N.J. Admin. Code § 12:18-3.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 12:18-3.12 - Exceptions to the seven-day waiting period

(a) Under the following circumstances, the seven-day waiting period for payment of benefits shall not apply, and, therefore, benefits shall be payable with respect to the first seven days of the period of disability:

1. If the benefits are payable for a period of disability that is the result of the donation of any organ or bone marrow by the covered individual; or

2. If the benefits are payable for a period of disability, where in the event of a state of emergency declared by the Governor, or when indicated to be needed by the Commissioner of Health or other public health authority, the disability is an illness caused by an epidemic of a communicable disease, a known or suspected exposure to the communicable disease, or efforts to prevent spread of the communicable disease, which requires in-home care or treatment of the employee due to:

i. The issuance by a healthcare provider, the Commissioner of Health, or other public health authority of a determination that the presence in the community of the employee may jeopardize the health of others; and

ii. The recommendation, direction, or order of the provider or authority that the employee be isolated or quarantined as a result of suspected exposure to a communicable disease.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:18-3.12

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 306(a), effective 2/21/2023