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<li><a href="/health/healthfacilities/about-us/facility-types/">Facility Types </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div>    </div> <div class="col-md-9 bodycopy">  <h2>About Us</h2> <div class="clearA"></div>  <div class="wrap has-sidebar" id="contentCell">  <div class="mainText" id="introSection"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>The Health Systems Branch of the New Jersey Department of Health works </strong><strong>to </strong><strong>ensure </strong><strong>citizens </strong><strong>receive appropriate levels of care </strong><strong>in more than 2,000 regulated facilities statewide.</strong></span></p> <p>These include hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living residences, ambulatory care centers, home health care, medical day care and other types of health care facilities (<a href="http://www.state.nj.us/health/healthfacilities/types.shtml">complete list</a>).</p> <p><strong>Health Facilities, Survey and Field Operations (HFS&FO) </strong>inspects licensed or Medicaid certified health facilities in New Jersey to ensure they meet standards of quality care and investigate complaints from the public.</p> <p><strong>Certificate of Need and Licensing (CNL) </strong>program assesses the need for and access to health care facilities.  The licensing program licenses health care facilities in accordance with state and federal regulations.</p> <p><strong><a href="/health/hcf/">Health Care Financing</a> </strong>monitors hospital finances and performance through financial reporting requirements, including annual hospital cost reports and audited financial statements, as well as quarterly utilization reports. It also administers the <a href="/health/charitycare/">New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program (Charity Care)</a> for people who are uninsured and underinsured, and oversees the annual hospital charity care subsidy.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.state.nj.us/health/charitycare/documents/charitycare_factsheet_en.pdf">Charity Care Program at a Glance - English</a><br /></strong><strong><a href="http://www.state.nj.us/health/charitycare/documents/charitycare_factsheet_sp.pdf">Charity Care Program at a Glance - </a></strong><strong><a href="http://www.state.nj.us/health/charitycare/documents/charitycare_factsheet_sp.pdf">Español</a></strong></p> </div>  <a name="1"></a>  <div class="sectionTitle"> Health Systems </div>  <div class="mainText" id=""> <p>PO Box 367<br />120 South Stockton Street, <br />Trenton, NJ 08625-0367<strong><br /></strong>Fax: 609-633-9060<strong><br /></strong><a href="/health/healthfacilities/contact.shtml#5"><strong>Send us an </strong><strong>email</strong></a></p> </div> <a name="2"></a>  <div class="sectionTitle"> Licensing </div>  <div class="mainText" id=""> <p><strong>Ambulatory Surgery Center Assessment</strong><strong>:</strong>  609-913-5970 or email <a href="mailto:aap@doh.nj.gov">aap@doh.nj.gov</a></p> <p><strong>Certificate of Need & Licensing Health Facilities:</strong> 609-292-6552</p> <p><strong>Certificate of Need & Licensing Health Facilities Intake Unit/Renewals:</strong> 609-376-7800 or email <a href="mailto:cnandlicensingrequests@doh.nj.gov">cnandlicensingrequests@doh.nj.gov</a>, or link to portal: <a href="https://dohlicensing.nj.gov/">https://dohlicensing.nj.gov/</a></p> <p><strong>Certified Assisted Living Administrators (CALA):</strong>  609-633-9706</p> <p><strong>Certified Medication Aide (CMA):</strong> <strong> </strong><strong>609-633-8990</strong></p> <p><strong>Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) & Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Certifications:</strong>  609-376-7755</p> <p><strong>Criminal Background Investigations:  </strong>866-561-5914 or email <a href="mailto:CIU@doh.nj.gov">CIU@doh.nj.gov</a></p> <p><strong>Enforcement and Certification:  </strong>609-984-8128 or 609-376-7890</p> <p><strong>Nursing Home Administration Licensing Board:</strong>  609-633-9706</p> </div> </div>  <div id="Sidebar-Wrapper"> <div class="Sidebar-5"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Related Links</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <p><a class="gray button" href="/health/healthfacilities/file_complaint.shtml">File a Complaint</a></p> <p><a class="gray button" href="/health/healthfacilities/epayments.shtml">Submit Payments</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearA"></div>            <div class="md-overlay"></div> </section> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div id="footerContent"> <a href="//www.nj.gov/health/opra/"><img src="/health/assets/template-images/state/opranj_trans.png" alt="OPRA- Open Public RecordAct" width="75" height="56" border="0" align="left" id="opra"></a> <div id="translateWrapper"> <div id="google_translate_element"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.HORIZONTAL}, 'google_translate_element'); 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