N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-10.18

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

Section 3A:56-10.18 - Care of sick infants

(a) When an infant at the home has any illness or symptom of illness including, but not limited to, those specified below, the home shall ensure that the adolescent mother or staff contacts a licensed physician:

1. Severe pain or discomfort or unusual fussiness;

2. Acute diarrhea, characterized as twice the child's usual frequency of bowel movements with a change to a looser consistency within a period of 24 hours, or bloody diarrhea;

3. Two or more episodes of acute vomiting within a period of 24 hours;

4. Elevated oral temperature of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over or axillary temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over in conjunction with behavior changes;

5. Lethargy that is more than expected tiredness or unusual drowsiness;

6. Yellow eyes or jaundiced skin;

7. Red eyes with or without discharge;

8. Infected, untreated skin patches;

9. Difficult or rapid breathing or severe coughing;

10. Skin rashes in conjunction with fever or behavior changes or rashes of unknown origin;

11. Skin lesions that have not been treated by a health care provider;

12. Mouth sores;

13. Stiff neck with fever and no muscular explanation; or

14. Seizure.

(b) The home shall follow the physician's advice about whether to permit the infant who is ill to have contact with other infants.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-10.18

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

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