NJDOH CARE Act caregiver discharge guidance notice
NJDOH publicly announced that the CARE Act was effective and described the law as requiring hospitals to provide caregivers instructions and training when a loved one is discharged home.
New Jersey · Active · Implementation May 12, 2015
What it is
- What changed
- NJDOH's May 12, 2015 notice says the CARE Act went into effect that day and describes the law as ensuring hospitals provide caregivers instructions and training on how to care for a loved one discharged home. Later NJDOH rulemaking materials describe the Act's intent as giving hospital patients the right to designate a caregiver before discharge and giving that caregiver an opportunity to receive after-care assistance training.
- Why it matters
- The guidance row is the plain-language state notice families are likely to encounter before reading statutes or hospital licensing rules.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Care providers and plans, People receiving care, Businesses and agencies that must complyfamily caregivers, hospital patients returning home, women caregivers, hospital discharge teams, caregiver support organizations
- What it does
- Requires something of providers, companies or agencies; Plans, studies, registries or guidance
Sources
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.