{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-27.11b","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.11b","heading":"Definitions","body":"2.   As used in this act:\n\"Patient\" means a person 18 years of age and older who is being involuntarily assessed or treated in a screening service or who has been involuntarily committed to a short-term care facility in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.1 et seq.).\n\"Screening service\" means a \"screening service\" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), and includes psychiatric emergency services which are funded by the Division of Mental Health and Hospitals in the Department of Human Services and are affiliated with a screening service.\n\"Short-term care facility\" means a \"short-term care facility\" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2).\nL.1991,c.233,s.2.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"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":"4a9ce15e645fd3f466da8b26ba220f6ebd506f6d914891af0b3688af2d323e06","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-27.11a","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-27.11c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}