New Jersey Statutes 26:2A-18. Criteria for operation of a human milk bank
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2A-18
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Any person desiring to operate a human milk bank shall:
(1) adhere to the guidelines for the establishment and operation of a donor human milk bank as required by the department;
(2) adhere to the best practices for expressing, storing, and handling human milk in hospitals, homes, and child care settings as required by the department;
(3) undergo a yearly assessment by the department, to provide evidence of adherence to the most recent edition of guidelines for the establishment and operation of a human milk bank;
(4) comply with any other provisions required by the department;
(5) register with the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department; and
(6) pay to the department an annual registration fee established by the department in order to offset the department’s administrative costs incurred in executing its responsibilities under this act.
L.2017, c.247, s.2.