N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-10.8

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

Section 8:43E-10.8 - Voluntary, anonymous reporting system

(a) Employees and health care professionals practicing at a health care facility may submit an anonymous report to the Department or, in the case of a State psychiatric hospital, the Department of Human Services, regarding preventable adverse events that are otherwise not subject to mandatory reporting, as well as near-misses.

(b) The facility shall inform employees and health care professionals practicing at the facility of their option to file such anonymous reports of preventable adverse events not subject to mandatory reporting or of near-misses.

1. The facility shall make this information available through patient or resident safety training programs and by prominently posting it in locations accessible to employees and health care professionals.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-10.8