New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 33E - CERTIFICATE OF NEED: CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES AND CARDIAC SURGERY CENTERS
Subchapter 2 - REGIONAL CARDIAC SURGERY CENTERS
Section 8:33E-2.7 - Regional responsibilities of cardiac surgery centers
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Each cardiac surgery center shall have written transfer agreements to receive appropriate cardiac patients from hospitals located in the same county as the cardiac surgery center or a contiguous county. Additional transfer agreements with hospitals outside the county or a contiguous county are not prohibited. The transfer agreements shall include, but not be limited to, provisions establishing the following:
(b) Each applicant shall agree to send out a mailing to all appropriate institutions and physicians stating that the services of the center are available, including as appropriate, the training, back-up and consultation services addressed in the transfer agreements. Following certificate of need approval, the cardiac surgery center shall provide the Department with written documentation that this mailing has occurred.
(c) Each applicant shall provide written documentation in the form of an institutional policy statement that the center will accept referrals from physicians not ordinarily having access to the applicant's facility. The institutional policy statement shall govern all cardiac services, be reviewed annually, and be revised as needed.