State guide
New Jersey Home Care Compliance
All six compliance areas for New Jersey home care agencies, each cited to official sources.
Last reviewed: July 24, 2026
New Jersey at a glance New Jersey splits oversight sharply: non-medical agencies register as health care service firms with the Division of Consumer Affairs (with mandatory accreditation), while Medicare-style home health agencies are DOH-licensed and gated by Certificate of Need. New Jersey's 2026 minimum wage is $15.92 for most employers (indexed annually), with statutory overtime over 40 hours, earned sick leave, a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights covering caregivers, pay transparency since June 2025 — and new ABC-test regulations operative October 1, 2026 that raise the stakes for agencies using 1099 caregivers.
Requirements by category
Health Benefits & ACA → New Jersey stacks a state individual mandate with employer 1095 filing, TDI + Family Leave Insurance payroll programs, and the RetireReady… GetCoveredNJYesYes Occupational Health → New Jersey's Licensing Standards for Home Health Agencies (N.J.A.C. 8:42) were readopted with amendments effective Nov. 20, 2023, and its… RequiredFrom 1st employee Caregiver Training → New Jersey requires essentially all home care aides — including those at private-duty health care service firms — to hold the Certified… 76 (CHHA: 60 classroom + 16…76 (all aides must be CHHAs)Ongoing in-service; 12 hrs/yr if… Wage & Hour → New Jersey's 2026 minimum wage is $15.92 for most employers (indexed annually), with statutory overtime over 40 hours, earned sick leave,… $15.921.5x >40Yes (40 hrs/yr) Licensure & Survey Readiness → New Jersey splits oversight sharply: non-medical agencies register as health care service firms with the Division of Consumer Affairs… NJ Consumer Affairs / NJ DOHN.J.S.A. 34:8-45.1; N.J.A.C. 8:42Health care service firm… Background Checks → New Jersey requires fingerprint-based State Police and FBI checks for certified homemaker-home health aides through the Board of Nursing,… YesBoard of Nursing CHHA…
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