N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-2.7

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

Section 8:43J-2.7 - Surveys

(a) When the Department approves an initial licensure application and the facility is ready for occupancy, representatives of the Department shall conduct a survey of the facility to determine if the facility adheres to this chapter.

1. The Department shall notify the facility 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 when the deficiencies, if any, have been corrected, and the Department shall schedule one or more resurveys of the facility prior to occupancy of the facility.

3. The facility shall employ professional personnel in accordance with the staffing requirements in this chapter.

(b) No facility shall admit children to the facility until the Office of Certificate of Need and Healthcare Facility Licensure issues a license to operate the facility.

(c) Authorized representatives of the Department may make survey visits to a facility at any time.

1. Such visits may include, but not be limited to, the review of all facility documents and children's records and conferences with children and their parents and with staff.

(d) The Department shall conduct an ongoing evaluation of the pediatric medical day care facility by on-site visits and shall inform the facility, in writing, of the results of the on-site evaluation.

(e) The Department may request a plan of correction if the Department finds the facility to be in noncompliance with this chapter or otherwise violating any applicable laws, in which request the Department shall specify a date on which the facility's plan of correction is due to the Department.

1. The facility shall submit by the requested date a plan of correction that addresses deficiencies noted by the Department staff.

i. If a follow-up on-site visit by the Department reveals that the facility is not implementing the plan of correction, the Department shall take enforcement action in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E, General Licensure Procedures and Standards Applicable to all Licensed Facilities.

ii. Non-compliance with this chapter may result in the Department's imposition of sanctions and remedies upon a facility in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E, General Licensure Procedures and Standards Applicable to all Licensed Facilities.

2. Facilities wishing to contest decisions made by the Department pursuant to this section may request a hearing pursuant to the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 8:43E, General Licensure Procedures and Standards Applicable to all Licensed Facilities.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-2.7

Notice of readoption with technical change.
See: 48 N.J.R. 2354(a).