New Jersey § 52:9ee-8

§ 52:9ee-8.

a. The commission shall establish and maintain, in conjunction with the Department

of Health and Senior Services, a central registry of persons who sustain brain injuries

other than through disease, whether or not the injury results in a permanent disability,

in order to provide a database that indicates the incidence and prevalence of brain

injuries and that will serve as a resource for research, evaluation and information

on brain injuries and available services. b. The commission shall require the reporting of all cases of brain injuries, except

those caused through disease, and the submission of specified additional information

on reported cases as it deems necessary and appropriate. The commission shall, by regulation, specify the health care facilities and providers

required to make the report of a brain injury to the registry, information that shall

be included in the report to the registry, the method for making the report and the

time period in which the report shall be made. c. The reports made pursuant to this section are to be used only by the commission

and the Department of Health and Senior Services and such other agencies as may be

designated by the commission or the department and shall not otherwise be divulged

or made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom they relate;

and to that end, the reports shall not be included under materials available to public

inspection pursuant to P.L.1963, c. 73 ( C.47:1A-1 et seq. ) and P.L.2001, c. 404 ( C.47:1A-5 et al.). d. No individual or organization providing information to the commission in accordance

with this section shall be deemed to be, or held liable for, divulging confidential

information. Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel any individual to submit to

medical, commission or department examination or supervision. e. A health care facility or health care provider who is required to report a brain

injury to the commission and who fails to comply with the provisions of this section

shall be liable to a penalty of up to $100 per unreported brain injury case. A penalty sued for under the provisions of this section shall be recovered by and

in the name of the commission and shall be deposited in the “New Jersey Brain Injury

Research Fund” established pursuant to this act.