N.J. Admin. Code § 8:33H-1.11

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

Section 8:33H-1.11 - Statewide restricted admissions facilities

(a) An applicant proposing a new or expanded nursing home which meets the definition of a restricted admissions facility in NJ.A.C. 8:33H-1.2 shall state this fact in the Certificate of Need application and shall provide documentation that the following criteria are met:

1. The facility's bylaws explicitly state that only members of the specified religious or fraternal organization and their immediate family members will be admitted to 100 percent of the long-term care beds; and

2. At least 50 percent of the facility's residents are from outside the planning region in which the facility is located.

(b) An applicant proposing a new or expanded restricted admissions facility may submit a Certificate of Need application for expedited review, in accordance with the applicable provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:33.

(c) An applicant proposing a long-term care bed addition to an existing restricted admissions facility shall provide a detailed resident origin breakdown of the facility's current resident population. The applicant shall identify the county (or State, for out-of-State residents) of prior residence for each resident, as well as for any persons on the facility's admission waiting list.

(d) The applicant for a Statewide restricted admissions facility shall agree to meet the applicable utilization criteria for Medicaid, SSI, and discharged psychiatric patients, as stated in 8:33H-1.15. Facilities that do not participate in the State's Medicaid program shall document how they will subsidize the care of residents who are Medicaid-eligible.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:33H-1.11

Amended by R.2004 d.354, effective 9/20/2004.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 1641(a), 36 New Jersey Register 4306(a).
In (a), substituted "planning" for "LAB" in 2; rewrote (b); and substituted references to residents for references to patients throughout.