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:55-10.17 - Comprehensive health care for adolescent mothers who are not pregnant

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:55-10.17

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

(a) The facility shall ensure that all adolescent mothers who are not pregnant and who have not had a comprehensive health examination within 30 days prior to admission, receive a comprehensive health examination within 72 hours after admission. This comprehensive health examination shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of:

1. Height and weight;

2. Blood count;

3. Urinalysis;

4. Vision;

5. Hearing; and

6. Gynecological exam.

(b) The facility shall arrange for follow-up medical care recommended as part of the comprehensive health examination.

(c) The facility shall ensure that adolescent mothers receive a dental examination within three months of admission and every six months thereafter.

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