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

(a) A written plan of care shall be developed upon initiation of treatment for each radiation oncology patient. (b) Individual patient records of radiation oncology treatments shall be maintained for at least two years after the death of the patient. If no date of death is known,…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.17

(a) Each radiation oncology department or facility shall have at least one dedicated fluoroscopic or computerized tomography simulator. (b) Emergency drugs shall be immediately available to the radiation oncology service. (c) Cobalt-60 equipment shall have a skin to source distan…

(a) There shall be a program of continuous quality improvement for radiation therapy services that is integrated into the hospital continuous quality improvement program and includes regularly collecting and analyzing data to help identify health-service problems and their extent…

(a) The radiology 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 and procedures shall include at least: 1. Safety practices; 2. Emergencies; 3. Adverse reacti…

Requirements for the radiology staff education program shall be as provided in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-5.9. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.20

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.21

(a) For existing facilities or programs, the minimum annual megavoltage radiation oncology treatment volume shall be 150 new patients per facility. For new facilities or programs, by the second year of operation, the minimum annual megavoltage radiation oncology treatment volume …

(a) Independent verification of megavoltage radiation oncology equipment output shall be made by an external accrediting organization such as the Radiation Physics Center or MD Anderson or any other external accrediting organization approved by the Department prior to the initiat…

Megavoltage radiation oncology facilities annually shall submit, on or before March 31 of each year, utilization, performance, and outcome data that the Department may request including, but not limited to, staff qualifications, verification of equipment calibration, program accr…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.3

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.4

There shall be a program of continuous quality improvement for the radiology service that is integrated into the hospital continuous quality improvement program and includes regularly collecting and analyzing data to help identify health-service problems and their extent, and rec…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.6

All radiologists performing diagnostic radiology services in the hospital shall have successfully completed an approved graduate medical education residency training program in radiology. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.7

(a) A radiologist who has completed a residency training program in radiology shall be able to arrive, and shall arrive, at the hospital within 30 minutes of being summoned, under normal transportation conditions. (b) A currently licensed radiologic technologist shall be present …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-28.9

(a) The physical therapy service shall have written policies and procedures that are reviewed at least once every three years, revised more frequently as needed, and implemented. They shall include at least: 1. Criteria for patient assessment and treatment plans; 2. Procedures fo…

Requirements for the physical therapy education program should be as provided in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-5.9. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.10

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.11

There shall be a program of quality improvement for physical therapy that is integrated into the hospital continuous quality improvement program and includes regularly collecting and analyzing data to help identify health-service problems and their extent, and recommending, imple…

(a) The occupational therapy service shall have written policies and procedures that are reviewed at least once every three years, revised more frequently as needed, and implemented. They shall include at least: 1. Criteria for patient assessment and treatment plans; 2. Emergency…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.14

(a) The occupational therapy service shall be under the clinical direction of an occupational therapist registered by the American Occupational Therapy Association. (b) A medical staff committee or a physician shall be responsible for clinical services in the occupational therapy…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.16

(a) Occupational therapy services shall be available on-site. (b) The occupational therapy service shall have the capacity to offer services, when required by a physician's order, at least five days a week, excluding holidays. (c) Provisions for auditory privacy shall be made for…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.18

(a) Privacy shall be provided for patients and staff when they need to change clothing before, during, or after treatment. (b) Staff of the occupational therapy department shall be given space for developing documentation and storing reference books and personal items. (c) There …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.2

(a) All equipment shall be clean and in good repair. (b) Occupational therapy equipment shall be stored in a safe and accessible place. It shall not be stored and used in public walkways and hallways. (c) Call bells shall be provided to patients in the occupational therapy depart…

Requirements for the occupational therapy education program shall be as provided in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-5.9. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.21

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.22

There shall be a program of continuous quality for occupational therapy that is integrated into the hospital continuous quality program and includes regularly collecting and analyzing data to help identify health-service problems and their extent, and recommending, implementing, …

(a) The physical therapy service shall be under the clinical direction of a physical therapist licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy. (b) A medical staff committee or a physician shall be responsible for clinical services in the physical therapy service. (c) …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.4

There shall be at least a ratio of one physical therapist to supervise every two physical therapist assistants, or, with a waiver from the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy, one physical therapist to supervise every three physical therapist assistants. Notes N.J. Admin. …

(a) Physical therapy services shall be available on-site. (b) The physical therapy service shall offer services at least five days a week, excluding holidays. (c) Visual privacy shall be offered and provided to all patients during evaluation and treatment, when clinically indicat…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-29.7

(a) Staff of the physical therapy service shall be given space for developing documentation and storing reference books and personal items. (b) Privacy shall be provided for patients and staff when they need to change clothing before or after treatment. (c) There shall be lavator…

(a) All equipment shall be clean and in good repair. (b) Physical therapy equipment shall be stored in a safe and accessible place. It shall not be stored in public walkways and hallways. (c) Call bells shall be provided to patients in the physical therapy service who are not und…

These standards shall apply to both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis units. In addition to the rules of this subchapter, hospitals providing inpatient renal dialysis services or an on-site, separate designated unit or service for ambulatory patients shall also comply with N.J…

The following terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Ambulatory dialysis" means the performance of a regular course of maintenance dialysis therapy on an outpatient basis. "Inpatient dialysis" means…

Hospitals providing inpatient renal dialysis services shall comply with both the rules of this subchapter and with the rules at N.J.A.C. 8:43A-24, with the exception of N.J.A.C. 8:43A-24.7, 24.13 and 24.15. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-30.3

Hospitals providing an on-site, separate, designated unit or service for ambulatory renal dialysis patients shall comply with both the rules of this subchapter and with the rules at N.J.A.C. 8:43A-24. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-30.4

(a) The treatment area for inpatient renal dialysis services shall be an open planned area separated from administrative and service areas. (b) The minimum dimensional requirements for each dialysis station shall be: 1. There shall be a minimum width of 10 feet along the service …

(a) A nephrologist shall be present prior to the initiation of the following: 1. A patient's first inpatient dialysis treatment; i. Chronic dialysis patients who are dialytically stable and who have been admitted to the hospital for conditions unrelated to their end stage renal d…

(a) A written plan of care for each patient shall be developed by a multidisciplinary team consisting of, at least, a nephrologist, a registered professional nurse, a dietitian, and a licensed social worker (the current outpatient dialysis care plan for previously diagnosed ESRD …