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:55-10.18 - Care of sick infants

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:55-10.18

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

(a) When an infant at the facility has an illness or symptom of illness including, but not limited to, those specified below, the facility shall ensure that the adolescent mother or a staff member contacts a licensed physician:

1. Severe pain or discomfort;

2. Acute diarrhea, characterized as twice the child's usual frequency of bowel movements with a change to a looser consistency within a period of 24 hours;

3. Two or more episodes of acute vomiting within a period of 24 hours;

4. Elevated oral temperature of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over, or axillary temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over in conjunction with behavior changes;

5. Sore throat or severe coughing;

6. Yellow eyes or jaundiced skin;

7. Red eyes with discharge;

8. Infected, untreated skin patches;

9. Difficult or rapid breathing;

10. Skin rashes, excluding diaper rash, lasting more than one day;

11. Weeping or bleeding skin lesions that have not been treated by a physician or nurse;

12. Swollen joints;

13. Visibly enlarged lymph nodes;

14. Stiff neck; or

15. Blood in urine.

(b) The facility shall follow the physician's recommendation whether to permit the infant who is ill to have contact with other infants.

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