N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-2.3

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

Section 8:51A-2.3 - Exemptions

(a) A physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility shall be exempt from the requirements of 8:51A-2.2 under the following circumstances:

1. If the physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility does not have the capability to inform the parents or guardians of the blood lead test result and to ensure follow-up treatment in accordance with 8:51A-4.1 and 4.2. Any physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility that is exempt under this section shall make a referral for screening, in writing, to the child's primary health care provider. If the child has no primary health care provider, a referral shall be made, in writing, to another health care provider, or to the local health department which has jurisdiction over the municipality in which the child lives for lead screening in accordance with these rules;

2. If a parent or legal guardian of a child refuses, for any reason, to have a lead screening test performed on their child. Such refusal shall be documented in writing on a form or document signed by the parent or legal guardian, and kept with the medical record of the child; or

3. If a child is brought to a physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility for treatment of an emergency and, in the judgment of the provider, performing lead screening would interfere with the prompt treatment of the emergency.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-2.3