N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-22.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-22.4
Limitations of act.
Status: in_force

4. No action may be taken under this act that would derogate from the status, functions or authority of the Department of Human Services in its capacity as Lead Agency pursuant to the State Plan for Child Care Development Services filed by the Commissioner of Human Services with the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. No provision of this act shall supersede the authority of the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families under the provisions of P.L.1987, c.27 (C.30:5B-16 et seq.). L.2009, c.299, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7f — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7f
Access fees charged by fiscal agent; establishment; use
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, an intermediary vendor under contract with the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services' fiscal agent, which vendor has direct access to the Medical Assistance Eligibility System, shall be charged an access fee by the fiscal agent. The Commissioner of Human Services shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) adopt regulations establishing the access fee. Receipts from access fees in excess of development and operational costs incurred by the division's fiscal agent shall be appropriated annually to the division. L.1994,c.60,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.13
Escape of inmate from private facility, notices required.
Status: in_force

5. The operator of a private facility shall, upon discovering that an inmate has escaped, notify: a. the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality in which the facility is located or a designee; b. the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee; and c. if the private facility is within 2,500 feet of an adjacent municipality, the chief law enforcement officer of that adjacent municipality or a designee. The notice required under this section shall be given within one hour of the discovery of the escape and shall include a current summary of all relevant information relating to the escapee's criminal history and background. L.1999,c.243,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-63 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-63
Commitment of person with mental illness, payment.
Status: in_force

30:4-63. a. The court may, after final hearing, commit any person with mental illness to any State or county psychiatric institution irrespective of the person's legal settlement where provision is made for the person's care and maintenance, in an amount approved by the department or by the board of chosen freeholders, as the case may be. The person may remain as a full paying patient in such institution as long as such sum shall be regularly paid out of the estate of the person, or by the person or persons chargeable by law with the person's care and maintenance, or under contract. In the event that such sum cannot be paid because of a change in the financial circumstances of the person with mental illness or the person's legally responsible relatives then the court may make such order as may be necessary with regard to the manner and the amount of maintenance which shall be paid on behalf of the person with mental illness and by whom. b. The Department of Human Services may admit a person found eligible for functional services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities to a residential functional services placement irrespective of the person's legal settlement if provision is made for the payment of the full cost of the person's care and maintenance, in an amount approved by the department. The person may remain as a full paying person in the residential functional services placement, or in another residential functional services placement deemed appropriate by the department, as long as the full per capita amount for the placement is regularly paid from the person's income, benefits, assets, resources, or estate, or by the person chargeable by law or under contract with the person's care and maintenance. amended 1953, c.29, s.30; 1965, c.59, s.51; 1995, c.155, s.17; 2005, c.55, s.5; 2013, c.253, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11A-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-9
Inspection of premises; alterations, additions or improvements
Status: in_force

The department shall make or cause to be made such inspections of the premises of any residential health care facility from time to time as it may deem necessary to be assured that any such establishment is at all times complying with the provisions of this act and with the rules, regulations and standards promulgated hereunder. Any approved establishment, prior to making any alterations, additions or improvements to its facilities or prior to the construction of new facilities shall, before commencing such work, submit plans and specifications to the department for preliminary inspection and approval or recommendations with respect thereto. L.1953, c. 212, p. 1609, s. 9. Amended by L.1979, c. 496, s. 31.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7d — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7d
Report by commissioner
Status: in_force

Within six months of the effective date of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.24 et al.), the Commissioner of Human Services shall report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Institutions, Health and Welfare and General Assembly Health and Human Services Committees on ways: to increase the number of providers in the Medicaid program pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.); to improve Medicaid provider relations with the Medicaid program; to reduce administrative burdens encountered by Medicaid providers; and to streamline Statewide administration of the Medicaid program. L.1991,c.187,s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-31 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-31
Inapplicability of act if commodities manufactured by institutional labor available
Status: in_force

This act does not apply in any case where commodities are available for procurement by any State agency from any other State agency or political subdivision of the State as provided in R.S. 30:4-95. L.1981, c. 488, s. 9, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-23
Purpose.
Status: in_force

1. The purpose of P.L.1981, c.488 (C.30:6-23 et seq.) is to further the policy of the State to encourage and assist persons who are blind or have a severe disability to achieve maximum personal independence through productive employment by assuring a continuous market for their commodities and services, thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support and minimizing their dependence on welfare and the need for costly institutionalization. L.1981, c.488, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.123.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.6
Assignment of inmates in proximity to family.
Status: in_force

5. During initial classification, the commissioner shall make every effort to assign an inmate to a State correctional facility in close proximity to the residence of the inmate's family. L.2009, c.328, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.17
Various online application enrollments; processing, acceptance.
Status: in_force

10. a. As soon as practicable but not less than 30 days prior to the release of an inmate incarcerated for 90 days or longer, the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility shall ensure that an inmate is assisted with completing, obtaining any required signatures or authorizations for, and forwarding for processing to the Department of Human Services an online application for enrollment in the Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). b. In addition to the requirements of subsection a. of this section, the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper also shall ensure that such inmate is assisted in completing, obtaining any required signatures or authorizations for, and forwarding for processing to the appropriate county welfare agency or board of social services, as soon as practicable but not less than 30 days prior to an inmate's release from incarceration, online applications for enrollment in the following programs: (1) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.88-525 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.); and (2) the Work First New Jersey program, established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), which shall include, for inmates who are unable to identify a residence at the time of release, the application for emergency assistance benefits issued to Work First New Jersey recipients pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1997, c.14 (C.44:10-51). c. The Department of Human Services shall be required to accept and process the online applications for Medicaid received from the county correctional facilities pursuant to subsection a. of this section. d. If an inmate is unable to identify a residence at the time of application for benefits pursuant to this section, the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility, with the inmate's consent, shall ensure that the address of the reentry organization is used for the purposes of establishing proof of residence to meet any applicable eligibility requirements. The chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility shall ensure that all inmates incarcerated for 90 days or longer are educated on their ability to select a reentry organization as a residential address pursuant to this subsection. e. All State, county, and municipal agencies, for the purposes of establishing applicable eligibility requirements, shall: (1) accept the address of the reentry organization for an inmate who is unable to identify a residence at the time of application for benefits; and (2) accept an inmate's county correctional facility identification card to establish the inmate's identity. f. An inmate who appears to be eligible for Work First New Jersey assistance shall be screened for immediate need assistance. L. 2021, c.312, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6E-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6E / Section 6E-2
Definitions relative to Office of Disability Services.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Director" means the Director of the Office of Disability Services in the Department of Human Services. "Office" means the Office of Disability Services in the Department of Human Services. L.1999,c.91,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-23
Definitions relative to youth suicide.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Alcohol and drug counselor" means a person who is a certified alcohol and drug counselor or a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor pursuant to P.L.1997, c.331 (C.45:2D-1 et seq.). "Attempted suicide" means destructive behavior intended by the actor to result in the actor's harm or death. "Certified Domestic Violence Specialist" means a person who has fulfilled the requirements of certification as a Domestic Violence Specialist established by the New Jersey Association of Domestic Violence Professionals. "Completed suicide" means a death that is known or reasonably suspected to have resulted from an intentional act of the deceased, regardless of whether it has been ruled a suicide by a medical examiner. "Council" means the New Jersey Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council established pursuant to this act. "Division" means the Division of Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services. "Teaching staff member" means a member of the professional staff of any school district, regional board of education or the board of trustees of a charter school, or any board of education of a county vocational school, who holds an office, position or employment of such character that the qualifications for the office, position or employment require the member to hold a valid and effective standard, provisional or emergency certificate, appropriate to the member's office, position or employment, issued by the State Board of Examiners. Teaching staff member includes a school nurse and a school athletic trainer. "Youth" means a person 24 years of age or younger. L.2003,c.214,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-8
Transfer to Department of Corrections.
Status: in_force

8. The following correctional institutions of this State are hereby transferred from the Department of Institutions and Agencies to the Department of Corrections established hereunder: New Jersey State Prison, East Jersey State Prison, Bayside State Prison, Garden State Reception and Youth Correctional Facility, Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, William H. Fauver Youth Correctional Facility, Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Avenel. Any State institution and satellite facilities heretofore or hereafter established for any purpose similar to the above institutions and agencies shall be assigned to and maintained and operated by the Department of Corrections. L.1976, c.98, s.8; amended 1987, c.304, s.2; 1995, c.280, s.29; 2019, c.329.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6C-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6C / Section 6C-14
Determination of eligibility for participation.
Status: in_force

4. a. For any individual who enters a law enforcement department seeking to participate in a law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral program, the chief law enforcement officer or a designee shall determine if the individual is currently under a sentence of probation. If an individual is determined to be on probation, any placement pursuant to the program shall be coordinated with the individual's probation officer. b. An individual shall be ineligible to participate in the program if: (1) the individual is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2); (2) the individual has an outstanding arrest warrant or pending criminal charges; (3) the individual is under 18 years of age and does not have the consent of a parent or guardian; or (4) the chief law enforcement officer or a designee expresses the reasonable belief that the officer, personnel, or others could be seriously harmed by the individual. c. If at any time the individual is determined to be in need of medical assistance, the law enforcement officer or personnel shall immediately seek emergency medical assistance for the individual. L.2016, c.58, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-16
Association or agency to file summary of records with petition
Status: in_force

Where the petitioner under section fifteen hereof is an association or agency, such petitioner shall file with the petition a summary of its records of the case. L.1951, c. 138, p. 581, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-35 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-35
County adjuster to file certificate of appointment with commissioner
Status: in_force

Every county adjuster shall forthwith or within ten days after his appointment file with the commissioner a certificate showing date of his appointment and postoffice address properly authenticated by the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7o — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7o
Report.
Status: in_force

2. Every provider that receives reimbursement for personal care services pursuant to a Medicaid managed care contract shall annually provide a report to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services regarding the use of funds received as reimbursement for personal care services, including detailed data on any salary increases resulting from section 1 of P.L.2017, c.239 (C.30:4D-7n); including the prior salary, current salary, and other changes to the salary of the workers who directly provide personal care services. L.2017, c.239, s.2; amended 2019, c.275, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-52 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-52
Portions of act severable.
Status: in_force

10. If any part of this act is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unconstitutional, or otherwise in violation of federal law or regulations, that portion of the act shall be of no force and effect, and all other portions of the act shall be in full force and effect so long as the remaining portion of the act continues to be in compliance with federal law. L.1998,c.40,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-18
Coordination of funding
Status: in_force

9. The Commissioner of Human Services shall execute written agreements with the Departments of Health and Senior Services, Education, Community Affairs and Environmental Protection which are designed to coordinate the effective use of funds appropriated to the office. These agreements shall fulfill the intent of the comprehensive prevention plan prepared pursuant to this act and shall provide coordination of all the departments' budget requests. They shall also minimally provide the protocol for: dispersing appropriate prevention funds, programmatic and fiscal monitoring of prevention programs, ensuring against the duplication of services, and identification of gaps in prevention efforts. L.1987,c.5,s.9; amended 2000, c.82, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.21
Regulations
Status: in_force

7. The Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1997,c.70,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-119 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-119
Assist return to institution
Status: in_force

30:4-119. Every police officer shall assist in the location and return to institutional custody of any institutional inmate who has left the institution without parole or discharge.
amended 2023, c.250, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-15.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-15.7
Designated sites, voluntary relinquishment of child; assumption of care, custody, control by Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Status: in_force

4. a. If a person voluntarily delivers a child who is or appears to be no more than 30 days old to, and leaves the child with an adult employee at: (1) a State, county, or municipal police station and does not express an intent to return for the child, a State, county, or municipal police officer shall take the child to the emergency department of a licensed general hospital in this State and the hospital shall proceed as specified in subsection b. of this section; (2) a fire station of a municipal, county, fire district, or volunteer fire department that is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and does not express an intent to return for the child, a fire fighter shall take the child to the emergency department of a licensed general hospital in this State, and the hospital shall proceed as specified in subsection b. of this section; or (3) a public or private ambulance, first aid, or rescue squad that is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and does not express an intent to return for the child, an emergency medical technician, or another squad member if an emergency medical technician is not available, shall take the child to the emergency department of a licensed general hospital in this State, and the hospital shall proceed as specified in subsection b. of this section. b. If a person gives birth to a child at a licensed general hospital in this State and leaves the child at the hospital under circumstances that establish an intent not to return for the child, or if a person voluntarily delivers a child who is or appears to be no more than 30 days old to, and leaves the child at an emergency department of a licensed general hospital in this State and does not express an intent to return for the child, or, if a State, county, or municipal police officer, a fire fighter, or a member of a public or private ambulance, first aid, or rescue squad brings a child to a licensed general hospital under the circumstances set forth in subsection a. of this section, the hospital shall: (1) take possession of the child without a court order; (2) take any action or provide any treatment necessary to protect the child's physical health and safety; and (3) no later than the first business day after taking possession of the child, notify the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families that the hospital has taken possession of the child. c. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall assume the care, custody, and control of the child immediately upon receipt of notice from a licensed general hospital pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of this section. The division shall commence a thorough search of all listings of missing children to ensure that the relinquished child has not been reported missing. d. A child for whom the Division of Child Protection and Permanency assumes care, custody, and control pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be treated as a child taken into possession without a court order. e. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for abandonment of a child that the parent voluntarily delivered the child to and left the child with an adult employee, or voluntarily arranged for another person to deliver the child to and leave the child with an adult employee, at a State, county, or municipal police station, a fire department, or an ambulance, first aid, or rescue squad as provided in subsection a. of this section; or gave birth to a child at a licensed general hospital in this State and left the child at the hospital or voluntarily delivered the child to and left the child at the emergency department of a licensed general hospital in this State as provided in subsection b. of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to create a defense to any prosecution arising from any conduct other than the act of delivering the child as described herein, and this subsection specifically shall not constitute a defense to any prosecution arising from an act of abuse or neglect committed prior to the delivery of the child to a State, county, or municipal police station, a fire department, or an ambulance, first aid, or rescue squad as provided in subsection a. of this section or the emergency department of a licensed general hospital in this State as provided in subsection b. of this section. f. (1) A State, county, or municipal police officer and the governmental jurisdiction employing that officer: (2) a fire fighter and the fire department, and governmental jurisdiction as applicable, employing or utilizing the services of that person; (3) a member of an ambulance, first aid, or rescue squad and the squad, and governmental jurisdiction as applicable, employing, or utilizing the services of that person; or (4) an employee of a licensed general hospital in this State and the hospital employing that person, shall incur no civil or criminal liability for any good faith acts or omissions performed pursuant to this section. g. Any person who voluntarily delivers a child who is or appears to be no more than 30 days old to a licensed general hospital, a police station, fire department, or ambulance, first aid, or rescue squad in accordance with this section shall not be required to disclose that person's name or other identifying information or that of the child or the child's parent, if different from the person who delivers the child to the hospital, police station, fire department, or ambulance, first aid, or rescue squad, or provide background or medical information about the child, but may voluntarily do so. L.2000, c.58, s.4; amended 2006, c.47, s.124; 2012, c.16, s.68; 2015, c.82, s.1; 2023, c.153.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-3
Personal attendant demonstration program
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a personal attendant demonstration program in the Department of Human Services to be administered by agencies designated by the commissioner. The program shall provide adults with chronic physical disabilities with regular help in carrying out routine nonmedical tasks that are directly related to maintaining their health and independence. The program will lessen the need for institutional care and thereby enable these persons to remain in their homes and communities and to be employed or to receive training or education geared toward employment. L. 1985, c. 307, s. 3. Amended by L. 1985, c. 524, s. 2, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-41 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-41
Rules and regulations for employment of prisoners; guards and attendants; cost of work
Status: in_force

Prisoners employed under section 30:8-40 of this title shall be under the custody and control of the board of chosen freeholders who shall make rules and regulations governing their employment and employ necessary guards and attendants while prisoners are so employed and fix their duties, salaries and terms of employment. The compensation of guards and attendants, the wages or earnings paid to prisoners as hereinafter provided and other necessary expenses in connection with their employment shall be included in and charged against the cost of such work.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-68 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-68
Definitions
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Case Assessment Resource Team" or "CART" means an entity that reviews the needs of every child in the defined target population and recommends a service plan that best meets the needs of that child and his family; "County Inter-Agency Coordinating Council" or "CIACC" means an entity which fosters cross-system service planning for the defined target population; and "Individualized, appropriate child and family driven care system" means a plan of care for a child with special emotional needs that will provide for, as a priority, the needs of the child and the family, including whatever placement in or out-of-State that is most appropriate for the child and his family. L.1992,c.111,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-2.1
Division of Child Protection and Permanency as continuation of former agencies.
Status: in_force

39. Except as otherwise provided by P.L.1962, c.197, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall in all respects and for all purposes be deemed a continuation of the agency heretofore known as the State Board of Children's Guardians or the State Board of Child Welfare. L.1962, c.197, s.39; amended 2012, c.16, s.54.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-15.3
Administration of State's vending machine program; use of revenues
Status: in_force

1. The State's vending machine program for State properties shall be administered by the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the Department of Human Services. There is appropriated annually to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired the amount of revenue from the audits or other collection activities of the State's vending machine program. From these revenues, an annual amount shall be appropriated to provide vision screening services and other prevention services within the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired based on available funding and program need, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. In each fiscal year, there shall be a maximum amount allowable for costs within the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to administer the vending machine program and for audits or other collection activities. The maximum amount of administrative costs permitted shall be no more than 15% of the revenue collected in the respective fiscal year, and in no case shall exceed $130,000. This amount shall also be subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. L.1999,c.146,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.40 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.40
Application for amendments, waivers.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program. L.2017, c.50, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.8
Report
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than three years from the effective date of this act on the effectiveness of the criminal history record background checks in screening out prospective or current employees of facilities who have criminal history records which render them unfit for employment. The commissioner shall include in the report any recommendations for modifying the provisions of this act. P.L. 1988, c. 45, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.14
Notice to licensee.
Status: in_force

8. Before taking negative licensing action pursuant to this act, the department shall give notice to a licensee personally or by mail to the last known address of the licensee with return receipt requested. The notice shall afford the licensee the opportunity to be heard and to contest the department's action. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2012, c.69, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-3c — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-3c
Information technology platform relative to eligibility determination for Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall develop an information technology platform for use by the State, county welfare agencies, and State contractors for the purpose of intake, processing, and tracking of applications for benefits under the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) and the NJ FamilyCare program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.). The goals of the system shall be: to simplify the applications and eligibility determination processes for both applicants and eligibility determination staff; to standardize the application of eligibility policy across the various agencies responsible for eligibility determination; to allow for real-time tracking of the status of applications; to allow the rapid exchange of data relevant to applications among various State and county agencies and contractors; and to provide a platform to expand the system to encompass other social service program applications and eligibility determinations as the technology permits. b. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a system to evaluate the performance of all entities responsible for intake and processing of applications for the Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs, including all county welfare agencies and the State's contracted health benefits coordinator. The system shall allow for the measurement of a set of relevant common metrics, including but not limited to: the number of complete and incomplete applications of each type received; the time between receipt of completed applications and the completion of the eligibility determination; the time between receipt of an application and the request for supporting documentation sent to the applicant; the number of applicants granted extensions; and the accuracy of eligibility determinations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a county welfare agency to deny an application for which an applicant requires additional time to provide information or documentation to a county welfare agency, and a county welfare agency shall grant extensions, as appropriate,when needed. The Commissioner shall annually publish on the Department of Human Services website, the results, including those for each of the common metrics and by individual entity, of the performance evaluation system to be established pursuant to this section. c. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a system of rewards and penalties for all entities responsible for intake, processing of applications, and processing of redetermination applications that provides incentives for performance on the metrics established pursuant to subsection b. of this section. This system shall include incentives for county welfare agencies to streamline their processes and utilize the information technology platform required by subsection a. of this section. d. The Commissioner of Human Services shall designate a customer service liaison team, which shall be composed of employees of the Department of Human Services, to receive complaints that result from the eligibility application process. The customer service liaison team shall have authority to review all records of the cases about which complaints are submitted; to interview individuals who submit complaints, the individuals who have assisted with their applications, and the State and county staff who have worked on their cases; and to recommend corrective actions to State and county agencies to address specific complaints and reduce future complaints. L.2019, c.246, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6
License application; contents; issuance; expiration; renewal
Status: in_force

a. Any person operating a child care center on the effective date of this act or desiring to operate a child care center shall make application in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the commissioner. The license application form shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information: the name and address of the child care center, its sponsor, the staff, the qualifications of the staff members, each member of the board of directors of the corporation, the child care center operator if different from the sponsor, a description of the center's premises, facilities and programs, the number and age of children to be enrolled in the center and the hours of its operation. b. If a child care center meets the requirements of this act and of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, the department shall issue a license to the center. A license shall be valid for a period of three years and may be renewed at the end of that period, subject to continued compliance with the provisions of this act. L.1983, c. 492, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-27
Duties of director.
Status: in_force

5. In addition to other functions, powers and duties vested in him by this act or any other law, the director shall: a. Provide services for eligible persons with developmental disabilities by identifying appropriate programs to meet their needs and by facilitating the establishment of community-based services for these persons; except that if the most appropriate services are not immediately available, the director may provide an eligible person with a developmental disability with alternate services; b. Establish procedures for the determination of eligibility for services pursuant to this act and ensure that statements of eligibility advise the applicant about the particular functional services deemed most appropriate for the training, habilitation, care and protection of that person with a developmental disability as of the time of the determination; c. Establish liaison and cooperative agreements with other governmental departments and agencies which provide programs and services to persons with developmental disabilities to prevent duplication of services and encourage a continuum of care that is required by persons with developmental disabilities; d. Establish standards for services that are provided for persons with developmental disabilities, which include the scope and quality of these services and which give full recognition to the unique problems and special needs associated with developmental disabilities; e. Advise, consult and provide professional assistance to organized efforts by organizations, groups, associations and committees which work toward improving services and opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities; and f. Select and retain the services of consultants whose advice is considered necessary to assist the division in obtaining information or developing plans and programs required for the performance of its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this act. L.195, c.145, s.5; amended 2010, c.50, s.54.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.9
Conditions of eligibility for functional services participation.
Status: in_force

5. a. An applicant for functional services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities, any person acting on the applicant's behalf pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C.30:4-25.2), or the applicant's chargeable relatives, as appropriate, shall agree, if the applicant is determined eligible for functional services pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C.30:4-25.3), to comply with the following conditions of eligibility and continued functional services participation: (1) The applicant for residential services or other person listed in this subsection shall assign to the Commissioner of Human Services any rights of the applicant to support or payment from a third party under any law, regulation, court order, or administrative order unless specifically prohibited by federal law or regulation; (2) The applicant or other person listed in this subsection shall apply for and maintain all current and future benefits for which the applicant may be eligible, including, but not limited to, Medicare, Medicaid, any other State or federal benefits, and any third party support pursuant to statute, rule, court order, or contract; and (3) The applicant or other person listed in this subsection shall make payments as required pursuant to R.S.30:4-60. b. The Division of Developmental Disabilities may, in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2015, c.304 (C.30:4-25.9a), terminate any services received by, or the placement of, the eligible person with a developmental disability within 90 days if the conditions of eligibility set forth in this section are not complied with by the eligible person with a developmental disability or other person listed in subsection a. of this section. During any appeals process period, services to a person with a developmental disability shall not be terminated. c. Nothing in this section or Title 30 of the Revised Statutes shall be construed to deny functional services to any person who meets the eligibility conditions and criteria for functional services, but does not have the ability to pay the full per capita costs or payments required pursuant to R.S.30:4-60. L.1995, c.155, s.5; amended 2010, c.50, s.40; 2015, c.304, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-145 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-145
Advances for transporting guards and prisoners; accounting
Status: in_force

The state treasurer upon warrant of the comptroller may advance to the keeper of the state prison out of the annual appropriation for the transportation of prisoners and guards to and from the prison farm and camps any part of the appropriation as the keeper may think requisite. The keeper shall on or before the end of each fiscal year pay over to the treasurer any unexpended portion of such advance and at the same time furnish to the comptroller a detailed statement of moneys expended for this purpose during the year.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.22 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.22
Attorneys, representatives permitted to visit halfway houses.
Status: in_force

1. a. Attorneys who are licensed in any jurisdiction shall be permitted to have contact visits with clients who are incarcerated in a residential community release program. At the request of the attorney, representatives of the attorney shall also be permitted to have contact visits. Such representatives shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) investigators; (2) investigative aides; (3) expert witnesses; (4) paralegals; and (5) law students. b. The visits shall take place in the residential community release program facilities upon request of the attorney. L.2015, c.25, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7kk — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7kk
Medicaid per diem, encounter reimbursement rates, eligible brain injury services, minimum requirements.
Status: in_force

2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Medicaid per diem or encounter reimbursement rates for eligible brain injury services, when such services are provided by an approved brain injury service provider to a Medicaid beneficiary requiring treatment for a brain injury, shall be, at minimum, as follows: (1) The reimbursement rate for Community Residential Services - Low Supervision provided to a Medicaid beneficiary eligible for brain injury services shall be equal to the reimbursement rate for Individuals Supports Services - Tier B provided to a Medicaid beneficiary eligible for services provided by the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services; (2) The reimbursement rate for Community Residential Services - Moderate Supervision provided to a Medicaid beneficiary eligible for brain injury services shall be equal to the reimbursement rate for Individuals Supports Services - Tier C provided to a Medicaid beneficiary eligible for services provided by the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services; and (3) The reimbursement rate for Community Residential Services - High Supervision provided to a Medicaid beneficiary eligible for brain injury services shall be equal to the average of the reimbursement rates for Individuals Supports Services - Tiers D and E provided to a Medicaid beneficiary eligible for services provided by the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services. b. As used in this section: "Brain injury service" means community-based services, residential services, day care services, and home care services provided to a Medicaid beneficiary requiring treatment for traumatic or non-traumatic brain injuries, regardless of whether such services are provided through the Medicaid fee-for-service delivery system or the managed care delivery system. "Brain injury service provider" means a facility licensed by the Division of Disability Services in the Department of Human Services to provide traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury services. "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). "Non-traumatic brain injury" means an injury to the brain caused by internal factors, such as stroke, aneurysm, tumor, infectious disease, or anoxia, where continued impairment can be demonstrated. This term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, birth trauma, or injuries caused by other circumstances. "Traumatic brain injury" means an injury to the brain caused by a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury or neuro-trauma that disrupts the normal brain function, where continued impairment can be demonstrated. This term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, birth trauma, or injuries caused by other circumstances. L.2022, c.78, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-24.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-24.3
Confidentiality; exceptions.
Status: in_force

11. All certificates, applications, records, and reports made pursuant to the provisions of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes and directly or indirectly identifying any individual presently or formerly receiving services in a noncorrectional institution under Title 30 of the Revised Statutes, or for whom services in a noncorrectional institution shall be sought under this act shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person, except insofar as: a. the individual identified or his legal guardian, if any, or, if he is a minor, his parent or legal guardian, shall consent; or b. disclosure may be necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this act or of article 9 of chapter 82 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes; or c. a court may direct, upon its determination that disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and that failure to make such disclosure would be contrary to the public interest; or d. disclosure may be necessary to conduct an investigation into the financial ability to pay of any person receiving services or his chargeable relatives pursuant to the provisions of R.S.30:1-12. e. disclosure is needed to comply with the data reporting provisions of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-180, and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, Pub. L. 103-159. Nothing in this section shall preclude disclosure, upon proper inquiry, of information as to a patient's current medical condition to any relative or friend or to the patient's personal physician or attorney if it appears that the information is to be used directly or indirectly for the benefit of the patient. Nothing in this section shall preclude the professional staff of a community agency under contract with the Division of Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services, or of a screening service, short-term care or psychiatric facility as those facilities are defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2) from disclosing information that is relevant to a patient's current treatment to the staff of another such agency. L.1965, c.59, s.11; amended 1987, c.116, s.24; 1995, c.4, s.1; 1995, c.155, s.3; 2009, c.183, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-45 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-45
Definitions relative to assessment on immediate care facilities.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Gross revenue" means all revenue received by an ICF-DD from patients or third parties, including, but not limited to, persons, Medicaid and other payers related to patient services. "Intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities" or "ICF-DD" means any institution licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services as an ICF-DD or operated by the Department of Human Services as a certified ICF-DD. "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). L.1998, c.40, s.3; amended 2010, c.50, s.57.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-9
Orders of commitment or grants of assistance previously made and other previous actions not affected
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not be construed to terminate, alter or affect any order of commitment or grant of assistance heretofore made under any law relating to the State Board of Child Welfare or the State Board of Children's Guardians, such order or grant being in effect as of the effective date of this act. Any action heretofore taken by the State Board of Child Welfare or the State Board of Children's Guardians pursuant to any law of this State, or any rule or regulation of the said State Board of Child Welfare or the State Board of Children's Guardians, shall remain in full force and effect until altered, amended or revoked by the State Board of Child Welfare pursuant to its powers and duties as now or hereafter established. Any legal agreement, contract or obligation previously entered into by the State Board of Child Welfare or the State Board of Children's Guardians shall continue in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the State Board of Child Welfare for the intents and purposes of such agreement, contract or obligation. L.1951, c. 138, p. 578, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-135 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-135
Institutions supported by municipal funds; proceeds of unclaimed property
Status: in_force

Unclaimed personal property of deceased patients and of other former patients of any charitable hospital which is supported in whole or in part by municipal funds shall be held at each institution, awaiting claim therefor, for a period of one year, after which time, under the direction of the municipal clerk of the municipality contributing to the support of the institution, and at a time to be named by him, the property may be sold, at public or private sale. The proceeds of the sale shall be deposited by the municipal clerk with the municipal treasurer within ten days after the sale.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-1.2a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1.2a
Findings, declarations relative to State contracts for social services.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. Publicly financed mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services are critical to the health, safety, and well-being of the people of New Jersey, and comprise an integral and essential component of the State's health and safety network in which the taxpayers invest significant resources and public funds. b. The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic devastation resulting from its outbreak has, and will continue to cause, increased demand for the public provision of these services. Periods of economic shock, insecurity, social isolation, and pandemics increase demand for and reliance on these essential services funded or administered by the State. c. The Legislature intends to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of essential mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services to its most vulnerable citizens and to ensure such services are delivered efficiently. The State has a proprietary interest in ensuring efficiency and quality in the delivery of these services through licensed community-based organizations and providers, with which the State contracts through the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Families. The State's proprietary interest in these services includes ensuring their uninterrupted delivery by contracted providers licensed by the State. d. The COVID-19 pandemic forces recognition of the significant health and safety risks undertaken by the individuals who provide these essential health services to the public on behalf of the State. The State has a responsibility to ensure the resources it provides to community-based organizations and providers with which it contracts support the safety of the employees and recipients of these services. e. In administering its mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services public health program, it is in the State's interest to ensure the individuals who are employed to deliver the services are entitled to raise concerns, issues, and problems, and have full exercise of their liberty of speech and conscience without fear of reprisal or retaliation. f. The aforementioned interests are best accomplished by requiring all contracts renewed or entered into after the effective date of this act between providers and the State, acting through the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Children and Families for the provision and delivery of behavioral health, mental health, and addiction services to require: (1) adoption and adherence to a policy sufficient to ensure service providers and service recipients are protected from infection and the spread of COVID-19; and (2) certification of a commitment to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of services caused by labor-management disputes. L.2021, c.1, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26.3
Shelters for care, supervision of children.
Status: in_force

3. The shelters shall be equipped and used for the temporary care and supervision of children who are placed in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, during the interim between such placement and placement in a suitable resource family home. The shelters shall be properly staffed to provide for child care and supervision and shall contain the necessary facilities for both physical and psychological examinations of children. L.1962, c.137, s.3; amended 1964, c.102, s.13; 2004, c.130, s.60; 2012, c.16, s.79.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-7
Written notice of rights, obligations and prohibitions; copy to residents; posting
Status: in_force

The administrator of a nursing home shall ensure that a written notice of the rights, obligations and prohibitions set forth in this act be given to every resident or his guardian upon admittance to the nursing home and to each individual already in residence or to his guardian. The administrator shall also post this notice in a conspicuous, public place in the nursing home. L.1976, c. 120, s. 7, eff. Nov. 30, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-4
After-care or supervision; investigation; standards of care and treatment
Status: in_force

ARTICLE IV (a) Whenever, pursuant to the laws of the State in which a patient is physically present, it shall be determined that the patient should receive after-care or supervision, such care or supervision may be provided in a receiving State. If the medical or other appropriate clinical authorities having responsibility for the care and treatment of the patient in the sending State shall have reason to believe that after-care in another State would be in the best interest of the patient and would not jeopardize the public safety, they shall request the appropriate authorities in the receiving State to investigate the desirability of affording the patient such after-care in said receiving State, and such investigation shall be made with all reasonable speed. The request for investigation shall be accompanied by complete information concerning the patient's intended place of residence and the identity of the person in whose charge it is proposed to place the patient, the complete medical history of the patient, and such other documents as may be pertinent. (b) If the medical or other appropriate clinical authorities having responsibility for the care and treatment of the patient in the sending State and the appropriate authorities in the receiving State find that the best interest of the patient would be served thereby, and if the public safety would not be jeopardized thereby, the patient may receive after-care or supervision in the receiving State. (c) In supervising, treating, or caring for a patient on after-care pursuant to the terms of this article, a receiving State shall employ the same standards of visitation, examination, care, and treatment that it employs for similar local patients. L.1956, c. 178, p. 680, art. IV.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.34 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.34
Annual evaluation.
Status: in_force

2. The Director of the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall evaluate the demonstration project annually to assess: whether cost savings are achieved through implementation of the medical home project; the rates of health screening; and the outcomes and hospitalization rates for persons with chronic illnesses, and the hospitalization and readmission rates for persons who are frail and elderly. L.2010, c.74, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.119.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-1
Change of name of department of institutions and agencies; reference to department or commissioner of institutions and agencies to mean department or commissioner of human services
Status: in_force

All the functions, powers and duties of the existing Department of Institutions and Agencies and the commissioner thereof not herein transferred to the Department of Corrections are continued; provided, however, that the Department of Institutions and Agencies continued hereunder shall hereinafter be known and referred to as the Department of Human Services. With respect to the functions, powers and duties of the Department of Institutions and Agencies not herein transferred to the Department of Corrections, whenever in any law, rule, regulation, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of Institutions and Agencies, or to the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Human Services, respectively. L.1976, c. 98, s. 25, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-17
Hearing; procedure
Status: in_force

The Nursing Home Administrator's Licensing Board shall afford the licensee an opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing before deciding on the matter of suspension, revocation or denial of any license. The procedure governing such hearing shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department adopted by The Board of Control and with the consent of the nursing home administrator's licensing board. Either party may be represented by counsel of their own choosing, subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance on forms furnished by the department. L.1968, c. 356, s. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.66 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.66
Information relative to open beds in certain residential facilities.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services shall oversee the development and maintenance of a data dashboard report, which shall collect and track the daily information received pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2017, c.155 (C.30:4-177.67) about the number of open beds that are available for treatment for individuals in need of mental health or substance use disorder treatment in each facility in the State that is licensed to provide: (1) long-term or extended-care services for mental health or substance use disorders and receives State or county funding, including, but not limited to, a psychiatric facility, psychiatric unit of a general hospital, short-term care facility, and special psychiatric hospital, as those terms are defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), and a residential health care facility as defined in section 1 of P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1); or (2) acute or intermediate level of care services for mental health or a substance use disorder and receives State or county funding, including, but not limited to, a psychiatric facility, psychiatric unit of a general hospital, short-term care facility, and special psychiatric hospital, as those terms are defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2). b. The information maintained in the data dashboard report shall include, by county: (1) the address and telephone number of the facility; (2) the type of services provided by the facility; (3) the licensed bed capacity of the facility; and (4) the number of open beds that are available for the provision of mental health or substance use disorder services, based on the information received pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2017, c.155 (C.30:4-177.67). c. The information described in subsection b. of this section shall be: (1) prominently displayed on the website of the department; (2) made available to the public, upon request, through the Statewide 2-1-1 telephone system; (3) made available using any other means that the Commissioner of Human Services deems appropriate; and (4) made available to screening services and hospitals in the State. d. The commissioner is authorized to solicit, receive, and accept grants, funds, or anything of value from any public or private entity and receive and accept contributions of money, property, labor, or any other thing of value from any legitimate source for the purpose of the development and maintenance of a data dashboard report pursuant to P.L.2017, c.155 (C.30:4-177.66 et seq.). e. Until the data dashboard report required pursuant to subsection a. of this section is developed, each facility shall prominently display the information described in subsection b. of this section on the facility's Internet website and shall update the information daily as necessary. L.2017, c.155, s.1; amended 2025, c.108, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-15.1
Collection of "VCCB Surcharge" by commissary in correctional facility.
Status: in_force

1. Every commissary in a county or State correctional facility operated for the sale of commodities shall collect a surcharge of 10% of the sales price of every item sold. The surcharge shall be known as the "VCCB Surcharge." All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Victims of Crime Compensation Board Account, shall be subject to reporting and accounting procedures pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1) and shall be used in satisfying claims pursuant to the provisions of the "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.). A sale subject to surcharge under this section shall not be subject to any tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). L.1997,c.396,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.3
President and vice-presidents of board; superintendent
Status: in_force

The board of managers shall elect from its membership a president and one or more vice-presidents. It shall appoint a superintendent who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. The superintendent shall not be a member of the board. The board of managers shall determine the amount of time the superintendent shall be required to spend at the hospital in the discharge of his duties. L.1947, c. 34, p. 90, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-12
Sexes separated; female night guards; appointment
Status: in_force

In county penitentiaries and county jails in counties of the first class in this state the female prisoners shall be, as far as the construction of the jail or penitentiary will permit, removed from the quarters occupied by the male prisoners; and the board of chosen freeholders, in the case of such county penitentiary, and of the sheriff of the county, in the case of such county jail, shall appoint one or more female guard or guards over such female prisoners at all hours during the night, the salary of such female guard or guards to be fixed and paid in the same manner as the salaries of the male guards are fixed and paid. No woman appointed to be such guard shall be under the age of twenty-five years or over the age of forty years when so appointed.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-33 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-33
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rehabilitation Facilities Set-Aside Act." L.1991,c.147,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7w — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7w
Application by commissioner, approval prior to collection of fee.
Status: in_force

6. The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program, and shall receive approval for such State plan amendments or waivers prior to collection of a fee authorized pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of this act. L.2018, c.136, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-85 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-85
Conduct of kinship caregiver assessment in certain cases.
Status: in_force

8. a. In the case of a child who has been removed from his home by the division within the last 12 months, or for whom the division has an open or currently active case and where legal representation is currently being provided by the Office of the Public Defender either through its Law Guardian Program or Parental Representation Unit: (1) The kinship caregiver assessment required pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2001, c.250 (C.3B:12A-5) shall be conducted by the division, at no cost to the caregiver. (2) An indigent parent and child shall be afforded the same right to legal counsel and representation as in actions under P.L.1974, c.119 (C.9:6-8.21 et seq.) and section 54 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C.30:4C-15.4). (3) In cases where the child has been placed in the caregiver's home by the division and the child has resided in the caregiver's home for either the last 12 consecutive months or 15 of the last 22 months, the caregiver shall obtain the consent of the division in order to petition the court for the appointment of the caregiver as kinship legal guardian of the child. The appointment of a kinship legal guardian for a child shall be considered by the court as the permanent placement for the child. b. In all cases other than those specified in subsection a. of this section: (1) The kinship caregiver assessment required pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2001, c.250 (C.3B:12A-5) shall be conducted by an agency in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner. (2) The costs for the kinship caregiver assessment shall be borne by the department in cases where a financially eligible individual is applying for cash assistance under a kinship care program or pilot program provided by the department, for which kinship legal guardianship is a requirement for receiving such assistance. For all other cases under this subsection, the caregiver shall be responsible for all of the costs of the kinship caregiver assessment. L.2001,c.250,s.8; amended 2005, c.169, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4B-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-5
Functions, powers, duties transferred
Status: in_force

All of the functions, powers and duties of, and records and property maintained by, the Department of Conservation and Economic Development and the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development under and pursuant to the following enumerated acts are hereby transferred to and vested in the State Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Human Services, respectively, and shall be exercised and used through the Division of Economic Assistance in the State Department of Human Services, in accordance with the provisions of this act and as otherwise provided by law: a. "General Public Assistance Law" (P.L.1947, c.156); and b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1989, c.88.) L.1950,c.166,s.5; amended 1989,c.88,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.18
Certain information omitted from habilitation plan.
Status: in_force

14. a. An agency or organization that causes a written, individualized habilitation plan to be developed pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-10), on or after the effective date of this act, for an individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence shall not include the Social Security number of the individual with a developmental disability on the plan. In the case of an individualized habilitation plan developed prior to the effective date of this act, the Social Security number of the individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence shall be removed from the plan within 60 days of the effective date of this act. b. An agency or organization that violates the provisions of subsection a. of this section shall be subject to a penalty of $250 for the first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense. The penalty shall be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding by the commissioner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). c. In addition to the requirements for the development, revision, and review of an individual habilitation plan pursuant to sections 10 and 12 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-10 and C.30:6D-12), a plan developed, revised, or reviewed for an individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence shall be provided to the licensee of the community care residence, the case manager of the individual with a developmental disability residing in the community care residence, and the case manager's supervisor. If a guardian or authorized family member of the individual is unable to attend the development, revision, or review of the plan, a copy of the plan shall be provided to the guardian or authorized family member of the individual, and the guardian or authorized family member, as appropriate, shall sign and return a copy of the plan to the agency or organization responsible for the development, revision, or review of the plan. L.2012, c.69, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.37 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.37
Establishment
Status: in_force

The Department of Institutions and Agencies shall establish three correctional centers for juvenile offenders and provide for the operation of said centers in three separate counties by the department or through contacts with other agencies of government or private agencies. L.1970, c. 329, s. 1, eff. Dec. 29, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.7
Written notice; hearing
Status: in_force

4. a. Upon receipt of an applicant or employee's criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Division of State Police, as applicable, the commissioner shall notify the applicant or employee, in writing, of the applicant's or employee's qualification or disqualification for employment under this act. If the applicant or employee is disqualified, the conviction or convictions which constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice. b. The applicant or employee shall have 30 days from the date of written notice of disqualification to petition the commissioner for a hearing on the accuracy of the criminal history record information or to establish his rehabilitation under subsection b. of section 2 of this act. The commissioner may refer any case arising hereunder to the Office of Administrative Law for administrative proceedings pursuant to P.L.1978, c.67 (C.52:14F-1 et al.). c. The commissioner shall not maintain any individual's criminal history record information or evidence of rehabilitation submitted under this section for more than six months from the date of a final determination by the commissioner as to the individual's qualification or disqualification to be an employee pursuant to this act. d. The Commissioner of Human Services shall initiate a criminal history record background check on all current employees no later than 120 days after the effective date of this act. L.1988,c.45,s.4; amended 1993,c.1,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-165.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-165.2
Residential and nonresidential functional services.
Status: in_force

85. Functional services for persons with developmental disabilities shall include both residential and nonresidential services as follows: (1) Nonresidential functional services shall include but need not be limited to: evaluation, counseling of family or guardian, of employer, or of a person with a developmental disability; consultative services to social, educational, or welfare and health agencies and to the courts; day-care programs; and day training programs. (2) Residential functional services shall include but need not be limited to: evaluation study, treatment, education, training, rehabilitation, care and protection provided in State schools and in other residential facilities operated by the department; family care and sheltered life programs; interim placement in approved residential facilities other than State schools. Such programs may be of short- or long-term duration as required. L.1965, c.59, s.85; amended 1979, c.207, ss.17,22; 2010, c.50, s.46.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.8
Duties of Commissioner.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Corrections shall: a. place an inmate who has a minor child in a State correctional facility as close as possible to that child's place of residence at the request of the inmate and prior to sentencing; b. establish policies that encourage and promote visitation, particularly for inmates who are primary caretaker parents, including, but not limited to: (1) requiring the visitation program be in operation at least six days per week, including Saturday and Sunday, for at least three hours per visit; (2) prohibiting restrictions on the number of minor children allowed to visit an inmate; (3) authorizing up to three adult visitors; and (4) authorizing contact visits; c. prohibit the isolated confinement of a pregnant woman; d. prohibit a staff member of, or medical service provider for, a correctional facility from restraining a woman known to be pregnant or applying restraints during any stage of labor, any pregnancy related medical distress, delivery, or postpartum; e. provide parenting classes to primary caretaker parents; f. provide appropriate trauma informed care to inmates who are primary caretaker parents and train correctional police officers on how to interact with inmates who are victims of trauma; g. allow former inmates who have returned to society, after appropriate internal clearance, to mentor current inmates who are incarcerated primary caretaker parents and assist these inmates with reentry efforts; h. require standard feminine hygiene products, including but not limited to, tampons and sanitary pads, be provided at the request of and free of charge to female inmates, and petroleum jelly, aspirin, ibuprofen, and any other item deemed appropriate by the commissioner, to be made available to inmates from the commissary or medical department; i. restrict correctional police officers and other department employees from entering the restrooms and shower facilities of inmates of the opposite sex when occupied except when deemed necessary by the commissioner; and j. allow all pregnant women and inmates who are primary caretaker parents to enroll in residential drug abuse and mental health programs provided they meet the requirements of those programs. L.2019, c.288, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-17
Petition, notice of hearing; interlocutory, order.
Status: in_force

17. a. When a petition is filed under section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15), by a person, association, or agency other than the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, the court, in addition to causing service to be made upon the parent, parents, guardian, or person having custody and control of such child in accordance with rules of court, shall also cause a copy of the petition and notice of the time and place of hearing to be served on or mailed to the division at least 20 days before the time of such hearing. b. When a petition is filed under section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15) by a person, association, or agency, the court shall cause a copy of the petition to be served upon the absent parent of the child. The notice shall inform the parent of the purpose of the action and of the right to file written objections to the guardianship proceedings within 20 days after notice is given in the case of a resident, and 35 days in the case of a nonresident, of this State. If personal service of the notice cannot be effected because the whereabouts of an absent parent are unknown, the court shall determine that an adequate effort has been made to serve notice upon the parent if the plaintiff has: (1) Sent the notice by regular mail and by certified mail return receipt requested, to the last known address of the parent; (2) Made a discreet inquiry among any known relatives, friends, and current or former employers of the parent; (3) Unless otherwise restricted by law, made direct inquiries, using the party's name and last known or suspected address, to the local post office, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in, but not of, the Department of Transportation, the county welfare agency, the municipal police department, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the county probation office, the Department of Corrections, and any other social service or law enforcement agency known to have had contact with the parent, or the equivalent agencies in other states, territories, or countries. Failure to receive a response to the inquiries made pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection within 45 days shall constitute a negative response. c. In any case in which the identity of an absent parent cannot be determined or the known parent of a child is unable or refuses to identify the other parent, and the court is unable from other information before the court to identify the other parent, service on that parent shall be waived by the court. d. Whenever a petition is filed under section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15), and there shall be filed with such petition a statement or statements made under oath and attesting that the best interests of the child require that he be placed under the guardianship of the division immediately and pending final hearing, the court, at a special summary hearing held upon notice to the division, may make an interlocutory order committing such child to the division until a final hearing on the petition. Such interlocutory order shall have the same force and effect as an order of commitment provided for in section 20 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-20). L.1951, c.138, s.17; amended 1962, c.197, s.1; 1991, c.275, s.4; 2012, c.16, s.69.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7ll — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7ll
State plan amendments, waivers, brain injury services, application; implementation of provisions.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers specific to brain injury services, that currently exist or may arise in the future which affect reimbursement rates, as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program. L.2022, c.78, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.55a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.55a
State Parole Board notification to prosecutor
Status: in_force

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the State Parole Board shall provide in writing to the prosecutor of: (1) Notice of consideration of parole release required to be provided to victims by the State Parole Board pursuant to provisions of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.45 et seq.); and (2) Notice of the filing by an inmate of any application for commutation of sentence filed pursuant to N.J.S. 2A:167-4 and its disposition. Notice shall include the inmate's name and identifying information. L.1994,c.131,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.12
Telephone service contracts for inmates.
Status: in_force

2. a. All telephone service contracts for inmates in State or county correctional facilities shall be subject to the procurement provisions set forth in chapter 34 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes and chapter 11 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes; provided, however, the State Treasurer or appropriate person on behalf of the county or private correctional facility shall contract with the qualified vendor whose rate shall not exceed 11 cents per minute for domestic debit, prepaid, and collect calls and who does not bill to any party any service charge or additional fee exceeding the per minute rate, including, but not limited to, any per call surcharge, account set up fee, bill statement fee, monthly account maintenance charge, or refund fee. b. A State, county, or private correctional facility shall not accept or receive a commission or impose a surcharge for telephone usage by inmates in addition to the charges imposed by the telephone service provider. For the purposes of this section, "commission" means any form of monetary payment, in-kind payment requirement, gift, exchange of services or goods, fee, or technology allowance. A commission or surcharge shall not include any product or the like that is related to the completion of voice-only calls, inmate telephone service maintenance, the analysis of telephone records and related financial data for investigative or other purposes, or security enhancements, including, but not limited to, voice recognition software, text analytics, or aggregate data analytical software. c. Telephone services made available through a prepaid or collect call system established pursuant to section 3 of this act may include international calls; provided however, that if international calls are included in the telephone services made available for inmates, those calls shall be made available at reasonable rates subject to Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations, but not to exceed 25 cents per minute. L.2016, c.37, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-22 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-22
Reports.
Status: in_force

3. a. Within 12 months after the task force's organizational meeting, and at least biennially thereafter, the task force shall submit a written report to the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. b. Each report shall: (1) identify the task force's findings regarding the nature and extent of sexual violence being committed against persons with developmental disabilities in the State; (2) outline the statistical data that was gathered or prepared by the task force during the reporting period; (3) describe the efforts that have been undertaken by public and private actors throughout the State to reduce the frequency or severity of sexual violence being committed against persons with developmental disabilities in the State, and indicate the known or predicted effects of such efforts; and (4) provide the task force's recommendations for legislative and other action that may be undertaken in the future to proactively address the causes and effects of sexual violence committed against persons with developmental disabilities, and to minimize the likelihood that such persons will experience sexual violence. c. A report filed pursuant to this section shall also be publicly posted on the Internet website of the Department of Human Services. L.2019, c.262, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-20
References to division of correction and parole or commissioner or department of institutions and agencies to mean department or commissioner of corrections
Status: in_force

With respect to the functions, powers and duties hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections, whenever in any law, rule, regulation, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Division of Correction and Parole within the Department of Institutions and Agencies or to the Department of Institutions and Agencies with respect to correctional institutions as defined herein, or to the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies with respect to correctional institutions as defined herein, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Corrections and the Commissioner of Corrections, respectively. L.1976, c. 98, s. 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-13.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-13.1
Minimum and maximum salaries of guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies in jails, houses of detention and penitentiaries
Status: in_force

In each county of the first class, the salaries of the guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies, employed in the jails, houses of detention and penitentiaries, shall be not less than $2,000.00 per annum and shall not exceed $6,000.00 per annum, with provision for increments in salary between the minimum and maximum of such salaries to be fixed by the board of chosen freeholders. This section shall not be construed to permit the decrease of any salaries now authorized by law to be paid to any of the guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies, affected by this section nor decrease the amount of each increment now being paid. L.1938, c. 54, p. 150, s. 1. Amended by L.1940, c. 134, p. 292, s. 2; L.1947, c. 212, p. 874, s. 1; L.1951, c. 176, p. 662, s. 1; L.1957, c. 187, p. 683, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.58 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.58
Appeal of denial; review of decision of hearing officer on initiative and for good cause by board; suspension of parole release date; rescission hearing
Status: in_force

a. Any denial of parole by a board panel shall, in accordance with criteria established by the board, be appealable to the full board by the inmate or one acting on the inmate's behalf. If appealed, the full board shall decide the appeal except that any board member who participated in the decision from which the appeal is taken may not participate in the disposition of that appeal. The board shall serve written notice on all parties setting forth the decision, the particular reasons therefor, and the facts relied on. b. The board may upon its own initiative and for good cause, in a timely manner, review the decision of any hearing officer, board member or board panel and take appropriate action pursuant to sections 9 and 16 of this act. c. If information comes to the attention of the appropriate board panel which bears upon the likelihood that the inmate will commit a crime but which was not considered pursuant to sections 11, 12 and 13 of this act, the board panel may suspend any parole release date certified pursuant to section 11 or 13 for a period of not more than 60 days in order to conduct a rescission hearing to determine whether parole release on the original parole release date should be denied or delayed. L.1979, c. 441, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.2
Discontinuance of clothing distribution centers; clothing allowance.
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding the provision of any other law, the maintenance of a clothing warehouse and distribution center for the distribution of clothing to children in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall be discontinued and in lieu thereof the division shall increase the monthly allowance payable to any resource family parent caring for any of the children in a sufficient amount to enable the resource family parent to purchase the necessary clothing items required by the children from the local merchants of the locality wherein the resource family parent resides. L.1962, c.135, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.6; 2004, c.130, s.69; 2012, c.16, s.88.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-62 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-62
"Medicaid Fraud Control Fund"; use.
Status: in_force

10. a. There is established the "Medicaid Fraud Control Fund" as a nonlapsing, revolving fund in the Department of the Treasury. The fund shall be comprised of monies credited or accruing to the fund pursuant to this section. b. Beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2007, the State Treasurer shall deposit 25% of the State share of monies recovered pursuant to subsection d. of section 5 of this act into the fund, to be used solely for the purposes of subsection c. of this section. Monies credited to the fund may be invested in the same manner as assets of the General Fund, and any investment earnings on the fund shall accrue to the fund and shall be available subject to the same terms and conditions as other monies in the fund. c. In addition to the annual appropriation provided pursuant to section 13 of this act, the monies deposited into the "Medicaid Fraud Control Fund" shall be utilized by the Medicaid Inspector General and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for the exclusive purpose of investigating and prosecuting Medicaid fraud claims. L.2007,c.58,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.9
Denial, suspension, revocation of license.
Status: in_force

7. The department may deny, suspend or revoke a license for good cause, including, but not limited to: a. Failure of a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent to comply with the provisions of this act; b. Failure of a resource family parent applicant or any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8) or a division child abuse record information check pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.11); c. The conviction of a resource family parent applicant or any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household of a crime enumerated under section 1 of P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8); d. A determination that an incident of child abuse or neglect by a resource family parent applicant or any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household has been substantiated, except that the department may issue the license if the department determines that the resource family parent applicant or adult household member poses no continuing risk of harm to the child and the issuance of the license is in the child's best interests; e. Violation of the terms and conditions of a license; f. Use of fraud or misrepresentation by a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent in obtaining a license; g. Refusal by a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent to furnish the department with information, files, reports or records required for compliance with the provisions of this act; h. Refusal by a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent to permit an inspection of a resource family home by an authorized representative of the department; and i. Any conduct, engaged in or permitted, which adversely affects or presents a serious hazard to the education, health, safety, general well-being or physical, emotional and social development of the child residing in the resource family home, or which otherwise fails to comply with the standards required for the provision of resource family care to a child and the maintenance of a resource family home. L.2001,c.419,s.7; amended 2004, c.130, s.76.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.101 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.101
Identification of inmates scheduled to be released; notification.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall immediately identify any inmate who is scheduled to be released from custody within 365 days as a result of the award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100). b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Corrections shall provide notice to the prosecutor of the county in which the inmate was convicted or the Attorney General if the matter was prosecuted by the Attorney General. The notice shall include: (1) the name of any inmate who is scheduled to be released from the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections within 365 days as a result of the award of public health emergency credits;
(2) the date on which the inmate is scheduled to be released from custody based on the award of public health emergency credits; and (3) the date on which the inmate was scheduled to be released from custody prior to the award of public health emergency credits. c. The Commissioner of Corrections shall make available to the public on the Internet website of the Department of Corrections, in both English and Spanish, information concerning: (1) the procedures for filing an application for a restraining order pursuant to the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.); (2) resources for victims of domestic violence; and (3) procedures established by the court for filing a petition to dissolve the prohibition established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.103) prohibiting an inmate from making contact with any victim of the crime for which the inmate is serving a sentence.
L.2020, c.111, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.20
Failure to report, penalty
Status: in_force

6. Any person required to report suspected patient abuse or professional misconduct pursuant to this act who fails to make the report shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $5,000, after that person has completed the abuse prevention program pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L. , c. (C. )(pending before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 1543 or Assembly Bill No. 2427 of 1996. The penalty shall be collected and enforced pursuant to Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes. Each violation of this act shall constitute a separate offense. L.1997,c.70,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-18.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-18.2
Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to county correctional police officers.
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not be removed from employment or a position as a county correctional police officer, or suspended, fined or reduced in rank for a violation of the internal rules and regulations established for the conduct of employees of the county corrections department, unless a complaint charging a violation of those rules and regulations is filed no later than the 45th day after the date on which the person filing the complaint obtained sufficient information to file the matter upon which the complaint is based. A failure to comply with this section shall require a dismissal of the complaint. The 45-day time limit shall not apply if an investigation of a county correctional police officer for a violation of the internal rules and regulations of the county corrections department is included directly or indirectly within a concurrent investigation of that officer for a violation of the criminal laws of this State; the 45-day limit shall begin on the day after the disposition of the criminal investigation. The 45-day requirement in this section for the filing of a complaint against a county correctional police officer shall not apply to a filing of a complaint by a private individual. L.2006, c.54, s.1; amended 2019, c.219, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.7
County corrections advisory board; comprehensive plan; contents; application for assistance
Status: in_force

a. The governing body of each county participating in the financial assistance program under this act shall establish a 12 member county corrections advisory board. The membership of the board, appointed by the governing body of the county, shall be representative of the areas of criminal justice, the judiciary, corrections, education, social services, ethnic minorities and the general public. The board shall be responsible for the development of a comprehensive plan for developing, implementing, operating and improving county correctional services, which shall be submitted to the governing body of the county for its approval. The board, at least annually, shall make a formal recommendation to the governing body of the county concerning the implementation and operation of the plan for the forthcoming year. b. In addition to such matters as are prescribed by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner, the comprehensive plan of each county shall provide for: (1) The availability and use of a specific amount of bed space to be reserved for prisoners remanded by the State; (2) The location and description of facilities that will be used by the county pursuant to the purposes of this act including, but not limited to, county jails, penitentiaries, houses of detention, workhouses, work release centers and halfway houses; (3) Per diem reimbursement rates favorable to the State in recognition of its contribution to the construction or renovation costs of the county correctional facilities but which take into consideration the additional cost of State mandated programs; (4) The centralized administration and control of county correctional services, taking into account established provisions for probation and parole services; (5) The manner in which counties that jointly apply for participation under this act will operate a coordinated regional county corrections program; and (6) A schedule of specific expenditures and priorities for the use of the grant moneys. c. Any county applying for financial assistance made available under this act shall apply in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. d. Prior to receiving a grant of financial assistance under this act, the governing body of each participating county shall submit a comprehensive plan for the development, implementation, operation and improvement of county correctional services to the commissioner for his approval. L.1981, c. 498, s. 5, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-45.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-45.1
Special victim’s unit, Department of Corrections.
Status: in_force

6. a. There shall be established within the Department of Corrections, under the Special Investigations Division, a special victim’s unit. The unit shall have all powers necessary or proper to thoroughly investigate allegations of sexual assault or other sexual misconduct in State correctional facilities. The unit shall investigate allegations of sexual assault or other sexual misconduct in a State correctional facility made by a victim or third party through a verbal, written, telephonic, electronic, or anonymous report in accordance with State and federal law. b. Every investigator and supervisor assigned to the special victim’s unit shall receive ongoing specialized training regarding investigating sexual assault or sexual misconduct allegations, including best practices for conducting trauma and gender informed and victim-centered investigations. c. The commissioner shall ensure that there is a confidential interview space in each State correctional facility for reporting sexual assault or sexual misconduct and interviewing victims or witnesses. d Every alleged victim shall be treated with dignity and respect and the unit shall ensure confidentiality and safety for the victim. L.2025, c.305, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-3
Additional definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: a. "Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of a person which: (1) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental or physical impairments; (2) is manifest before age 22; (3) is likely to continue indefinitely; (4) results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity, that is, self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction and capacity for independent living or economic self-sufficiency; and (5) reflects the need for a combination and sequence of special inter-disciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated. Developmental disability includes, but is not limited to severe disabilities attributable to, an intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida and other neurological impairments where the above criteria are met; b. "Services" or "services for persons with developmental disabilities" means specialized services or special adaptations of generic services provided by any public or private agency, organization or institution and directed toward the alleviation of a developmental disability or toward the social, personal, physical, or economic habilitation or rehabilitation of an individual with such a disability; and such term includes diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, personal care, day care, domiciliary care, special living arrangements, training, education, sheltered employment, recreation, counseling of the individual with such disability and of his family, protective and other social and socio-legal services, information and referral services, follow-along services, and transportation services necessary to assure delivery of services to persons with developmental disabilities; and c. "Facility" or "facility for persons with developmental disabilities" means a facility operated by any public or private agency, organization or institution for the provision of services for persons with developmental disabilities. L.1977, c.82, s.3; amended 1985, c.145, s.12; 2010, c.50, s.52.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.55d — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.55d
Administrative parole release.
Status: in_force

4. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of section 9 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.53), an adult inmate shall be administratively released on parole at the time of primary or subsequent parole eligibility provided that: (1) the inmate has not been previously convicted of, adjudicated delinquent for, or is currently serving a sentence imposed for any crime enumerated in subsection d. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.117 (C.2C:43-7.2); subsection c. or g. of N.J.S.2C:43-6; subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.133 (C.2C:7-2); or section 3 of P.L.1998, c.71 (C.30:4-27.26); (2) the inmate has not committed any prohibited acts required to be reported to the prosecutor pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner during the current period of incarceration, and has not committed any serious disciplinary infraction, designated in regulations promulgated by the commissioner as a prohibited act that is considered to be the most serious and results in the most severe sanctions, within the previous two years; (3) the inmate has completed relevant rehabilitation programs, as determined by the Department of Corrections and State Parole Board, available at the correctional facility or applied for but was unable to complete or was denied access to these programs due to circumstances beyond the inmate's control including, but not limited to, capacity limitations or exclusionary policies of these programs; and (4) crime victims have received notification as required by law. b. In the case of an inmate who meets the criteria set forth in this section for administrative parole release, a hearing shall not be required pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.55). An inmate released on parole pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall, during the term of parole supervision, remain in the legal custody of the Commissioner of Corrections, be supervised by the Division of Parole of the State Parole Board, and be subject to the provisions and conditions established by the appropriate board panel in accordance with the procedures and standards set forth in section 15 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.59). If the parolee violates a condition of parole, the parolee shall be subject to the provisions of sections 16 through 19 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.60 through C.30:4-123.63) and may have his parole revoked and be returned to custody. If revocation and return to custody are deemed appropriate, the appropriate board panel shall revoke the parolee's release and return the parolee to custody and confinement pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.117 (C.30:4-123.51b). c. Denials of administrative parole release shall be appealable in accordance with section 14 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.58). d. A criminal justice program at a four-year public institution of higher education in this State shall conduct a study of all inmates whose primary parole eligibility date was within the five years immediately preceding the implementation of P.L.2019, c.364 (C.30:4-123.55b et al.) and the five years immediately following the implementation of P.L.2019, c.364 (C.30:4-123.55b et al.). The study shall include, but not be limited to, the number of inmates who met the criteria set forth in subsection a. of this section, the number of inmates who did not meet the criteria, and the reasons an inmate did not meet the criteria. L.2019, c.364, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-1
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need to assist families in their care of frail or severely disabled persons and without the availability of occasional relief from the provision of constant care for these persons, placement in a long-term care facility may be necessary; that occasional relief can be provided through a program of respite care; and that in order to initiate and encourage expansion of respite care services and evaluate the need for and the most efficient and effective means of providing the service, it is necessary to establish a respite care demonstration program within the Department of Human Services. L.1983, c. 284, s. 1; per s.7, expired June 30, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-30.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-30.1
Purchase of goods and services from central nonprofit agency.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any State department, agency, authority and instrumentality that is authorized to procure goods and services shall make a good faith effort to purchase five percent of such goods and services from the Central Nonprofit Agency as defined in section 2 of P.L.1981, c.488 (C.30:6-24). b. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, all political subdivisions of the State and local government entities, including counties, municipalities, school districts, quasi-State agencies, State and county colleges, volunteer fire departments, volunteer first aid and rescue squads, public authorities, commissions, and independent institutions of higher learning, that are authorized to make purchases as provided in the cooperative purchase program pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1969, c.104 (C.52:25-16.1) and section 12 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-12), as well as all agencies, commissions, boards, and other entities that are authorized to make joint purchases with the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property as provided in section 1 of P.L.1959, c.40 (C.52:27B-56.1), shall also make a good faith effort to purchase five percent of their goods and services from the Central Nonprofit Agency. c. The State Treasurer shall take the necessary steps to coordinate the implementation of the terms of this section. The State Treasurer is authorized to call upon any department, office, or agency of State government to provide such information, resources, or other assistance deemed necessary to discharge the State Treasurer's responsibilities under this section. Each department, office, division, and agency of this State is required to cooperate with the State Treasurer and to furnish the State Treasurer with assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. L.2021, c.385, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-7.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7.10
Actions to ensure compliance.
Status: in_force

13. The Commissioner of Human Services may take such actions to ensure compliance with the provisions of sections 1 through 11 of P.L.2011, c.145 (C.26:2H-129 et seq.) by any State or county psychiatric facility or State developmental center as the commissioner deems necessary and within his statutory authority to effectuate the purposes of that act. L.2011, c.145, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-5
Medical assistance program
Status: in_force

The department, which is hereby designated the single State agency to administer the provisions of this act, through the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, by rules and regulations, shall implement and administer the program of medical assistance to provide necessary medical care and services for qualified applicants as provided by this act. L.1968, c. 413, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-18
Jurisdiction of Superior Court over persons who are mentally ill or incapacitated not affected.
Status: in_force

30:1-18. No provision of this Title shall restrain or abridge the power and authority of the Superior Court over the persons and property of persons who are mentally ill or incapacitated. amended 1953, c.29, s.3; 1965, c.59, s.5; 2013, c.103, s.75.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-16
Hospitals for indigent sick and disabled; establishment by cities
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city whenever, in its judgment, the public needs require it, may establish and maintain therein a hospital which shall be devoted exclusively to the treatment and relief of the indigent sick and disabled of such city. All property acquired for such purpose shall belong to and be vested in such city. Such municipality, by its corporate name, shall and may sue and be sued in all courts and elsewhere, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints and demands whatsoever growing out of the creation and maintenance of such hospital. The annual tax levy of such city shall include the amount necessary for maintenance of the hospital.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-19
Reports, certifications, applications or requests made to agency involved in transfer; filing
Status: in_force

Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the department, division, bureau, board or other agency, whose powers and duties are herein assigned or transferred, such reports and certifications shall hereafter be required to be filed with, and such applications or requests shall hereafter be made to, the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder. L.1976, c. 98, s. 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26.2
Child care shelters; establishment, maintenance.
Status: in_force

2. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall establish and maintain, within the limits of available appropriations, child care shelters in numbers and at locations throughout the State as the Commissioner of Children and Families shall deem to be necessary. L.1962, c.137, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.12; 2006, c.47, s.132; 2012, c.16, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-16
Review of Medicaid recipient in free-standing special care nursing facility.
Status: in_force

1. a. A Medicaid recipient who has been determined to be eligible to reside in a free-standing special care nursing facility specializing in the treatment of neurological impairment, and who, pursuant to that determination, has been admitted to residency in a free-standing special care nursing facility specializing in the treatment of neurological impairment, shall be eligible to continue to reside in the facility without limitation on the duration of stay, until achievement of the maximum benefit from the specialized programming and maximum level of functioning. A review to determine achievement of maximum benefit and maximum level of functioning shall include whether the resident develops skills leading to a more independent life and continues to benefit from active participation in community involvement, continuing education, employment in the community, sheltered workshop, extended rehabilitation, complex care and vocational training and whether the level of functioning would deteriorate if moved. Length of stay shall be determined by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services on the basis of that review. The review shall be performed by an independent contractor who shall not, during a period of six months after completion of the review, engage in the performance of any compensated work for the State other than a review pursuant to this act. The first review under this subsection of any Medicaid recipient's continuing eligibility for residency at a free-standing special care nursing facility specializing in the treatment of neurological impairment shall occur not earlier than one year following the recipient's initial admission to the facility or the effective date of P.L.1999, c.426 (C.30:13-16 et seq.), whichever is later. After that first review, any subsequent such review of the recipient's residency at the free-standing special care nursing facility specializing in the treatment of neurological impairment shall be performed not more frequently than once every year. If a Medicaid recipient is determined, pursuant to a review under this subsection, to be no longer eligible for continued residency at a free-standing special care nursing facility specializing in the treatment of neurological impairment, the recipient shall be permitted to remain at the facility for 90 days following transmittal to the recipient of written notice of that determination. b. As used in this act: "Free-standing special care nursing facility" means a nursing facility that is not a unit attached to or on the same campus as a rehabilitation or acute hospital and is not a distinct unit within a Medicaid-certified conventional nursing facility and which has been approved by the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide care to New Jersey Medicaid recipients who require specialized nursing facility services beyond the scope of a conventional nursing facility. L.1999,c.426,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-131 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-131
Contempt
Status: in_force

30:4-131. A person refusing or failing to obey a summons issued pursuant to section 30:4-129 of this Title may, if application be made to the Superior Court, be brought before such court and after summary hearing may in the discretion of the court be held in contempt of court for refusal or willful neglect to obey the summons. Such contempt may be purged on such terms as the court may impose. Amended 1953,c.29,s.43; 1991,c.91,c.319.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-10
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with due regard for the recommendations made by the community mental health board, shall make, promulgate, modify, repeal and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary adequately to effectuate the provisions of this act and the powers conferred upon him and upon the department hereunder. L.1957, c. 146, p. 552, s. 10. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 10, eff. June 12, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7.1
Provision for health, safety, and welfare of patients who are incapacitated, residents.
Status: in_force

1. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this State to make maximum provision for the health, safety, and welfare of patients who are incapacitated and residents in State and county institutions for persons with mental illness and persons with developmental disabilities, for persons with developmental disabilities who are residents in community-based alternate living arrangements in the State or in private facilities both in and outside the State, and for inmates under age 18 in State and county penal and correctional institutions, by permitting the chief executive officer of the institution or the regional administrator of a Division of Developmental Disabilities community services region to consent to the utilization of appropriate medical, psychiatric, surgical, and dental treatment for the patients, inmates, and residents where prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist as provided for herein. L.1969, c.181, s.1; amended 1997, c.208, s.1; 2013, c.103, s.77.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.13
Visit by supervisor of case manager.
Status: in_force

7. The supervisor of a case manager shall, over a three-year period, visit 100 percent of the individuals with developmental disabilities who are assigned to the case manager and residing in a community care residence, except that individuals who are their own guardians may decline such visits by providing a written statement to that effect to the department. One third of the visits shall be conducted in each of the first three years. If, after three years, the supervisor determines that, based on certain factors, including, but not limited to, the number and age of the individuals residing in the community care residence, whether each individual attends a day program on a regular basis, and lack of complaints after three years, the individuals in the community care residence are not at risk for abuse, neglect, or exploitation, the visits may be reduced to one visit every four years. a. The visit shall be conducted by the supervisor in coordination with a case manager who is unaffiliated with and unfamiliar to the assigned case manager. The supervisor and unaffiliated case manager shall prepare and provide to the guardian or authorized family member of the individual with a developmental disability a written report pertaining to the care and safety of that individual. b. The supervisor shall conduct a review of: (1) a member of the household of a community care residence who is 18 years of age or older to determine whether the presence of the person 18 years of age or older in the household changes the character of the community care residence so that it is no longer a positive environment for care or training, or both, of an individual with a developmental disability; (2) a licensee who is 65 years of age or older to determine whether the licensee is capable of continuing to provide care or training, or both, to an individual with a developmental disability; and (3) a licensee who experiences a life-changing event that causes a changed physical or mental condition of the licensee, to determine whether the licensee is able to provide care or training, or both, to an individual with a developmental disability. c. The supervisor shall prepare a written report of a review conducted pursuant to subsection b. of this section and the report shall be made part of the records maintained in a community care residence pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:44B-1.1 et seq. d. If, based on the supervisor's and unaffiliated case manager's review and input from family members or the guardian of the individual with a developmental disability residing in the community care residence, the supervisor determines that the individual would benefit from a change in the individual's case manager, the supervisor shall assign a different case manager to the individual. e. If, as a result of a visit or review conducted pursuant to this section, a supervisor determines that a licensee is not capable of providing care or training, or both, to an individual with a developmental disability, the supervisor shall so advise the commissioner or the commissioner's designee who shall instruct the licensing agency to take negative licensing action. In such a case, the supervisor shall provide a copy of the written report prepared pursuant to section 6 of this act and any written report prepared pursuant to subsection c. of this section to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. f. The Office of Licensing shall annually conduct routine unannounced visits of 10 percent of community care residences Statewide. These visits shall include a review of financial records, including receipts for purchases and disbursement. L.2012, c.69, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-15
Proposals
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner shall solicit proposals for suicide prevention projects from community mental health services providers interested in participating in the program. The commissioner shall review the project proposals and approve and fund, within the limits of monies appropriated for this purpose, three proposals which best meet the objectives of the program. b. In addition to meeting the program objectives provided in section 2 of this act, a proposal shall include procedures for evaluating the project. c. The commissioner shall fund one proposal from the northern, central and southern regions of the State in order to ensure that program services are available Statewide. L. 1985, c. 195, s. 4, eff. June 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-13
Transfer of employees
Status: in_force

Such employees of any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated continued or constituted hereunder as the Commissioner of Corrections may determine are needed for the proper performance of the functions and duties imposed upon the Department of Corrections, or agency therein, are hereby transferred to the department or agency to which such functions, powers and duties have been herein assigned or transferred. L.1976, c. 98, s. 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.29 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.29
Court hearing
Status: in_force

6. a. A person who is involuntarily committed pursuant to section 5 of this act shall receive a court hearing with respect to the issue of continuing need for involuntary commitment as a sexually violent predator within 20 days from the date of the temporary commitment order. b. The Attorney General is responsible for presenting the case for the person's involuntary commitment as a sexually violent predator to the court. c. A person subject to involuntary commitment shall have counsel present at the hearing and shall not be permitted to appear at the hearing without counsel. L.1998, c.71, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-20
Statewide Consumer Advisory Council on Personal Assistance Services.
Status: in_force

8. a. There is established the Statewide Consumer Advisory Council on Personal Assistance Services in the Division of Disability Services in the department, which shall consist of 19 members, at least 75 percent of whom are consumers of personal assistance services. (1) The members of the council shall include the Commissioner of Human Services, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; and 18 public members appointed by the commissioner as follows: (a) five members who are residents of Central New Jersey, which consists of Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and Warren counties; (b) five members who are residents of Northern New Jersey, which consists of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Union counties; (c) five members who are residents of Southern New Jersey, which consists of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem counties; (d) one member who represents a fiscal intermediary service organization; (e) one member who represents a training vendor; and (f) one member who represents a vendor. (2) Vacancies in the membership of the advisory council shall be filled in the same manner provided for the original appointments. The members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for the reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. (3) The public members of the council shall serve for a term of three years from the date of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed; except that, of the members serving on the council on the date of enactment of P.L.2009, c.160, the commissioner shall designate six members to serve for a term of one year, six members to serve for a term of two years, and six members to serve for a term of three years. (4) A member of the council shall be eligible for reappointment. b. The advisory council shall organize no later than 30 days after the appointment of its members and shall select a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members and a secretary who need not be a member of the advisory council. c. The department shall provide such administrative and professional support as needed to carry out its work. d. It shall be the responsibility of the advisory council to: (1) Advise the commissioner on matters pertaining to personal assistance services and the development of the personal assistance services program, upon the commissioner's request; (2) Review the rules adopted for the personal assistance services program and make recommendations to the commissioner thereon; (3) Evaluate the effectiveness of the personal assistance services program in meeting its objectives and share that evaluation with the commissioner; and (4) Actively explore innovative service delivery models to enhance the consumer-driven nature of the personal assistance services program. L.1987, c.350, s.8; amended 1993, c.215, s.8; 1999, c.91, s.8; 2009, c.160, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-34.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-34.1
Tenure after 5 years of service
Status: in_force

A person who holds the position of county adjuster by virtue of holding one of the offices under R.S. 30:4-34 and who has held the position of county adjuster continuously for 5 years or more shall continue to hold the position of county adjuster, notwithstanding he is serving in one of the offices under R.S. 30:4-34 for a fixed term or at the pleasure of the governing body of the county, during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be removed therefrom except for good cause. L.1981, c. 403, s. 2, eff. Jan. 6, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-15
Governor's council, executive committee.
Status: in_force

6. a. The Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, originally created by Executive Order No. 72 (signed May 24, 1984), shall serve as an advisory council to the Commissioner of Human Services and to the Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities. The State Departments of Human Services, Education, Health and Senior Services, Environmental Protection and Community Affairs are authorized and directed, to the extent consistent with the law, to cooperate with the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities and to furnish it with resources necessary to carry out its purposes under this act. The Governor shall appoint 25 public members to the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities to serve three-year terms, except that, of the members first appointed, nine shall be appointed to serve for three years, eight shall be appointed to serve for two years, and eight shall be appointed to serve for one year. At least one of the public members appointed to the Governor's council shall be an advocate for persons with developmental disabilities. b. The Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities shall establish from its members the Executive Committee of the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities. This committee shall have full power to act in lieu of the full council. The executive committee shall consist of 12 members, all of whom are members of the Governor's council. The Commissioners of the Departments of Health and Senior Services, Human Services, Education, Community Affairs and Environmental Protection shall serve as ex officio members. The Secretary of State and the Chairperson of the Governor's council shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the executive committee. The Governor's council shall elect from its membership the remaining five members of the executive committee. These persons, as members of the Governor's council, shall be selected for their knowledge, competence, experience or interest in connection with the prevention of developmental disabilities. Members of the executive committee may, from time to time, designate other individuals as their representatives. The executive committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Governor's council shall elect an executive committee chairperson from among the five voting cabinet members of the executive committee. The executive committee may select from among its members a vice-chairperson and other officers or subcommittees which are deemed necessary or appropriate. L.1987, c.5, s.6; amended 1994, c.58, s.26; 2000, c.82, s.3; 2010, c.50, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-33 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-33
Compromise and settlement of claims.
Status: in_force

33. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency may compromise and settle any claim due or which may become due the division for reimbursement of moneys paid to any individual or organization for maintenance of a child. A memorandum of the compromise and settlement shall be entered in the official records of the division. L.1951, c.138, s.33; amended 1962, c.197, s.34; 2012, c.16, s.95.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-1.1
Findings, declarations relative to child protective services.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey must improve the ability of its child welfare system to protect children from abuse and neglect, and to provide services to at-risk children and families in order to prevent harm to their children; b. Recent data and assessments of the child welfare system in this State demonstrate the need for a new approach to delivering services to this vulnerable population, and the system must therefore be reformed; c. Because the safety of children must always be paramount, allegations of child abuse and neglect must be investigated quickly and thoroughly and protective actions must be taken immediately if necessary; d. Concerns about the safety, permanency and well-being of children require significant changes in: the organization of the child welfare system, the ability to implement best practices within the system; the development of effective services to meet the needs of children and families; and the elimination of impediments to the quick and efficient management of abuse and neglect cases; e. Children need safe, stable and positive relationships with caring adults in order to thrive; and, if their parents are incapable of providing such a caring relationship, the State must look to other families to provide this kind of relationship; f. To ensure the best outcomes for children and their families, these substitute families must be viewed and treated as "resource families" and provided with appropriate support, training and responsibilities, which will include: expedited licensure for this purpose, equalized payment rates for care among the various types of resource families, and enhanced access to necessary support services tailored to their respective needs; g. Youths must be provided with supports and services in their communities that will enable them to grow into healthy and productive adults; and those youths who previously received child welfare services must continue to receive those services beyond the age of 18, up to age 21, as appropriate; and h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47). i. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47). j. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47). k. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47). l. This act will otherwise enhance the quality of the child welfare system in New Jersey by facilitating the transition to other needed long-term systemic changes with regard to out-of-home placements and permanency options for children who cannot live with their birth families. L.2004, c.130, s.1; amended 2006, c.47, s.112.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7.4
Filing liens; attachment to property
Status: in_force

All liens or certificates of debt under section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be filed with the clerk or register of deeds and mortgages of the county wherein the affected property is located, or with the clerk of the superior court, and shall immediately attach to and become binding upon all the property whether real or personal of the party against whom said lien or certificate of debt is filed. If it is believed that said party chargeable under said lien or certificate of debt has an interest or estate whether vested or contingent in property within the State, but the exact location of said property is not known, then said liens or certificates of debt may be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court and shall become binding upon all said property of said party chargeable under said lien or certificate of debt wherever situated within the State. L.1979, c. 365, s. 9, eff. Feb. 4, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.27
Duties of commissioner relative to report on budget, management plan.
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner, in consultation with the Medicaid Long-Term Care Funding Advisory Council established pursuant to this act, shall: a. no later than October 1, 2007, present a report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), that provides a detailed budget and management plan for effectuating the purposes of this act, including a projected schedule and procedures for the implementation and operation of the Medicaid long-term care expenditure reforms required pursuant thereto; and b. no later than January 1, 2008, present a report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), that documents the reallocation of funds to home and community-based care pursuant to section 4 of this act, and present an updated report no later than January 1 of each succeeding year until the commissioner determines that total Medicaid expenditures for long-term care have been sufficiently rebalanced to achieve funding parity between nursing home care and home and community-based care, at which point the commissioner shall document and certify to the Governor and the Legislature that such funding parity has been achieved. L.2006, c.23,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-5
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the regulations of the department, every county mental health board shall have the power and duty to: a. Develop a plan of community mental health services for the county; b. Annually appoint a professional mental health advisory committee of not less than 5, including professional representatives of mental health agencies receiving support under this act to provide all necessary technical advice required by the board; c. Require the professional advisory committee to meet often enough to give full and proper study to all issues confronting the mental health board relating to professional aspects of mental health projects and to make recommendations to the board; d. Review, advise and make recommendations with regard to community mental health service projects submitted for State financial participation. e. Perform such other duties as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1957, c. 146, p. 550, s. 5. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 5, eff. June 12, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6i — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6i
Non-participating hospital, payment for emergency treatment for Medicaid recipient.
Status: in_force

3. A non-participating hospital that provides emergency health care services to a Medicaid recipient enrolled in a managed care plan shall accept, as payment in full, the amount that the non-participating hospital would otherwise receive from the Medicaid program for the emergency services and any related hospitalization if the recipient were a participant in fee-for-service Medicaid. L.2004,c.103,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-22.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-22.3
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

3. No provision of this act or provision of any agreement entered into, renewed or extended pursuant to this act, shall be construed as: a. Interfering with the rights of parents or guardians to choose family child care providers; b. Granting family child care providers any right to engage in a strike or collective cessation of the delivery of child care services; or c. Granting family child care providers status as employees of the State for the purposes of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., the "Temporary Disability Benefits Law," P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et seq.), the New Jersey "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq., and the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., nor status as employees of the State for any other purposes except for the purposes indicated in sections 1 and 2 of this act, including selecting representatives to negotiate and enter into agreements with the State as provided in section 2. L.2009, c.299, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-25
Salary of commissioner
Status: in_force

The salary of the commissioner which by the provisions of this act is to be fixed by law, shall be at the annual rate of $43,000.00. L.1976, c. 98, s. 28, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-10
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Health is hereby authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out its functions and duties under this act and to effectuate its purposes. L.1976, c. 120, s. 10, eff. Nov. 30, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-31 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-31
Review of grant application procedures; applications.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall review the Department of Children and Families grant application procedures to ensure that grant applications submitted by the department for youth suicide prevention initiatives are completed accurately and in a timely manner. b. The commissioner shall give thorough consideration to and, where appropriate, apply for any grants from the federal government, and contributions and donations from other public or private sources as may be used for the purposes of this act. L.2011, c.166, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7C-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-8
Effective date of compact; finding effect
Status: in_force

ARTICLE VII This compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding upon the states so acting when it has been enacted into law by any two states. Thereafter, this compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding as to any other of said states upon similar action by such state. L.1973, c. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.1
Definitions relative to child abuse record information checks.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.1997, c.254 (C.30:5B-6.1 et seq.): "Department" means the Department of Children and Families. "Division" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. "Staff member" means any owner, sponsor, director, or person employed by or working at a child care center on a regularly scheduled basis during the center's operating hours, including full-time, part-time, voluntary, contract, consulting, and substitute staff, whether compensated or not. "Child care center" or "center" means any facility which is maintained for the care, development or supervision of six or more children under 13 years of age who attend the facility for less than 24 hours a day, and which is subject to State licensure or life-safety approval, pursuant to the provisions of the "Child Care Center Licensing Act," P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 to 30:5B-15). L.1997, c.254, s.1; amended 2006, c.47, s.163; 2012, c.16, s.117.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.11
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

9. A person aggrieved by a final decision of the department is entitled to seek judicial review in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. All petitions for review shall be filed in accordance with the Rules of Court. L.2001,c.419,s.9; amended 2004, c.130, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7E-7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7E / Section 7E-7
Contracted health care providers to provide coverage regardless of gender identity, expression.
Status: in_force

11. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, any contract between a health care provider and the New Jersey Department of Corrections, the Youth Justice Commission, the State Parole Board, or any other State or local entity, which contract provides health care services to the State's inmate population, shall not contain any provision that discriminates, and the State or local entity contracting for services shall ensure there is no discrimination, on the basis of a person's gender identity or expression or on the basis that the person is a transgender person. b. The discrimination prohibited by this section shall include: (1) denying, cancelling, limiting or refusing to issue or renew a contract on the basis of a covered person's or prospective covered person's gender identity or expression, or for the reason that the covered person or prospective covered person is a transgender person; (2) demanding or requiring a payment or premium that is based in whole or in part on a covered person's or prospective covered person's gender identity or expression, or for the reason that the covered person or prospective covered person is a transgender person; (3) designating a covered person's or prospective covered person's gender identity or expression, or the fact that a covered person or prospective covered person is a transgender person, as a preexisting condition for which coverage will be denied or limited; or (4) denying or limiting coverage, or denying a claim, for services including but not limited to the following, due to a covered person's gender identity or expression or for the reason that the covered person is a transgender person: (a) health care services related to gender transition if coverage is available for those services under the contract when the services are not related to gender transition, including but not limited to hormone therapy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, and vocal training; or (b) health care services that are ordinarily or exclusively available to individuals of one sex when the denial or limitation is due only to the fact that the covered person is enrolled as belonging to the other sex or has undergone, or is in the process of undergoing, gender transition. c. For the purposes of this section: "Gender expression" means a person's gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth. "Gender identity" means a person's internal sense of their own gender, regardless of the sex the person was assigned at birth. "Gender transition" means the process of changing a person's outward appearance, including physical sex characteristics, to accord with the person's actual gender identity. "Transgender person" means a person who identifies as a gender different from the sex assigned to the person at birth. d. Nothing in this section shall preclude a State or local entity contracting for services pursuant to this section from performing utilization review, including periodic review of the medical necessity of a particular service. L.2017, c.176, s.11; amended 2025, c.35, s.52.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-8
Sliding fee scale
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner shall establish a sliding fee scale based on the eligible person's or the eligible person's spouse's ability to pay for personal attendant services; except that no eligible person or eligible person's spouse shall have to pay more than 75% of the cost of the personal attendant services provided pursuant to this act. b. The sliding fee scale shall apply only to those eligible persons and their spouses whose annual gross income exceeds the State's current applicable income eligibility level for social services established pursuant to the Social Services Block Grant Act, Pub. L. 97-35 (42 U.S.C. s. 1397 et seq.). c. If an eligible person's personal attendant services costs are covered in whole or in part by any other State or Federal government program or insurance contract, the government program or insurance carrier shall be the primary payer and the personal attendant program shall be the secondary payer. d. The eligible person receiving services shall sign weekly vouchers attesting to the hours of services rendered. The personal attendant shall then be paid by the county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner. L. 1985, c. 307, s. 8. Amended by L. 1985, c. 524, s. 6, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-48 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-48
Failure to pay assessment; penalty.
Status: in_force

6. An ICF-MR that fails to pay the assessment imposed under this act when due, shall be liable to a penalty of 10% on the amount of the underpayment of the assessment. In addition, the ICF-MR shall pay interest at the rate of 6% per month on the amount of the underpayment of the assessment and the interest shall continue to accrue on the unpaid balance of principal assessment due until the date of the actual payment. L.1998,c.40,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-79 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-79
Emergency telephone service.
Status: in_force

7. The department shall maintain, at all times, an emergency telephone service for the receipt of calls involving a report, complaint, or allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation against an individual with a developmental disability. L.2010, c.5, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-43 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-43
Purpose of adoption resource exchange.
Status: in_force

3. The Adoption Resource Exchange authorized by P.L.1962, c.206 (C.30:4C-41 et seq.) shall not itself engage in the placement of children for adoption nor shall it be construed as a substitute for other local community resources, whether public or voluntary. It shall be a facility whereby the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and other approved agencies may mutually share and exchange information concerning children available for adoption and homes available for the placement of adoptive children. L.1962, c.206, s.3; amended 1964, c.102, s.27; 2012, c.16, s.101.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-2.1
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Low-income pregnant women are at higher risk of poor birth outcomes by virtue of their poverty status and non-whites in New Jersey are more likely to be indigent than whites; in 1983, more than 1,100 babies in New Jersey died before their first birthday; the State's infant mortality rate, 11.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, is among the 17 highest in the country and non-white infants in New Jersey are nearly twice as likely to die before their first birthday than white infants; the non-white and white infant mortality rates in 1983 were 19.3 and 9.2, respectively, and in 1984 the rates for black and white infants were 19.7 and 9.0, respectively; there has been no significant improvement in the infant mortality rate among older infants, ages one month to one year, during the last decade; the percentage of babies born at low birthweight, a condition which places babies at high risk of permanent disability and death, is higher in New Jersey than the national average and is among the highest third of all states; and while early continuous and comprehensive prenatal care can prevent low birthweight and infant death, only 64% of babies born to non-white mothers benefited from any early prenatal care in the State in 1983. b. Teenage mothers are at special risk of poor pregnancy outcome in New Jersey, in 1983, 11% of all babies born to teenage mothers had low birthweights, compared to 7.2% of all births; New Jersey's low birthweight rate among teenagers is the fourth highest in the nation, and only 52% of babies born to teenagers in 1983 benefited from any early prenatal care. c. Access to existing maternal and child health services is often limited and some basic services that are necessary to reduce poor birth outcomes are not universally available to all pregnant women with incomes below the federal poverty level; and there is a need to provide more effective coordination between maternal and child health services offered through programs administered by the Departments of Human Services and Health. d. The State of New Jersey is committed to ensuring access to quality health care for pregnant women and children as a means of improving the health of State residents and reducing overall State expenditures; and the basic health service needs of low-income pregnant women and children can best be met by a coordinated program of comprehensive health care. e. It is the State's objective to provide early comprehensive maternity care for pregnant women and comprehensive health care for infants and young children to reduce infant deaths and morbidity, to improve child health status, and to realize a substantial reduction in costly hospitalization. L. 1987, c. 115, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-102 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-102
Female patients to be accompanied
Status: in_force

No female patient shall be taken to a charitable, hospital, relief or training institution unless accompanied by her husband, father, brother, son, family physician or some female of reputable character and mature age. Each chief executive officer shall cause to be made immediately upon receiving a female patient, a record of the names of the persons accompanying her to the institution and their relationship to her.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-104 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-104
Application procedure, maximum benefit.
Status: in_force

4. The applicant shall complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine the level of need and eligibility for State and federal financial aid programs. If the sum of the tuition waiver plus other federal, State and institutional student financial assistance, except loans, exceeds the total cost of the child's tuition, the tuition waiver shall be reduced by the amount exceeding that cost. L.2003,c.132,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-66 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-66
Admission to juvenile offender program
Status: in_force

6. Any juvenile offender who is serving a term of incarceration at a facility operated by the commission may: a. request admission to the juvenile offender program maintained by the county wherein the juvenile offender resides; or b. be offered admission to the juvenile offender program by the commission, if, following its assessment of the juvenile offender's record, the commission determines that the offender is an appropriate candidate for the program. L.1997,c.81, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-24.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-24.4
Written reports accounting for expenditures.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Human Services shall require employees in the Division of Developmental Disabilities to make written reports accounting for all expenditures which they may make of moneys of persons with developmental disabilities who receive functional services from the division pursuant to sections 16 and 18 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C. 30:4-25.4 and 30:4-25.6). L.1983, c.223, s.31; amended 2010, c.50, s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-29.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-29.6
Discharge of lien; certificate
Status: in_force

Any such lien may be discharged by filing in the office in which the certificate of lien is filed, a certificate setting forth that said lien is discharged of record, signed and acknowledged by the duly authorized officer or employee of the bureau. L.1962, c. 142, s. 6. Amended by L.1964, c. 102, s. 25.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.53b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.53b
Immunity
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who provides or fails to provide information relevant to the procedures set forth in section 1 of P.L.1994, c.135 (C.30:4-123.53a) shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action. Nothing herein shall be deemed to grant any such immunity to any person by his willful or wanton act of commission or omission. L.1994,c.135,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.16
Actions of the court relative to admission to MSU.
Status: in_force

4. a. After the Director of the MSU advises the court that the individual may be admitted to the facility, in accordance with the provisions of subsection c. of section 3 of this act, the court may order the individual: (1) to be housed at and participate in the program at the MSU as a condition of probation; (2) to be housed at and participate in the program at the MSU until disposition of pending criminal charges against the individual; or (3) to be housed at and participate in the program at the MSU, and to be committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Human Services, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:4-6, if the court finds that the individual is unfit to proceed. b. The Director of the MSU shall notify the individual's legal guardian and his legal representative, if applicable, of the date of admission to the MSU. L.2006,c.5,s.4.