N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-4.2

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

Section 8:51A-4.2 - Medical follow-up of lead screening results

(a) Each physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility that screens a child for elevated blood lead levels shall provide or make reasonable efforts to ensure the provision of risk reduction education and nutritional counseling for each child with a blood lead level equal to or greater than 5 g/dL of whole blood.

(b) The physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility shall obtain, or make reasonable efforts to obtain, a venous confirmatory blood lead test whenever a capillary blood lead screening sample produces a result greater than or equal to 5 g/dL.

(c) For each child who has a blood lead level of 5 g/dL or greater on a test performed with a venous blood sample, the physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility shall provide, or make reasonable efforts to ensure, the provision of diagnostic evaluation, medical treatment, and follow-up blood lead testing in accordance with currently accepted medical guidelines.

(d) To the extent permitted by New Jersey law regarding patient confidentiality, the physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility shall cooperate with local health departments by providing information needed to ensure case management and environmental follow-up as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:51.

(e) When a physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility performs lead screening on a child and receives a result of 5 g/dL or greater on a test performed with a venous blood sample, the physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility shall perform lead screening of all siblings or other members of the same household who are at least six months and less than 72 months of age, if these children have not been screened previously, or are at high risk for lead exposure, as determined by a PEA performed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:51A-2.1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:51A-4.2

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

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 83(a), effective 1/7/2019