New Jersey Statutes 26:2N-1. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2N-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
a. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Health.
b. “Department” means the State Department of Health.
c. “Health care provider” means any licensed health care professional or public or private health care facility in this State that administers pertussis vaccine.
d. “Major adverse reaction” means collapse or shock, high pitched screaming, persistent crying for three or more hours, excessive somnolence (sleepiness), temperature of 105`, convulsions with or without accompanying fever or severe alterations of consciousness or any serious illness, disability or impairment of mental, emotional, behavioral or physical functioning or development, the first manifestation of which appears within 30 days of the date of administration of pertussis vaccine, and for which there is reasonable scientific or medical evidence that pertussis vaccine causes or significantly contributes to the illness, disability or impairment; or any other reaction which the department determines, by regulation, is a basis for not administering pertussis vaccine.
e. “Pertussis vaccine” means any vaccine containing a substance intended to prevent the occurrence of pertussis, which is administered separately or in conjunction with other substances intended to prevent the occurrence of other diseases.
L. 1986, c. 134, s. 1.