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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 26 - HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
Chapter 2H - Declaration of public policy
Section 26:2H-18.64 - Denial of admission on ability to pay; penalty
Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 26:2H-18.64 (2018)
Section: 26:2H-18.64: Denial of admission on ability to pay; penalty
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.
A 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.
L.1992,c.160,s.14.
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