N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.11

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

Section 8:57-3.11 - Informing parents

(a) The VPDP shall make available an NJIIS Informational Brochure, available at subchapter Appendix E.

(b) Birthing facilities shall complete the following process with regard to informing parents about the NJIIS:

1. Maintain written procedures to document and ensure each parent is provided a copy of the NJIIS Informational Brochure before or upon the newborn's discharge from the facility;

2. Document the parent's receipt of the NJIIS Informational Brochure by making a notation in the newborn's permanent medical record;

3. Provide a Declination of Newborn Automatic Enrollment form, available at subchapter Appendix G, to any parent of a newborn that does not wish to participate in the NJIIS; and

4. Retain a copy of the signed and dated Declination of Newborn Automatic Enrollment form as a part of the permanent medical record of the newborn.

(c) Health care providers providing medical care to a newborn or minor born after January 1, 1998, shall complete the following process with regard to informing parents about the NJIIS:

1. Record the provision of the NJIIS Informational Brochure to the parent by documenting the provision of the brochure in the permanent medical record of the newborn or minor; and

2. Make a written notation, if the parent declines to participate in the NJIIS, in the permanent medical record of the newborn or minor.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.11

The adopted version of this section 56 N.J.R. 213(a), effective 1/3/2024 is not yet available