All agencies providing home health, private duty nursing, hospice, and personal care participating in the New Jersey Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare program are subject to the provisions of State and Federal statutes regarding advance directives and Practitioner Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms including, but not limited to: appropriate notification to beneficiaries of their rights, development of policies and practices, as well as communication to and education of staff, community, and interested parties. Detailed information is located at N.J.A.C. 10:49-9.15, and sections 1902(a)(58), and 1902(w)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1396a(a)(58) and 1396a(w)) .
N.J. Admin. Code § 10:60-1.6