N.J. Admin. Code § 8:18-1.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:18-1.8 - Responsibilities of the public health officer

(a) The public health officer shall:

1. Provide assistance to the Follow-up Program, when requested, in locating families of infants;

2. Collect or cause a repeat specimen to be collected when notified of the need for a repeat specimen by the Follow-up Program. The specimen shall be submitted within 24 hours of collection;

3. Submit written documentation, within 14 days of receipt of the laboratory report to the infant's permanent medical record of efforts made to secure or cause to be secured such repeat specimen if a repeat specimen is not obtained within the time frame recommended by the Follow-up Program; and

4. Provide notification to the hospital or birth attendant that the specimen has been collected.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:18-1.8

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:19-2.7 and amended by R.2000 d.200, effective 5/15/2000.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 3943(b), 32 New Jersey Register 1785(b).
In (a), rewrote 3 and added 4. Former N.J.A.C. 8:19-2.8, Responsibilities of the testing laboratory, recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:19-2.9.
Recodified from N.J.A.C 8:19-2.8 by R.2005 d.346, effective 10/17/2005.
See: 37 New Jersey Register 1661(a), 37 New Jersey Register 4018(a).