N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-11.2
The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Covered health care facility" or "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.).
"Credible verbal threat of assault or harm" means a knowing and willful statement that is corroborated by independent evidence, which would cause a reasonable person to believe that he or she is under imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury, and which actually causes a person to believe that he or she is under imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.
"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.
"Direct patient or resident contact" means hands-on or face-to-face contact with patients or residents.
"Health care worker" means an individual who is directly employed by a covered health care facility.
"Incident investigation" means an in-depth analysis of a violent act that is designed to identify both direct and underlying causes of the act, in order to develop corrective actions that could reduce the potential for similar violent acts in the future.
"In-house crisis response team" means a crisis response team on-site at a facility 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week, or immediately available from an outside contractor.
"Job task analysis" means an evaluation conducted by the facility in collaboration with and for each health care worker to determine job or task-specific hazards or risk factors that may contribute to a health care worker's vulnerability to a violent act.
"OSHA" means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
"Violence," "violent act" or "incident" means any physical assault or any physical or credible verbal threat of assault or harm that is committed against a health care worker.
"Zero-tolerance policy" means a policy stating that a violent act will not be tolerated and that, in every case, management will ensure reporting, response and follow-up as specified in this subchapter.
N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-11.2