N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-8.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:37-8.1 - Resident records

(a) It shall be the duty of each licensee to maintain an orderly file with respect to each resident containing at least the following information:

1. Full name of resident;

2. Date of birth;

3. Last previous address;

4. Name and address of the persons and/or agencies, if any, responsible for referring the resident to the dementia care home and maintaining contact with him or her;

5. Name, address, and telephone number of personal physician, if any;

6. Name, address, and telephone number of next of kin, resident's representative, or other person interested in the resident's well-being;

7. Date of commencement of occupancy;

8. Last date of occupancy and reason for the resident leaving the facility;

9. Any complaints made by or about the resident, the date of such complaint, and action taken by the licensee in response to the complaint;

10. Certification and re-certifications issued by a physician stating that the resident is appropriate for a dementia care home and is free from communicable diseases;

i. Re-certifications shall be updated quarterly.

11. Copy of the resident admission agreement, signed by both the licensee and the resident or any responsible person;

12. Acknowledgement by the resident or the resident's responsible person that he or she has received a copy of the rules and regulations of the facility and agrees to abide by them;

13. A record of all property of the resident entrusted to the licensee, including, in the case of any resident receiving financial services, a ledger as required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:37-2.7; and

14. Any other written agreement between the licensee and the resident.

(b) No resident's file shall be made available without the resident's consent to any person other than the licensee, the resident, or a responsible person having reasonable cause to have access to the file, all of whom shall have access to the file at any reasonable time.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-8.1

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 461(a), effective 2/7/2017

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3981(a), effective 12/18/2017