N.J. Admin. Code § 8:70-6.2

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

Section 8:70-6.2 - Notification of death from contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases

(a) When a medical examiner who makes the actual determination and pronouncement of death determines or has actual knowledge that the deceased person was infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus or that the deceased person suffered from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS related complex (ARC) or any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease as may be determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Health, he or she shall immediately place with the remains written notification of the condition and shall provide written notification to the funeral director who is responsible for the handling and disposition of the body.

(b) Notification provided funeral directors pursuant to this section shall be made on a form prescribed or designated by the State Medical Examiner and shall contain a portion which provides for acknowledgment of such notification by the funeral director or his or her authorized representative.

(c) Whenever the medical examiner establishes a new diagnosis or confirms a suspected diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by autopsy, he or she shall complete the HIV Confidential Case Report of the New Jersey Department of Health, and forward it to:

New Jersey Department of Health

PO Box 363

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0363

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:70-6.2

New Rule, R.1989 d.110, effective 2/21/1989.
See: 20 N.J.R. 2856(b), 21 N.J.R. 447(a).
Amended by R.1994 d.30, effective 1/18/1994.
See: 25 N.J.R. 5104(a), 26 N.J.R. 484(a).
Amended by R.1998 d.596, effective 12/21/1998.
See: 30 N.J.R. 3606(a), 30 N.J.R. 4385(a).
In (a), inserted "and Senior Services" following "Department of Health"; and in (c), updated the address.