[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Oceanport as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-2-2015 by Ord.
No. 944]
The purpose of this article is to establish requirements for
transportation services for nursing homes.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any private hospital, institution, care center, convalescent home, old-age home, nursing home, and any other establishment or institution for the care, treatment, lodging or nursing of persons mentally ill, mentally deficient or mentally or developmentally delayed or disabled, acutely or chronically ill, or who are crippled, convalescent, infirm or in any way afflicted, or who reside therein for any purpose whatsoever. The definition of "nursing home" as set forth in Chapter 390 shall also be incorporated herein.
All nursing homes within the Borough of Oceanport, County of
Monmouth, State of New Jersey shall be and are hereby required to
own, lease, rent, possess, or have immediately available an ambulance
or van-type vehicle suitable to be used as an ambulance for the conveyance
of nonambulatory as well as emergency patients as the need so arises.
[Amended 7-18-2019 by Ord. No. 1003]
A.Â
All nursing homes, as defined in this article, shall file proof of
the availability of such emergency vehicles with the Borough Clerk
of the Borough of Oceanport within 60 days from the final passage
of this article and on or before January 1 of each and every year
thereafter. The emergency vehicle shall be maintained in proper working
order so as to be able to serve the transportation needs of the population
and patients receiving services from the facility, at all times.
B.Â
Any nursing home, as defined in this article, that fails to file
proof of availability of such vehicles, or calls upon the Borough
of Oceanport's emergency services for assistance and/or transportation
of patients for emergent or nonemergent reasons, shall be in violation
of this article.
C.Â
If, after 60 days from the final passage of this article and on or
before January 1 of each and every year thereafter, the nursing home
fails to file proof of such emergency vehicles with the Borough Clerk
of the Borough of Oceanport, the Borough Clerk shall notify the Code
Enforcement Officer of the nursing home's violation of this article.
D.Â
The Oceanport Police Department or Oceanport First Aid Squad shall
make the determination if the call for assistance was warranted. If
it is determined that the call for assistance was not warranted, that
particular entity of the Borough of Oceanport shall notify the Oceanport
Code Enforcement Officer that the nursing home is in violation of
this article.
