New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 161B - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FACILITIES
Subchapter 13 - LABORATORY SERVICES
Section 10:161B-13.1 - Provision of laboratory services

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:161B-13.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The outpatient substance use disorder treatment program shall provide laboratory services directly in the program or shall ensure the availability of services through written affiliation agreements.

1. The program shall only contract with laboratories that are licensed or approved by the New Jersey Department of Health , in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:44 and 8:45, for the provision of drug screening and other diagnostic and screening tests if required by this chapter or otherwise provided by the program.

2. The facility shall establish and implement policies and procedures for obtaining, identifying, storing and transporting laboratory specimens.

(b) The program shall have a policy for assuring that employees and clients with a positive Mantoux test are referred and obtain an X-ray in accordance with the Tuberculosis Surveillance Procedures for Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities, available from DMHAS and incorporated herein as chapter Appendix A.

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