N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51-1.3

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

Section 8:51-1.3 - Incorporated materials

(a) The Department incorporates by reference, as amended and supplemented, in this chapter, the following policies and guidelines:

1. "Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children, Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention" (published March 2002);

2. "Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children," (published August 2005).

i. The policy statements in (a)1 and 2 above are published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333 and are available electronically from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and available at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/publications/;

3. "Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing," (2012), published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410, and available at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/lbp/hudguidelines/index.cfm;

4. "Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention," Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 2012, and available at www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/final_document_030712.pdf; and

5. "CDC Response to Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Recommendations in 'Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention'," Centers for Disease Control, June 2012, and available at www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/cdc_response_lead_exposure_rec.pdf.

(b) The Department incorporates by reference the following forms and assessments in this chapter:

1. Hazard Assessment Questionnaire (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix A) is the questionnaire used to determine where environmental samples should be collected; develop corrective measures related to use patterns and living characteristics to be discussed by the environmental inspectors and the public health nurse; and develop a plan of care for the lead burdened child;

2. Environmental Intervention Report (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix B) is the form required to document in a standard format the identified lead hazards, including laboratory results and XRF readings, obtained by the local board of health during an environmental investigation;

3. The Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (CDRSS) User Agreement (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix E) is the required agreement that each user of the Childhood Lead Information Database makes to maintain confidentiality of the information, in any format, collected and maintained pursuant to this chapter;

4. Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention Home Visit Assessment (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix G) is one of the required case management assessments used to determine the plan of care by the public health nurse case manager during home visits and to document issues not captured through the Hazard Assessment Questionnaire, found at N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix A.

5. Universal Child Health Record (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix H) is required under case management assessments to assure that a child's physical test results are updated in this health record at each pediatric office visit and the child's parents or guardian is aware of the test results through receipt of a copy of the record;

6. Nutritional Assessment (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix I) is one of the required case management assessments used to evaluate the diet of lead-burdened children for adequate intake, specifically adequate intake of foods containing the following nutrients: vitamin C, iron and calcium;

7. Quality Assurance and Improvement (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix J) is the form required to assure the accuracy of the data entered into the Childhood Lead Information Database and to educate staff on the quality of the data;

8. Childhood Lead Exposure Case Closure (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix K) is the form required to be used by the public health nurse case manager to discharge children from case management.

(c) The forms and assessments set forth in (b) above are available electronically at the Department's "Forms" webpage at: http://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/forms/.

(d) The Department incorporates by reference the following materials in this chapter:

1. Template for Notice of Violation (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix F) is the letter that each local board of health must use to notify a property owner of a violation of this chapter;

2. Protocol for Data Entry in the Childhood Lead Information Database and Communication (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix D) is the document that contains requirements for the time-frame for data to be entered in the database, as well as the protocol for maintaining data quality and communication with the Department and other users; and

3. Housing Component Terminology (N.J.A.C. 8:51 Appendix C) is the document that contains the standard glossary of terms that the users must use in order to have consistent documentation of information throughout the State.

(e) The documents set forth in (d) above are available electronically at the Department's Child and Adolescent Health Program's webpage at http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/newborn/lead.shtml.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51-1.3

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3168(a), effective 9/18/2017

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 1976(b), effective 10/7/2024