New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 45B - PERSONNEL SERVICES
Subchapter 13 - HEALTH CARE SERVICE FIRMS
Section 13:45B-13.2 - Definitions
As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Companion services" means non-medical, basic supervision and socialization services that do not include assistance with activities of daily living and that are provided in an individual's home. "Companion services" may include the performance of household chores.
"Health care service firm" means any person who operates a firm that employs individuals directly or indirectly for the purpose of assigning the employed individuals to provide health care, personal care, or companion services either directly in the home or at a care-giving facility, and who, in addition to paying wages or salaries to the employed individuals while on assignment, pays or is required to pay Federal social security taxes and State and Federal unemployment insurance; carries or is required to carry worker's compensation insurance; and sustains responsibility for the action of the employed individuals while they render health care services.
"Health care services" means:
1. Any services rendered to a patient for the purpose of maintaining or restoring the patient's physical or mental health; or
2. Any health related services rendered to a patient for which licensure, registration or certification is required as a pre-condition to the rendering of such services.
"Patient" means an individual who needs help with basic life functions, including those related to personal care services.
"Personal care services" include bathing, toileting, transferring, dressing, grooming, and assistance with ambulation, exercise, or other aspects of personal hygiene.
