N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-11A.3
(a) The following words and terms are defined at N.J.S.A. 26:2H-5.25 and are used in this subchapter as defined therein: "After-care assistance";
"Caregiver";
"Discharge";
"Entry";
"Hospital";and
"Residence."
(b) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act" shall mean N.J.S.A. 26:2H-5.24 through 5.32.
"Legally authorized decision maker" means a person with the legal right to act as an agent of a person who becomes unable to make decisions on his or her own behalf regarding medical treatment, as either:
1. Having been appointed a guardian by a court of competent jurisdiction;
2. Having a power of attorney to make medical treatment decisions for that patient;
3. Having been designated a person's health care proxy; or
4. Operating under a valid advance directive pursuant to the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act," N.J.S.A. 26:2H-53 et seq., or the "New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act," N.J.S.A. 26:2H-102 et seq.
"Patient" means a person admitted to a general acute care hospital who is determined by the discharge planning team to be able to return to his or her residence upon discharge and who requires certain after-care tasks and support services as set forth in that person's discharge plan.
N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-11A.3