N.J. Admin. Code § 8:58-1.4

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

Section 8:58-1.4 - Hospital reporting of occupational and environmental diseases, injuries, and poisonings

(a) The administrator of a hospital in which a person receives a diagnosis of a disease, injury, or poisoning that (b), (c), and (d) below identify shall report the diagnosis to the Department, using the applicable ICD-10-CM code, as part of the hospital's discharge data reporting pursuant to 26:2H-1 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 8:31B.

1. A person receives a diagnosis pursuant to (a) above if the disease, injury, or poisoning appears as a diagnosis in the person's discharge summary.

(b) The following diseases and conditions are reportable pursuant to (a) above:

1. Carpal tunnel syndrome; and

2. Diseases falling within the following condition categories:

i. Asbestosis;

ii. Asthma;

iii. Byssinosis (airway disease due to specific organic dust);

iv. Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis;

v. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis;

vi. Malignant Mesothelioma;

vii. Respiratory Conditions due to Chemical Fumes and Vapors;

viii. Silicosis; and

ix. Unspecified/Other Pneumoconioses.

(c) A poisoning resulting from the toxic effect of one the following is reportable pursuant to (a) above, provided the poisoning is not the result of a suicide attempt:

1. Alcohol (excluding alcoholic beverages and alcoholism);

2. Carbon Monoxide;

3. Corrosive substances;

4. Halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons;

5. Metals;

6. Organic solvents;

7. Other gases, fumes, or vapors;

8. Other inorganic substances;

9. Soaps and detergents; and

10. Pesticides.

(d) The following injuries, if work-related or occupational, are reportable pursuant to (a) above:

1. Fatal injuries; and

2. Injuries in minors.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:58-1.4

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2059(a), effective 10/3/2016