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NJ Rev Stat § 26:4C-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:4C-2 - Availability of lactation rooms in certain facilities.

26:4C-2 Availability of lactation rooms in certain facilities.  2. a. Every health care facility; federally qualified health center; county or municipal welfare office or agency; Medical Assistance Customer Center (MACC); One-Stop Career Center operated by, or under the authority of, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; adoption agency or center operated by, or under the authority of, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families; foster care services agency contracted by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency; or local office of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall, where practicable, make at least one lactation room available, upon request, to any mother who is utilizing on-site services. The presence of any such lactation room shall not abrogate or otherwise limit the mother's right to breast feed her baby in public, as provided by section 2 of P.L.1997, c.101 (C.26:4B-4). b. The department shall create signage that: (1) contains information about breast feeding; (2) affirms a mother's right to nurse in public, as provided by section 2 of P.L.1997, c.101 (C.26:4B-4); and (3) indicates that lactation rooms are being made available for the privacy and comfort of nursing mothers, pursuant to this act. Such signage shall be distributed directly to the various facilities identified in subsection a. of this section, and shall additionally be posted, in a printable format, on the department's Internet website. A facility that is required to provide a lactation room pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall display the signage prepared under this subsection in a clear and conspicuous manner in the facility's public waiting room, as well as in any lactation room that is made available pursuant to this act. c. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the department shall establish, and shall post at a publicly accessible location on its Internet website, a list of all facilities that have made lactation rooms available pursuant to this section. Thereafter, the department shall make regular updates to the list, as may be necessary to ensure that it reflects the most up-to-date information on the availability of lactation rooms in the State. The list established pursuant to this subsection shall additionally include a hyperlink to the reports on school lactation-related policies that have been posted on the Department of Education website in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this act. d. The department may adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of this section, including rules and regulations that establish guidelines for the location and placement of lactation rooms within a facility, and rules and regulations that establish training requirements for staff who are employed at a facility where a lactation room is required. L.2019, c.242, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:4C-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:4C-3 - Reports.

26:4C-3 Reports.  3. a. Within one year following the effective date of this act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Department of Education shall evaluate, and report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, on the lactation-related policies that have been implemented at schools, colleges, and universities in the State.  b. Each report submitted pursuant to this section shall: (1) summarize the applicable policies in this area; (2) indicate the number and percentage of policies that authorize access to a designated lactation room; and (3) indicate the manner in which such policies were communicated to students, parents, and guardians during the preceding school year.  c. Each report submitted pursuant to this section shall be posted at a publicly-accessible location on the Department of Education's Internet website.  L.2019, c.242, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5A-1 - Reports by physicians of cerebral palsy cases

26:5A-1. Reports by physicians of cerebral palsy cases  Every physician shall report each case of cerebral palsy now under his care, if his patient is under eighteen years of age, and all new cases of cerebral palsy, regardless of the age of the patient. The said reports shall be made to the local boards of health having jurisdiction over the territory within which the patients reside or are being treated. The State Department of Health shall prescribe and furnish the forms on which the reports shall be made, and shall make and promulgate regulations pertaining thereto. L.1950, c. 28, p. 58, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5B-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5B-1 - Short title

26:5B-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Hereditary Disorders Act." L.1981, c. 502, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5B-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5B-2 - Legislative findings and declarations

26:5B-2. Legislative findings and declarations  The Legislature finds and declares: that hereditary disorders such as Cooley's anemia, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, Huntington's Disease, galactosemia and phenylketonuria often present a costly and tragic hardship for citizens of this State; that early detection of the disorders can alleviate some potentially harmful and disabling conditions; that hereditary disorders vary in their severity, with some having little effect and others having significant negative effect upon the normal functioning of individuals; that hereditary disorders also vary in their treatability, with some being subject to total or partial alleviation through medical intervention and treatment and others, currently, not being subject to any more than minimal alleviation; that medical knowledge concerning early identification and treatment of certain hereditary disorders is rapidly expanding; and that it is the policy of this State that in order to insure that standards for detection and treatment comply with the most recent medical knowledge and that the public is kept informed about these standards and the availability of treatment, it is necessary to establish an hereditary disorders program. L.1981, c. 502, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5B-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5B-3 - Hereditary disorder defined

26:5B-3. Hereditary disorder defined  As used in this act "hereditary disorder" means any human ailment, disease or deformity resulting from a specific genetic condition and for which treatment is available, and includes Cooley's anemia, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, Huntington's Disease, and inborn errors of metabolism such as galactosemia and phenylketonuria. L.1981, c. 502, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5B-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5B-4 - Duties of department of health

26:5B-4. Duties of department of health  The Department of Health, in consultation with appropriate professional advisory groups, shall: a. Establish guidelines for the early identification of persons born with hereditary disorders and standards for testing for hereditary disorders in newborn infants; b. Establish guidelines for the education and treatment of persons born with hereditary disorders; c. Establish procedures for referral of persons with hereditary disorders and their families to medical treatment and financial assistance; d. Institute and carry out an educational program among physicians, hospitals, public health departments and the public concerning hereditary disorders; e. Consult with the Commissioner of Insurance in identifying arbitrary and unreasonable discrimination against persons with hereditary disorders and their families in insurance coverages; f. Evaluate on a continuous basis the need for and efficacy of State programs for the treatment of persons with hereditary disorders; g. Promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1981, c. 502, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5B-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5B-5 - Findings, declarations relative to sickle cell anemia.

26:5B-5 Findings, declarations relative to sickle cell anemia.  9. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized primarily by chronic anemia and periodic episodes of pain; b. The clinical course of sickle cell anemia does not follow a single pattern, for the symptoms can range from mild to very severe; c. Sickle cell anemia affects millions of people throughout the world but in this country affects approximately 72,000 people, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, most of whom are African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans of Caribbean ancestry; d. Approximately two million Americans, or one in 12 African-Americans, carry the sickle cell trait; and the disease occurs in approximately one in 500 African-Americans and one in every 1,000-1,400 Hispanic-Americans; e. All newborn infants born in New Jersey and in most other states are screened for sickle cell anemia; however, there is currently no known means of prevention or cure for the disease, although promising new methods of treatment have emerged from clinical studies in recent years, including drug therapy, bone marrow transplants from matched siblings, and umbilical cord blood transplants; and f. There is a widespread need for information among those populations who are at greatest risk for carrying the sickle cell trait about the genetic risk factors associated with sickle cell anemia and the symptoms and treatment of the disease.  L.2011, c.210, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5B-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5B-6 - Availability of information about sickle cell anemia.

26:5B-6 Availability of information about sickle cell anemia.  10. a. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Medical Society of New Jersey and Rutgers, The State University, shall prepare, and make available on its Internet website, information in English and Spanish, which is designed to be easily understandable by the general public, about the genetic risk factors associated with, and the symptoms and treatment of, sickle cell anemia, in addition to any other information that the Commissioner of Health deems necessary for the purposes of this act. The department shall revise this information whenever new information about sickle cell anemia becomes available.  b. The department shall prepare an informational booklet in English and Spanish that contains the information posted on its website pursuant to subsection a. of this section, as funds become available for that purpose. The department shall make a supply of booklets available to all licensed health care facilities engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of sickle cell anemia, as well as to health care professionals, community health centers, members of the public, and social services agencies upon their request. L.2011, c.210, s.10; amended 2012, c.17, s.341; 2012, c.45, s.118.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-1 - Short title

26:5C-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "AIDS Assistance Act." L.1984, c. 126, s. 1, eff. Aug. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-2 - Legislative findings

26:5C-2. Legislative findings  The Legislature finds that: a. The effective identification, diagnosis, care and treatment of persons who have contracted acquired immune deficiency syndrome, commonly known as "AIDS," is of paramount public importance; b. AIDS is thought to be the result of a virus or other highly infectious agent which may be spread through bodily secretions, especially blood and semen, or through an as yet unidentified method of transmission; c. The AIDS organism is responsible for the near total collapse of the body's immune system, resulting in the susceptibility to cancer and other fatal infections; d. AIDS although first diagnosed in homosexual men is now striking so many groups such as drug users, hemophiliacs, persons who have received blood transfusions and Haitians, that its course is currently unpredictable; e. The spread of AIDS may be impossible to stop because the AIDS organism can be dormant for months before it manifests symptoms and because the incubation period ranges from six months to two years; f. People who have already been infected might not be aware of their exposure and may unknowingly infect hundreds more individuals; g. Resultantly, the outbreak of AIDS has reached alarming proportions because of its highly contagious nature with New Jersey ranking fourth in the nation of the number of reported cases. The Legislature further finds that researchers have no conclusive evidence regarding the detection, treatment, cure or prevention of AIDS; that many health care professionals are not yet familiar with the symptoms or treatment techniques of AIDS; that most victims are not aware that they have been exposed to AIDS and therefore infect others; that accordingly, the magnitude of the AIDS outbreak has not yet been realized. Therefore, the Legislature declares that it is imperative that programs be established for diagnosing and treating persons who have been exposed to AIDS, referring AIDS victims and their families to sources of treatment and counseling, and providing an educational program to health care professionals to heighten their awareness of the latest diagnostic procedures and treatment. The Legislature further declares that a task force be established to coordinate the medical and social services needed by AIDS victims. L.1984, c. 126, s. 2, eff. Aug. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-3 - Programs to educate public, health care professionals and people in contact with AIDS victims, and of departmental and local support

26:5C-3. Programs to educate public, health care professionals and people in contact with AIDS victims, and of departmental and local support  The Commissioner of the State Department of Health shall establish: a. A program to educate the public, which shall include a public information campaign encouraging persons who suspect exposure to AIDS to seek medical testing and counseling, and a Statewide telephone hotline to answer requests for information and referrals; b. A program to educate health care professionals and others who are required to have contact with people who have contracted AIDS about the diagnosis and treatment of AIDS; and c. Departmental and local support programs to provide early detection, counseling, social services, and referrals for those who suspect exposure to AIDS. L.1984, c. 126, s. 3, eff. Aug. 8, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-4 - Resource center.

26:5C-4 Resource center.  4. Rutgers, The State University shall, in coordination with the State Department of Health and Senior Services, serve as a resource center and may offer diagnostic procedures, medical treatment, counseling, as well as any other services that may be necessary to assist AIDS victims and their families. L.1984, c.126, s.4; amended 2012, c.45, s.116.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-5 - Definitions

26:5C-5. Definitions  As used in this act: "AIDS" means acquired immune deficiency syndrome as defined by the Centers for Disease Control of the United States Public Health Service. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Diagnosis and treatment" means services or activities carried out for the purpose of, or as an incident to, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of AIDS and HIV infection and includes interviewing and counseling.  "HIV infection" means infection with the human immunodeficiency virus or any other related virus identified as a probable causative agent of AIDS. "HIV related illness" means an illness that may result from, or may be associated with, HIV infection. "HIV related test" means any laboratory test or series of tests for any virus, antibody, antigen or etiologic agent thought to cause or to indicate the presence of AIDS. "Identifying information" means the name, address, Social Security number, or similar information by which the identity of a person who has or is suspected of having AIDS or HIV infection may be determined with reasonable accuracy either directly or by reference to other publicly available information.  "Informed consent" means consent obtained pursuant to policies and procedures prescribed in 42 C.F.R. s. 2.31. "Minor" means a person under the age of 12. "Program" means either an individual or an organization furnishing diagnosis and treatment of AIDS and conditions related to HIV infection. L.1989, c.303, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-6 - AIDS, HIV infection reported to Department of Health

26:5C-6. AIDS, HIV infection reported to Department of Health  All diagnosed cases of AIDS and all diagnosed cases of HIV infection shall be reported to the department along with the identifying information for the person diagnosed. However, the department may select up to six counseling and testing sites throughout the State to offer anonymous testing. These sites shall be required to report all diagnosed cases of AIDS and all diagnosed cases of HIV infection but shall not be required to request or report identifying information. The commissioner shall determine those individuals who shall be required to make the reports and the manner in which the report shall be made to the department.  L.1989, c.303, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-7 - Confidentiality of AIDS, HIV infection records, information

26:5C-7. Confidentiality of AIDS, HIV infection records, information  A record maintained by: a. the department; b. a local health department; c. an organization pursuant to a contract with, grant from, or regulation by the department in connection with this act; d. a provider of health care or a health care facility as defined by section 2 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2); e. a laboratory; f. a blood bank; g. a third-party payor; or h. any other institution or person; which contains identifying information about a person who has or is suspected of having AIDS or HIV infection is confidential and shall be disclosed only for the purposes authorized by this act.  L.1989, c.303, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-8 - Disclosure of AIDS, HIV records, information.

26:5C-8 Disclosure of AIDS, HIV records, information.  4. a. The content of a record referred to in section 3 of P.L.1989, c.303 (C.26:5C-7) may be disclosed in accordance with the prior written informed consent of the person who is the subject of the record or if the person is adjudicated incapacitated or deceased, in accordance with section 8 of P.L.1989, c.303 (C.26:5C-12). b. If the prior written consent of the person who is the subject of the record is not obtained, the person's records shall be disclosed only under the following conditions: (1) To qualified personnel for the purpose of conducting scientific research, but a record shall be released for research only following review of the research protocol by an Institutional Review Board constituted pursuant to federal regulation 45 C.F.R. s. 46.101 et seq. The person who is the subject of the record shall not be identified, directly or indirectly, in any report of the research and research personnel shall not disclose the person's identity in any manner.  (2) To qualified personnel for the purpose of conducting management audits, financial audits, or program evaluation, but the personnel shall not identify, directly or indirectly, the person who is the subject of the record in a report of an audit or evaluation, or otherwise disclose the person's identity in any manner. Identifying information shall not be released to the personnel unless it is vital to the audit or evaluation.  (3) To qualified personnel involved in medical education or in the diagnosis and treatment of the person who is the subject of the record. Disclosure is limited to only personnel directly involved in medical education or in the diagnosis and treatment of the person.  (4) To the department as required by State or federal law. (5) As permitted by rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner for the purposes of disease prevention and control. (6) In all other instances authorized by State or federal law. L.1989, c.303, s.4; amended 2013, c.103, s.73.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-9 - Order of court to disclose record of AIDS, HIV infection

26:5C-9. Order of court to disclose record of AIDS, HIV infection  a. The record of a person who has or is suspected of having AIDS or HIV infection may be disclosed by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction which is granted pursuant to an application showing good cause therefor. At a good cause hearing the court shall weigh the public interest and need for disclosure against the injury to the person who is the subject of the record, to the physician-patient relationship, and to the services offered by the program. Upon the granting of the order, the court, in determining the extent to which a disclosure of all or any part of a record is necessary, shall impose appropriate safeguards to prevent an unauthorized disclosure.  b. A court may authorize disclosure of a person's record for the purpose of conducting an investigation of or a prosecution for a crime of which the person is suspected, only if the crime is a first degree crime and there is a reasonable likelihood that the record in question will disclose material information or evidence of substantial value in connection with the investigation or prosecution.  c. Except as provided in subsections a. and b. of this section, a record shall not be used to initiate or substantiate any criminal or civil charges against the person who is the subject of the record or to conduct any investigation of that person.  d. The court shall deny an application for disclosure of a person's record unless the court makes a specific finding that the program was afforded the opportunity to be represented at the hearing. A program operated by a federal, State or local government agency or department shall be represented at the hearing.  e. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize disclosure of any confidential communication which is otherwise protected by statute, court rule or common law.  L.1989, c.303, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:5C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:5C-10 - Limits on disclosure to continue

26:5C-10. Limits on disclosure to continue  The limits on disclosure set forth in this act shall continue to apply to a record relating to AIDS and HIV infection concerning a person who has been a patient or a participant in a program, whether that person remains a patient or participant or ceases to be a patient or participant.  L.1989, c.303, s.6.