N.J.S.A. 26:4-39 — Report of institutional cases to DOH.

26:4-39 Report of institutional cases to DOH. 26:4-39. The physician, superintendent, or other person having control or supervision over any State, county, or municipal hospital, or other public or private institution shall report the following cases to the Department of Health immediately after they are received into the institution: a. A person with a sexually transmitted infection, who enters the institution to receive care or treatment for the infection. b. A person with any other disease, who enters the institution to receive care or treatment for that disease, but who is found also to be a person with a sexually transmitted infection. Amended 2017, c.131, s.102.

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