N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-2.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10A:16-2.13 - Medical facilities and equipment

(a) All medical areas shall have:

1. Facilities where inmates can be examined and treated with as much privacy as possible; and

2. Medical equipment and supplies that meet with the approval of the Director of Health Services.

(b) Hypodermic needles and syringes shall be of the single service, disposable variety and their control shall be in strict compliance with all applicable State statutes and regulations.

(c) All "sharps" such as hypodermic needles, syringes, and scalpels shall be disposed of in accordance with New Jersey Medical Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-48.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A.

(d) Used and unused hypodermic needles, syringes and scalpels shall be protected against theft or pilferage by providing:

1. Locked storage;

2. Distribution supervision; and

3. Inventories that shall be signed at the termination of each shift by the incoming and offgoing responsible medical service provider.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-2.13

Amended by R.2005 d.179, effective 6/6/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 188(a), 37 N.J.R. 2020(b).
In (b), substituted "all applicable State statutes and regulations" for "N.J.S.A. 24:21-5" following "strict compliance with"; in (c), deleted "destroyed in the manner described in N.J.S.A. 2A:170-17 or" preceding "disposed of" and amended the N.J.S.A. reference following "New Jersey Medical Waste Management Act"; in (d), substituted "that" for "which" following "Inventories" and "responsible medical service provider" for "nurse" following "incoming and offgoing" in 3.
Amended by R.2010 d.056, effective 4/19/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4397(a), 42 N.J.R. 793(a).
In (a)1, substituted "as much" for "a modicum of" and inserted "as possible"; and in (a)2, inserted "Director of" and deleted "Unit, Director of Medical Services".