26:2H-12.55 - Replacement of mattresses with pressure redistribution mattresses - New Jersey Statutes

26:2H-12.55  Replacement of mattresses with pressure redistribution mattresses.

2. a. Beginning one year after the effective date of this act, when a nursing home replaces a mattress for use by a nursing home resident, the nursing home shall replace the mattress with a pressure redistribution mattress that is designed to address, at a minimum, Stage 1 pressure ulcers.

b.No later than three years after the effective date of this act, a nursing home shall replace all mattresses used by its nursing home residents with pressure redistribution mattresses that are designed to address, at a minimum, Stage 1 pressure ulcers.

L.2009, c.44, s.2.