Here are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register on February 2, 2015:

• On February 2, 2105 at 47 NJR 319, the Department of Health published notice of its readoption with amendments to its rules and the proposal of a new rule governing the Certificate of Need application and review process.  The proposed new rule would offer the 11 hospitals currently providing elective PCI without on-site cardiac surgery the opportunity to participate in a Statewide demonstration project as a follow-up to the earlier C-Port demonstration project administered by Johns Hopkins University.

• On February 2, 2105 at 47 NJR 406, the State Board of Nursing published notice of its proposal of amendments to its rules and the proposal of a new rule designed to clarify the scope of practice for certified homemaker-home health aides and the process by which individuals obtain and renew certification.