N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-5.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:57-5.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to control the spread of tuberculosis TB by maximizing the use of currently available and highly effective treatments.

(b) This subchapter applies to persons who have suspected or confirmed TB disease as diagnosed by a health care provider, especially those with suspected or confirmed infectious or potentially infectious TB disease who pose an immediate or imminent risk to the public health.

1. This includes persons identified by public health professionals as contacts to persons with suspected or confirmed infectious or potentially infectious TB disease, and Class B1 or B2 referrals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who are residing in New Jersey.

(c) Local health officers, public health nurse case managers, health care providers and administrators of hospitals and correctional facilities are primarily responsible for implementation of this subchapter.

(d) Local health officers in areas where the person with suspected or confirmed, infectious or potentially infectious TB disease resides, frequents or receives care may take any action authorized under this subchapter if he or she determines that it is necessary to protect the health of the person or the public.

(e) The guiding goals underlying this subchapter are:

1. To protect the public from the spread of TB disease and/or latent TB infection; and

2. To diagnose and treat persons with suspected or confirmed TB disease and those with latent TB infection at high risk for progression to TB disease in the least restrictive environment and manner.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-5.1

Amended by R.2009 d.107, effective 4/6/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1962(a), 41 N.J.R. 1419(a).
In (a), substituted "this subchapter" for "these rules" and substituted "TB" for ", particularly new forms of multiple drug resistant TB (MDR-TB),"; rewrote (b); in (c), inserted ", public health nurse case managers, health care providers and administrators and administrators of hospitals and correctional facilities", substituted "this subchapter" for "these rules" and deleted the last sentence; in (d), inserted "with suspected or confirmed, infectious or potentially infectious TB disease resides,", substituted "this subchapter" for "these rules", "he or she" for "the local health officer", "it is" for "they are" and "to protect" for "for" and deleted the last sentence; in the introductory paragraph of (e), substituted "goals" for "principles" and "this subchapter" for "the implementation of these rules"; in (e)1, deleted "active" following "spread of" and inserted "and/or latent TB infection"; and rewrote (e)2.

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