N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-2.10

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

Section 8:43G-2.10 - Information not to be disclosed

(a) Information received by the Department through inspection authorized by N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq. shall not be disclosed to the public in such a way as to indicate the names of the specific patients or hospital employees to whom the information pertains. The Department shall forward inspection reports to the hospital facility at least 30 days prior to public disclosure. In all cases in which the hospital comments on the inspection report, the hospital comments and the inspection report shall be released simultaneously by the Department. In cases in which the Commissioner determines that the protection of public health and safety necessitates immediate public disclosure of information, inspection reports may be disclosed immediately.

(b) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to interfere with existing legislation or the established rights and privileges of the public prosecutor and litigants having access to hospital records, nor shall determinations herein be construed to interfere in any way with the orderly legal process of obtaining access to such records.

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 552(b), effective 1/16/2018