Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health Emergency

The record

Jurisdiction

New Jersey

Level

State

Authority

N.J.A.C. 8:42-2.6; Executive Order No. 103 section 6

Issued

2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020

Effective

2020-04-24

End

Through the emergency (State file for its end) (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

Apr. 24, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersOther

Addressees

• licensed home health agencies

Functions reached

• SN aide supervision
• HR
• HC
• OF

Collection

Home Care, Nursing and Senior Living SEC-04

Operative words

N.J.A.C. 8:42-2.6 grants the Department the authority to waive regulations affecting Home Health Agencies and to ensure that necessary care is provided as Home Health Agencies experience staffing issues due to the Public Health Emergency posed by COVID-19.... the Department is issuing a blanket waiver from any provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are more stringent than [the CMS waivers and guidance].

Enforcement

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