New Jersey Statutes 26:16-5. Form for valid written request for medication
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:16-5
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
5. a. A valid written request for medication under P.L.2019, c.59 (C. 26:16-1 et al.) shall be in substantially the form set forth in section 20 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C. 26:16-20), signed and dated by the patient and witnessed by at least two individuals who, in the patient’s presence, attest that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the patient is capable and is acting voluntarily to sign the request.
b. At least one of the witnesses shall be a person who is not:
(1) a relative of the patient by blood, marriage, or adoption;
(2) at the time the request is signed, entitled to any portion of the patient’s estate upon the patient’s death under any will or by operation of law; and
(3) an owner, operator, or employee of a health care facility, other than a long term care facility, where the patient is receiving medical treatment or is a resident.
c. The patient’s attending physician at the time the request is signed shall not serve as a witness.
L.2019, c.59, s.5.