New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 39 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 43 - CERTIFICATION OF NURSE AIDES IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 8:39-43.8 - Hearings for resident abuse, resident neglect, or misappropriation of resident property

(a) Prior to entering a finding on the nurse aide abuse registry, the Department shall provide an opportunity of at least 30 days notice to the certified nurse aide or uncertified nurse aide, identifying the intended action, the factual basis and source of the finding, and the individual's right to a hearing.

(b) If a hearing is requested, it shall be conducted by the Office of Administrative Law or by a hearing officer of the Department in accordance with hearing procedures established by the Administrative Procedure Act., 52:14B-1 et seq. and 52:14F-1 et seq. and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.

(c) No further right to an administrative hearing shall be offered to a certified nurse aide or uncertified nurse aide who has been afforded a hearing before a State or local administrative agency or other neutral party, or in a court of law, at which time the nurse aide received adequate notice and an opportunity to testify and to confront witnesses, and where there was an impartial hearing officer who issued a written decision verifying the findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property of a resident. The individual shall have a right to enter a statement to be included in the registry contesting such findings.