New Jersey § 26:2h-12
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 26:2h-12, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26:2h-12.
a. No later than 270 days after the effective date of this act, 1 each long-term care facility shall implement or upgrade to an electronic health record
system certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is capable of
information sharing through industry standard data interoperability, including application
programming interface Health Level 7 or fast healthcare interoperability technology. Use cases built on this technology shall include the bi-directional capability for
admission discharge and transfer and continuity of care through the clinical data
architecture. Long-term care facilities interoperability for these use cases shall be achieved
by connecting to the New Jersey Health Information Network. b. Subject to the availability of funding for this purpose, the Department of Health
shall make grants available to long-term care facilities to provide assistance in
implementing or upgrading to an electronic health record system that meets the requirements
of subsection a. of this section, which grants shall be distributed to long-term care
facilities based on demonstrated need. 1
L.2020, c. 87, eff. Sept. 16, 2020.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 26:2h-12
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Section 26:2h-12 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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