N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 8, ch. 42 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

  1. Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 8:42-1.1 to 8:42-1.2)
  2. Subchapter 2 - LICENSURE PROCEDURE (§ 8:42-2.1 to 8:42-2.8)
  3. Subchapter 3 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (§ 8:42-3.1 to 8:42-3.11)
  4. Subchapter 4 - GOVERNING AUTHORITY (§ 8:42-4.1)
  5. Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION (§ 8:42-5.1 to 8:42-5.3)
  6. Subchapter 6 - PATIENT CARE SERVICES (§ 8:42-6.1 to 8:42-6.7)
  7. Subchapter 7 - NURSING SERVICES (§ 8:42-7.1 to 8:42-7.5)
  8. Subchapter 8 - REHABILITATION SERVICES (PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, AND AUDIOLOGY) (§ 8:42-8.1 to 8:42-8.3)
  9. Subchapter 9 - SOCIAL WORK SERVICES (§ 8:42-9.1 to 8:42-9.3)
  10. Subchapter 10 - DIETARY COUNSELING SERVICES (§ 8:42-10.1 to 8:42-10.3)
  11. Subchapter 11 - MEDICAL/HEALTH RECORDS (§ 8:42-11.1 to 8:42-11.2)
  12. Subchapter 12 - INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (§ 8:42-12.1 to 8:42-12.7)
  13. Subchapter 13 - PATIENT RIGHTS (§ 8:42-13.1 to 8:42-13.2)
  14. Subchapter 14 - QUALITY ASSURANCE (§ 8:42-14.1 to 8:42-14.2)
  15. Appendix - APPENDIX, version 5
  16. Appendix - [Reserved]
  17. Appendix B - [Reserved], version 15

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 8, ch. 42
CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
R.2023 d.146, effective November 20, 2023.
See: 55 N.J.R. 1796(a), 55 N.J.R. 2546(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 42, Home Health Agencies, was adopted as R.1976 d.164, effective May 26, 1976. See: 8 N.J.R. 182(c), 8 N.J.R. 282(a). Subchapter 2, Standards for Licensure of Residential and Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, was adopted as R.1976 d.356, effective December 9, 1976. See: 8 N.J.R. 462(a), 8 N.J.R. 550(b). Subchapter 2 was amended by R.1978 d.373, effective November 9, 1978. See: 10 N.J.R. 330(c), 10 N.J.R. 484(b).
Subchapter 3, Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities, was adopted as R.1979 d.240, effective July 5, 1979. See: 11 N.J.R. 233(c), 11 N.J.R. 331(c). The expiration date of Subchapter 3 was extended by R.1979 d.486, effective December 31, 1979. See: 11 N.J.R. 546(a), 12 N.J.R. 15(d). The expiration date of Subchapter 3 was further extended effective June 19, 1980. See: 12 N.J.R. 407(b). Chapter 42, Home Health Agencies, was amended by R.1979 d.485, effective February 1, 1980. See: 11 N.J.R. 545(d), 12 N.J.R. 15(c); R.1980 d.399, effective October 9. See: 12 N.J.R. 463(b), 12 N.J.R. 578(c); R.1981 d.157, effective June 4, 1981. See: 13 N.J.R. 12(a), 13 N.J.R. 342(b).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978) Subchapter 3, Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities, expired on 6/30/1981.
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Subchapter 2, Standards for Licensure of Residential and Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, was readopted as R.1982 d.391, effective November 1, 1982 (operative November 9, 1982). See: 14 N.J.R. 812(a), 14 N.J.R. 1214(a). Chapter 42, Home Health Agencies, was amended by R.1983 d.66, effective March 7, 1983. See: 14 N.J.R. 1273(a), 15 N.J.R. 336(a). Subchapter 2, Standards for Licensure of Residential and Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, was repealed by R.1983 d.309, effective August 1, 1983. See: 15 N.J.R. 397(a), 15 N.J.R. 1248(a).
Chapter 42, Home Health Agencies, was amended by R.1985 d.26, effective February 4, 1985. See: 16 N.J.R. 3125(a), 17 N.J.R. 285(a). Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 42, Home Health Agencies, was readopted as R.1985 d.117, effective March 18, 1985. See: 16 N.J.R. 3250(a), 17 N.J.R. 704(b).
Petition for rulemaking on the testing and certification of homemaker/home health aides. See: 21 N.J.R. 578(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 42, Home Health Agencies, was readopted as R.1987 d.333, effective August 17, 1987 (operative October 17, 1987). See: 19 N.J.R. 2287(a), 19 N.J.R. 1547(a).
Chapter 42, Home Health Agencies, was repealed and a new Chapter 42, Standards for Licensure of Home Health Agencies, was adopted as R.1992 d.322, effective August 17, 1992. See: 24 N.J.R. 2031(a), 24 N.J.R. 2941(a). Pursuant to Executive Order No. No. 66(1978), Chapter 42, Standards for Licensure of Home Health Agencies, expired on 8/17/1997.
Chapter 42, Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies, was adopted as R.1998 d.68, effective January 20, 1998. See: 29 N.J.R. 3802(a), 30 N.J.R. 345(a).
Chapter 42, Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies, was readopted as R.2003 d.307, effective July 1, 2003. See: 35 N.J.R. 65(a), 35 N.J.R. 3556(a).
Chapter 42, Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies, was readopted as R.2009 d.36, effective December 19, 2008. As a part of R.2009 d.36, Subchapter 1, Definitions, was renamed General Provisions; and the Appendix was adopted as new rules, effective January 20, 2009. See: 40 N.J.R. 4273(a), 41 N.J.R. 602(a).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 42, Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies, was scheduled to expire on 12/19/2015. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Chapter 42, Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies, was readopted as R.2016 d.082, effective June 14, 2016. See: 48 N.J.R. 157(a), 48 N.J.R. 1445(b).
Modified by Executive Order No. 103(2020). Revoked effective June 14, 2023 and August 13, 2023. See: 55 N.J.R. 985(a).
Modified by Executive Order Nos. 103(2020), 281(2022), and 292(2022). Revoked effective February 4, 2024. See: 55 N.J.R. 2229(b).
Chapter 42, Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies, was readopted as R.2023 d.146, effective 11/20/2023. See: Source and Effective Date. See, also, section annotations.

CHAPTER AUTHORITY:

N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq., particularly 26:2H-5.

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