N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-2.2

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

Section 8:51A-2.2 - Lead screening schedule

(a) Every physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility, unless exempt pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:51A-2.3, shall perform lead screening on each patient who is at least six months and less than 72 months of age according to the following schedule:

1. Lead screening shall be performed on each child:

i. Between nine and 18 months of age, preferably at, or as close as possible to, 12 months of age; and

ii. Between 18 and 26 months of age, preferably at, or as close as possible to, 24 months of age. The second test shall be performed no sooner than six months following the first test.

2. For children found to be at high risk for lead exposure, as determined by the risk assessment performed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:51A-2.1:

i. Each child between six and 24 months of age shall be screened, unless he or she has been screened within the previous six months; and

ii. Each child at least six months and less than 72 months of age shall be screened when the risk assessment indicates exposure to a new high dose source of lead since the last time that he or she was screened. Examples of a new high dose source include, but are not limited to, a recent renovation of the child's residence (if built before 1960 or if lead-based paint is known to be present), deterioration of the paint in the child's residence, moving into a house built prior to 1960 that has peeling, chipping, or deteriorated paint, or an adult living in the household undertaking a new job or hobby that involves exposure to lead.

3. Each child older than 26 months of age but less than 72 months of age shall be screened if the child has never previously been screened for elevated blood lead levels.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-2.2

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