New Jersey CARE Act caregiver designation legislation
New Jersey's CARE Act created a state hospital-discharge pathway for eligible patients to designate a caregiver and receive after-care assistance instruction before returning home.
New Jersey · Effective · Effective May 12, 2015
What it is
- What changed
- New Jersey's CARE Act established statutory caregiver designation, discharge-notice, and after-care assistance instruction requirements for covered hospital discharges to a patient's residence. NJDOH announced the law's effective date on May 12, 2015, and the Legislature's enrolled-law page is the official bill-text source.
- Why it matters
- The statute is the legal authority behind New Jersey caregiver discharge rights, while the existing implementation and regulation rows explain how NJDOH operationalized those rights in hospital licensing standards.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Care providers and plans, People receiving care, Businesses and agencies that must complyhospital patients returning home, designated caregivers, legally authorized decision makers, family caregivers, hospital discharge teams
- What it does
- Gives people a right or protection
- Identifiers
- P.L.2014, c.68
Sources
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.