N.J. Admin. Code § 13:8-1.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:8-1.5 - Public accommodation poster at health care entities

(a) Health care entities subject to the requirements in this section shall not be required to separately comply with the poster requirement at N.J.A.C. 13:8-1.4(b). This section shall apply only to health care entities with a physical place of business at which individuals are eligible to receive health care services.

(b) The Division shall publish one or more official health care entity posters.

(c) All health care entities shall display an official health care entity poster of the Division in places easily visible to all persons seeking or using the entities. Such places shall include, but need not to be limited to, a location near each entrance through which the public can enter or exit and all public waiting rooms. In addition to displaying the health care entity poster in those places required by this subsection, the health care entity may also choose to display the health care entity posters in other locations, including individual treatment rooms, or on a digitally accessible platform code (QR Code) posted in plain view around the entity.

(d) The Division may publish official posters specific to particular categories of health care entities, including, but not limited to, hospitals, outpatient offices, urgent care clinics, testing sites, and women's health centers.

(e) If the Division has created and made available on the Division's website, www.njcivilrights.gov, one or more official posters specific to a particular category of health care entity, a health care entity belonging to that category shall display, in lieu of the poster identified at (d) above, one or more of such category-specific posters in the places identified at (c) above.

(f) All official health care entity posters of the Division are available for downloading and printing on the Division's website, www.njcivilrights.gov, or at any of the Division's offices. Any poster printed from the Division's website shall be printed on no smaller than letter size paper (81/2 by 11 inches) and contain text that is fully legible and large enough to be easily read. Whenever a poster is modified, the Division shall issue and publicize a public notice consistent with N.J.A.C. 13:1E-4.4 to alert covered entities that a revised poster has been published and is available from the Division.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:8-1.5

Amended by R.2006 d.140, effective 4/17/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3908(a), 38 N.J.R. 1759(a).
Substituted "subchapter" for "Chapter"; corrected the N.J.S.A. reference.

Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 1553(a), effective 8/1/2022