New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - OVERVIEW OF PREVENTION SERVICES › Section 10:94-1.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Approved hospital" means a hospital that:
1. Is licensed as a general hospital by the State of New
				  Jersey (when only a specific identifiable part of a multi-service institution
				  is licensed, only the section licensed is considered a qualified
				  provider);
2. Is qualified to participate under Title XVIII of the
				  Social Security Act, or is determined currently to meet the requirements for
				  such participation and has in effect a hospital utilization review plan
				  applicable to all patients who receive medical assistance under Title
				  XIX;
3. Is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
				  Hospitals (JCAH) or by the Committee on Hospitals of the American Osteopathic
				  Association; and
4. Has signed an agreement to participate and abide by the
				  rules and regulations of the health services program.
Hospitals outside the State of New Jersey must meet
				  conditions specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 above and be licensed by the
				  appropriate agency under the laws of the respective state. This definition
				  applies to institutions licensed as a general hospital.
"CBVI" means the Commission for the Blind and Visually
				  Impaired.
"Custom made glasses" means any spectacles, which are
				  prismatic, bonded or drilled.
"Good cause" means substantial reason; one that affords a
				  legal excuse; legally sufficient ground or reason.
"Inpatient hospitalization" means treatment of a person
				  registered for hospital bed occupancy in an approved hospital.
"Low vision" means reduced visual acuity and/or abnormal
				  visual fields from a disorder in the visual system.
"Low vision client" means an individual with an eye disorder,
				  which reduces visual performance and cannot be corrected by conventional
				  methods.
"Low vision follow-up examination" means examinations
				  provided to clients with aids, to monitor progress and problems.
"Low vision service" means a series of comprehensive tests,
				  evaluations and multidisciplinary referrals provided for the low vision
				  patient, which has as its objective a prescription of low vision aids and
				  instruction/training programs to enhance the low vision patient's
				  performance.
"Needy patient" means a client in need of corrective lenses,
				  eye health and treatment services, and medication, who does not have any
				  coverage for the purchase of same.
"Optical or accessory low vision aids" means devices which
				  rely on the use of lenses and include spectacles prescribed as low vision
				  physical comfort. This category includes lamps, reading stands and other such
				  devices and light absorbing lenses, for example, NOIR glasses.
"Outpatient hospitalization or same day procedures" means
				  treatment of a person registered in the outpatient department in an approved
				  hospital or free standing clinic in order to obtain services other than those
				  requiring bed occupancy as an inpatient.
"Projection or electronic low vision aids" means devices,
				  which employ projective (for example, view scan, overhead projector) or
				  electronically based (for example, closed circuit television) methods in order
				  to magnify printed material.