N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:10-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 9A:10-3.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Authority" means the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.

"Eligible position" means full-time employment as a psychiatrist in a State underserved area or at a State psychiatric hospital, or at a combination thereof.

"Eligible tuition expenses" means tuition expenses that were incurred by a Program participant in attending an accredited medical school and were not covered by any grants or scholarships.

"Fiscal year" means the period of time beginning on July 1 of a given year and ending on June 30 of the following year.

"Full-time practice as a psychiatrist" means 35 hours per week in an eligible position.

"Mental healthcare services" means the assessment and treatment of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders.

"Program" means the Tuition Reimbursement Program for Psychiatrists established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:71C-59et seq.

"Program participant" means a psychiatrist who contracts with the Authority to provide mental health care services in a State underserved area or in a State psychiatric hospital in return for tuition reimbursement provided under the Program.

"State psychiatric hospital" means a State psychiatric hospital operated by the Department of Health and listed in N.J.S.A. 30:1-7.

"State underserved area" means a geographic area in this State that the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services, determines, on the basis of health status and economic indicators, as having a physician shortage in the specialty of psychiatry.

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:10-3.2

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 363(b), effective 3/4/2019