{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5s","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5s","heading":"Provision of palliative care services for patients treated in the emergency department.","body":"1.\tThe emergency department of a general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall develop and implement a plan to integrate the provision of palliative care services for patients treated in the emergency department for whom palliative care is appropriate.  The plan shall include:\n(1)\tthe adoption of a standardized screening tool , as recommended by the Department of Health, for use by health care professionals in the emergency department to facilitate the identification of patients who present to the emergency department for acute symptom management, pain relief, or otherwise, who would benefit from palliative care services;\n(2)\tthe provision of patient-centered information , as developed by the Department of Health, concerning the benefits of palliative care, the conditions, diagnoses, and disease stage for which palliative care is generally appropriate, and referrals to providers of outpatient palliative care services, when appropriate; and\n(3)\tconsideration of the unique needs of patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities  or behavioral health issues who present to the emergency department and for whom palliative care may be indicated.\nL.2019, c.421, s.1.","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":"0b3e1de586918fe1272f9362f2637d8327eff727cc5b29bb511f8836931dfa3b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5r","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}