26:4-15 - Reporting of communicable diseases by physicians - New Jersey Statutes

26:4-15.  Reporting of communicable diseases by physicians
    Every physician shall, within 12 hours after his diagnosis that a person is  ill or infected with a communicable disease or other disease required by any  law of this State, the State Sanitary Code, or ordinance, to be reported, report such diagnosis and such related information as may be required by the State Department of Health.

    In cases of venereal diseases, the report shall be made to the State Department of Health, and in other cases to the health officer or other officer  or employee designated to receive such reports by the local board of health  having jurisdiction of the area wherein the diagnosis was made, which officer  or employee the local board of health is hereby authorized to designate.

    The report shall be in writing, and shall include the name of the reporting  physician, the name of the disease, the name, age and precise location of the  person ill or infected with the disease and such other information as may be  required by regulation of the State Department of Health.

     Amended by L.1954, c. 263, p. 948, s. 1.