New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 18 - NEWBORN BIOCHEMICAL SCREENING PROGRAM
Subchapter 1 - NEWBORN BIOCHEMICAL SCREENING
Section 8:18-1.8 - Responsibilities of the public health officer
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 8:18-1.8
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The public health officer shall:
1. Provide assistance to the Follow-up Program, when requested, in locating families of infants;
2. Collect or cause a repeat specimen to be collected when notified of the need for a repeat specimen by the Follow-up Program. The specimen shall be submitted within 24 hours of collection;
3. Submit written documentation, within 14 days of receipt of the laboratory report to the infant's permanent medical record of efforts made to secure or cause to be secured such repeat specimen if a repeat specimen is not obtained within the time frame recommended by the Follow-up Program; and
4. Provide notification to the hospital or birth attendant that the specimen has been collected.
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