New Jersey Statutes 26:4-39. Report of institutional cases to DOH
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:4-39
- 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
26:4-39. The physician, superintendent, or other person having control or supervision over any State, county, or municipal hospital, or other public or private institution shall report the following cases to the Department of Health immediately after they are received into the institution:
a. A person with a sexually transmitted infection, who enters the institution to receive care or treatment for the infection.
b. A person with any other disease, who enters the institution to receive care or treatment for that disease, but who is found also to be a person with a sexually transmitted infection.
Amended 2017, c.131, s.102.