New Jersey Statutes 26:2H-164. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2H-164
- 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
“Carrier,” “covered person,” and “health benefits plan,” shall have the same meaning as provided for those terms under section 2 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C. 26:2S-2).
“Department” means the Department of Health.
“Federal acute Hospital Care at Home Program” or “federal program” means the program established by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under 42 U.S.C. § 1320b-5 and extended by 42 U.S.C 1395cc-7, or any successor program established by an act of Congress or the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
“Hospital” means an acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C. 26:2H-1 et seq.).
“State program” means the hospital at home program established by the department pursuant to section 3 of this act.
L.2023, c.163, s.2.