New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 43A - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR LICENSING OF AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 7 - MEDICAL SERVICES
Section 8:43A-7.4 - Medical policies and medical staff bylaws

1. A plan for medical staff meetings and their documentation through minutes;

2. A mechanism for establishing and implementing procedures relating to credentials review, delineation of qualifications, medical staff appointments and reappointments, evaluation of medical care, and the granting, denial, curtailment, suspension, or revocation of medical staff privileges;

3. Specifications for verbal orders, including who may give verbal orders and who may receive them; and

4. A system for completion of entries in the patient medical record by members of the medical staff, including, but not limited to, specification of a time limit for completion of the medical record, not to exceed 30 days following the patient's last treatment or discharge. Entries shall be signed in accordance with 8:43A-13.4 and the facility's policies and procedures.