The Statutes under which the New Jersey Department of Health is granted its authority are:

N.J.S.A. 24 Food and Drugs

N.J.S.A. 26 Health and Vital Statistics

N.J.S.A. 45:9-42.26 et seq. New Jersey Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

This statutory database is updated daily by the Law Library of the Rutgers School of Law, Newark.  The Department of Health checks the functionality and currency of this website on a monthly basis.