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The record
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- N.J.A.C. 8:42 and 8:42C (home health agency and hospice licensure); EO 103 (State of Emergency)
- Issued
- 2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
- Effective
- For the duration of a Governor-declared State of Emergency (EO 103's State of Emergency continued through 2021) (read as 2020-03-13)
- End
- Tied to the State of Emergency; continuation after June 4, 2021 governed by P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 3(a); the Department's index marks the waiver rescinded without a stated date (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersOther
- Addressees
- home health agencies licensed under N.J.A.C. 8:42; hospices licensed under N.J.A.C. 8:42C
- Functions reached
- HC in-home visits (service area rules relaxed)
- IN intake and referrals
- OF reporting
- Collection
- New Jersey NJ
Operative words
"In the event of a State of Emergency as declared by the Governor of New Jersey in an Executive Order, that so significantly affects the ability of a Home Health Agency or Hospice to offer its full array of services, the Department of Health (Department) will not require prior Department approval of temporary waivers for the following services from Home Health Agencies and Hospices that are affected by such an event: 1. Providing home health services to patients outside of the approved license/CN geography; or 2. Providing hospice services to patients outside the hospice service area. Affected Home Health Agencies and Hospices... will be required to provide a written report to the Department detailing which, if any, of the above actions were implemented, the duration of the implementation, and any adverse outcomes attributable to the actions. Once the State of Emergency is mitigated, Home Health Agencies and Hospices will be required to operate in accordance with all licensure standards."
Enforcement
Licensure; written report to the Certificate of Need and Healthcare Facility Licensure Program
Notes
Home care: the State's own statement, three days before its first closure order, that the emergency "significantly affects the ability of a Home Health Agency or Hospice to offer its full array of services." A waiver (context), not a restriction.
Retrieval noteRead from nj.gov/health in full.