N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27A-18.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 5:27A-18.6 - Curtailment of admissions

(a) The Department may issue an order curtailing all new admissions and readmissions to a residential health care facility in the following circumstances:

1. Where violations of licensing regulations are found that have been determined to pose an immediate and serious threat of harm to patients or residents of a residential health care facility;

2. Where the Department has issued a Notice of Proposed Revocation or Suspension of a residential health care facility license, for the purpose of limiting the census of a facility if patients or residents must be relocated upon closure; or

3. Where the admission or readmission of new patients or residents to a residential health care facility would impair the facility's ability to correct serious or widespread violations of licensing regulations related to direct patient care and cause a diminution in the quality of care.

(b) The order for curtailment may be withdrawn upon a survey finding that the residential health care facility has achieved substantial compliance with the applicable licensing regulations or Federal certification requirements and that there is no immediate and serious threat to patient safety, or in the case of providers exceeding licensed capacity, has achieved a census equivalent to licensed and approved levels. Such order to lift a curtailment may reasonably limit the number and priority of patients to be admitted by the facility in order to protect patient safety.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27A-18.6

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3821(a), effective 12/18/2017