New Jersey Statutes 30:6D-5.2. Definitions relative to staff working with persons with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:6D-5.2
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- 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
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Human Services.
“Department” means the Department of Human Services.
“Facility for persons with developmental disabilities” means a facility for persons with developmental disabilities as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C. 30:6D-3).
“Facility for persons with traumatic brain injury” means a facility for persons with traumatic brain injury that is operated by, or under contract with, the department.
“Life-threatening emergency” means a situation in which a prudent person could reasonably believe that immediate intervention is necessary to protect the life of a person receiving services at a facility for persons with developmental disabilities or a facility for persons with traumatic brain injury or from a public or private agency, or to protect the lives of other persons at the facility or agency, from an immediate threat or actual occurrence of a potentially fatal injury, impairment to bodily functions or dysfunction of a bodily organ or part.
“Public or private agency” means an entity under contract with, licensed by or working in collaboration with the department to provide services for persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury.
L.2003,c.191,s.2.