New Jersey Statutes 26:5A-1. Reports by physicians of cerebral palsy cases
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:5A-1
- 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.
- 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
- territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Every physician shall report each case of cerebral palsy now under his care, if his patient is under eighteen years of age, and all new cases of cerebral palsy, regardless of the age of the patient. The said reports shall be made to the local boards of health having jurisdiction over the territory within which the patients reside or are being treated.
The State Department of Health shall prescribe and furnish the forms on which the reports shall be made, and shall make and promulgate regulations pertaining thereto.
L.1950, c. 28, p. 58, s. 1.