26:2H-12.112 “Continued Access in Underserved Communities Pilot Program” established.
2. a. Notwithstanding the provision of any law or regulation to the contrary, in order to ensure continued access to care for patients residing in underserved communities, the Department of Health shall establish a pilot program known as the “Continued Access in Underserved Communities Pilot Program,” under which a hospital, for which the Department of Health has approved a certificate of need application to relocate from its original location in an underserved community to a property that was owned by the federal government on or before December 31, 2005, may maintain a community access location at the hospital’s original location for the duration of the pilot program. b. The community access location shall operate at the relocated hospital’s original location in an underserved community and under the same license as the relocated hospital and may be: (1) operated as a remote location of the relocated hospital as this term is defined by 42 C.F.R. 413.65; and (2) overseen by the same administration, support departments, and clinical departments as apply to the relocated hospital. c. The Department of Health shall have the authority to grant waivers from the mandatory requirements set forth in this act or any other applicable requirements set forth in N.J.A.C.8:43G-1 et seq., or its successor regulation, that may be necessary for the hospital to maintain a community access location at its original location in an underserved community pursuant to this act in a manner that facilitates integration with the relocated hospital.L.2025, c.402, s.2.