New Jersey Administrative Code Title 8 - HEALTH
Here’s a detailed overview of Title 8 – HEALTH in the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.):
📘 Title 8 – HEALTH: Structure & Key Chapters
A comprehensive set of state regulations overseen by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services covering vital public health domains: vital records, environmental health, facility licensing, sanitation, disease control, and more. Below is the breakdown of major chapters and their focus areas
Chapter 1: Reserved
Chapter 2 – 2B: Birth Certificates, Death Records, Domestic Partnership Certificates
Chapter 6: Smoke‑Free Air – regulations on indoor/outdoor smoking prohibitions, signage, enforcement, and penalties
Chapter 7: Licensure for public health positions (Health Officers, Environmental Health Specialists), including exam and renewal rules
Chapter 8: Blood services – covers collection, storage, donor selection, testing, transfusion criteria
Chapter 9: Handling and disposition of human remains
Chapter 13: Shellfish regulation
Chapters 23–27: Animal health (rabies, turtles, pet birds, food facility sanitation)
Chapter 31A, 31B: Ambulatory care facility assessment; hospital financial reporting
Chapter 32: Drug donation oversight
Chapters 33–33Q: Certificate of Need (CON) processes for facility licensure (perinatal, cardiac, transplant, long‑term care, etc.)
Chapters 34–43J: Licensing and standards for nursing homes, assisted‑living, dementia care, home health agencies, child care, hospital licensing, criminal background checks, etc.
Chapter 44: State Sanitary Code (Chapter IV)
Chapter 45: Clinical laboratory services
Chapter 50: Indoor environmental consultants
Chapters 51–52: Blood lead testing and performance standards for local boards of health
Chapter 53: Telemedicine/telehealth registration
Chapter 56: Health-care facility infection reporting
Chapters 57–58: Communicable diseases, cancer registry, hepatitis inoculation, occupational/environmental disease reporting
Chapters 59–60: Worker/community right-to-know, asbestos licensing and permits
Chapters 61–67: HIV/AIDS programs, expedited partner therapy
Chapter 70: State Medical Examiner rules
Chapters 92, 94–96: Student health insurance, spinal cord research, health facility financing, financial transparency in hospitals/nursing homes
⚖️ Regulatory Purpose & Oversight
Vital Records: Ensure integrity and accuracy of birth/death/domestic partnership certificates.
Environmental & Sanitation Health: Regulate smoking, shellfish, animal health, food safety, asbestos.
Facility & Personnel Licensing: Set standards for health practitioners, hospitals, long-term care, labs.
Public Health Protections: Communicable disease control, reporting, infection transparency.
Healthcare Expansion Controls: Certificate of Need system to regulate establishment of new facilities.
📄 Accessing Title 8
Full text available via Justia and Cornell LII
PDFs (e.g., licensure rules and smoke-free air regs) can also be accessed via NJ Health Dept
Updates typically published quarterly; e.g., Chapter 8 is current through March 17, 2025
✅ In Summary
Title 8 serves as New Jersey’s comprehensive regulatory framework for public health—from vital records and sanitation to facility licensure, environmental safety, disease control, and long-term care standards.
RELATED Blog
0 comments