N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-8.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:43J-8.4 - Role of primary health care providers

(a) The facility shall ensure that the parent identifies a primary health care provider for each child, who can be contacted when necessary, such as in a medical emergency, and who maintains responsibility for the overall medical therapeutic plan and is available for consultation and collaboration with the pediatric medical day care facility's medical and nursing directors and/or other staff, as appropriate.

(b) The facility shall obtain the following from the child's primary health care provider:

1. A completed Universal Child Health Record form, CH-14, which is available on the Department's forms webpage at http://www.nj.gov/health/forms/ch-14.pdfor by telephoning the Division of Family Health Services of the Department at (609) 292-5666, including the immunization record, which has been signed and dated within 30 days of admission;

2. Orders written within the last 60 days for the specific type and intensity of care that is to be provided, which orders are to be signed and dated by the child's primary health care provider;

3. Specification of the degree of child mobility and specification of any assistive devices that the child requires; and

4. Verification at the time of the pre-admission physical examination that the child is free of acute infectious disease.

(c) The facility shall have a mechanism to ensure that the child's primary health care provider reviews and approves the child's interdisciplinary plan of care.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-8.4