New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Subchapter 1 - OVERVIEW OF PREVENTION SERVICES
Section 10:94-1.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Approved hospital" means a hospital that:

1. Is licensed as a general hospital by the State of New Jersey (when only a specific identifiable part of a multi-service institution is licensed, only the section licensed is considered a qualified provider);

2. Is qualified to participate under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, or is determined currently to meet the requirements for such participation and has in effect a hospital utilization review plan applicable to all patients who receive medical assistance under Title XIX;

3. Is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) or by the Committee on Hospitals of the American Osteopathic Association; and

4. Has signed an agreement to participate and abide by the rules and regulations of the health services program.

Hospitals outside the State of New Jersey must meet conditions specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 above and be licensed by the appropriate agency under the laws of the respective state. This definition applies to institutions licensed as a general hospital.

"CBVI" means the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

"Custom made glasses" means any spectacles, which are prismatic, bonded or drilled.

"Good cause" means substantial reason; one that affords a legal excuse; legally sufficient ground or reason.

"Inpatient hospitalization" means treatment of a person registered for hospital bed occupancy in an approved hospital.

"Low vision" means reduced visual acuity and/or abnormal visual fields from a disorder in the visual system.

"Low vision client" means an individual with an eye disorder, which reduces visual performance and cannot be corrected by conventional methods.

"Low vision follow-up examination" means examinations provided to clients with aids, to monitor progress and problems.

"Low vision service" means a series of comprehensive tests, evaluations and multidisciplinary referrals provided for the low vision patient, which has as its objective a prescription of low vision aids and instruction/training programs to enhance the low vision patient's performance.

"Needy patient" means a client in need of corrective lenses, eye health and treatment services, and medication, who does not have any coverage for the purchase of same.

"Optical or accessory low vision aids" means devices which rely on the use of lenses and include spectacles prescribed as low vision physical comfort. This category includes lamps, reading stands and other such devices and light absorbing lenses, for example, NOIR glasses.

"Outpatient hospitalization or same day procedures" means treatment of a person registered in the outpatient department in an approved hospital or free standing clinic in order to obtain services other than those requiring bed occupancy as an inpatient.

"Projection or electronic low vision aids" means devices, which employ projective (for example, view scan, overhead projector) or electronically based (for example, closed circuit television) methods in order to magnify printed material.