N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.12

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

Section 8:57-3.12 - Registrant enrollment

(a) Birthing facilities shall automatically enroll all newborns born on or after January 1, 1998, in the NJIIS through submittal of the electronic birth certificate (EBC) to the Department's Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration, unless a parent of a newborn has declined participation and completed a Declination of Newborn Automatic Enrollment form, available in subchapter Appendix G, which shall be noted on the EBC.

(b) When a newborn is enrolled, birthing facilities shall:

1. Record and report information about any vaccine or biological administered at the birthing facility on the EBC prior to the discharge of the newborn; and

2. Submit the EBC to the Department no later than 14 days following the discharge of the newborn.

(c) If the birth of a newborn takes place outside of a birthing facility and the newborn is then transferred to a birthing facility, it shall be the responsibility of the receiving birthing facility to inform the parent about the NJIIS.

(d) Health care providers providing medical care to a newborn or minor born after January 1, 1998, who was not already enrolled by a birthing facility shall automatically enroll the newborn or minor in the NJIIS, unless the parent of the newborn or minor has declined participation.

(e) A parent of a newborn or minor not enrolled by a birthing facility, or a parent of a minor born prior to January 1, 1998, may enroll the newborn or minor in the NJIIS by completing the following process:

1. Make a request for enrollment to any authorized user, excluding a billing vendor, health benefits plan, or practice management vendor; or

2. Submit a completed Consent to Participate form, available at subchapter Appendix F, to the VPDP at the VPDP mailing address.

(f) An authorized user, as described in (e)1 above, or the VPDP respectively, shall enroll a newborn or minor in the NJIIS at the request of his or her parent, or enroll an adult registrant, using the process set forth in (e) above or (g) below, respectively no later than 30 days from the date of the request and provide the parent, or an adult registrant, with an NJIIS Informational Brochure.

(g) An adult registrant may enroll in the NJIIS, after receipt of an NJIIS Informational Brochure, available at subchapter Appendix E, by completing the process as set forth at (e)1 or 2 above.

1. Enrollment in the NJIIS shall not diminish the responsibility of a parent or an adult registrant, to comply with the immunization rules established at N.J.A.C. 8:57-4 and 6, as applicable.

2. A registrant who has previously declined participation in, or withdrawn from the NJIIS, in order to resume participation shall submit a completed Consent to Participate Form, available at subchapter Appendix F to the VPDP mailing address.

(h) A registrant or parent of a registrant, if he or she is a minor, shall not be discriminated against in any way because of his or her refusal to enroll in the NJIIS.

(i) Enrollment in the NJIIS shall not diminish the right of a registrant or his or her parent, if he or she is a minor, to request an exemption from recommended immunizations for medical or religious reasons pursuant to 8:57-4.3 and 4.4 or 6.14 and 6.15.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.12

The adopted version of this section 56 N.J.R. 213(a), effective 1/3/2024 is not yet available