An Act concerning admission procedures at licensed health care facilities and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
C.26:2H-12b Religious accommodation regarding admission procedures at licensed health care facilities.
1. No patient or family member of a patient shall be required to sign admission papers to a health care facility, as defined in section 2 of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2), during such times as the patient’s or family member’s religious beliefs prohibit them from signing the papers.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved December 20, 2007.