NJ Health Department Report Shows Continued Increases in Childhood Lead Exposure Screenings

NJDOH continues to strengthen blood lead screening and surveillance by raising awareness of New Jersey’s universal blood lead screening law.  In New Jersey, N.J.A.C 8:51A requires health care providers to screen all children for lead twice, at ages 12 months and 24 months. Children ages 3 years and older must be tested at least once before turning 6 years if they have not already been screened at ages 1 and 2 years.

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New Jersey Department of Health Proposes to Amend the Standards for Licensure of Assisted Living Residences, Comprehensive Personal Care Homes, and Assisted Living Facilities at N.J.A.C. 8:36-1.3 and 2.4 to Establish “Deemed Status” Process and Criteria

The New Jersey Department of Health (Department), with the approval of the Health Care Administration Board, proposes to amend the Standards for Licensure of Assisted Living Residences, Comprehensive Personal Care Homes, and Assisted Living Facilities at N.J.A.C. 8:36-1.3 and 2.4.  The proposed amendments would establish a procedure by which a facility that the Department licenses pursuant to the chapter (facility) could apply for “deemed status.”  “Deemed status” is Department acknowledgment of a facility’s compliance with licensure standards because the facility holds accreditation from a Department-recognized accreditation organization, in place of the Department determining the facility’s compliance status by means of the Department performing a licensure inspection using Department staff.

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New Jersey Department of Health Joins in Recognizing March 24 as World Tuberculosis Day

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) will commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24. World TB Day promotes raises awareness on disease education, control, and prevention to combat TB, which remains a disease of major public health importance, affecting more than a quarter of the world’s population.

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New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center To End Operations

As part of the transition to routine, commercial access to COVID-19 vaccines, the New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center is closing operations on March 28, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) announced today.Residents can continue to call the national COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 1-800-232-0233, where assistance is available in English, Spanish, and other languages. Deaf and hard of hearing individuals can call TTY 1-888-720-7489. Persons with disabilities can seek COVID-19 vaccination support through the Disability Information and Access Line at 1-888-677-1199. 

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