New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 20 - BIRTH DEFECTS REGISTRY › Subchapter 1 - LIVE BIRTHS › Section 8:20-1.2 - Reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A health care
				professional shall report any child who is born to a resident of the State of New
				Jersey, or who becomes a resident of the State prior to and through five years of
				age, and who is diagnosed as having a defect either at birth or any time through the
				fifth year of life to the Department, Special Child Health and Early Intervention
				Services Program as follows:
1. The conditions
				listed as Congenital Anomalies (Diagnostic Codes 740.00 through 759.90) in the most
				recent revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical
				Modification (ICD-9-CM), shall, except as specified in (a)1ii below, be reported to
				Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services. In addition, there are several
				other conditions considered to be birth defects that are not listed under Diagnostic
				Codes 740.00 through 759.90, which describe Congenital Anomalies. The birth defects
				listed in (a)1i below shall also, in every case, be reported to Special Child Health
				and Early Intervention Services. The minor conditions listed in (a)1ii below shall
				not be reported to Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services in every
				case, but only as required in (a)1iii, iv and v below.
i. Congenital anomalies include, but are not
				limited to, the following:
(1) Anencephalus and
				similar anomalies, such as craniorachischis and inencephaly;
(2) Spina bifida with and without mention of
				hydrocephalus;
(3) Other congenital
				anomalies of the nervous system, such as: encephalocele; microcephalus; reduction
				deformities of the brain; congenital hydrocephalus; congenital cerebral palsies,
				congenital muscular dystrophies; and other anomalies, congenital diseases, lesions
				and any other deformities of the brain, nervous system or spinal cord;
(4) Congenital anomalies of the eye, such as:
				anophthalmos; microphthalmos; buphthalmos; congenital cataract and lens anomalies;
				coloboma and other anomalies of the anterior or posterior segment; congenital
				anomalies of eyelids, lacrimal system and orbit; and any other anomalies of the
				eye;
(5) Congenital anomalies of the
				ear, face and neck, such as: anomalies of the ear causing impairment of hearing; any
				other anomalies of the ear; branchial cleft cyst or fistula; and any other anomalies
				of face and neck;
(6) Bulbus cordis
				anomalies and anomalies of cardiac septal closure, such as: common truncus;
				transposition of great vessels; Tetralogy of Fallot; common ventricle; ventricular
				septal defect; ostium secundum type atrial septal defect; endocardial cushion
				defects; cor biloculare; and any other defects of septal closure;
(7) Other congenital anomalies of the heart, such
				as: anomalies of pulmonary valve; congenital tricuspid atresia and stenosis;
				Ebstein's anomaly; congenital stenosis of aortic valve; congenital mitral stenosis
				of aortic valve; congenital mitral stenosis or insufficiency; hypoplastic left heart
				syndrome; and any other structural anomalies of the heart;
(8) Other congenital anomalies of circulatory
				system, such as: patent ductus arteriosus (only in children, if greater than 36
				weeks gestation, and defect noted at greater than six weeks of age); coarctation of
				aorta and other anomalies of the aorta, aortic arch or atresia and stenosis of the
				aorta; anomalies of pulmonary artery; anomalies of great veins; other anomalies of
				peripheral vascular system; or other unspecified anomalies of circulatory
				system;
(9) Congenital anomalies of
				respiratory system, such as: choanal atresia; other anomalies of nose; webbing of
				larynx; other anomalies of larynx, trachea and bronchus; congenital cystic lung;
				agenesis, hypoplasia and dysplasia of lung; other anomalies of the lung; and other
				unspecified anomalies of respiratory system;
(10) Cleft palate and cleft lip;
(11) Other congenital anomalies of upper
				alimentary tract, such as: anomalies of the tongue; anomalies of mouth and pharynx;
				tracheoesophageal fistula, esophageal atresia, and stenosis and other anomalies of
				esophagus; congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, congenital hiatal hernia; other
				anomalies of stomach; and other unspecified anomalies of upper alimentary
				tract;
(12) Other congenital anomalies
				of digestive system, such as: atresia and stenosis of small intestine, large
				intestine, rectum and anal canal; Hirschsprung's disease and other congenital
				functional disorders of colon; anomalies of intestinal fixation; other anomalies of
				intestine, gall bladder, bile ducts, liver and pancreas; disorders of tooth
				formation, development and eruption, dentofacial anomalies and other unspecified
				anomalies of the digestive system;
(13)
				Congenital anomalies of genital organs, such as: anomalies of ovaries, fallopian
				tubes and broad ligaments; doubling of uterus and other anomalies of uterus;
				anomalies of cervix, vagina and external female genitalia; hypospadias and
				congenital chordee; indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditism; and other
				unspecified anomalies of the genital system;
(14) Congenital anomalies of urinary system, such
				as: renal agenesis and dysgenesis; cystic kidney disease; obstructive defects of
				renal pelvis and ureter; other anomalies of kidney and ureter; exstrophy of urinary
				bladder; atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck; anomalies of urachus;
				other anomalies of bladder and urethra; and other unspecified anomalies of the
				urinary system;
(15) Certain congenital
				musculoskeletal deformities, such as: of skull, face and jaw; of sternocleidomastoid
				muscle; of spine; congenital dislocation of hip; congenital genu recurvatum and
				bowing of long bones of leg; varus and valgus deformities of feet; other congenital
				deformities of feet, such as talipes cavus, calcaneus or equinus; and other
				specified nonteratogenic anomalies, such as pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum; club
				hand; congenital deformity of chest wall; generalized flexion contractures of lower
				limbs; or spade-like hand;
(16) Other
				congenital anomalies of limbs, such as: syndactyly when fingers are joined by tissue
				and/or bone to distal tips; reduction deformities of upper limb; reduction
				deformities of lower limb; other anomalies of upper limb, including shoulder girdle;
				and other anomalies of lower limb, including pelvic girdle;
(17) Other congenital musculoskeletal anomalies,
				such as: anomalies of skull and facial bones; anomalies of spine; cervical rib;
				other anomalies of ribs and sternum; chondrodystrophy; osteodystrophies; anomalies
				of diaphragm; anomalies of abdominal wall, such as prune belly syndrome; other
				specified anomalies of muscle, tendon, fascia and connective tissue; and other
				unspecified anomalies of musculoskeletal system;
(18) Congenital anomalies of the integument,
				significant anomalies of skin, subcutaneous tissue, hair, nails and breast, such as
				birthmarks or nevi measuring four inches or greater in size, multiple skin tags
				(more than five in number);
(19)
				Chromosomal anomalies, such as: Down syndrome; Patau syndrome; Edwards syndrome;
				autosomal deletion syndromes and other conditions due to autosomal anomalies;
				gonadal dysgenesis; Klinefelter syndrome; and other conditions due to sex chromosome
				anomalies or anomalies of unspecified chromosome;
(20) Other and unspecified congenital anomalies,
				such as: anomalies of spleen, situs inversus; conjoined twins; tuberous sclerosis;
				other hamartoses; multiple congenital anomalies; and other congenital anomalies,
				including congenital malformation syndromes affecting multiple organ systems,
				including Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, Marfan syndrome and Prader-Willi
				syndrome;
(21) Certain endocrine,
				nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders, including congenital
				hypothyroidism; congenital hypoparathyroidism; hypopituitarism; diencephalic
				syndrome; adrenogenital syndrome; testicular feminization syndrome; phenylketonuria;
				albinism; maple syrup urine disease; argininosuccinic aciduria; glycogen storage
				diseases; cystic fibrosis; alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; DiGeorge syndrome;
				congenital deficiencies of humoral immunity; cell-mediated immunity; combined
				immunity deficiencies; and other specified and unspecified disorders of the immune
				mechanisms;
(22) Certain diseases of the
				blood and blood-forming organs, including hemolytic diseases of the newborn; G-6PD
				deficiency; hemophilia (all types); Von Willebrand disease; and sickle-cell anemias
				or other hemoglobinopathies;
(23)
				Certain diseases of the nervous system and sense organs, including hereditary and
				degenerative diseases of the central nervous system, such as Tay-Sachs disease and
				familial degenerative Central Nervous System (CNS) diseases; Werdnig-Hoffmann
				disease; cerebral palsy; Moebius syndrome; hereditary retinal dystrophies and
				chorioretinitis;
(24) Certain diseases
				of the circulatory system, including endocardial fibroelastosis; congenital
				Wolfe-Parkinson-White syndrome and Budd-Chiari syndrome;
(25) Certain diseases of the digestive system,
				including abnormalities of jaw size, micrognathia and macrognathia; congenital
				inguinal hernia with gangrene (only in females), congenital inguinal hernia with
				obstruction with no mention of gangrene (only in females); congenital inguinal
				hernia without obstruction with no mention of gangrene (only in females), umbilical
				hernia (only if not covered by skin), epigastric hernia;
(26) Certain complications of pregnancy,
				childbirth and the puerperium, including amniotic bands;
(27) Certain diseases of the skin and subcutaneous
				tissue; pilonidal sinus;
(28) Certain
				conditions originating in the perinatal period, including fetal alcohol syndrome,
				probable fetal alcohol syndrome (includes facies), fetal alcohol effects, fetal
				hydantoin (Dilantin) syndrome, unspecified TORCH infection and certain congenital
				infections, including congenital syphilis, congenital rubella, cytomegalovirus,
				toxoplasmosis, hepatitis and herpes simplex; and
(29) Neoplasms, including lipomas of skin and
				subcutaneous tissue of face and other skin and subcutaneous tissue, intrathoracic
				and intra-abdominal organs, spermatic cord, other specified sites, lumbar, sacral,
				paraspinal, and other unspecified sites; benign neoplasms of skin, including blue
				nevus, pigmented nevus (include if greater than four inches in diameter), papilloma,
				dermatofibroma, syringoadenoma, dermoid cyst, hydrocystoma, syringoma; other benign
				neoplasms of lip, eyelid, ear, external auditory canal, skin and other unspecified
				parts of face, scalp, skin of neck, skin of trunk, skin of upper limb, skin of lower
				limb, other specified and unspecified sites, including hairy nevus; hemangioma
				(include if: greater than four inches in diameter, multiple, more than five in
				number or cavernous hemangioma) of skin and subcutaneous tissue, intracranial,
				intra-abdominal cystic hygroma; lymphangioma of any site, hemangioma of other and
				unspecified site; and certain malignant neoplasms, including Wilm's tumor,
				retinoblastoma, other congenital neoplasms, including neuroblastoma,
				medulloblastoma, teratoma, fibrosarcoma, histiocytosis (malignant) and
				neurofibromatosis.