N.J. Admin. Code § 8:35-2.7
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 8:35-2.7 - Memory box(a) A facility shall develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that a memory box is prepared for a patient who experiences a stillbirth and provided to the patient upon discharge.(b) In the event the patient elects not to accept the memory box upon discharge, the facility shall retain the memory box for a minimum of one year from the date of the patient's discharge. Upon the expiration of the one-year-retention period, the facility shall: 1. Attempt to contact the patient by telephone within 30 days of the end of the one-year-retention period to determine whether the patient wishes to receive the memory box. i. If the patient is reached by telephone, then her acceptance or declination of the memory box shall be recorded in her medical record.2. Contact the patient by certified mail, if contact is not made by telephone, advising her that she has 30 days from the date of the letter to inform the facility as to whether she wishes to obtain the memory box and that failure to advise the facility of her wishes during this time period may result in the disposal of the box.(c) In the event the facility elects to retain the memory box beyond the 30-day window provided for in (b)2 above and then elects to dispose of the memory box, the facility shall repeat the contact process in (b) above prior to disposing of the box.(d) All contacts and attempts to contact the patient required under (b) and (c) above shall be documented in the patient's medical record prior to the facility disposing of the memory box.N.J. Admin. Code § 8:35-2.7
Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 512(a), effective 1/16/2018