New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 2 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 9 - WORLD TRADE CENTER ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY › Section 17:2-9.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Emergency medical technician" means a person who was trained
				  in basic life support services, as defined in
				  section
				  1 of P.L. 1985, c. 351 (N.J.S.A. 26.2K-21),
				  and certified by the Department of Health to perform these services, as of the
				  date(s) the member or retiree participated in World Trade Center rescue,
				  recovery, or cleanup operations.
"Public service" includes paid and volunteer
				  positions.
"Qualifying condition or impairment of health" includes:
				  diseases of the upper respiratory tract and mucosae, including conditions of
				  conjunctivitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, vocal cord
				  disease, upper airway hyper-reactivity and tracheo-bronchitis, or a combination
				  of such conditions; diseases of the lower respiratory tract, including, but not
				  limited to, bronchitis, asthma, reactive airway dysfunction syndrome, and
				  different types of pneumonitis, such as hypersensitivity, granulomatous, or
				  eosinophilic; diseases of the gastroesophageal tract, including esophagitis and
				  reflux disease, either acute or chronic, caused by exposure or aggravated by
				  exposure; diseases of the psychological axis, including post-traumatic stress
				  disorder, anxiety, depression, or any combination of such conditions; diseases
				  of the skin, such as contact dermatitis or burns, either acute or chronic in
				  nature, infectious, irritant, allergic, idiopathic or non-specific reactive in
				  nature, caused by exposure or aggravated by exposure; and new onset diseases
				  resulting from exposure as such diseases occur in the future, including cancer,
				  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asbestos-related disease, heavy metal
				  poisoning, musculoskeletal disease, and chronic psychological disease.
"Tier 1" means a member or retiree enrolled in PERS before
				  July 1, 2007.
"Tier 2" means a member or retiree eligible for enrollment in
				  PERS on or after July 1, 2007, and before November 2, 2008.
"Tier 3" means a member or retiree eligible for enrollment in
				  PERS on or after November 2, 2008, and on or before May 21, 2010.
"World Trade Center Health Program" means the program created
				  by the James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including the
				  Clinical Centers of Excellence administered by the Centers for Disease
				  Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
"World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations"
				  means the rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations at the World Trade Center
				  site between September 11, 2001 and October 11, 2001.
"World Trade Center site" means any location below a line
				  starting from the Hudson River and Canal Street, east on Canal Street to Pike
				  Street, south on Pike Street to the East River, and extending to the lower tip
				  of Manhattan.