N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-9.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 8:39-9.4 - Mandatory notification

(a) The administrator shall provide to the owner and/or governing body of the facility a copy of the licensing survey report and any additional survey-related data sent by the Department to the administrator of the facility.

(b) Results of the most recent licensure survey, Federal standard certification conducted by the Department and any plan of correction shall be available for inspection by any resident or visitor, in a readily accessible place, at all times. A notice announcing the availability of those results and all other surveys conducted in the past 12 months shall be conspicuously posted in diverse readily accessible areas of the facility.

(c) The facility shall make all policy and procedure manuals available to residents, families, and guardians during normal business hours or by prior arrangement.

(d) A facility shall notify the Department immediately in writing at such time as it becomes financially insolvent and upon the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition for bankruptcy under Title 11 of the United States Code.

(e) The facility shall notify the Department immediately by telephone at (609) 633-8981 or (800) 792-9770 after business hours, followed within 72 hours by written confirmation, of the termination of employment of the administrator or the director of nursing, and the name and qualifications of the proposed replacement.

(f) The facility shall notify the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (800) 792-8820 immediately of any suspected or reported resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents aged 60 or older, pursuant to P.L. 1983 c. 43 (N.J.S.A. 52:27G-7.1), and shall notify the Department immediately at 1-800 792-9770 with respect to residents under the age of 60.

(g) The facility shall notify the Department of the admission of any resident under 18 years of age.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-9.4

Amended by R.2008 d.52, effective 3/3/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 314(a), 40 N.J.R. 1094(a).
Rewrote (e); recodified former (e)3i as new (f); rewrote (f); and recodified former (f) as (g).
Notice of readoption with technical change, effective 12/20/2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 2199(a).