New Jersey § 26:2g-25

§ 26:2g-25.

The commissioner shall adopt, amend, promulgate and enforce such rules, regulations

and minimum standards for the treatment of patients of narcotic and substance use

disorder treatment centers as may be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes

of P.L.1970, c. 334 ( C.26:2G-21 et seq. ). Such narcotic and substance use disorder treatment centers may be classified into

two or more classes with appropriate rules, regulations and minimum standards for

each such class. No narcotic or drug abuse treatment center, transitional sober living home, halfway

house, or other residential aftercare facility shall be permitted to deny admission

to a prospective client on the basis that the person is currently receiving medication

assisted treatment for a substance use disorder administered by a licensed treatment

provider, including but not limited to methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone, or any

other medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of

a substance use disorder. The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall, at a minimum, require

a transitional sober living home, halfway house, or other residential aftercare facility

to provide notice to a patient's spouse, parent, legal guardian, designated next of

kin, or other designated emergency contact, whenever the patient voluntarily withdraws,

or is involuntarily evicted from, such facility, provided that: (1) such notice is

provided in a manner that is consistent with federal requirements under 42 CFR Part 2 and federal HIPAA requirements under 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 ; and (2) the patient, if an adult, has not withheld consent for such notice or expressly

requested that notification not be given. If a patient who is not incapacitated withholds consent for such notice, or expressly

requests that notification not be given, the department shall require the patient's

wishes to be respected unless the patient is a minor child or adolescent, in which

case, the department shall require the minor's parent, legal guardian, designated

next of kin, or other designated emergency contact to be notified, provided that such

notification is not inconsistent with, and would not violate, federal requirements

under 42 CFR Part 2 and federal HIPAA requirements under 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 .