# New Jersey — Certificate of need programs by US state

For New Jersey, has con program is yes; facilities covered is general hospitals, special hospitals, mental hospitals, public health centers, diagnostic centers, treatment centers, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, skilled nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, assisted living residences, outpatient clinics, home health care agencies, bioanalytical laboratories; moratorium is No; statute citation is N.J. Rev. Stat. §26-2H-7 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** New Jersey _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** general hospitals, special hospitals, mental hospitals, public health centers, diagnostic centers, treatment centers, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, skilled nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, assisted living residences, outpatient clinics, home health care agencies, bioanalytical laboratories
- **Moratorium:** No
- **Statute citation:** N.J. Rev. Stat. §26-2H-7 et seq.

## What the source says

> New Jersey Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://www.nj.gov/health/healthfacilities/certificate-need/> New Jersey Department of Health / Health Facilities | Certificate of Need Law | <https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-26/section-26-2h-7/> N.J. Rev. Stat. §26-2H-7 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).