New Jersey Statutes 30:4-27.11a. Findings, declarations
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-27.11a
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
a. It is of paramount public interest to ensure the rights of all patients in inpatient psychiatric facilities, including those persons being assessed or receiving treatment on an involuntary basis in screening services and short-term care facilities as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C. 30:4-27.2);
b. The rights set forth in section 10 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C. 30:4-24.2) apply to any person who has been involuntarily committed to a State or county psychiatric hospital, a psychiatric unit of a county hospital, or a special psychiatric hospital in accordance with the laws of this State;
c. Because involuntary assessment and treatment in a screening service and involuntary commitment to a short-term care facility involve the deprivation of a patient’s liberty, it is necessary to specify and guarantee by statute the rights to which that patient is entitled, in a manner similar to that provided for a patient who is involuntarily committed to a State or county psychiatric hospital, a psychiatric unit of a county hospital, or a special psychiatric hospital, while recognizing the administrative, structural, and staffing features of screening services and short-term care facilities which are different from State or county psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric units of county hospitals, or special psychiatric hospitals, as well as recognizing differences between the administrative, structural, and staffing features of screening services and short-term care facilities by providing a separate guarantee of rights for patients in each of these settings; and
d. All patients who are receiving assessment or treatment on an involuntary basis in screening services and short-term care facilities, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C. 30:4-27.2), are entitled to receive professional treatment of the highest standard and, unless the patient is mentally incapacitated, to participate in their treatment and discharge planning to the fullest extent possible.
L.1991, c.233, s.1; amended 2013, c.103, s.81.