New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 77 - REHABILITATIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Subchapter 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD INTERVENTION SERVICES
Section 10:77-2.2 - Environmental lead intervention service definitions
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Certified lead inspector/risk assessor" means one who is hired or contracted by the local board of health and who has completed a lead inspector/risk assessor training course approved by the New Jersey Department of Health and holds a valid inspector/risk assessor permit to perform inspections and conduct risk assessments as defined at N.J.A.C. 8.62-2.1.
"Elevated blood lead level" (EBLL) means an excess of lead in the bloodstream as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:51A.
"Environmental intervention" means the same as that term is defined at N.J.A.C. 8:51-1.4.
"Environmental lead inspection service or hazard assessment" means conducting a comprehensive assessment of "hazard assessment," pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:51-1.4 by a certified lead inspector/risk assessor in order to identify lead hazards in the primary residence of a child who is a Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare beneficiary and who is determined to have an EBLL.
"High risk" means a child whose history is positive for one or more of the following criteria in assessing his or her risk of high-dose exposure to lead:
1. Lives in a house built before 1978 with leaded paint that is peeling, chipped or otherwise in a deteriorated condition;
2. Lives in a house built before 1978 with lead contaminated dust created during removal or disturbance of leaded paint in the process of home renovations or repairs;
3. Lives with a child being followed or treated for EBLL; and/or
4. Lives with an adult whose occupation or hobby involves contact with or exposure to lead or materials containing lead.
"Lead hazard" means any condition that allows access or exposure to lead, in any form, to the extent that adverse human health effects are possible (N.J.A.C. 8:51-1.4)
"Local board or local board of health" means any local board of health, as established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:1A-1, and as defined at N.J.A.C. 8:51-1.4 and 8:62-2.1.
"Screening" means the taking of a blood sample from an asymptomatic child, and its analysis by a medical laboratory licensed in accordance with N.J.A.C 8:44, to determine if the child has elevated blood lead level, as defined at N.J.A.C. 8:51A-1.4.
