New Jersey hospice licensing standards regulation

What changed

NJDOH's 2024 readoption notice says N.J.A.C. 8:42C Hospice Licensing Standards establishes uniform standards for licensure and operation of outpatient and inpatient hospices in New Jersey, including licensure procedures, patient rights, patient care services, nursing, pharmacy, medical records, infection prevention, and inpatient hospice unit standards.

Why it matters

Hospice quality questions in New Jersey need a state regulatory anchor in addition to federal Medicare hospice rules, especially when families are comparing provider duties, patient rights, and complaint routes.

Who it touches

Family caregivers, Care providers and plans, People receiving carehospice patients, family caregivers, hospice providers, inpatient hospice units, outpatient hospice programs

What it does

Gives people a right or protection; Requires something of providers, companies or agencies

• NJDOH N.J.A.C. 8:42C Hospice Licensing Standards readoption
• NJDOH health facility statutes and rules

Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.