New Jersey § 26:2h-161
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 26:2h-161, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26:2h-161.
a. The Department of Children and Families shall collect and analyze data about the
newborn home nurse visitation program established pursuant to P.L.2021, c. 187 ( C.26:2H-158 et al.). The data shall be used to evaluate, measure, and improve the effectiveness of the
program in achieving its purpose of supporting healthy child development and strengthening
families. b. The Department of Children and Families shall work with other State departments
and agencies, health insurance carriers that offer health benefit plans in the State,
hospitals and birthing facilities, local public health authorities, maternal child
health consortia, early childhood home visitation programs, community-based organizations,
and social service providers, to develop protocols concerning the timely sharing of
data collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section, including the sharing of
data with the primary care providers of parents participating in the newborn home
nurse visitation program. c. The Department of Children and Families may contract with a third-party vendor
with expertise in the model utilized by the program to assist with the analysis and
evaluation of data collected pursuant to this section. In the event of such a contract, the department shall facilitate the sharing of
data with the third party, in accordance with State and federal law.
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Section 26:2h-161 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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