N.J. Admin. Code § 8:94-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:94-1.1 - Purpose

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to promote scientific research projects that focus on the treatment and cure of spinal cord injuries through grants made by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research, established pursuant to 52:9E-3 (Commission), from the New Jersey Spinal Cord Research Fund.

(b) This chapter is intended to assist the Commission in funding scientific and medical research and other related activities that may lead to advances in the treatment and cure of spinal cord injuries by:

1. Encouraging and supporting meritorious spinal cord injury research in New Jersey;

2. Encouraging and supporting collaborations among New Jersey researchers and out-of-State researchers engaged in spinal cord injury research;

3. Fostering discoveries that will benefit New Jersey by reducing the cost of medical services for persons with spinal cord injuries;

4. Supporting the continued development and enhancement of New Jersey's public and private biomedical sector;

5. Establishing New Jersey as a leader in the field of spinal cord repair; and

6. Recruiting recognized leaders and promising new investigators to New Jersey to engage in spinal cord injury research.

(c) A further purpose of this chapter is the establishment and maintenance of a central registry of persons who sustain acute traumatic spinal cord injuries in New Jersey, which will serve as a resource for statistical, epidemiological and medical research.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:94-1.1