N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-19.14 - Postpartum patient services

(a) The hospital shall provide or arrange for an organized program of education in self-care and newborn care.

(b) The hospital shall provide each mother a comprehensive evaluation of infant feeding (that is breastfeeding and/or formula feeding, as appropriate) and follow-up assessments, as necessary, performed by a lactation consultant or an obstetrics staff member with demonstrated core competencies in infant feeding.

1. An obstetrics staff member with the qualifications described in (b) above shall teach and assist a mother with hand expression and/or the use of a breast pump within four hours of the mother either being separated from her infant(s) or experiencing ineffective breastfeeding.

(c) Discharge planning for a postpartum patient shall be documented in the medical record by the appropriate obstetrics staff and shall address:

1. A plan for patients who will be discharged less than 48 hours after delivery, including the need for home health services; and

2. Maternal education about infant feeding consistent with exclusive breastfeeding, formula feeding, or a combination of both, as applicable, and appropriate community-based resources.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-19.14

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.16 and amended by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 367(a), 31 N.J.R. 614(a), 31 N.J.R. 4293(c).
In (a), deleted "postpartum" preceding "education"; and in (b), added a second sentence. Former N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.14, Labor, delivery, anesthesia and recovery patient services, recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43G-19.12.
Amended by R.2014 d.025, effective 1/21/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 194(a), 46 N.J.R. 214(a).
Rewrote (b) and (c).