N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-5.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:43E-5.2 - Facility surveys

(a) When the written application for licensure is approved and the building is ready for occupancy, a survey of the facility by representatives of the Department's Inspections, Complaints and Compliance Program or the Long Term Care Assessment and Survey Program, as applicable, shall be conducted to determine if the facility complies with the rules in this chapter.

1. The facility shall be notified in writing of the findings of the survey, including any deficiencies found.

2. The facility shall notify the Department's Inspections, Complaints and Compliance Program or Long Term Care Assessment and Survey Program, as applicable, when the deficiencies, if any, have been corrected, and the program so notified will schedule one or more resurveys of the facility prior to occupancy.

(b) No facility shall admit patients to the facility until the facility has the written approval and/or license issued by the Certificate of Need and Acute Care Licensure Program or the Long Term Care Licensure Program of the Department.

(c) Survey visits may be made to a facility at any time by authorized staff of the Department. Such visits may include, but not be limited to, the review of all facility documents and patient records and conferences with patients.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-5.2