N.J. Admin. Code § 10:94-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:94-1.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) This chapter contains the rules of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired regarding the prevention services program. The goal of this program is to save sight and restore vision whenever it is possible. Blindness and vision loss can be prevented with proper eye care. To this end, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired conducts and sponsors a variety of educational programs and eye health screenings throughout the State in order to detect vision problems.

(b) Prevention services provided under this program include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Eye health nursing services;

2. Emergency services;

3. Provision of optical aids or devices and ocular prosthesis;

4. Provision of equipment, medical aids and devices;

5. Outpatient hospital and surgical services;

6. Migrant Eye Screening Program;

7. On-Site Eye Screening Program;

8. Early Childhood Vision Screening;

9. Diabetic Eye Disease Detection Program; and

10. Diabetic program; and

11. Low vision program.

(c) The Individual Service Plan (ISP) shall be the mechanism the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired will utilize in developing the eye health services to be provided, and is designed to ensure client participation in the development of this plan.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:94-1.1

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1867(c), effective 7/20/2015