N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.5

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

Section 8:57-3.5 - Administration

(a) The Department's Vaccine Preventable Disease Program is responsible for the administration of the NJIIS.

1. The VPDP shall ensure that the NJIIS conforms to the 12 technical functional standards for immunization registries as outlined in the 2001 Immunization Registry Minimum Functional Standards.

(b) The VPDP designates the local MCHC to coordinate the enrollment, training, and quality assurance components of the NJIIS, which requires the comparison of immunization information contained within the registrant's medical record at the health care provider's site to the immunization information documented in the NJIIS, under the supervision of the VPDP.

1. In the event that the VPDP designates another organization to coordinate the enrollment, training, and quality assurance components of the NJIIS, the VPDP shall provide notice of such designation, including contact information for the newly designated organization, through any of the following methods:

i. A posting on the NJIIS website;

ii. Electronic distribution using the Department's Local Information Network and Communications System (LINCS); or

iii. Any other method reasonably calculated to inform those persons most likely to be affected by or interested in the designation.

2. The VPDP-designated organization shall have the same role and obligations as the MCHC pursuant to this subchapter.

(c) A list of the MCHC contact persons and contact information is available by mailing a written request to the VPDP mailing address or online at the NJIIS webpage.

(d) The local MCHC offices shall have the responsibility in the enrollment process to:

1. Accept letters of interest from applicants, NJIIS enrollment forms, and user confidentiality agreements pursuant to 8:57-3.8 and review them for completeness, eligibility and consistency between the applicant's stated purposes in becoming an authorized user and the purposes of the NJIIS as set forth in 26:4-132 and 134 and this subchapter;

2. Provide the mandatory NJIIS training for authorized users as set forth at 8:57-3.8(g); and

3. Issue a user identification for each authorized user that has completed the NJIIS training.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-3.5

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