Access to Lactation Rooms in Healthcare Facilities

Access to Lactation Rooms in Healthcare Facilities - Healthcare Law Update - September 2025 - Brach Eichler
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9/1/2025

The Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing adopted rule N.J.A.C. 8:43E-15 on July 21, 2025 to require licensed healthcare facilities to provide at least one lactation room to be available upon request for the purpose of breastfeeding or expressing milk to persons utilizing on site services. The facility must post signage provided by the Department of Health in the facility’s public waiting room and in each lactation room. The facility must train its staff on the purpose of the lactation room, providing access to the lactation room, maintaining cleanliness of the lactation room, and ensuring privacy while the lactation room is in use.

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John D. Fanburg, Chair | 973.403.3107 | jfanburg@bracheichler.com
Edward Hilzenrath, HLU Editor | 973.403.3114 | ehilzenrath@bracheichler.com
Erika R. Marshall | 973.364.5236 | emarshall@bracheichler.com

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