New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 43G - HOSPITAL LICENSING STANDARDS
Subchapter 19 - OBSTETRICS
Section 8:43G-19.19 - Newborn care patient services
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The newborn service shall provide for immediate resuscitation of the newborn, including at least:
(b) Each bassinet and incubator in the nursery shall bear the identification of the newborn to whom it is assigned. This identification shall include at least the newborn's last name, sex, date, time of birth, feeding method, the mother's first and last names, and the physician's name.
(c) There shall be a system for the identification of each newborn immediately upon delivery and during the hospital stay, and for maintaining the security of the newborn.
(d) There shall be a system for verifying the identity of mothers and infants whenever an infant is removed from, or returned to, the nursery.
(e) The hospital shall assist Medicaid-eligible patients, including newborns, by expediting the verification and documentation of hospital-based services. For example, the hospital may issue a document of birth for infants prior to discharge (including hospital of birth, mother's name, mother's Social Security number, newborn name, date of birth, and sex) to enable infants to receive Medicaid services from county welfare offices before an official birth certificate is issued.
