{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-4-49.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:4-49.1","heading":"Blood sample, syphilis testing for pregnant women.","body":"1.  Every physician attending pregnant women in the State for conditions relating to their pregnancy during the period of gestation and/or at delivery shall, in the case of every woman so attended, take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman at the time of first examination and take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of the woman or from the umbilical cord of the infant at the time of delivery of a live infant, and shall submit such sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis.  Every other person permitted by law to attend pregnant women in the State, but not permitted by law to take blood samples, shall cause a sample  of blood of such pregnant women or postpartum woman or infant, as the case may be, to be taken by a physician duly licensed to  practice medicine and surgery and have such sample submitted to an approved  laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis.\nL.1938,c.41,s.1; amended 1997,c.230,s.1.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"dbdb200d2c0f57cea2b2449588d2f6d23fbebd96a744bfc6b289312a862c970d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-4-49","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-4-49.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}