New Jersey Statutes 26:12-19. Definitions relative to emergency epinephrine administration at youth camps
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:12-19
- 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
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Health.
“Member of the youth camp community” means a person who is a camper at, or a staff member of, a youth camp.
“Professionally qualified health care provider” means a licensed health care professional whose authorized scope of practice includes the administration of medication, whether independently, or through a joint protocol or standing order from a physician.
“Trained designee” means a youth camp staff member who has been trained by the youth camp health director or, if the youth camp health director is not professionally qualified to administer epinephrine, by a professionally qualified health care provider, in the detection of anaphylaxis and the emergency administration of epinephrine using a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism.
“Youth camp” means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1973, c.375 (C. 26:12-3).
“Youth camp health director” means and includes a person, 18 years of age or older, who meets the qualifications required by N.J.A.C.8:25-5.2 and who is responsible for the proper medical recordkeeping, care, and treatment of campers at a youth camp. Youth camps that do not have a health director who is a medical professional may use one of the following options: a youth camp health director trained in the emergency administration of epinephrine via a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism by the professionally qualified health care provider responsible for writing the prescription with documentation; an emergency medical technician certified in emergency epinephrine auto-injector administration; or an individual trained in the detection of anaphylaxis and the emergency administration of epinephrine using a pre-filled auto-injector device.
“Youth camp operator” means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1973, c.375 (C. 26:12-3).
L.2015, c.231, s.3.