N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57A-1.11

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

Section 8:57A-1.11 - Reportable diseases and conditions

(a) Every New Jersey health care facility, physician, dentist, other health care provider, and clinical laboratory shall report to the Department, in accordance with this chapter, any case having a diagnosis meeting the criteria at (b) below that contains any of the following terms in the final diagnosis:

Apparent(ly);

Appears;

Compatible/Compatible with;

Consistent with;

Favors;

Malignant appearing;

Most likely;

Presumed; Probable; Suspect(ed); Suspicious (for); and/or Typical (of).

(b) Subject to (c) below, every New Jersey health care facility, physician, dentist, other health care provider, and clinical laboratory shall report to the Department, in accordance with this chapter, all cases having the following diagnoses:

1. All in situ or invasive neoplasms that have behavior codes "/2" or "/3" in the ICD-O; or

2. All solid tumors of the brain and the central nervous system, including the meninges and intracranial endocrine structures, that have the following behavior codes in the ICD-O:

i. "/0" benign disease;

ii. "/1" disease of uncertain malignant potential;

iii. "/2" in situ disease; or

iv. "/3" malignant disease.

(c) The following diagnoses are not to be reported to the Department:

1. Basal cell carcinomas of the skin, except when they are diagnosed in the labia, clitoris, vulva, prepuce, penis, or scrotum; or

2. Carcinoma in situ of the cervix and/or cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia III (CIN III).

(d) Insofar as soft tissue tumors can arise in almost any body site, the primary site of the soft tissue tumor shall also be examined for any questionable neoplasm.

(e) If any uncertainty regarding the reporting of a particular case exists, the health care facility, physician, dentist, other health care provider, or clinical laboratory shall contact the Department for guidance at (609) 633-0500 or view information on the following website: http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/njscr.shtml.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57A-1.11

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1893(a), effective 8/20/2018