New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 55 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS
Section 3A:55-10.15 - Comprehensive health plan for pregnant adolescents

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:55-10.15

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

(a) The facility shall ensure that all pregnant adolescents receive comprehensive prenatal care including, but not limited to:

1. Monthly visits to an obstetrician or certified nurse mid-wife during the first 28 weeks of gestation;

2. Biweekly visits to an obstetrician or certified nurse mid-wife from the 29th to 36th week of gestation;

3. Weekly visits to an obstetrician or certified nurse mid-wife from the 36th week of gestation until delivery;

4. Child birth classes provided by a registered nurse or child birth educator; and

5. A postpartum visit within six weeks of delivery.

(b) The facility shall ensure that pregnant adolescents make up missed medical appointments.

(c) The facility shall refer all pregnant adolescents to the Supplemental Feeding Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and make necessary follow-up, or document that the pregnant adolescent was ineligible for WIC.

(d) The facility shall ensure that arrangements for the birth of the infant are made by the end of the first trimester. If the adolescent enters the facility after the first trimester, the facility shall ensure that arrangements for delivery are made by the second prenatal visit.

1. The facility shall ensure that a system is established to provide background medical information on the pregnant adolescent to the hospital identified for delivery or at the birthing center identified for delivery.

2. The facility shall document that delivery arrangements have been made by recording the name and address of the selected hospital or birthing center in:
i. The adolescent's record; or

ii. As part of the administrative record.

(e) The facility shall ensure that a staff member or volunteer accompanies the adolescent to the hospital or birthing center when she is ready to deliver and that the staff member or volunteer remains with the adolescent until health care personnel are assigned to her.

(f) The facility shall arrange for pregnant adolescents to receive a dental examination within three months of admission and every six months thereafter.

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