30:4-3.23 - Definitions relative to State psychiatric hospitals - New Jersey Statutes

30:4-3.23  Definitions relative to State psychiatric hospitals.

1.As used in this act:

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services.

"Department" means the Department of Human Services.

"Major injury" means an injury that requires treatment that can only be performed at a general or special hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), and may include admission to the hospital for additional treatment or observation.

"Moderate injury" means an injury that requires treatment beyond basic first aid that can only be performed by a health care professional at the office of a physician, at a hospital emergency room, or by a physician at a State psychiatric hospital.

"Physical assault" means an act upon a person that results in a major or moderate injury that occurs at a State psychiatric hospital.

"State psychiatric hospital" means a psychiatric hospital listed in R.S.30:1-7.

"Unexpected death" means a death that was not medically anticipated, including, but not limited to suicide, homicide or unanticipated death due to an unforeseen medical complication or other circumstance.

L.2009, c.161, s.1.