As used in this chapter, "communicable disease" means any infectious or contagious disease so declared or defined by law or which has been or may hereafter be declared a "communicable disease" by the state department of health.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:4-1
"Communicable disease" defined
Known as the Statewide Immunization Registry Act
The act spans §§ 26:4-1 to 26:4-99 (139 sections).
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