N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57A-1.1

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

Section 8:57A-1.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to:

1. Implement N.J.S.A. 26:2-104 through 109, which authorizes the Department of Health to establish and maintain the New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJSCR) as the Statewide repository of records of cases of cancer and specified cases of tumorous or precancerous disease that occur in New Jersey;

2. Set forth standards for maintaining confidentiality of information submitted to the NJSCR; and

3. Set forth standards for the establishment, use and maintenance of the NJSCR.

(b) The purpose of the NJSCR is to:

1. Monitor cancer incidence and mortality trends in New Jersey;

2. Conduct epidemiologic surveys of cancer and cancer-related diseases in New Jersey; and

3. Assist physicians, researchers, public health officials, epidemiologists and health care facility administrative officers by providing data, subject to the confidentiality provisions established at N.J.A.C. 8:57A-10, to understand cancer, improve cancer treatment, increase survival, improve long-term quality of life for cancer patients and identify the most appropriate cancer prevention and control measures.

(c) This subchapter applies to:

1. All health care facilities, physicians, dentists and other health care providers that diagnose or treat cancer patients;

2. Clinical laboratories located in New Jersey that conduct hematology examinations or examine tissue specimens that are positive for the existence of cancer or other specified tumorous and precancerous disease; and

3. All health care insurers and other third-party health care payers providing benefit plans to residents of New Jersey that are cancer patients.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57A-1.1

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1893(a), effective 8/20/2018