N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-12.2
The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Assessment of patient's need for assisted patient handling" or "patient assessment" means the assessment required to determine a patient's required level of assisted patient handling, taking into account the patient's physical and cognitive condition and ensuring consistency with patient safety, well-being and preference.
"Assisted patient handling" means patient handling using mechanical patient handling equipment including, but not limited to, electric beds, portable base and ceiling track-mounted full body sling lifts, stand assist lifts and mechanized lateral transfer aids; and patient handling aids including, but not limited to, gait belts with handles, sliding boards and surface friction-reducing devices.
"Committee" means the safe patient handling committee established at a covered facility.
"Covered health care facility" or "covered facility" means a general hospital, special hospital, county or private psychiatric hospital or nursing home licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to P.L. 1971, c. 136 (26:2H-1 et seq.).
"De-identified" means information that does not specifically identify the individual or individuals involved, either by name or other pre-assigned identification number and that makes a reasonable effort to prevent the individual or individuals involved from being identified from such information.
"Health care worker" means an individual who is directly employed by a covered health care facility and whose job duties entail patient handling.
"Injury investigation" means an in-depth analysis of a health care worker injury sustained during patient handling that is designed to identify both direct and underlying causes of the injury, in order to develop corrective actions that could reduce the potential for similar injuries in the future.
"Near miss" means an occurrence that could have resulted in an adverse event to someone, but the adverse event was prevented.
"OSHA" means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
"Patient" means a patient or resident at a covered health care facility.
"Patient handling" means the lifting, transferring, repositioning, transporting or moving of an individual who is a patient in a covered health care facility.
"Safe patient handling program" or "program" means the program established by a covered facility pursuant to 26:2H-14.8 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 8:43E-12.
"Unassisted patient handling" means patient handling using a health care worker's body strength without the use of mechanical patient handling equipment or patient handling aids.
N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-12.2