New Jersey Statutes 26:2H-12.3. Hospital respite care program
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2H-12.3
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
A general hospital which has had an average of 20% or more of its beds vacant on weekends over a six month period may apply to the Commissioner of Health for permission to establish a hospital respite care program for senior citizens. Under such a program, otherwise empty hospital facilities, in a section separate from medical and surgical patients, shall be used to provide shelter, food, recreation and supervision to senior citizens age 65 or older who are ordinarily dependent upon family members or others for their care. The purpose of the hospital respite care program is to provide quality care to the elderly while enabling those who ordinarily care for an elderly person to be temporarily relieved of the stress of this responsibility. A hospital having an overall vacancy rate in excess of 20% over a six month period may also apply to the commissioner for permission to offer this service on weekdays for periods determined by the commissioner.
L. 1986, c. 11, s. 1.