N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-1.1

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

Section 8:43A-1.1 - Scope

(a) This chapter applies to all health care facilities that provide ambulatory care services, including, but not limited to:

1. Primary care, hospital outpatient, ambulatory surgery, family practice, family planning, outpatient drug abuse treatment, chronic dialysis, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, and radiological services; and

2. Abortion facilities, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, and birth centers.

(b) Ambulatory care facilities provide preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services to persons who come to the facility to receive services and depart from the facility on the same day.

(c) The rules in this chapter constitute the basis for the licensure of ambulatory care facilities by the Department of Health and Senior Services.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-1.1

Amended by R.2008 d.24, effective 1/22/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2309(a), 40 N.J.R. 702(a).
Inserted all subsection designations; in the introductory paragraph of (a), substituted "This chapter applies" for "The rules in this chapter pertain", "that" for "which" and a colon for ", primary", and inserted a comma following "services"; in (a)1, inserted "Primary" and substituted "; and" for ". These rules also pertain to abortion"; in (a)2, inserted "Abortion"; and in (c), substituted "Department of Health and Senior Services" for "New Jersey State Department of Health".