{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5.11","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-5.11","heading":"Definitions relative to use of needles, sharp devices in health care facilities.","body":"2.\tAs used in this act:\n\"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Health.\n\"Department\" means the Department of Health.\n\"Needle stick injury\" means the parenteral introduction into the body of a health care worker of blood or other potentially infectious material by a needle or other sharp device during the worker's performance of health care duties in a health care facility.\nL.1999, c.311, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.166.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"83174265591c15ffe253a17af21278320e33795cce85f9e872b5092448754989","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5.10","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-5.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}