N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-2.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 8:43A-2.5 - Surveys and full or temporary license(a) When the written application for licensure is approved and the building is ready for occupancy, representatives of the Division of Health Facility Survey and Field Operations shall conduct a survey of the facility 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 Division of Health Facility Survey and Field Operations of the Department when the deficiencies, if any, have been corrected, which will schedule one or more resurveys of the facility prior to occupancy.(b) The Department may issue full or temporary licensure to a facility when the following conditions are met; 1. A functional review (see N.J.A.C. 8:43A-2.2(k)) for review of the conditions for licensure and operation, unless the Department determines functional review to be unnecessary, has taken place between the Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing and representatives of the facility, during which the Department will advise the facility representatives that the purpose of the temporary license is to allow the Department to determine the facility's compliance with N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1et seq. and this chapter;2. Written approvals are on file with the Department from the local zoning, fire, health and building authorities;3. Written approvals of the water supply and sewage disposal system from local officials are on file with the Department for any water supply or sewage disposal system not connected to an approved municipal system; and4. Survey(s) by representatives of the Department indicate that the facility complies with the rules in this chapter. (c) No facility shall admit patients to the facility until the facility has the written approval and/or license issued by the Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing.(d) 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.(e) A temporary license may be issued to a facility for a period of six months and may be renewed as determined by the Department.(f) The temporary license shall be conspicuously posted in the facility.(g) The temporary license is not assignable or transferable, and it shall be immediately void if the facility ceases to operate, if the facility's ownership changes, or if the facility is relocated to a different site.N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-2.5
Amended by R.2005 d.278, effective 9/6/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 699(a), 37 N.J.R. 3348(a).
In (a), substituted "Acute Care Survey" for "Health Facilities Inspection" throughout; in (c), substituted "Certificate of Need and Acute Care Licensure" for Licensing, Certification and Standards".
Amended by R.2008 d.24, effective 1/22/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2309(a), 40 N.J.R. 702(a).
Section was "Surveys and temporary licenses". In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted "representatives of the Office of Acute Care and Survey shall conduct" and deleted "by representatives of the Acute Care Survey Program of the Department shall be conducted" following the first occurrence of "facility"; in (a)2, substituted "Office of Acute Care Assessment and Survey" for "Acute Care Survey Program" twice; in the introductory paragraph of (b), substituted "The Department may issue full or" for "A" and "licensure" for "license may be issued"; rewrote (b)1; and in (c), substituted "Office of Certificate of Need and Healthcare Facility Licensure" for "Certificate of Need and Acute Care Licensure Program of the Department".
Amended by R.2021 d.039, effective 5/3/2021.
See: 51 N.J.R. 1316(a), 53 N.J.R. 703(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a) and (a)2, substituted "Division of Health Facility Survey and Field Operations" for "Office of Acute Care and Survey"; in (a)2, deleted "of the Department" preceding "when", and substituted "that division" for "the Office of Acute Care Assessment and Survey"; in (b)1 and (c), deleted "Office of" preceding "Certificate" and inserted "Program"; and in (b) 1, inserted a comma following "et seq.".