N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-7.2

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

Section 3A:55-7.2 - Health care and medical treatment for children

(a) The facility shall identify a physician or health care organization to assume responsibility for the routine, emergency, and follow-up medical care of each child.

(b) Within 72 hours after admission, the facility shall ensure that each child receives a medical examination, as defined in (e) below, unless the child had received a medical examination within 30 calendar days prior to his or her placement. Vision and hearing screenings are acceptable for one year.

(c) When the facility suspects that a child is ill or carrying a contagious disease, the child shall be examined by a physician prior to admission.

(d) When the facility suspects that a child has been abused or neglected, the facility shall ensure that the child is examined by a physician immediately upon admission.

(e) The facility shall ensure that each child receives an annual comprehensive physical examination and shall maintain a copy of the results of this physical examination in the child's record.

1. The physical examination shall include, but not be limited to:

i. A measurement of height and weight;

ii. A determination of blood pressure;

iii. An objective vision screening which uses a Titmus or Snellen test, or equivalent;

iv. A hearing screening using an audiometer and, if indicated, tympanometry;

v. A hematocrit or Hemoglobin test, if indicated; and

vi. A urinalysis, if indicated.

2. The facility may use vision and hearing screening tests completed at the child's school if these tests meet the requirements specified in (d)1iii and iv above.

3. The facility shall ensure that eye glasses, orthopedic apparatus or other equipment are available to each child who requires them.

4. The facility shall ensure that all children 13 years of age and under receive a Mantoux tuberculin skin test unless they have had tuberculosis, and ensure follow-up with the physician if test results are positive.

5. The facility shall ensure that all children are appropriately immunized.

(f) The facility shall ensure that each child receives a dental examination within three months following admission and at least semi-annually thereafter.

(g) The facility shall ensure that children between two and six years of age receive developmental evaluations by a physician, nurse, or other appropriate health official.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-7.2

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 285(a), effective 1/16/2018