New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY
Subchapter 13 - PREVENTIVE PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
Section 8:52-13.2 - Assure personal and clinical preventive health care

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 8:52-13.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) Each local health agency, through the Community Health Improvement Plan, shall:

1. Assess the barriers to personal health care and public health services within its jurisdiction;

2. Define a minimum set of clinical preventive health services, including disease prevention and health promotion, which shall be directed to specific populations. These services shall include, but not be limited to:
i. Health care and epidemiological follow-up for individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus or suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome;

ii. Health care and epidemiological follow-up for individuals having sexually transmitted disease;

iii. Health care and epidemiological follow-up for individuals having tuberculosis; and

iv. Adult and childhood immunizations;

3. Develop a plan that provides primary health care services to populations that do not have access to the health care system;

4. Participate in the development of a plan for the early detection of chronic and life threatening diseases in the most vulnerable populations;

5. Assist the local public health system in facilitating access and entry for populations having barriers to personal health care; and

6. Assist the local public health system in assuring personal health care services and clinical preventive health services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

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