New Jersey § 26:2h-12

§ 26:2h-12.

a. A health care entity shall maintain all records of all documented complaints of

events related to patient care about, and disciplinary proceedings or actions against,

a health care professional who is employed by or has an affiliation with the health

care entity. The health care entity shall retain the information for a period of seven years

and make the records, including any information the health care entity has pertaining

to records maintained on the health care professional prior to the effective date

of P.L.1989, c. 300 ( C.45:9-19.4 et al.), available to the division, the board which licenses or otherwise authorizes

the health care professional to practice, the Medical Practitioner Review Panel established

pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1989, c. 300 ( C.45:9-19.8 ) , and the Department of Health , as applicable, upon request. b. A health care entity shall maintain for a period of four years all records and

source data relating to its mortality, morbidity, complication, infection , and readmission and shall make the records available to the division, the board which

licenses , or otherwise authorizes the health care professional, the review panel and the Department

of Health , as applicable, upon request. c. A health care entity which fails to maintain the records required pursuant to this

section shall be subject to such penalties as the Department of Health shall determine pursuant to sections 13 and 14 of P.L.1971, c. 136 ( C.26:2H-13 and 26:2H-14 ) and section 16 of P.L.1997, c. 192 ( C.26:2S-16 ), or the director shall determine pursuant to P.L.1989, c. 331 ( C.34:8-43 et seq. ), as applicable.