1. Human Trafficking Regulations
Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act
Louise Steska
Program Manager, Acute Care Program
Eugene Brenycz
Regulatory Officer
Michael Kennedy
Legal Specialist

2. Human Trafficking Regulations – effective 9/18/2017
8:43E-14.2 Facility personnel to receive training

3. Human Trafficking Regulations
Clinical or non-clinical interactions
Paid and volunteer workers

4. Human Trafficking Regulations
8:43e-14.3 Required Training
a) Any employee hired before 9/18/2017 must be trained by 3/18/2018
b) Any employee hired after 9/18/2017, must be trained within 6 months of first day of employment

5. Human Trafficking Regulations
Two options for the training requirements:
Directly from the NHTRC website at

6. Human Trafficking Regulations
The online or in-person training entitled, Stop. Observe. Ask. Respond to Human Trafficking (SOAR): A Training for Health Care and Social Service Providers, published August 2016, by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented. Registration for the SOAR training is available through the website of the Office on trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and families of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, at

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Completion certificates are not issued

8. Human Trafficking Regulations
Facility has to ensure staff completed the training through facility practice, policy, and training records.
One and done! This training is done only one time.

9. Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act
The CN-9 form is to be used by an inquiring health care facility, licensed by NJDOH, to make an inquiry to another health care facility, licensed by the NJDOH, about a health care professional who is currently or was formerly employed at the facility.
The licensed health care facility must complete the CN-9
It can not be done by a third party.

10. Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act
CN-9 form and instructions for completing the form are on the NJDOH website

11. Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act
To find the CN-9 form and instructions: Go to NJ.gov then click on Department and Agencies next click on Health next click on Health Systems next click on Healthcare Facilities and Services next click on Facility Licensing and Inspections next click on License Forms finally click on CN-9

12. Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act
If CN-9 form is received, it must be completed and returned within 8 business days
If CN-9 form is not returned, you can be fined.

13. Health Care Professional Responsibility and Reporting Enhancement Act
If CN-9 form is not returned, call the Complaint Hotline

14. louise.steska@doh.nj.gov eugene.brenycz@doh.nj.gov
Thank You!!!