jQuery Validation

// Alphabets with special character (only apostrophe ‘ and space allowed)
$.validator.addMethod(
    "alpa_asp_sp",
    function (value, element) {
        return this.optional(element) || /^[a-zA-Z ']+$/i.test(value);
    },
    "Only apostrophe ‘ and space allowed."
);

// Alphanumeric with special character (only back slash / allowed)
$.validator.addMethod(
    "alpnum_bck_sls",
    function (value, element) {
        return this.optional(element) || /^[a-zA-Z0-9/']+$/i.test(value);
    },
    "Only back slash / allowed."
);

// Alphanumeric with special character no space Allowed
$.validator.addMethod(
    "alpnum_specil_no_space",
    function (value, element) {
        return this.optional(element) || /^[a-zA-Z0-9/'"._^%$#!~@,-=+*]+$/i.test(value);
    },
    "Space not allowed."
);

// alphanumeric and hyphen
$.validator.addMethod(
    "alpnum_dash",
    function (value, element) {
        return this.optional(element) || /^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$/i.test(value);
    },
    "Alphanumeric with special character (only hyphen allowed)."
);

// Alphanumeric with special characters (/ - allowed )
$.validator.addMethod(
    "alpnum_slas_dash",
    function (value, element) {
        return this.optional(element) || /^[a-zA-Z0-9-/]+$/i.test(value);
    },
    "Alphanumeric with special characters (/ - allowed )."
);

// date
$.validator.addMethod(
    "greaterThan",
    function (value, element, params) {
        if (!/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value))) {
            return new Date(value) > new Date($(params).val());
        }
        return (isNaN(value) && isNaN($(params).val())) || Number(value) > Number($(params).val());
    },
    "Date Must be greater than {0}."
);

//date
$.validator.addMethod(
    "lessThan",
    function (value, element, params) {
        if (!/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value))) {
            return new Date(value) <= new Date($(params).val());
        }
        return (isNaN(value) && isNaN($(params).val())) || Number(value) <= Number($(params).val());
    },
    "Date Must be less than {0}."
);

$("#art_registration_form").validate({
    ignore: ":not(:visible)",
    focusCleanup: true,
    onfocusout: function (element) {
        this.element(element);
    },
    rules: {
        patient_name: {
            required: true,
            // maxlength: 50,
            // minlength: 3,
            alpa_asp_sp: true,
            three_min_fifty_max: true,
        },
        date_of_registration: {
            required: true,
        },
    },
    onkeyup: function (element) {
        this.element(element);
    },
    messages: {
        patient_name: {
            required: "Patient Name is Required.",
            asp_sp: "Only apostrophe ‘ and space allowed.",
        },
        date_of_registration: {
            required: "Date of Registration is Required.",
        },
    },
});