New Jersey Statutes 45:9-27.5. Definitions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-27.5
- 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
As used in this act:
a. “Physician or surgeon” means a person licensed or permitted to practice medicine or surgery in this State.
b. “Contingent fee arrangement” means an agreement for medical services of one or more physicians or surgeons, including any associated or forwarding medical practitioners, under which compensation in whole or in part is contingent upon the successful accomplishment or disposition of the legal claim to which such medical services are related.
L.1975, c. 240, s. 1, eff. Oct. 24, 1975.