N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-22A.2

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

Section 8:43G-22A.2 - Organizational structure

(a) The hospital shall have a governing body, which shall carry out the following responsibilities: safeguard the program's resources; approve the children's program's long range plan; and approve the children's program's operation plans. The governing body shall meet either of the following criteria:

1. Constitute a separate, autonomous governing body of either a subsidiary corporation or multi-hospital system; or

2. Constitute a standing committee of the governing body charged with ongoing children's program review, together with a dedicated fundraising program for the children's hospital, which reports periodically to the standing committee.

(b) There shall be an individual responsible for the administration of the children's program and for patient care services, particularly for the coordination and direction of nursing services, who shall be accountable to the standing committee of the governing body.

(c) The children's program shall have fiscal autonomy which shall conform with either of the following:

1. A separate Medicare provider number;

2. A separate operating budget, with separate control over income and expenses; or

3. Defined costs for the children's program, with:

i. Discrete cost centers which allocate the cost of all services provided, including, but not limited to, overhead, indirect costs; and

ii. A separate staffing plan.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-22A.2