{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-13-8.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:13-8.1","heading":"Clauses waiving right to sue in nursing home admission agreements void, unenforceable.","body":"1.\tAny provision or clause waiving or limiting the right to sue for negligence or malpractice in any admission agreement or contract between a patient and a nursing home or assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), whether executed prior to, on or after the effective date of this act, is hereby declared to be void as against public policy and wholly unenforceable, and shall not constitute a defense in any action, suit or proceeding.\nL.2001,c.450,s.1.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"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":"98c8fabeaf0dbd6f4b04d754276e8b8d51778763abcd0035adcb90edfe9d99de","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-13-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-13-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}