The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Board" means the State Board of Nursing.
"Certification" means the formal process by which education
is received and the clinical competency of the FN--CSA is demonstrated.
"Forensic nurse-certified sexual assault (FN-CSA)" means a
registered professional nurse licensed in New Jersey. and specially trained to
provide comprehensive care to sexual assault victims, who demonstrates
competency in conducting a sexual assault forensic examination and who has
successfully completed a course of education as set forth in this
subchapter.
"Full-time" means that a person has worked at least 800 hours
in one year.
"Medical screening examination" means an examination and
evaluation within the capability of a hospital's emergency department,
including ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department,
performed by qualified personnel pursuant to requirements in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-12,
which are necessary to determine whether or not an emergency medical condition
exists.
"Sexual assault forensic examination" means an assessment
conducted by a physician or a registered professional nurse, consisting of a
history and physical examination, medical or nursing diagnosis and
intervention, including the collection of evidence.
Notes
N.J. Admin. Code §
13:37-9.2
Amended by R.2005 d.251,
effective 8/1/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 208(a), 37 N.J.R. 2885(a).
Rewrote definition
"Certification", and added "Forensic nurse-certified sexual assault (FN-CSA)",
deleted "Sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)".
Amended by R.2008
d.55, effective 3/17/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 1997(a), 40 N.J.R. 1677(a).
Deleted
definitions "Adult" and "Child".
