N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-10.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 3A:56-10.16 - Comprehensive health plan for infants

(a) The home shall ensure that infants were referred to the Supplemental Feeding Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) or other equivalent program and take necessary follow-up, or document that the infant was ineligible for WIC or other equivalent program.

(b) Unless contraindicated by the physician, the home shall ensure that the adolescent mothers adhere to the following for infants:

1. Routine health care and testing, including vision and hearing screening, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics' current recommended schedule at www.aap.org;

2. A developmental assessment conducted between five and six months of age, between 11 and 12 months of age, at 24 months of age, and annually thereafter until age five; and

3. A dental examination by 12 months of age and semi-annually thereafter.

(c) Unless contraindicated by the physician, the home shall ensure that all infants, toddlers, and children receive childhood immunizations and boosters within the established age ranges as currently recommended by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and established by the New Jersey Department of Health for enrollment in child care or school at www.state.nj.us/health.

(d) The home shall ensure that each infant has a designated primary care physician.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-10.16

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

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 135(a), effective 1/2/2018