N.J.A.C. 8:43G — HOSPITAL LICENSING STANDARDS (Subchapter 1 to 38)

(a) General requirements for functional areas designated in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.36 shall be as required in (b) through (s) below. (b) The hospital shall ensure that functional areas of maternal/infant care, as appropriate, are equipped with the following: 1. Readily available breas…

(a) There shall be an infant resuscitation area for each cesarean/delivery room. This area shall be located either within the cesarean/delivery room or in a separate but immediately accessible room. The square footage requirement for the infant resuscitation area is as follows: 1…

(a) There shall be an admission/observation/continuing care nursery available for infants who are stable but require frequent feedings or close observation. This nursery may be located in the normal newborn nursery or may be provided in a separate area. (b) If the admission/obser…

(a) There shall be either a normal newborn nursery or a holding nursery. A normal newborn nursery shall be located close to the postpartum unit and shall be inaccessible to unrelated traffic. If a holding nursery is provided, it shall meet the requirements of (b) through (g) belo…

(a) An infectious isolation nursery shall be available in at least one level of nursery care. (b) The infectious isolation nursery shall be an enclosed and separate room within the nursery unit with provision for observation of the neonate from adjacent nurseries or control area.…

(a) The intermediate care nursery shall be a separate nursery designed exclusively for the care of intermediate level infants located away from general hospital traffic and close to the delivery room and the intensive care nursery, if provided. (b) Each infant patient station sha…

(a) The neonatal intensive care nursery shall be near the cesarean/ delivery room and shall be removed from routine hospital traffic. (b) The intensive care nursery shall provide 100 square feet per bassinet or incubator allowing a minimum of six feet between bassinets and at a m…

(a) If the intermediate care and neonatal intensive care nurseries are located in the same suite, then the following services may be shared: 1. Janitor's closet; 2. Soiled utility; 3. Clean utility; 4. The three multi-purpose rooms required for a intensive care nursery; 5. Storag…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.39 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

(a) The obstetric service in hospitals designated as a CPC-Basic shall be covered at all times by a board eligible or certified obstetrician or a board eligible or certified family practice physician with obstetric privileges, who is present in the hospital or available by teleph…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.40 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.41 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.42 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.43 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.44 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.45 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.46 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.32 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.47 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.33 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.48 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.34 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.49 New Rule, R.1990 d.422, effective 9/4/1990. See: 21 New Jersey Register 3642(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2705(a). Repealed by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey R…

(a) Obstetric patients shall be informed upon admission about hospital policies and procedures, including at least policies regarding visitors, and the unit's security procedures. (b) Prenatal instruction shall be offered and include, at a minimum, information about childbirth, p…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.50 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.35 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.51 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.36 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.52 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.37 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.53 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.38 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).

(a) Maternal-fetal transports for maternal management shall only be accepted by a hospital designated as a Regional Perinatal Center. Maternal-fetal transports, when the expected birth weight or gestational age falls below the facility's certified capability for neonatal care, sh…

(a) The obstetric service shall be physically separate from any service not concerned with obstetric care. (b) The obstetric service shall have a minimum of 10 obstetric beds. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.7 Amended by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999. See: 31 New Jersey Re…

Requirements for the obstetric education program shall be as provided in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-5.9. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.8

(a) The hospital shall establish an interdisciplinary breastfeeding team that represents the various professional healthcare disciplines and lay advocacy groups to include, at a minimum, nurses, nurse managers, maternal-child physicians, health educators, breastfeeding support st…

(a) Where, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq., as amended, a Certificate of Need is required, a hospital shall not be instituted, constructed, expanded, or licensed to operate except upon application for and receipt of a Certificate of Need issued by the Commissioner. (b…

(a) Information received by the Department through inspection authorized by N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq. shall not be disclosed to the public in such a way as to indicate the names of the specific patients or hospital employees to whom the information pertains. The Department shall f…

(a) A satellite hospital facility may be operated under the effective supervision of an existing hospital. (b) Individual licenses shall not be required for separate hospital buildings and services located on the same or adjoining grounds, if these are operated under one manageme…

(a) All general hospitals applying for licensure shall provide the following professional departments, services, facilities, and functions: 1. Administration; 2. Anesthesia Department; 3. Blood Bank; 4. Central Supply; 5. Clinical and Pathological Laboratories; 6. Dietary Service…

(a) The facility shall establish and implement written policies and procedures, reviewed by the Department and revised as required by the Department, for reporting all diagnosed and/or suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect in compliance with N.J.S.A. 9:6-1 et seq. (b) The…

(a) Where applicable, following receipt of a Certificate of Need as a hospital, any person, organization, or corporation desiring to operate a hospital shall make application to the Commissioner for a license on forms prescribed by the Department. Such forms may be obtained from …

(a) The licensure application for a newly constructed or expanded hospital pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-2.2 shall include a copy of the Certificate of Occupancy, Certificate of Continuing Occupancy or a Certificate of Approval issued by the municipality in which the facility has be…

(a) When the written application for licensure pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-2.2 is approved and the building is ready for occupancy, a survey of the facility by representatives of the Division of Health Facility Survey and Field Operations of the Department may be conducted at the …

(a) A full license shall be issued to the licensee on expiration of the temporary license, if the surveys by the Department have determined that the health care facility is operated as required by N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq., and amendments thereto, and by the rules pursuant thereto…

(a) The Department is authorized to suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this subchapter, order closure of a service or unit within the hospital, or impose a money penalty on any of the following grounds: 1. Violation of any provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq. or any…

At least 30 days prior to voluntary surrender of its license where approved by Certificate of Need, or as directed under an order of revocation, refusal to renew, or suspension of license, a facility must directly notify each patient and the patient's physician concerned of the i…

(a) The Commissioner or his or her designee may, in accordance with the general purposes and intent of N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq., and amendments thereto, and the standards in this chapter, waive sections of this chapter if, in his or her opinion, such waiver would not endanger the…

(a) Violations of this chapter may result in action by the Department to impose a fine, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq., cease admissions to a facility, order removal of patients from a facility, revoke, or suspend a license, and/or impose other lawful remedies. (b) If the D…

(a) Employee health service shall have written policies and procedures that are reviewed at least once every three years, revised more frequently as needed, and implemented. These policies shall be readily available for employees to review and include at least the following:1. Th…

(a) Each new employee shall receive an initial health evaluation, which includes at least a documented history, which may be performed by a registered professional nurse, physician or other qualified personnel (defined as a licensed physician assistant or a certified nurse practi…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-20.3

Requirements for the employee health education program shall be as provided in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-5.9. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-20.4

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-20.5