New Jersey Statutes 30:4-3.15. Definitions relative to reporting patient abuse, professional misconduct
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-3.15
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
1. For the purposes of this act:
“Clinical treatment staff” means a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist or social worker licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, an occupational, recreation, art or music therapist or a substance abuse counselor.
“Employee” means a person employed by the State to work at a State psychiatric hospital or a person employed by a private entity under contract with the State to provide contracted services at a State psychiatric hospital.
“Nursing direct care staff” means a Human Services Assistant, Human Services Technician, or a nurse licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
“State psychiatric hospital” means a psychiatric hospital listed in R.S.30:1-7.
L.1997,c.70,s.1.