N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43D-2.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 8:43D-2.1 - Application for licensure(a) The Department shall charge a nonrefundable fee of $ 300.00 plus $ 10.00 per bed for the filing of an application for licensure of a pediatric community transitional care home and for the annual renewal of the license. 1. Prior to commencement of new or expanded services, a pediatric community transitional care home shall complete and submit to the Department an Application for New or Amended Acute Care Facility License (CN-7), as set forth at Appendix A. i. The facility shall receive a license for the maximum number of beds approved by the Department.2. The Department shall mail each licensed facility a License Renewal Form on an annual basis with instructions for completion and submission.(b) All pediatric community transitional homes shall obtain licensing approval from the Department prior to initiating services.(c) Each licensed pediatric community transitional home shall be assessed a biennial inspection fee of $ 300.00. This fee shall be assessed in the year the facility will be inspected, along with the annual licensure fee for that year. The fee shall be added to the initial licensure fee for new facilities. This fee shall be imposed only every other year even if inspections occur more frequently and only for the inspection required to either issue an initial license or to renew an existing license. It shall not be imposed for any other type of inspection.(d) Each applicant for a license to operate a facility may make an appointment for a preliminary conference at the Department's Office of Certificate of Need and Healthcare Facility Licensure to review all licensing requirements.(e) All licensure applications shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. An evaluation of the licensing track record of the proposed licensed operator in New Jersey and other states, where applicable. This evaluation shall include pediatric community transitional homes and other licensed health care facilities primarily serving children, which are owned, operated or managed by the prospective licensed operator, as well as any such facilities owned, operated or managed by an entity affiliated with the proposed operator. Any evidence of licensure violation representing serious risk of harm to patients may be considered by the Department, as well as any record of criminal conviction representing a risk of harm to the safety and welfare of the patients;2. A description of the physical plant, including the number and type of beds requested;3. An evaluation of any requested waivers to licensing requirements that are sought in accordance with 8:43D-2.6;4. A description of how the architectural design will meet the needs of the pediatric population served; and5. A description of how the physical plant will facilitate the care of residents with problems such as reduced mobility, incontinence and physical defects.(f) The Department shall charge a nonrefundable fee of $ 250.00 for the filing of an application to amend the number of beds at an existing pediatric community transitional home.(g) The Department shall charge a nonrefundable fee of $ 250.00 for the filing of an application for the relocation of a pediatric community transitional home.(h) The Department shall charge a nonrefundable fee of $ 500.00 for the filing of an application for the transfer of ownership of a pediatric community transitional home.(i) An application for licensure shall be denied if the applicant cannot demonstrate that the premises, equipment, personnel, including principals and management, finances, rules and bylaws, and standards of health care are fit and adequate and that there is reasonable assurance that the health care facility will be operated in accordance with the standards required by these rules.(j) A certificate of need is not required to initiate or operate pediatric community transitional home facilities or services.N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43D-2.1
Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2336(a), effective 11/7/2016