New Jersey Statutes 30:4F-2. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4F-2
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- Department: means the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- 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
a. “Care-giver” means the family member or other person who ordinarily provides the daily care for or supervision of a frail or severely disabled adult. The care-giver may, but need not, reside in the same household as the frail or severely disabled adult.
b. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services.
c. “Department” means the Department of Human Services.
d. “Frail or severely disabled adult” means any person over the age of 18 who is unable to attend to his daily needs without the assistance or regular supervision of a care-giver due to a chronic, severe mental or physical impairment.
e. “Respite or respite care” means the provision of infrequent and temporary substitute care for or supervision of a frail or severely disabled adult on behalf of and in the absence of the care-giver, which shall be rendered in the adult’s place of residence, for the purpose of providing relief from the stresses or responsibilities concomitant with providing constant care to a frail or severely disabled adult. Respite care may be provided on an hourly, daily or weekly basis but shall not exceed a maximum of 30 consecutive days or 60 days in total in any calendar year.
f. “Sponsor” means a public or private, nonprofit or for profit agency or organization approved by the commissioner which contracts with the department to develop and administer a respite care demonstration project.
L.1983, c. 284, s. 2; per s.7, expired June 30, 1986.