New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 43A - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR LICENSING OF AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 2 - LICENSURE PROCEDURES
Section 8:43A-2.4 - Newly constructed or expanded facilities

(a) Any ambulatory care facility that intends to undertake any alteration, renovation, or new construction of the physical plant, whether a Certificate of Need is required or not, shall submit plans to the Health Care Plan Review Unit for review and approval or, in cases of existing construction where no Department of Community Affairs review is required, to the Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing for review to verify that the facility's physical plant is consistent with the licensure standards prior to the initiation of any work, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43A-19.

(b) The licensure application for a newly constructed or expanded facility shall include a copy of the Certificate of Occupancy, Certificate of Continuing Occupancy or a Certificate of Approval issued by the municipality in which the facility has been constructed in accordance with the construction plan approval by the Health Care Plan Review unit.

(c) Representatives of the Division of Health Facility Survey and Field Operations shall conduct an on-site inspection of the construction of the physical plant to verify that the building has been constructed in accordance with the architectural plans approved by the Department of Community Affairs or, in cases of existing construction where no Department of Community Affairs review is required, to verify that the facility's physical plant is consistent with the licensure standards at N.J.A.C. 8:43A-19.