund.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 95 - NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY › Subchapter 1 - PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE WHERE AUTHORITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED › Section 8:95-1.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Authority" means the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing
				  Authority.
"Construction contract" means any contract, subcontract or
				  agreement, whether written or oral, for construction, reconstruction, renovation,
				  demolition, alteration, repair work, maintenance work related to a project, or
				  construction related to the installation of equipment, undertaken in connection with
				  a project that has received final approval for Authority assistance and paid for in
				  whole or in part with funds received through Authority assistance.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Labor and
				  Workforce Development.
"Prevailing wage rate" means the prevailing wage rate established
				  by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
				  from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
				  34:11-56.3 0 for the locality in which
				  the project is located.
"Project" means a project, as defined in
				  26:2I-3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 95 - NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY › Subchapter 1 - PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE WHERE AUTHORITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED › Section 8:95-1.2 - Payments of prevailing wages in projects receiving assistance

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Recipients of assistance from the Authority for projects, as a
				  condition for receipt of such assistance, shall, in all construction contracts in
				  the amount of $2,000 or more, require that wages paid to workers employed in the
				  performance of the construction contracts be not less than the prevailing wage rate
				  for such work.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 95 - NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY › Subchapter 1 - PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE WHERE AUTHORITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED › Section 8:95-1.3 - Assurances required

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(a) Recipients of
				assistance for construction contracts shall deliver a certificate to the Authority,
				upon completion of the project, signed by an authorized representative of the
				recipient, representing and confirming that:
1.
				The recipient has complied and has caused its contractors and subcontractors to
				comply with the requirements of
				8:95-1.2; or
2. The recipient has not entered into any
				construction contracts subject to the provisions of
				8:95-1.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 95 - NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY › Subchapter 1 - PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE WHERE AUTHORITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED › Section 8:95-1.4 - Contract provisions required

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(a) Each recipient of
				assistance from the Authority shall provide in all construction contracts in the
				amount of $2,000 or more that:
1. The general
				contractor shall apply or have each subcontractor apply to the Department for a wage
				determination for the locality where the project is to be performed and shall
				specify in the construction contract the rate to be paid for each craft, trade or
				classification of work to be performed;
2. The general contractor shall become the
				custodian of all records required by the provisions of this Chapter. Each
				subcontractor shall provide the general contractor with the records required to be
				kept by (a)3 below;
3. The general
				contractor and each subcontractor keep accurate records showing the name, craft or
				trade, and actual hourly rate of wages paid to each worker employed in connection
				with the performance of the contract, file all required reports, and preserve such
				records for two years from the completion date of the project, in compliance with
				34:11-56.2 5 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
				12:60; and
4. The general contractor and
				each subcontractor must permit the Department, its designated agent or other
				interested parties, including, but not limited to, the Authority or the recipient,
				complete access to all records required by the provisions of this subchapter for
				purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 95 - NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY › Subchapter 1 - PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE WHERE AUTHORITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED › Section 8:95-1.5 - Notification requirement

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The recipient shall notify the Department in writing, prior to
				  the commencement of construction by the general contractor, of the name and business
				  address of the custodian of records where complete payroll records for the project
				  shall be maintained.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 95 - NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY › Subchapter 1 - PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE WHERE AUTHORITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED › Section 8:95-1.6 - Violation

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A violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed
				  a violation of 34:11-56.2 5 et seq., and N.J.A.C.
				  12:60.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:96-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this
				chapter is to establish hospital financial transparency standards in accordance with
26:2H-1
et seq.
(b) This chapter applies to general hospitals that
				the Department licenses pursuant to the Health Care Facilities Planning Act,
26:2H-1
et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 2 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS › Section 8:96-2.1 - Issuance, submission to the Department, and internet posting of audited annual financial statements

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(a) Within 180 days
				of the close of its reporting period, a hospital shall submit audited annual
				financial statements for that period to the Department pursuant to
26:2H-5
.1b.
1. With respect to a health care system that does
				not issue hospital-specific audited annual financial statements for each of its
				system hospitals:
i. The system hospital or the
				health care system on behalf of the system hospital shall issue, submit to the
				Department, and post to each system hospital's website, an annual audited statement
				of operations or income, with respect to the system hospital; and
ii. The health care system shall submit to the
				Department annual audited financial statements for the health care system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 2 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS › Section 8:96-2.2 - Issuance and submission to the Department of unaudited quarterly financial statements

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(a) Within 45 days of
				the close of each quarter of its reporting period, a hospital shall submit to the
				Department its cumulative unaudited quarterly financial statements through that
				quarter.
1. With respect to a health care system
				that does not issue hospital-specific cumulative unaudited quarterly financial
				statements for each of its system hospitals, a system hospital or the health care
				system on behalf of the system hospital shall submit to the Department an unaudited
				quarterly statement of operations or income, with respect to the system hospital, in
				accordance with (a) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 2 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS › Section 8:96-2.3 - Notice to Department of internet posting

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Upon making or amending an internet posting that this subchapter
				  requires, a hospital concurrently shall notify the Department of the occurrence of
				  the posting by transmitting an e-mail containing a link to the posting to the
				  following e-mail address: financial.reports@doh.nj.gov.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 3 - PUBLIC MEETING PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.50 › Section 8:96-3.1 - Public meeting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12 .50; availability of audited annual financial statements to attendees

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A hospital shall convene a public meeting pursuant to
26:2H-12
.50 within 60 days of its
				  submission to the Department of its annual audited financial statements, and, if
				  applicable, its annual audited statement of operations or income with respect to
				  system hospitals, pursuant to 8:96-2.1, and shall make available copies thereof, in
				  sufficient quantities, to attendees at that meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 6 - BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS › Section 8:96-6.1 - Policy for business transactions with interested persons

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(a) Each hospital, regardless of whether it is
				for-profit or nonprofit, shall establish a policy regarding business transactions
				with interested persons that requires the hospital, at a minimum, to issue a report
				using the same form that an I.R.C. § 501(c)(3) organization files as part of
				its IRS Form 990, Schedule L, Part IV, to report any business transaction it enters
				into with an interested person, during its fiscal year, that meets or exceeds the
				reporting threshold, and annually, by no later than the 15th day of the 11th month
				after the end of the hospital's fiscal year:
1.
				Submit the report to the Department; and
2. Concurrently post the report at a conspicuous
				place on the hospital's website.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 6 - BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS › Section 8:96-6.2 - Disclosure requirement expiration

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The obligation that
				  N.J.A.C.
				  8:96-6.1 establishes, requiring hospitals to
				  disclose business transactions with interested persons expires five years after the
				  severance of the relationship between the interested person and the
				  hospital.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 6 - BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS › Section 8:96-6.3 - Interpretation of terms

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The terms applicable to this subchapter shall be interpreted
				  consistently with the terms found in the IRS Form 990 and its instructions,
				  including Schedule L thereto, as promulgated in accordance with I.R.C. §§
				  501 and 6033 (26 U.S.C.
				  §§
										501 and
				  6033), and shall apply equally to
				  for-profit organizations, as well as organizations formed pursuant to I.R.C. §
				  501(c)(3).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 7 - SALE, LEASE, SALE-LEASEBACK, OR OTHER TRANSFER OF HOSPITAL BUILDING OR GROUNDS › Section 8:96-7.1 - Advance written notice of any sale, lease, or sale-leaseback agreement

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(a) No fewer than 90
				days prior to signing an agreement for the sale, lease, or sale-leaseback of
				property on, or building in which a hospital is located, the hospital shall provide
				notice to the Department of the intent to sign the agreement. Notification to the
				Department shall include a copy of the agreement, the names of all the parties to
				the agreement, and the intended use of proceeds from the sale or lease of land or
				property.
(b) If the land or property
				on, or building in which a hospital is owned by a director, officer, key employee,
				highly compensated individual, or any owner(s) of the hospital, those individuals
				shall, no fewer than 90 days prior to signing an agreement for the sale, lease, or
				sale-leaseback of land or property provide notice to the Department of the intent to
				sign the agreement. Notification to the Department shall include a copy of the
				agreement, the names of all the parties to the agreement, and the intended use of
				proceeds from the sale or lease of land or property.
(c) The hospital or the director, officer, key
				employee, highly compensated individual, or any owner(s) of the hospital shall
				provide written notice by completing and sending the Notice of Sale, Lease, or
				Sale-Leaseback Agreement Form, which can be found at:
http://healthapps.state.nj.us/forms/index.aspx
to the Department at least 90 days prior to entering into an agreement, and a copy
				of the proposed agreement, the names, mailing addresses, email addresses, and
				telephone numbers of all parties involved, the intended use of the proceeds from the
				sale, lease, or sale-leaseback of land or property, and a review fee, made payable
				to the Treasurer, State of New Jersey.
(d) Subsection (a) above does not apply to
				agreements for property or buildings that are not essential to the functioning of a
				hospital, that is:
1. The hospital can fully
				function as an inpatient acute care without the sold and leased-back property and/or
				buildings;
2. The sale of the property
				and/or buildings will not interfere with the operation of the hospital as an
				inpatient acute care facility or prevent the title of the hospital from being
				considered good and marketable; and
3.
				The agreement will not have a materially negative impact on the hospital's finances
				that could endanger its ability to continue as an inpatient acute care facility for
				the foreseeable future.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 7 - SALE, LEASE, SALE-LEASEBACK, OR OTHER TRANSFER OF HOSPITAL BUILDING OR GROUNDS › Section 8:96-7.2 - Sale, lease, or sale-leaseback agreement with a non-hospital owner or a director, officer, key employee, or highly compensated individual, as well as any owner of the hospital

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(a) The hospital shall
				ensure that a sale, lease, or sale-leaseback agreement transferring hospital
				property and/or buildings to a non-hospital owner or a director, officer, key
				employee, highly compensated individual, or any owner(s) of the hospital, shall
				contain:
1. A provision in which the proposed
				purchaser of the hospital property or building agrees and acknowledges that, despite
				its ownership interest, any action to discontinue hospital operations or transfer
				the hospital operating license is prohibited, absent Department approval upon review
				of an application for a certificate of need or license to undertake the action;
				and
2. An established and functioning
				governing body of the hospital operator remains responsible for institutional
				management and planning of the hospital.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 7 - SALE, LEASE, SALE-LEASEBACK, OR OTHER TRANSFER OF HOSPITAL BUILDING OR GROUNDS › Section 8:96-7.3 - Disclosure of sale, lease, or sale-leaseback agreement

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(a) A hospital shall disclose a sale, lease, or
				sale-leaseback agreement as described at
				N.J.A.C.
				8:96-7.1(a)  that is executed for
				the land and/or building at which the hospital is located at the next annual public
				meeting the hospital holds pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				8:96-3.1.
1. A
				written disclosure required pursuant to (a) above shall be made available to
				attendees that identifies the parties involved and the length of any lease
				agreements.
2. The hospital is
				encouraged, but not required, to disclose the financial terms of the sale, lease, or
				sale-leaseback agreement, to the extent practicable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 96 - HOSPITAL FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY › Subchapter 9 - ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES › Section 8:96-9.2 - Appointment of monitor

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If a hospital discloses to the Department a business transaction
				  with an interested person pursuant to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  8:96-6.1 and the Commissioner, upon consideration
				  of the financial indicators detailed at
				  N.J.S.A.
				  26:2H-5.1a and
				  N.J.A.C.
				  8:31B-3, determines that a hospital is in, or is
				  at risk of being in, financial distress, then the Commissioner may appoint, in
				  consultation with the hospital, a monitor to prevent further financial deterioration
				  of the hospital.