{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.64","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.64","heading":"Denial of admission on ability to pay; penalty","body":"14.  No hospital shall deny any admission or appropriate service to a patient on the basis of that patient's ability to pay or source of payment.\nA hospital which violates this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation.  The penalty shall be sued for and recovered pursuant to \"the penalty enforcement law,\" N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. and shall be deposited in the fund.\nL.1992,c.160,s.14.","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":"bcbb5a71d6e139b42570a8d8fc7fb4d6602f47c6b2e99a1e4e34d62bdd0cdcad","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.63","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}