New Jersey Department of Health Proposes New Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies

9/30/2023

On August 21, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Health proposed to readopt and amend licensing standards for home health agencies. The current rules were scheduled to expire on June 14, 2023, but this proposed readoption extends the expiration date until December 11, 2023. The proposal seeks to permit advanced practice nurses and physician assistants to prescribe treatment and to permit verbal and telephone orders. The proposed rule also revises tuberculosis testing requirements for home health agency personnel, consistent with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Persons wishing to comment on the proposal must submit comments no later than October 20, 2023.

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For more information, contact:
John D. Fanburg, Chair | 973.403.3107 | jfanburg@bracheichler.com
Edward Hilzenrath | 973.403.3114 | ehilzenrath@bracheichler.com
Erika R. Marshall | 973.364.5236 | emarshall@bracheichler.com
Cynthia J. Liba | 973.403.3106 | cliba@bracheichler.com