N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45B-13.7

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

Section 13:45B-13.7 - Information for patient/employers

(a) Every certified home-maker home health aide or health care professional regulated by the Division shall wear an identification tag at all times while providing care to patient/employers receiving home-based services. The identification tag shall include the individual's first name or initial, the full surname, the term reflecting the individual's level of licensure or certification and a photograph of the individual. The letters on the tag shall be of equal size, in type not smaller than one-quarter inch. The size of the identification tag shall be equal to or greater than that of any other identification worn by the individual.

(b) Every health care service firm shall provide patient/employers with a copy of the Consumer Guide to Homemaker-Home Health Aides published by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.

(c) The information required by (b) above shall be provided to patient/employers at least 24 hours prior to the provision of services.

(d) A patient/employer may waive the right to obtain the information required by (b) above within the time frame set forth in (c) above. Such waiver must be in writing and must be maintained for at least two years by the health care service firm. When a patient/employer has waived his or her right to obtain the information within the time frame set forth in (c) above, the information required by (b) above shall be provided to the patient/employer prior to the provision of services.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45B-13.7

New Rule, R.2008 d.155, effective 6/16/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2323(a), 40 N.J.R. 3744(b).