New Jersey § 30:13-6

§ 30:13-6.

A nursing home resident may arrange for the resident's own discharge from a nursing home upon presentation of a written release and , if the resident is adjudicated incapacitated , upon the written consent of the resident's guardian. In this case, the nursing home is free from any responsibility for the resident upon the resident's release. When a nursing home wishes to transfer or discharge on a nonemergency basis a resident who has mental capacity or a resident who is adjudicated incapacitated , the nursing home may do so for medical reasons or for the person's welfare or for that of other residents upon receiving a written order from the attending physician,

or for nonpayment , except as prohibited by Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 1 as amended, and the action shall be recorded in the resident's medical record. When a transfer or discharge on a nonemergency basis of a resident is requested

by a nursing home, the resident or, in the case of a resident who is adjudicated incapacitated , the guardian, shall be given at least 30 days’ advance notice of the transfer or discharge. 1

42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1395a et seq., 1396 et seq.