New Jersey Statutes 26:4-74. Compulsory treatment
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:4-74
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Upon receipt of such report the local board shall direct the parents or persons having charge of such infant to place the infant immediately under the care of a licensed physician, or under the care of the physician of the local municipal government of the locality over which the local board has jurisdiction, if the parents are unable to pay for medical services.