{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-12.55","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.55","heading":"Replacement of mattresses with pressure redistribution mattresses.","body":"2. a. Beginning one year after the effective date of this act, when a nursing home replaces a mattress for use by a nursing home resident, the nursing home shall replace the mattress with a pressure redistribution mattress that is designed to address, at a minimum, Stage 1 pressure ulcers.\nb.\tNo later than three years after the effective date of this act, a nursing home shall replace all mattresses used by its nursing home residents with pressure redistribution mattresses that are designed to address, at a minimum, Stage 1 pressure ulcers.\nL.2009, c.44, s.2.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"a5e605a733b0ea1ea02c1f0b89a4b383f33047ec142cdebaa2a46cfe1c0852e8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-12.54","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-12.56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}