New Jersey Statutes 18A:71C-59. Definitions relative to tuition reimbursement for certain psychiatrists
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:71C-59
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Department: means the State Department of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- 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
“Authority” means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
“Eligible tuition expenses” means tuition expenses that were incurred by a program participant in attending an accredited medical school and which were not covered by any grants or scholarships.
“Program” means the tuition reimbursement program for psychiatrists established pursuant to this act.
“Program participant” means a psychiatrist who contracts with the authority to provide mental health care services in a State underserved area or in a State psychiatric hospital in return for tuition reimbursement provided under the program.
“State psychiatric hospital” means a State psychiatric hospital operated by the Department of Human Services and listed in R.S.30:1-7.
“State underserved area” means a geographic area in this State which the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, determines on the basis of health status and economic indicators as having a physician shortage in the specialty of psychiatry.
L.2017, c.126, s.1.