N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:51A-2.1 - Periodic Environmental Assessment and anticipatory guidance

(a) Every physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility that provides health care services to a child who is at least six months of age, but less than 72 months of age, shall:

1. Inquire if the child has been appropriately assessed and screened for elevated blood lead levels in accordance with this chapter;

2. If a Periodic Environmental Assessment (PEA) has not been performed within the 12 months prior to the provision of services, perform a PEA and place the written notes from such assessment in the medical record. The PEA shall include, at a minimum, questions to determine:

i. Whether the child resides in, or frequently visits, a house built before 1960 in which the paint is peeling, chipping, or otherwise deteriorated, or where renovation work has recently been performed that involved the removal or disturbance of paint; and

ii. Whether the child resides with an adult who is engaged in an occupation or hobby where lead or material containing lead is used; and

3. Provide the parent or guardian of each child with anticipatory guidance on preventing elevated blood lead levels.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-2.1

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3219(a), effective 9/18/2017