N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57A-1.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 8:57A-1.6 - Physician, dentist, and other health care provider reporting

(a) Every physician, dentist, or other health care provider who diagnoses or provides treatment for cancer patients shall submit an electronic report to the Department with an initial diagnosis of each case of cancer or other specified tumorous and precancerous disease and for each subsequent primary cancer diagnosed in that person, using either the NAACCR Data Standards for Cancer Registries -- Data Standards and Data Dictionary (Volume II --Version 16) or another standard electronic reporting format approved by the Department that includes all required data elements set forth in the "NAACCR Data Standards for Cancer Registries--Data Standards and Dictionary (Volume II)," such as patient identifying information, medical history, cancer treatment, and cancer stage.

(b) The physician, dentist, or other health care provider may use the "NJSCR Abstract Instruction Manual For Physicians, Ambulatory Care Centers and Radiation Treatment Facilities 2017," incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, as guidance when reporting.

(c) A physician, dentist, or other health care provider who fails to report cases of cancer or other specified tumorous and precancerous diseases shall be liable for a penalty of up to $ 500.00 per unreported case for violation of the Cancer Registry Act.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57A-1.6

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