Title 26, Title 26: HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

26:2-103.4 Hospital, birthing center to provide for newborn screening for hearing loss. 4. Every hospital that provides inpatient maternity services and every birthing center licensed in the State pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall be required to provide for ne…

26:2-103.5 Physician, midwife to advise parent of availability of newborn hearing screening. 5. In the case of a newborn born outside of a hospital or birthing center who is not transferred to a hospital or birthing center, the physician or midwife, licensed in this State pursuan…

26:2-103.6 Central registry of newborns at risk of hearing loss. 6. a. The commissioner shall establish a central registry of newborns identified as having or being at risk of developing a hearing loss. The information in the central registry shall be used for the purposes of com…

26:2-103.7 Screening, monitoring covered service. 7. The Commissioner of Human Services shall ensure that the newborn hearing screening and periodic monitoring of infants for delayed onset hearing loss required pursuant to this act is a covered service under the State Medicaid pr…

26:2-103.8 Hearing Evaluation Council. 8. The commissioner shall establish a Hearing Evaluation Council to provide on-going advice to the department on implementation of this act. The council shall be composed of not less than seven persons appointed by the commissioner who inclu…

26:2-103.9 Rules, regulations. 9. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2001,c.373,s.9.

26:2-104. Legislative findings and declaration The Legislature hereby finds and declares: a. That New Jersey is currently suffering from the highest overall mortality rates for cancer in the Nation; b. That certain forms of cancer are now believed to be attributable to environmen…

26:2-105 Establishment, maintenance of State cancer registry. 2. The Department of Health shall establish and maintain an up-to-date registry which shall include a record of cases of cancer and specified cases of tumorous or precancerous disease that occur in New Jersey, and such…

26:2-106 Reports; rules, regulations; enforcement. 3. a. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Public Health Council, shall require the reporting of cases of cancer and other specified tumorous and precancerous diseases, and the submission of such specified additio…

26:2-107 Confidentiality of reports. 4. The reports made pursuant to this act are to be used only by the Department of Health and such other agencies as may be designated by the Commissioner of Health and shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identi…

26:2-108 Immunity from liability for individuals, organizations providing information. 5. No individual or organization providing information to the Department of Health in accordance with this act shall be deemed to be, or held liable for, divulging confidential information. L.1…

26:2-109. Inapplicability of act to compel individual to submit to medical or health department examination or supervision Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel any individual to submit to medical or health department examination or supervision. L.1977, c. 266, s. 6.

26:2-110 Findings, declarations relative to screening for disorders in newborn infants. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Newborn screening is an essential public health activity that strives to screen every newborn infant for a variety of congenital disorders, which…

26:2-110a Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee. 2. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee to annually review the disorders included in the Newborn Screening Program, screening technologies, treatment options, and educationa…

26:2-111 Newborn Screening Program; fees. 2. The Newborn Screening Program in the Department of Health shall screen all infants born in this State based on the list of disorders that is recommended by the Newborn Screening Advisory Review Committee and approved by the Commissione…

26:2-111.1 Option of additional screening for disorders in infant required; cost. 1. a. A health care provider shall give an infant's parent or guardian the option of consenting to the performance of testing by qualified laboratories for disorders in infants for which testing is …

26:2-111.10 Public awareness campaign established. 2. a. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a public awareness campaign to educate pregnant persons about cytomegalovirus (CMV) and cCMV and the value of early detection of, interventions for, and possible treatments for, CM…

26:2-111.2 HIV testing required for certain newborns. 4. a. The Commissioner of Health shall require each birthing facility in the State to administer to a newborn in its care a test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) if the HIV status of the mother of the newborn is unknown.…

26:2-111.3 Findings, declarations relative to newborn screening for congenital heart defects. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are structural abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth; CHDs range in severity from simple pro…

26:2-111.4 Birthing facilities required to perform pulse oximetry screening; rules, regulations. 2. a. The Commissioner of Health shall require each birthing facility licensed by the Department of Health to perform a pulse oximetry screening, a minimum of 24 hours after birth, on…

26:2-111.5 Testing of newborns for certain lysomal storage disorders required. 1. a. All infants born in this State shall be tested for the lysosomal storage disorders known as Krabbe, Pompe, Gaucher, Fabry, and Niemann-Pick diseases within six months following the occurrence of …

26:2-111.6 Testing of infants for adrenoleukodystrophy. 1. a. All infants born in this State shall be tested for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) beginning six months following the occurrence of all of the following: (1) the development of a reliable test or series of tests for screeni…

26:2-111.7 "Let Them Be Little Act," screening of newborns for MPSI and MPSII provided. 1. a. All infants born in this State shall be tested for mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), also known as Hurler syndrome, Hurler-Scheie syndrome, or Scheie syndrome, beginning six months follow…

26:2-111.8 Screening of newborn infants for spinal muscular atrophy. 1. a. Each infant born in this State shall be tested for the genetic mutations associated with spinal muscular atrophy. b. The Commissioner of Health shall develop a comprehensive program of follow-up services a…

26:2-111.9 All infants tested, congenital cytomegalovirus; opting out of testing. 1. a. All infants born in this State shall be tested for congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV), unless an infant's parent or legal guardian opts out of testing, beginning six months following …

26:2-112. Agreements with federal government and public health agencies of other states The commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with the Federal Government and public health agencies in other states to achieve greater effectiveness or efficiency in carrying out th…

26:2-113. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature finds that the effective identification, diagnosis, care and treatment of persons who have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol, commonly referred to as DES, is of paramount public importance; that DES, a synthetic est…

26:2-114. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Primary screening" means the initial evaluation of a person through history, physical examination and routine tests to determine the possible existence of physical changes due to diethylstilbestrol exposure; and b. "Secondary screeni…

26:2-115. Duties of commissioner; programs of education; secondary screening programs The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall establish: a. A program to educate the public and health care professionals involved in primary screening about the potential hazards and affli…

26:2-116. Registry The Commissioner of the Department of Health shall maintain a registry of women who took diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy and their offspring who were exposed to diethylstilbestrol prenatally for the purpose of follow-up care and treatment of long-term probl…

26:2-117. Annual report The Department of Health shall make an annual report to the Legislature, through the President of the Senate, Speaker of the General Assembly and Chairmen of the Senate and Assembly Institutions, Health and Welfare Committees of its findings and recommenda…

26:2-119. Legislative findings The Legislature finds that every year there are a substantial number of accidental poisonings especially among young children and that the possibility of serious injury or death which results from the ingestion of poisonous substances could be drama…

26:2-120. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Health; b. "Program" means the poison control and drug information program established by the commissioner. L.1982, c. 177, s. 2, eff. Nov. 12, 1982.

26:2-121. Poison control and drug information program; establishment; hours of service The commissioner shall establish a Statewide program of poison control and drug information. Program services shall be available on a 24 hour basis to the residents of every county. L.1982, c. …

26:2-122. Services performed The principal activity of the program shall be answering requests by telephone for poison information and making recommendations for appropriate management and treatment of poisoning exposure and overdose victims. Services of the poison control and dr…

26:2-123. Personnel utilization The program shall utilize physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other necessary personnel trained in various aspects of toxicology, poison control, and drug information retrieval and analysis. L.1982, c. 177, s. 5, eff. Nov. 12, 1982.

26:2-124. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that the rising incidence of heart disease, kidney disease and stroke is causing increased concern among public health officials and private practitioners who feel that it is imperative that new initiatives be de…

26:2-125. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Health; b. "Department" means the State Department of Health; c. "Program" means the hypertension control program established by the commissioner. L. 1985, c. 5, s. 2, eff. Ja…

26:2-126. Expansion of hypertension control program The commissioner shall expand the existing hypertension control program within the department, which shall have central authority and responsibility for the development of a system of community based high blood pressure control …

26:2-127 Components of community program. 4. A community based high blood pressure control program shall provide: a. Hypertension screening; b. Treatment referral; c. Counseling for persons with high blood pressure as to proper diet, weight control, and appropriate care and treat…

26:2-128 Authority of commissioner. 5. The commissioner is authorized to: a. Enter into necessary contracts and agreements with counties, municipalities and other units of government, colleges, universities, associations, agencies, corporations, and individuals for the developmen…

26:2-129. Regulations Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the commissioner shall promulgate any regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L. 1985, c. 5, s. 6, eff. Jan. 10, 1985.

26:2-130. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Exposure to lead and lead poisoning leads to morbidity, mortality, mental retardation, and learning disability in young children, the monetary and social costs of which far exceed the costs of monitoring…

26:2-131 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: "Child" means a person one through five years of age. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Lead poisoning" means the poisoning of the bloodstream that results from prolonged ex…

26:2-132. Lead poisoning control program The department, within the limits of funds appropriated for this purpose, has the responsibility for the development, implementation and coordination of a program to control lead poisoning and abate identified lead hazards by: a. Identifyi…

26:2-134. Comprehensive plan Within six months of the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall prepare a comprehensive plan to control lead poisoning in the State. The commissioner shall submit the plan to the Governor and the Legislature. L. 1985, c. 84, s. 5, eff. Mar…