The New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) has issued an Executive Directive (ED) requiring all licensed long-term care facilities, assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, residential healthcare facilities, and dementia care homes to implement testing and response protocols by May 19, 2020.
Although many facilities likely have already implemented crisis response protocols, the ED mandates the specific contents of any such protocol.
Facilities covered by the ED must review the terms of any such plan to ensure compliance.