Title 26, HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

26:2P-2. Governor's Lyme Disease Advisory Council 2. There is created a 13-member "Governor's Lyme Disease Advisory Council." The council shall consist of: the Commissioners of the Departments of Environmental Protection, Health and Education, or their designees, who shall serve …

26:2P-3. Purpose of council 3. The council shall advise the Governor regarding the prevention, detection, occurrence, diagnosis, treatment and cure of Lyme disease, and shall establish a mechanism through which physicians and communities throughout the State can share information…

26:2P-4. Organization of council, meetings 4. The council shall organize as soon after the appointment of its members as is practicable. A majority of the council members shall elect a chairperson and a secretary who need not be a member of the council. The council shall meet at …

26:2P-5. Assistance to council from government entities 5. The council is entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its …

26:2P-6. Annual report 6. The council shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature by March 1 of each year. L.1991,c.277,s.6.

26:2P-7. Designation of commission, agency to coordinate pest management. 2. The Board of Chosen Freeholders of a county may designate any county mosquito commission or other agency or any combination thereof to provide surveillance, education, training and recommendations on int…

26:2P-8 Tick removal, prevention, discovery guidelines, publish, Department of Health website. 4. The Department of Health shall publish on the department's Internet website guidelines concerning the prevention, discovery, and removal of ticks on persons. L.2023, c.60, s.4.

26:2Q-1. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: Lead poisoning is the most prevalent environmental health problem facing children in New Jersey today; the Department of Health estimates that over 177,000 children under the age of five in New Jersey are…

26:2Q-10. Nonapplicability of act 10. The provisions of sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12) shall not apply to a property owner who personally performs his own lead abatement in a dwelling unit that he occupies as his primary place of residence…

26:2Q-11. Enforcement by commissioner, representative 11. Sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12) shall be enforced by the commissioner or his representative, who shall have the right of entry to all premises at which the department has reason to b…

26:2Q-12. Rules, regulations 12. The department, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the provisions of sections 1 through 12 o…

26:2Q-2 Definitions. 2. As used in sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12): "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Interim controls" means a set of measures designed to reduce temporarily huma…

26:2Q-3 Certification required for performance of lead evaluation, abatement work. 3. a. A person shall not perform a lead evaluation or lead abatement work unless the person is certified by the department pursuant to this act. b. The commissioner shall establish a certification …

26:2Q-4. Development, offering, accreditation of training courses 4. a. The department shall develop, offer, or accredit training courses which shall be required for certification. These training courses shall include instruction in safe and effective evaluation and abatement met…

26:2Q-5. Denial, suspension, conditions upon, revocation, refusal to renew certification 5. a. The department may deny, suspend, impose conditions upon, revoke, or refuse to renew a certification for good cause, including but not limited to, the department's finding that: (1) a p…

26:2Q-6. Civil actions for injunctive relief to enforce, prevent violations 6. If the department has reason to believe that a person who: is not certified pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-3) is engaging in lead evaluation or lead abatement work or is soliciting a…

26:2Q-7. Violators guilty of disorderly persons offense 7. A person who knowingly or purposely: a. hinders or delays the department in the enforcement of sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-1 through C.26:2Q-12); b. fails to obtain the certification required by sect…

26:2Q-8. Administrative civil penalty; violation defined 8. As an alternative, or in addition to the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.26:2Q-7), the commissioner may, subject to notice and hearing, impose an administrative civil penalty for a violation set forth in th…

26:2Q-9. Assessment of fees 9. The department shall assess fees from persons for certification and recertification and from training providers for any training course or continuing education course that it accredits. The fees shall be used to support the certification and accredi…

26:2R-1 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program Act." L.1997,c.191,s.1.

26:2R-2 Definitions relative to "Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program Act." 2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Council" means the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis established pursuant to this act. "Department" means the D…

26:2R-3 Establishment of osteoporosis prevention and education program. 3. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish an osteoporosis prevention and education program in the Department of Human Services. The purpose of the program is to promote: public awareness of the…

26:2R-3.1 Preparation, distribution of informational pamphlet on osteoporosis. 1. The Department of Human Services shall prepare an informational pamphlet which describes the causes and nature of osteoporosis as well as methods which may be used to prevent and treat osteoporosis,…

26:2R-4 Establishment of Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. 4. There is established an Interagency Council on Osteoporosis in the department to advise the commissioner on the development and implementation of the program. The members of the council shall be appointed by the com…

26:2R-5 Report to Governor, Legislature. 5. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than 18 months after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, on the activities and accomplishments of the program. L.1997,c.191,s.5.

26:2R-6 Rules, regulations. 6. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997,c.191,s.6.

26:2RR-1 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act." L.2014, c.76, s.1.

26:2RR-2 Findings, declarations relative to Parkinson's disease. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Parkinson's disease is a debilitating, painful, and incurable neurological disorder of unknown origin that disrupts and can end the lives of those who suffer from it; b…

26:2RR-3 Definitions relative to Parkinson's disease. 3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Program" means the Parkinson's disease public awareness and education program established pursuant to this …

26:2RR-4 Parkinson's disease public awareness and education program. 4. The Commissioner of Health, subject to available appropriations, shall establish a Parkinson's disease public awareness and education program. a. The purpose of the program shall be to promote public awarenes…

26:2RR-5 Dissemination of information relative to Parkinson's disease. 5. The department, in consultation with the New Jersey Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association and the Movement Disorders Center at the Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Group, Rutgers Rober…

26:2RR-6 Rules, regulations. 6. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2014, c.76, s.6.

26:2S-1 Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Health Care Quality Act." L.1997,c.192,s.1.

26:2S-10 Offer of point-of-service plan, terms 10. a. A carrier which offers a managed care plan shall offer a point-of-service plan to every contract holder which would allow a covered person to receive covered services from out-of-network health care providers without having to…

26:2S-10.1 Home treatment for bleeding episodes associated with hemophilia, required coverage. 1. A carrier which offers a managed care plan that provides benefits or health care services, as applicable, for the home treatment of bleeding episodes associated with hemophilia, incl…

26:2S-10.2. Clinical laboratory services at outpatient regional hemophilia care center, required coverage 2. A carrier which offers a managed care plan shall provide payment for services to the clinical laboratory at a hospital with a State-designated outpatient regional hemophil…

26:2S-10.3 Regulations by department. 11. The Department of Banking and Insurance, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this act. L.2000, c.121, s.11; amend…

26:2S-10.4 Optometrist not required to participate in certain plans. 1. a. A carrier shall not require an optometrist to participate in a vision care plan as a condition for entering into a contract with that carrier for the provision of medically necessary physician services wit…

26:2S-10.5 Contract between carrier and vision care provider, fees permissible. 2. a. No contract between a carrier or a vision care plan and a vision care provider may seek to or require that a vision care provider provide services or materials at a fee limited or set by the car…

26:2S-10.6 Vision care provider, choice of sources, providers. 3. No contract between a carrier or vision care plan and a vision care provider shall restrict or limit, either directly or indirectly, the vision care provider's choice of sources and suppliers of services or materia…

26:2S-10.7 Definitions relative to optometrists, vision care plans. 4. As used in this act: "Contractual discount" means a reduction from a vision care provider's usual and customary rate for covered services and materials required under a participating provider agreement. "Cover…

26:2S-10.8 Definitions relative to insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders. 11. a. For the purposes of this section: "Benefit limits" includes both quantitative treatment limitations and non-quantitative treatment limitations. "Carrier" means a…

26:2S-10.9 Regulations for benefits carrier relative to prescription drug benefits. 3. a. A carrier that provides benefits for prescription drugs shall not require a covered person to make a payment at the point of sale for any amount for a deductible, coinsurance payment, or a c…

26:2S-11 Independent Health Care Appeals Program. 11. There is established the Independent Health Care Appeals Program in the department. The purpose of the appeals program is to provide an independent medical necessity or appropriateness of services review of final decisions by …

26:2S-12 Contract to conduct appeal reviews; procedures. 12. a. The commissioner shall contract with one or more independent utilization review organizations in the State that meet the requirements of this act to conduct the appeal reviews. The independent utilization review orga…

26:2S-13 Immunity from civil liability for participants in Independent Health Care Appeals Program 13. a. An employee of the department who participates in the Independent Health Care Appeals Program shall not be liable in any action for damages to any person for any action taken…