N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-132.2

Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
Section 26:2H-132.2 - Requirements for certain facilities concerning end-of-life care
a. Assisted living facilities, dementia care homes, nursing homes, assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, residential health care facilities, hospitals, and long-term care facilities licensed pursuant to P.L. 1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall:
(1) require all administrative personnel and professional staff to complete an annual training on advance care planning, end-of-life care, and the use of advance directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms;
(2) provide patients and residents, and their families, as appropriate, with educational materials on POLST forms, advance directives, and hospice and palliative care; and
(3) develop and implement policies to identify and address end-of-life care issues for patients and residents upon admission to the facility.
b. The Department of Health shall:
(1) issue a training manual via regulation to establish uniform policies and procedures that a facility, at a minimum, shall follow in order to comply with the requirements outlined in subsection a. of this section. A facility may implement policies and procedures beyond those issued in the department's manual, provided that such policies and procedures do not conflict with the department's regulations; and
(2) require a facility that fails to comply with the provisions of this section to submit a plan of corrective action to the department for approval, and may impose additional penalties or administrative disciplinary action as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Health by regulation.

N.J.S. § 26:2H-132.2

Added by L. 2019, c. 420,s. 1, eff. 7/19/2020.