New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 57 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Subchapter 1 - REPORTABLE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Section 8:57-1.9 - Reporting of diseases by health officers
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A health officer who is notified of the existence of any disease or illness listed in 8:57-1.5(a) or laboratory report listed in 8:57-1.7(a) shall immediately notify the Department by telephone to 609-588-7500, between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on non-holiday weekdays or to 609-392-2020 during all other days and hours.
(b) A health officer who is notified of the existence of any disease or illness listed in 8:57-1.5 or laboratory report listed in 8:57-1.7 shall, within 24 hours of receipt of the report, forward the information to the Department via electronic reporting.
(c) A health officer who is notified of the existence of any disease or illness listed in 8:57-1.5 or laboratory report listed in 8:57-1.7, which is not within that health officer's jurisdiction shall immediately notify the health officer in whose jurisdiction the disease or illness is believed to have been contracted and the health officer in whose jurisdiction the home address of the ill or affected person is located.
(d) A health officer may delegate reporting requirements to a staff member, but this delegation shall not relieve the health officer of the ultimate reporting responsibility.
The adopted version of this section 56 N.J.R. 213(a), effective 1/3/2024 is not yet available