N.J.S.A. 26:2H-18 — License, authorization required for receipt of reimbursement, grant-in-aid.

26:2H-18 License, authorization required for receipt of reimbursement, grant-in-aid. 18. a. No government agency and no health service corporation organized under the laws of the State and no other purchasers of health care services shall purchase, pay for or make reimbursement or grant-in-aid for any health care service provided by a health care facility unless at the time the service was provided, the health care facility possessed a valid license or was otherwise authorized to provide such service. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.160). c. Payment by government agencies other than those made through the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) for health services provided by health care facilities other than hospitals shall be at reasonable rates set by the commissioner based on financial elements approved by him; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the Commissioner of Human Services from contracting with the commissioner for the setting of rates by which health care facilities other than hospitals are reimbursed pursuant to the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.160). e. To establish and maintain a fair and equitable system for determining such payments, the commissioner shall require each health care facility to report such financial, statistical and patient information as may be required, in accordance with a uniform system of reporting established by him. The commissioner may propose regulations for approval by the board which assess penalties for failure to report such information within such time as may be prescribed therein. L.1971,c.136,s.18; amended 1978, c.83, s.10; 1992, c.160, s.25; 1997, c.304. 26:2H-18a. Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for northern New Jersey 2. The Commissioner of Health shall designate Children's Hospital of New Jersey, a unit of United Hospitals Medical Center, as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for northern New Jersey. L.1985,c.306,s.2; amended 1992,c.181,s.2. 26:2H-18c Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for southern New Jersey. 3. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate Cooper University Hospital in the City of Camden as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital in southern New Jersey for the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem. b. The designation by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of a written agreement between Cooper University Hospital and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in the counties listed in subsection a. of this section. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes Cooper University Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for the counties listed in subsection a. of this section and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to Cooper University Hospital. L.1987, c.299, s.3; amended 1992, c.181, s.3; 2005, c.116, s.2; 2012, c.17, s.214. 26:2H-18d Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for central New Jersey. 1. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/St. Peter's University Hospital in the City of New Brunswick as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital in central New Jersey for the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset. b. The designation by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of a written agreement between Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/St. Peter's University Hospital and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in the counties listed in subsection a. of this section. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/St. Peter's University Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for the counties listed in subsection a. of this section and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/St. Peter's University Hospital. L.1992, c.181, s.1; amended 2005, c.116, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.215. 26:2H-18e Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties. 1. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Paterson as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for the counties of Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren. b. The designation by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of a written agreement between St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in the counties listed in subsection a. of this section. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for the counties listed in subsection a. of this section and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. L.1993, c.374, s.1; amended 2003, c.98, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.216. 26:2H-18f Designation of specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties. 2. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties. b. The designation by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of written transfer agreements between Morristown Memorial Hospital and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in Morris and Union counties. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to Morristown Memorial Hospital. L.2003, c.98, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.217. 26:2H-18g Designation of acute care children's hospitals for Monmouth and Ocean counties. 1. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, each, as the State's specialty acute care children's hospitals for Monmouth and Ocean counties, subject to the commissioner's determination that each hospital meets all of the licensure criteria that apply to a children's hospital and has met and complied with all of the requirements to obtain State authorization to offer the component services that constitute a children's hospital. The commissioner's determination and the designation pursuant thereto shall be made separately for each hospital; and the commissioner's decision on the designation of each hospital shall be made independently of, and shall not be contingent upon, the decision on the designation of the other hospital. b. The designation of each hospital by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of written transfer agreements, respectively, between: Jersey Shore University Medical Center and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services located in Monmouth and Ocean counties; and Monmouth Medical Center and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services located in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, as applicable, as the State's specialty acute care children's hospitals for Monmouth and Ocean counties and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to Jersey Shore University Medical Center or Monmouth Medical Center, as applicable. L.2005, c.116, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.218. 26:2H-18h Specialized care facilities for Huntington's Disease; rules, regulations. 1. a. The Commissioner of Health may issue a nursing facility license for a facility that provides care for Huntington's Disease. b. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2011, c.208, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.219.

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