N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43F-2.5

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

Section 8:43F-2.5 - Surveys

(a) When the written application for licensure is approved and the building is ready for occupancy, a survey of the facility by representatives of the Department shall be conducted at the Department's discretion to determine if the facility adheres to 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 when the deficiencies, if any, have been corrected, and the Assessment and Survey Program shall schedule one or more resurveys of the facility prior to occupancy.

3. Professional personnel shall be employed in accordance with the staffing requirements in this chapter.

(b) No facility shall admit participants to the facility until the Division issues a license to operate the facility.

(c) Survey visits may be made to a facility at any time by authorized representatives of the Department. Such visits may include, but not be limited to, the review of all facility documents and participants' records and conferences with participants and staff.

(d) The Department shall conduct an on-going evaluation of the day health services facility by on-site visits. The Department shall inform the facility, in writing, of the results of the on-site evaluation.

(e) Department staff may request a plan of correction if the facility is evaluated as providing sub-standard services and/or inadequate documentation of these services. The plan of correction shall address deficiencies noted by the Department staff, and shall be submitted to the Department by the facility by the requested date.

1. If a follow-up on-site visit reveals the plan of correction is not being implemented, the Department shall take enforcement actions in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E, General Licensure Procedures and Enforcement of Licensure Regulations.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43F-2.5

Amended by R.2009 d.345, effective 11/16/2009 (operative April 1, 2010).
See: 40 N.J.R. 6266(a), 41 N.J.R. 4212(a).
In (a)2, substituted "Office of Certificate of Need and Healthcare Facility Licensure" for "Division of Long Term Care Systems"; and in (b), substituted "Office of Certificate of Need and Healthcare Facility Licensure" for "Long Term Care Licensing Program".
Notice of readoption with technical change, effective 12/20/2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 2204(a).