N.J. Stat. § 30:8-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-15
Wardens and physicians for county jails and penitentiaries in counties of first class; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of each county of the first class may appoint for a term of 3 years a warden of the penitentiary, a warden of the county jail, a physician for the penitentiary and a physician for the county jail. The terms of office of all such officers now holding office shall expire on January 1, 1946 and thereafter all appointments shall be made for the term of 3 years. All vacancies in said offices caused by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the board of chosen freeholders for the unexpired terms. Amended by L.1945, c. 44, p. 108, s. 1; L.1961, c. 61, p. 556, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-77 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-77
Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.
Status: in_force

5. a. There is established a Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in the department. b. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations that define the procedures and standards for inclusion of an offending caregiver on the central registry, and for notification of such inclusion to the caregiver and to the guardian of the individual with a developmental disability who was the subject of the abuse, neglect, or exploitation that led to the caregiver's inclusion on the central registry. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall designate staff to notify the guardian of the individual of any action taken by the department to remediate a condition that may have contributed to the occurrence of the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the individual. If the individual with a developmental disability has no guardian, notification pursuant to this subsection shall be given to a family member who requests such notification, unless the individual has expressly prohibited the family member from receiving such notification. (1) For inclusion on the central registry in the case of a substantiated incident of abuse, the caregiver shall have acted with intent, recklessness, or careless disregard to cause or potentially cause injury to an individual with a developmental disability. (2) For inclusion on the central registry in the case of a substantiated incident of neglect, the caregiver shall have acted with gross negligence, recklessness, or in a pattern of behavior that causes or potentially causes harm to an individual with a developmental disability. (3) In the case of a substantiated incident of exploitation, the commissioner shall establish a dollar amount for inclusion on the central registry. c. The commissioner also shall adopt rules and regulations: (1) necessary to provide for an appeals process, through the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), of the commissioner's determination to include an alleged offending caregiver's name on the central registry. The commissioner's determination shall be a final agency decision subject to review by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court; (2) concerning the dissemination of information in the central registry; (3) that will prohibit persons included on the central registry from employment in facilities or programs of the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the department and those facilities or programs licensed, contracted, or regulated by the department, or from providing community-based services with indirect State funding to individuals with developmental disabilities; and (4) necessary to provide for the removal of a person's name from the central registry. A person may apply for removal of his name to the commissioner after a period of five years of being placed on the central registry. The person shall affirmatively demonstrate to the commissioner clear and convincing evidence of rehabilitation, using the provisions of P.L.1968, c.282 (C.2A:168A-1 et seq.) as a guide. d. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations that will allow bona fide employers serving vulnerable populations to inquire of the department if potential or current employees are included on the central registry, consistent with federal and State privacy and confidentiality laws. e. No information received in the central registry shall be considered as a public or government record within the meaning of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). f. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to prohibit a person who is included on the central registry from being employed at the Department of Children and Families, or in any facility or program that is licensed, contracted, regulated, or funded by the Department of Children and Families. L.2010, c.5, s.5; amended 2017, c.213, s.4; 2017, c.238, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-10
Notice; hearing
Status: in_force

a. The department, before denying, suspending, revoking or refusing to renew a license, shall give notice to the sponsor personally, or by certified or registered mail to the last known address of the sponsor with return receipt requested. The notice shall afford the sponsor with an opportunity to be heard. The hearing shall take place within 60 days from the issuance or mailing of the notice and shall be conducted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). b. If the center's license is suspended or revoked, the parent of a child in the center shall receive notice thereof personally and in writing, by the center's sponsor or operator. L.1983, c. 492, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.17
Court review of order every six months, possible actions.
Status: in_force

5. a. The court shall review its order to admit an individual to the MSU at least every six months. The court shall notify the Director of the MSU of the date of the review at least 30 days prior to that date. b. The Director of the MSU shall, seven days prior to the court review, report to the court in writing regarding the status and progress of the individual admitted to the MSU, and shall send a copy of the report to the individual or his legal guardian, his legal representative, if applicable, the county prosecutor and any other person as ordered by the court. c. (1) In the case of an individual admitted to the MSU as a condition of probation, the Director of the MSU may, as he determines appropriate, recommend to the court in his report that the individual be transferred to a less restrictive environment. (2) The court may modify its order concerning probation in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of the MSU. (3) If the order is modified, any further reports to the court required pursuant to this section shall be provided by the appropriate division employee or service provider. L.2006,c.5,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-65 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-65
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of the act and application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1977, c. 424, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7.8
Action to determine validity of lien; deposit and bond; discharge prior to adjudication
Status: in_force

Any person affected in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, by any lien filed under this act, or any certificate of debt filed prior to a final agency adjudication in accordance with subsection (h) of section 17 of P.L.1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-17(h) ), and desiring to examine the validity thereof or the facts and circumstances surrounding the entry thereof, may do so in an action brought in the Superior Court. The action shall be brought against the department, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise and enter such judgment as it may deem appropriate. Any person desiring to secure immediate discharge of any lien or of any certificate of debt filed prior to a final agency adjudication under subsection (h) of section 17 of P.L.1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-17(h) ) may deposit with the court an amount of money sufficient to cover the sureties to be approved by said court. Upon proper notice of the deposit and posting of bond, a satisfaction of said lien or certificate of debt shall be filed forthwith with the county clerk, register of deeds and mortgages or the clerk of the superior court, as the case may be. L.1979, c. 365, s. 13, eff. Feb. 4, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1.1
Comprehensive social services information toll-free hotline service established.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioners of Community Affairs, Health and Senior Services, Children and Families and Labor and Workforce Development, shall establish and maintain on a 24-hour daily basis a comprehensive social services information toll-free telephone hotline service, operating through one of the existing telephone hotline services of the department. The hotline service shall use a computerized Statewide social services data bank to be developed by the Department of Human Services and shall include among its staff persons who speak English and Spanish. The hotline service shall receive and respond to calls from persons seeking information and referrals concerning agencies and programs which provide various social services, including but not limited to: child care, child abuse emergency response job skills training, services for victims of domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, home health care, senior citizen programs, rental assistance, services for persons with developmental disabilities, mental health programs, emergency shelter assistance, family planning, legal services, assistance for runaways and services for the deaf and hearing impaired, as well as information about public assistance, Medicaid, Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled, Lifeline, Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled, food stamps and home energy assistance. b. The Commissioner of Human Services, in conjunction with the Commissioners of Community Affairs, Health and Senior Services, Children and Families and Labor and Workforce Development, shall take such actions as are necessary to consolidate existing State telephone hotline services into the comprehensive social services information toll-free telephone hotline service, and thereby eliminate duplicative telephone hotline services. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section to the contrary, the Commissioner of Human Services shall also establish and maintain a toll-free telephone hotline service for persons who are receiving institutional or community-based services from, or through an agency contracting with, the Division of Mental Health Services or the Division of Developmental Disabilities, or their parents, guardians or other responsible persons, to register complaints, request information or assistance, or discuss issues and problems, regarding those services in a confidential manner. L.1991, c.524, s.1; amended 1995, c.85; 2006, c.47, s.111.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-12
Director, appointment, powers.
Status: in_force

3. The administrator and chief executive officer of the office shall be the director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. Subsequent to consultation with the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, the Commissioner of Human Services shall appoint the director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner during the commissioner's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the director's successor. The director shall devote his entire time to the duties of his position and shall receive a salary commensurate with the responsibilities of the office. The director shall serve in the State unclassified service of the Civil Service. The director may appoint, retain or employ officers, experts or consultants on a contract basis or otherwise, which he deems necessary, and employ investigators or other professionally qualified personnel who shall be in the noncompetitive division of the career service of the Civil Service. L.1987, c.5, s.3; amended 2000, c.82, s.1; 2010, c.50, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-15.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-15.6
Findings, declarations relative to abandoned children
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey and the nation have experienced sorrow in the knowledge that newborn infants are sometimes abandoned in life-threatening situations and that some of these children have been harmed or have died as a consequence of their abandonment. b. The parents of these newborn infants may be under severe emotional stress and may need a safe haven available to them and their child. c. Anonymity, confidentiality and freedom from prosecution may encourage the parent to leave an infant safely and save the life of the infant. d. Texas passed a law in 1999 concerning the emergency possession of certain abandoned children (Texas Family Code Section 262.301 et seq.) and measures similar to this Texas law have passed in Minnesota and Louisiana and are under consideration in more than 20 states, including California, Colorado, Kentucky and Indiana to name a few. e. Infants at risk may be served by having this legislation in place and this legislation is worthwhile if it saves even one infant's life. L.2000, c.58, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-18
Notice; specification of charges; hearing; appeal
Status: in_force

Notice of the pending revocation, suspension, or denial of a license together with a specification of charges shall be sent to the applicant or the licensee by registered mail. Denial, suspension or revocation shall become effective 30 days after mailing, unless the applicant or licensee within such 30-day period shall meet the requirements of the department or shall give written notice to the department of his desire for a hearing, in which case, the denial, suspension or revocation shall be held in abeyance until the hearing has been concluded and a final decision rendered; provided, however, that such applicant or licensee may appeal from such denial, suspension or revocation to any court having jurisdiction of such matters. L.1968, c. 356, s. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-20
Warden or keeper of county jail; appointment; term; bond; removal
Status: in_force

In any county where the board of chosen freeholders shall assume the custody, rule, keeping and charge of the county jail and of the prisoners therein, as provided by section 30:8-19 of this Title, such board shall, by the votes of a majority of all its members for the time being, appoint some fit person to be the keeper or warden of the jail or jails of the county, who shall hold his office for the term of five years and until his successor shall be appointed in his stead and shall have duly qualified and given bond. Such keeper or warden may be removed from office at any time, by the affirmative votes of two-thirds of all the members of the board of chosen freeholders of the county for the time being, for good cause appearing to them. Such keeper or warden before he enters upon the discharge of the duties of his office shall give bond to such board of chosen freeholders, in such sum and with such sureties as such board shall prescribe, conditioned for the full and faithful performance of the duties of his office; provided, however, that where any county has adopted the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes (Civil Service) and the warden or keeper of the county jail has held his said office by virtue of the provisions of said Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, upon such transfer of the custody of the jail to the board of chosen freeholders, such warden in office at the time of the passage of this act, shall continue to hold his said office and enjoy tenure therein subject to all of the provisions of said Title 11 of the Revised Statutes. Amended by L.1945, c. 149, p. 534, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.20
Admission or commitment by order of court in criminal cases.
Status: in_force

5. Admission to said institution or the use of the said facilities shall also be provided by the board of managers when ordered by a Superior Court judge or by a judge of a municipal court situated in the county where such judge shall have jurisdiction of the person to be admitted or provided with the use of said facilities by reason of the pendency before the judge of a criminal charge against such person and where said judge shall be satisfied that the person suffers from acute substance use disorder. Any such order so made by a judge may provide for the commitment, of the person so charged, to the said institution as a part or the whole of a sentence imposed. In the event of any such commitment, the said board of managers shall detain the person committed for the term prescribed in accordance with the terms and conditions of such order. Unless otherwise provided by the Department of Human Services or by the rules of court the said board of managers shall provide the necessary forms for use in connection with commitments to the said institution. L.1956, c.213, s.5; amended 1991, c.91, s.331; 2023, c.177, s.111.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6z — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6z
Department of Human Services, HIV preexposure prophylaxis, HIV postexposure prophylaxis.
Status: in_force

11. a. (1) Notwithstanding any State law or regulation to the contrary, and except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Department of Human Services shall ensure that the provision of benefits for HIV preexposure prophylaxis and HIV postexposure prophylaxis furnished without an individual prescription pursuant to the requirements of section 2 of P.L.2025, c.196 (C.45:14-67.13) to eligible persons under the Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), shall be provided without the imposition of any prior authorization or step therapy requirements. (2) If the federal Food and Drug Administration has authorized or approved one or more therapeutic equivalents of a drug, device, or product for the prevention of HIV and AIDS, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be construed to require the department to ensure coverage of all therapeutically equivalent versions without prior authorization or step therapy, if at least one version is covered without prior authorization or step therapy. b. Reimbursement issued under this section to a pharmacist shall be at a rate that is no less than the rate provided by the Department of Human Services to other non-physician practitioners if the reimbursement is for a service or procedure that meets the following criteria: (1) the service or procedure is within the scope of practice of the treating pharmacist; and (2) the service or procedure would otherwise be covered by the department if provided by a healthcare provider, including a physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant. c. The Department of Human Services shall grant a licensed pharmacist receiving reimbursement under this section the same rights of participation, plan admission, and registration as may be granted by the department to a healthcare provider, including a physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant, who is reimbursed for an identical service. d. As used in this section: “HIV preexposure prophylaxis” means the same as that term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2025, c.196 (C.45:14-67.12). “HIV postexposure prophylaxis” means the same as that term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2025, c.196 (C.45:14-67.12). “Step therapy” means requiring that a lower-cost alternative to HIV preexposure prophylaxis or HIV postexposure prophylaxis be shown to have been ineffective as a condition of providing prescription benefits coverage for the prophylaxis. L.2025, c.196, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-80.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-80.3
Filing of lien; effect
Status: in_force

3. The lien shall be filed with the clerk of the county or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, and shall immediately attach to and become binding upon all real property in the ownership of the patient or other persons chargeable under said lien in the county wherein said lien is filed. If it is believed that the patient or other persons chargeable under said lien are the owners of real property within the State, but the exact location of same is not known, then said liens may be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court and shall become binding upon all real property of the patient or other persons chargeable under said lien wherever situate within the State. L.1938,c.239,s.3; amended 1953,c.29,s.36; 1956,c.162,s.3; 1991,c.91,s.315.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-11
Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities.
Status: in_force

2. There is established in the Department of Human Services the Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, hereinafter referred to as the "office." L.1987, c.5, s.2; amended 2010, c.50, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.58 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.58
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

6. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997,c.258,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-58 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-58
Definitions relative to autism.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Autism" includes autism spectrum disorders to the extent determined by the council to be appropriate. "Center" means the Center of Excellence for Autism established pursuant to this act. "Council" means the "Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism" established pursuant to this act. L.1999, c.105, s.3; amended L.2007, c.168, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-17
Payment of financial obligations
Status: in_force

The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the State Treasurer, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this State by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder. L.1956, c. 178, p. 686, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-54 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-54
Legal settlement of inmates of foreign institutions
Status: in_force

No person confined in any public institution outside of this state shall acquire a legal settlement in this state or in any county in this state by virtue of the establishment of a residence in this state of the husband, wife or parent or parents of the wife, husband or the minor child, as the case may be, of any person confined in any public institution outside of this state.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-27.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-27.3
Assumption and payment of deficits by county
Status: in_force

Any contract or agreement between a county and a municipality providing for the transfer and conveyance of a county maternity hospital as authorized by this act, may require the county to assume and pay annually, any deficits that may be incurred by the consolidated hospital in providing maternity and gynecological services. Such deficits shall be paid by the county from funds raised or to be raised by taxation, as other county expenses are raised and paid. L.1974, c. 8, s. 3, eff. March 5, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-13.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-13.4
Counties of first class under 700,000; compensation of employees
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the salaries of the guards, keepers, industrial officers and guard orderlies, correction officers, employed in the jails, houses of detention and penitentiaries in counties of the first class having less than 700,000 inhabitants, shall 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, correction officers, and guard orderlies, affected by this section nor decrease the amount of each increment now being paid. L.1966, c. 68, s. 1, eff. June 8, 1966. Amended by L.1970, c. 189, s. 1, eff. Aug. 19, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.27
Written notice to Attorney General of anticipated release, discharge
Status: in_force

4. a. When it appears that a person may meet the criteria of a sexually violent predator as defined in this act, the agency with jurisdiction shall give written notice to the Attorney General 90 days, or as soon as practicable, prior to: (1) the anticipated release from total confinement of a person who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent offense; (2) any commitment status review hearing at which the Department of Human Services intends to recommend discharge or believes that discharge may be likely, for a person who has been civilly committed pursuant to N.J.S.2C:4-8 following acquittal by reason of insanity for a sexually violent offense; or (3) any hearing at which the Department of Human Services intends to recommend discharge or believes that discharge may be likely, for any person civilly committed based upon a determination that the person lacked mental competence to stand trial pursuant to N.J.S.2C:4-6, if the person had been charged with a sexually violent offense. b. When such notice is given, the agency with jurisdiction shall provide the Attorney General with all information relevant to a determination of whether the person may be a sexually violent predator, including, without regard to classification as confidential pursuant to regulations of the agency with jurisdiction, any preparole report, psychological and medical records, any statement of the reasons for denial of parole and a statement from the agency with jurisdiction of the reasons for its determination that the person may be a sexually violent predator. c. All information, documents and records concerning the person's mental condition or which are classified as confidential pursuant to statute or regulations of the agency with jurisdiction that are received or provided pursuant to this section shall be deemed confidential. Unless authorized or required by court order or except as required in the course of judicial proceedings relating to the person's commitment or release, disclosure of such information, documents and records shall be limited to a professional evaluating the person's condition pursuant to this section, the Attorney General and a member of the Attorney General's staff as necessary to the performance of duties imposed pursuant to this section and, if the person is committed, to the staff at the institution providing treatment. d. Any individual acting in good faith who has provided information relevant to a person's need for involuntary commitment under this act or has taken steps in good faith to assess a person's need of involuntary commitment under this act is immune from civil or criminal liability. e. The provisions of this section are not jurisdictional, and failure to comply with them in no way prevents the Attorney General from initiating a proceeding against a person otherwise subject to the provisions of this act, nor do the provisions of this act in any way foreclose a proceeding under the provisions of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.1 et seq.) for the involuntary commitment of any person charged with or convicted of a sexual offense. L.1998, c.71, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-11
Severability
Status: in_force

If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered. L.1976, c. 120, s. 11, eff. Nov. 30, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.2
Enforcement of commissioner's decisions; orders by civil action
Status: in_force

Any decision, order, final judgment, or final determination of the commissioner or director issued pursuant to the provisions of this act not involving the recovery of Medicaid payments may be enforced in a civil action brought in a summary manner by the Attorney General on behalf of either the commissioner or director in the Superior Court. In any such action said order, decision, final judgment or final determination shall be considered res judicata, except that an appeal may be taken to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court from the final decision of the commissioner or director in accordance with the applicable Rules of the Court. L.1979, c. 365, s. 18, eff. Feb. 4, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-33.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-33.2
Follow-up communication to minors without parental consent, authorization.
Status: in_force

3. An operator of a mental health and suicide crisis resources center, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, or a 9-8-8 crisis hotline center who receives and responds to a telephone call or other communication from a minor who is 16 years of age or older for counseling and support and whom the operator identifies as being at a high risk of death by suicide shall be permitted to place follow-up calls, texts, or chat messages to the minor, as appropriate, without the necessity of obtaining parental consent or authorization pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1968, c.238 (C.9:17A-4). A follow-up call, text, or chat message authorized pursuant to this section shall not constitute behavioral health treatment, diagnosis, or clinical care. The call, text, or chat message shall be considered brief supportive communication solely for suicide prevention purposes. L.2025, c.238, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-32.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-32.2
Agreement between community care residential providers and State.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, shall meet in good faith with the CWA, as the recognized exclusive majority representative of all community care residential providers, for the purpose of entering into a written agreement, or negotiating a renewal or extension, with any agreed upon modifications, of any agreement in effect upon or after the effective date of this act, regarding reimbursement rates, payment procedures, benefits, health and safety conditions and any other matters that would improve recruitment and retention of qualified community care residential providers and the quality of the programs they provide, subject to the provisions of this section. Although community care residential providers are not State employees, the subjects which may be included in an agreement shall be consistent with the areas which are considered negotiable for public employees who are subject to the provisions of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.). Nothing in this act shall require that an agreement be reached on any particular matter provided the parties act in good faith. b. The purpose of this section is to permit community care residential providers to select an exclusive majority representative to represent them as provided in this section. This act is intended by the Legislature to provide state action immunity under federal and state antitrust laws for any action of the State, or joint action of community care residential providers and their exclusive majority representative, to the extent those actions are authorized by this act. The protections and prohibitions regarding unfair practices provided by section 1 of P.L.1974, c.123 (C.34:13A-5.4) shall apply to any community care residential providers subject to this act, to the State as their employer, and to their employee organizations, representatives or agents. c. Any agreement entered into, renewed or extended pursuant to this section shall be embodied in writing and shall be binding upon the State of New Jersey, and shall provide for the payment of union dues and representation fees in a manner consistent with the provisions of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.) which apply to the payment of union dues and representation fees by public employees. L.2009, c.270, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-5
Rights of nursing home residents.
Status: in_force

5. Every resident of a nursing home shall: a. Have the right to manage his own financial affairs unless he or his guardian authorizes the administrator of the nursing home to manage such resident's financial affairs. Such authorization shall be in writing and shall be attested by a witness that is unconnected with the nursing home, its operations, its staff personnel and the administrator thereof, in any manner whatsoever. b. Have the right to wear his own clothing. If clothing is provided to the resident by the nursing home, it shall be of a proper fit. c. Have the right to retain and use his personal property in his immediate living quarters, unless the nursing home can demonstrate that it is unsafe or impractical to do so. d. Have the right to receive and send unopened correspondence and, upon request, to obtain assistance in the reading and writing of such correspondence. e. Have the right to unaccompanied access to a telephone at a reasonable hour, including the right to a private phone at the resident's expense. f. Have the right to privacy. g. Have the right to retain the services of his own personal physician at his own expense or under a health care plan. Every resident shall have the right to obtain from his own physician or the physician attached to the nursing home complete and current information concerning his medical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in terms and language the resident can reasonably be expected to understand, except when the physician deems it medically inadvisable to give such information to the resident and records the reason for such decision in the resident's medical record. In such a case, the physician shall inform the resident's next-of-kin or guardian. The resident shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in the planning of his total care and medical treatment to the extent that his condition permits. A resident shall have the right to refuse treatment. A resident shall have the right to refuse to participate in experimental research, but if he chooses to participate, his informed written consent must be obtained. Every resident shall have the right to confidentiality and privacy concerning his medical condition and treatment, except that records concerning said medical condition and treatment may be disclosed to another nursing home or health care facility on transfer, or as required by law or third-party payment contracts. h. Have the right to unrestricted communication, including personal visitation with any persons of his choice, at any reasonable hour. i. Have the right to present grievances on behalf of himself or others to the nursing home administrator, State governmental agencies or other persons without threat of discharge or reprisal in any form or manner whatsoever. The administrator shall provide all residents or their guardians with the name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate State governmental office where complaints may be lodged. Such telephone number shall be posted in a conspicuous place near every public telephone in the nursing home. j. Have the right to a safe and decent living environment and considerate and respectful care that recognizes the dignity and individuality of the resident, including the right to expect and receive appropriate assessment, management and treatment of pain as an integral component of that person's care consistent with sound nursing and medical practices. k. Have the right to refuse to perform services for the nursing home that are not included for therapeutic purposes in his plan of care as recorded in his medical record by his physician. l. Have the right to reasonable opportunity for interaction with members of the opposite sex. If married, the resident shall enjoy reasonable privacy in visits by his spouse and, if both are residents of the nursing home, they shall be afforded the opportunity, where feasible, to share a room, unless medically inadvisable. m. Not be deprived of any constitutional, civil or legal right solely by reason of admission to a nursing home. n. Have the right to receive, upon request, food that meets the resident's religious dietary requirements, provided that the request is made prior to or upon admission to the nursing home, and if the resident is not a Medicaid recipient, that the resident agrees to assume any additional cost incurred by the nursing home in order to meet those dietary requirements. If the resident is a Medicaid recipient upon admission, or becomes eligible for Medicaid after admission, the nursing home shall include the cost of the religious dietary requirements in its Medicaid cost report for consideration under applicable reimbursement processes. As used in this section, "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). L.1976, c.120, s.5; amended 2000, c.65, s.2; 2008, c.43.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7ww — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7ww
Clinical review criteria, guidelines, step therapy protocol, Medicaid.
Status: in_force

3. a. The division or a managed care organization shall require that clinical review criteria used to establish a step therapy protocol under Medicaid are based on clinical practice guidelines developed by the division or a managed care organization that: (1) recommend that the prescription drugs be taken in the specific sequence required by the step therapy protocol; (2) are developed and endorsed by a multidisciplinary panel of experts that: (a) relies on objective data; and (b) manages conflicts of interest among the members by requiring members to disclose any potential conflict of interests with entities, including managed care organizations, carriers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers and recuse themselves from voting if they have a conflict of interest; (3) are based on high-quality studies, research, and medical practice; (4) are created by an explicit and transparent process that: (a) minimizes biases and conflicts of interest; (b) explains the relationship between treatment options and outcomes; (c) rates the quality of the evidence supporting recommendations; and (d) considers relevant patient subgroups and preferences; and (5) are reviewed annually or quarterly if there is a new indication or new clinical information available and updated when such review reveals new evidence necessitating modification. b. In the absence of clinical guidelines that meet the requirements in subsection a. of this section, peer-reviewed publications may be substituted. c. When establishing a step therapy protocol, the division or managed care organization shall also consider the needs of atypical patient populations and diagnoses when establishing clinical review criteria. d. A managed care organization shall: (1) upon written request, provide written clinical review criteria relating to a particular condition or disease, including clinical review criteria relating to a step therapy protocol exception determination; and (2) make available the clinical review criteria and other clinical information on its Internet website and to a health care professional on behalf of an insured person upon written request. e. This section shall not be construed to require managed care organizations or the State to establish a new entity to develop clinical review criteria used for step therapy protocols. L.2025, c.50, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-57 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-57
Findings, declarations relative to autism.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Autism and autism spectrum disorders are biologically-based developmental disorders which cause severe impairments in language and communication and generally manifest in young children sometime during the first two years of life, and the devastation caused by autism lasts a lifetime due to the emotional and financial distress that families experience from the intense support which most individuals with autism require throughout their lives; b. With three quarters of those with autism spending their adult lives in institutions or group homes, and usually entering institutions by the age of 13, the cost of caring for individuals with autism and autism spectrum disorders is great, and is estimated to be $.5 billion per year in the State, solely for direct costs; c. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, one of every 94 children in this State has autism, which is the highest rate among the states examined by the CDC in the most comprehensive study of the prevalence of autism to date; d. While autism is the third most common developmental disorder and is more prevalent than Down's syndrome, childhood cancer or cystic fibrosis, autism research receives less than 5% of the funding of these other diseases from the federal government and to date little biomedical research has been done on this disorder, despite the fact that scientists consider autism to be one of the most heritable of all the developmental disorders and the most likely to yield to the latest scientific advancements in genetics and neurology; e. The lack of research was due to 40 years of neglect of autism by the scientific community, arising from the formerly widespread but now discredited belief that autism was an emotional disorder caused by faulty parenting, and thus, few dollars were allocated to researchers, leaving an entire generation of children to be overlooked; however, the rapid advancements in biomedical science suggest that effective treatment and a cure for autism are attainable, if sufficient dollars are allocated to research so that another generation of children in the State is not lost to this disorder; f. While promising findings in the field of autism research have been made in recent years, the diverse symptoms and etiology of autism require a high level of activity in the widest variety of scientific fields, from genetics and neurology to neuroimaging, immunology and gastroenterology, if effective treatments and a cure are to be found quickly; g. Other states such as New York, Connecticut and Maryland have nationally recognized centers for researching and treating autism that attract significant funding from private sources and the National Institutes of Health, but since New Jersey lacks such centers, the State is unable to attract comparable funding, despite the presence of highly regarded medical facilities in the State such as Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Hackensack University Medical Center, as well as a higher education medical institution such as the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; h. The State's substantial pharmaceutical industry would benefit from having medical centers dedicated to autism research and treatment by gaining access to families for clinical trials and by enabling easy collaboration between public and private scientists; and i. Legislation has been introduced in the United States Congress which, if passed, will increase the level of federal funding for biomedical research on autism; however, in order for State researchers to be eligible for these dollars, funding must be made available for State researchers to carry out preliminary pilot studies. L.1999, c.105, s.2; amended L.2007, c.168, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.) the following words and terms shall, unless otherwise indicated, be deemed and taken to have the meanings herein given to them: (a) The term "Division of Child Protection and Permanency" or "division," means the State agency for the care, custody, guardianship, maintenance, and protection of children, as more specifically described by the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138, and succeeding the agency heretofore variously designated by the laws of this State as the State Board of Child Welfare or the State Board of Children's Guardians. (b) The word "child" includes stepchild and illegitimate child, and further means any person under the age of 18 years. (c) The term "care" means cognizance of a child for the purpose of providing necessary welfare services, or maintenance, or both. (d) The term "custody" means continuing responsibility for the person of a child, as established by a surrender and release of custody or consent to adoption, for the purpose of providing necessary welfare services, or maintenance, or both. (e) The term "guardianship" means control over the person and property of a child as established by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, and as more specifically defined by the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138. Guardianship by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall be treated as guardianship by the Commissioner of Children and Families exercised on his behalf wholly by and in the name of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, acting through the chief executive officer of the division or the chief executive's authorized representative. The exercise of guardianship by the division shall be at all times and in all respects subject to the supervision of the commissioner. (f) The term "maintenance" means moneys expended by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency to procure board, lodging, clothing, medical, dental, and hospital care, or any other similar or specialized commodity or service furnished to, on behalf of, or for a child pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138; maintenance also includes but is not limited to moneys expended for shelter, utilities, food, repairs, essential household equipment, and other expenditures to remedy situations of an emergent nature to permit, as far as practicable, children to continue to live with their families. (g) The term "welfare services" means consultation, counseling, and referral to or utilization of available resources, for the purpose of determining and correcting or adjusting matters and circumstances which are endangering the welfare of a child, and for the purpose of promoting a child's proper development and adjustment in the family and the community. (h) The term "resource family parent" means any person other than a natural or adoptive parent with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with its approval, for care, and shall include any person with whom a child is placed by the division for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. (i) The term "resource family home" means and includes private residences wherein any child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families may be placed by the department, or with its approval, for care, and shall include any private residence maintained by persons with whom any child is placed by the division for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. (j) The singular includes the plural form. (k) The masculine noun and pronoun include the feminine. (l) The word "may" shall be construed to be permissive. (m) The term "group home" means and includes any single family dwelling used in the placement of 12 children or less pursuant to law, recognized as a group home by the Department of Children and Families in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Children and Families; provided, however, that no group home shall contain more than 12 children. (n) The term "youth facility" means a facility within this State used to house or provide services to children under P.L.1951, c.138, including but not limited to group homes, residential facilities, day care centers, and day treatment centers. (o) The term "youth facility aid" means aid provided by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency to public, private, or voluntary agencies to purchase, construct, renovate, repair, upgrade, or otherwise improve a youth facility in consideration for an agreement for the agency to provide residential care, day treatment, or other youth services for children in need of such services. (p) The term "day treatment center" means a facility used to provide counseling, supplemental educational services, therapy, and other related services to children for whom it has been determined that such services are necessary, but is not used to house these children in a residential setting. (q) The term "residential facility" means a facility used to house and provide treatment and other related services on a 24-hour basis to children determined to be in need of such housing and services. (r) The term "legally responsible person" means the natural or adoptive parent, or the spouse of a child receiving maintenance from or through the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. (s) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Children and Families. (t) "Department" means the Department of Children and Families. L.1951, c.138, s.2; amended 1962, c.197, ss.8,49; 1974, c.178, s.1; 1979, c.208; 1979, c.309, s.2; 1980, c.105, s.6; 1985, c.8, s.1; 2004, c.130, s.47; 2005, c.169, s.4; 2006, c.47, s.113; 2012, c.16, s.53.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-66 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-66
Definitions relative to the "iPHD Project."
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Aggregated data" means information that has been combined into groups showing averages or other summary statistics, and that is not individually identifiable information as defined in this act. "De-identified data" means information that does not identify an individual and for which there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify an individual, and which meets the requirements for de-identification of protected health information under HIPAA. "Governing Board" or "Board" means the board charged with responsibility for governing the integrated population health data project established pursuant to section 3 of this act. "Health data" means information that is created or received by a governmental department or agency that relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual. "HIPAA" means the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-191, and any regulations promulgated thereunder by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Individually identifiable information" means information that identifies an individual, or with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify an individual. "IRB" means an institutional review board designated by the Governing Board and established pursuant to federal regulations (45 CFR 46) with a Federalwide Assurance for the Protection of Human Subjects approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections, to review and monitor research involving human subjects to ensure that the subjects are protected from harm and that the rights of subjects are adequately protected. "iPHD Project" means the integrated population health data project established pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Medicaid Accountable Care Organization" means an organization established pursuant to P.L.2011, c.114 (C.30:4D-8.1 et seq.). "Protected health information" has the same meaning as defined under HIPAA. "Publicly supported programs data" means information relating to an individual's receipt of services from or through public support programs administered by a federal, State, or local government or by a private entity, including, but not limited to, an individual's participation in or eligibility for Medicaid benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program benefits, and Social Services for the Homeless program benefits. "Research" means a systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, which is designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge as defined pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 46.102(d). "Researcher" means a private entity or public entity that conducts research under the review and monitoring of an IRB and has received approval from the data steward for the purpose of requested data elements. L.2015, c.193, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-66 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-66
Liability for support.
Status: in_force

30:4-66. Every person supported in a State or county charitable institution or other residential functional service pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C.30:4-25.1) shall be personally liable for his maintenance and for all necessary expenses incurred by the institution or other residential functional service in his behalf and the father or mother of a child under 18 years of age, severally and respectively, being of sufficient ability, of every person so confined, whose estate is not sufficient for his support, shall support, and maintain the patient in the institution or other residential functional service, as the case may be, in such manner and to such an amount as the court shall direct pursuant to subsection c. of R.S.30:4-60 in the case of mentally ill patients, and in the case of developmentally disabled persons, as required pursuant to subsection b. of R.S.30:4-60. But no payment shall be ordered to be made by a chargeable relative 55 years of age or over except with respect to the maintenance of his or her natural or adopted child under the age of 18 years. Amended 1953, c.29, s.32; 1969, c.258, s.2; 1975, c.1, s.3; 1979, c.401, s.3; 1995, c.155, s.18; 2001, c.208, s.1; 2005, c.55, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.19
Construction of act relative to commitment to functional services.
Status: in_force

7. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the authority of the court to commit a person to the custody of the Commissioner of Human Services in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C.30:4-25.1) for admission to functional services in an environment that is less restrictive than that of the MSU. L.2006,c.5,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-3
Responsibilities of nursing homes.
Status: in_force

3. Every nursing home shall have the responsibility for: a. (1) Maintaining a complete record of all funds, personal property and possessions of a nursing home resident from any source whatsoever, which have been deposited for safekeeping with the nursing home for use by the resident. This record shall contain a listing of all deposits and withdrawals transacted, and these shall be substantiated by receipts given to the resident or his guardian. A nursing home shall provide to each resident or his guardian a quarterly statement which shall account for all of such resident's property on deposit at the beginning of the accounting period, all deposits and withdrawals transacted during the period, and the property on deposit at the end of the period. The resident or his guardian shall be allowed daily access to his property on deposit during specific periods established by the nursing home for such transactions at a reasonable hour. A nursing home may, at its own discretion, place a limitation as to dollar value and size of any personal property accepted for safekeeping.
(2) Offering an incoming resident or the resident's guardian, in accordance with current law, at the time of admission to a nursing home on or after the effective date of P.L.2015, c.230, a form designating the beneficiary of any remaining balance in the resident's personal needs allowance account that does not exceed $1,000 upon the resident's death. In the case of a person residing in a nursing home prior to the effective date of P.L.2015, c.230, the nursing home shall have the responsibility for offering the resident or the resident's guardian, in accordance with current law, whenever possible, a form designating the beneficiary of any remaining balance in the resident's personal needs allowance account that does not exceed $1,000 upon the resident's death. Funds remaining in a personal needs allowance account at the time of a resident's death shall be included in that resident's estate and shall, consistent with N.J.S.3B:22-2, be subject to claims made by estate creditors prior to distribution to a designated beneficiary. b. Providing for the spiritual needs and wants of residents by notifying, at a resident's request, a clergyman of the resident's choice and allowing unlimited visits by such clergyman. Arrangements shall be made, at the resident's expense, for attendance at religious services of his choice when requested. No religious beliefs or practices, or any attendance at religious services, shall be imposed upon any resident. c. Admitting only that number of residents for which it reasonably believes it can safely and adequately provide nursing care. Any applicant for admission to a nursing home who is denied such admission shall be given the reason for such denial in writing. d. Ensuring that an applicant for admission or a resident is treated without discrimination as to age, race, religion, sex or national origin. However, the participation of a resident in recreational activities, meals or other social functions may be restricted or prohibited if recommended by a resident's attending physician in writing and consented to by the resident. e. Ensuring that no resident shall be subjected to physical restraints except upon written orders of an attending physician for a specific period of time when necessary to protect such resident from injury to himself or others. Restraints shall not be employed for purposes of punishment or the convenience of any nursing home staff personnel. The confinement of a resident in a locked room shall be prohibited. f. Ensuring that drugs and other medications shall not be employed for purposes of punishment, for convenience of any nursing home staff personnel or in such quantities so as to interfere with a resident's rehabilitation or his normal living activities. g. Permitting citizens, with the consent of the resident being visited, legal services programs, employees of the Office of Public Defender and employees and volunteers of the Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly, whose purposes include rendering assistance without charge to nursing home residents, full and free access to the nursing home in order to visit with and make personal, social and legal services available to all residents and to assist and advise residents in the assertion of their rights with respect to the nursing home, involved governmental agencies and the judicial system. (1) Such access shall be permitted by the nursing home at a reasonable hour. (2) Such access shall not substantially disrupt the provision of nursing and other care to residents in the nursing home. (3) All persons entering a nursing home pursuant to this section shall promptly notify the person in charge of their presence. They shall, upon request, produce identification to substantiate their identity. No such person shall enter the immediate living area of any resident without first identifying himself and then receiving permission from the resident to enter. The rights of other residents present in the room shall be respected. A resident shall have the right to terminate a visit by a person having access to his living area pursuant to this section at any time. Any communication whatsoever between a resident and such person shall be confidential in nature, unless the resident authorizes the release of such communication in writing. h. Ensuring compliance with all applicable State and federal statutes and rules and regulations. i. Ensuring that every resident, prior to or at the time of admission and during his stay, shall receive a written statement of the services provided by the nursing home, including those required to be offered by the nursing home on an as-needed basis, and of related charges, including any charges for services not covered under Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended, or not covered by the nursing home's basic per diem rate. This statement shall further include the payment, fee, deposit and refund policy of the nursing home. j. Ensuring that a prospective resident or the resident's family or guardian receives a copy of the contract or agreement between the nursing home and the resident prior to or upon the resident's admission. L.1976, c.120, s.3; amended 1994, c.58, s.50; 1997, c.241, s.1; 2005, c.155, s.89; 2010, c.34, s.10; 2015, c.230, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-54 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-54
Gender responsive risk, needs assessment, institutional classification process, corrections.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide a gender responsive risk and needs assessment as part of the institutional classification process. The assessment shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following principles: (1) acknowledging gender equity; (2) creating an environment based on safety, respect, and dignity; (3) developing policies, practices, and programs that are relational and promote healthy connections to children, family, significant others, and the community; (4) addressing substance use disorders, trauma, and mental health issues through comprehensive, integrated, and culturally relevant services and appropriate supervision; and (5) providing female incarcerated persons with opportunities to improve their socioeconomic conditions, including, but not limited to, ensuring that female incarcerated persons are eligible to participate in programs and services, established by the commissioner pursuant to R.S.30:4-92, that are available to male incarcerated persons. b. The commissioner shall establish a system of community supervision and reentry with comprehensive, collaborative services. c. The commissioner shall ensure direct supervision and oversight by correctional staff in order to identify potential issues and respond proactively before the issues escalate. d. The commissioner shall institute mandatory in-service training for every correctional police officer that supervises female incarcerated persons regarding gender responsive policies. The commissioner shall ensure that every correctional police officer that supervises female incarcerated persons completes this training annually. L.2025, c.305, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-67 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-67
Noncompliance by juvenile offender
Status: in_force

7. If an offender fails to comply with the requirements of the juvenile offender program, the offender shall be placed in the custody of the commission to serve the remainder of the sentence originally imposed and shall be eligible for parole pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.45 et seq.). The offender shall not subsequently be eligible for re-admission at any time to any program established and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1997,c.81, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

ARTICLE II As used in this compact: (a) "Sending State" shall mean a party State from which a patient is transported pursuant to the provisions of the compact or from which it is contemplated that a patient may be so sent. (b) "Receiving State" shall mean a party State to which a patient is transported pursuant to the provisions of the compact or to which it is contemplated that a patient may be so sent. (c) "Institution" shall mean any hospital or other facility maintained by a party State or political subdivision thereof for the care and treatment of mental illness or mental deficiency. (d) "Patient" shall mean any person subject to or eligible as determined by the laws of the sending State, for institutionalization or other care, treatment, or supervision pursuant to the provisions of this compact. (e) "After-care" shall mean care, treatment and services provided a patient, as defined herein, on convalescent status or conditional release. (f) "Mental illness" shall mean mental disease to such extent that a person so afflicted requires care and treatment for his own welfare, or the welfare of others, or of the community. (g) "Mental deficiency" shall mean mental deficiency as defined by appropriate clinical authorities to such extent that a person so afflicted is incapable of managing himself and his affairs, but shall not include mental illness as defined herein. (h) "State" shall mean any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. L.1956, c. 178, p. 678, art. II.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.9
Responsibilities of chief executive officer, warden.
Status: in_force

5. The chief executive officer or warden of each county correctional facility shall: a. establish policies that encourage and promote visitation, particularly for inmates who are primary caretaker parents, including, but not limited to: (1) requiring in-person visitation three days per week, including Saturday and Sunday, for at least 30 minutes per visit; (2) prohibiting restrictions on the number of children allowed to visit an inmate consistent with current regulations; (3) authorizing up to two adult visitors; and (4) providing consistent access to contact visits; (5) authorizing contact visits with children; b. prohibit the isolated confinement of a pregnant woman; c. prohibit a staff member of, or medical service provider for, a county 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; d. provide parenting classes to inmates who are primary caretaker parents; e. provide 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; f. allow former inmates who are participating members of a non-profit or reentry organization mentorship or visitation program approved by the chief executive officer or warden to mentor current inmates who are incarcerated primary caretaker parents and assist these inmates with reentry efforts; g. 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 chief executive officer or warden, to be provided at the request of and free of charge to inmates; h. 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 chief executive officer or warden; and i. 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.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-1
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

1. It is declared to be the public policy of this State to encourage the development of preventive, treatment and transitional services for mental health clients through the improvement and expansion of community mental health programs in designated service areas for the entire State which will provide these elements of adequate services: (a) In-patient services; (b) Out-patient services; (c) Partial hospitalization services such as day care, night care, weekend care; (d) Emergency services 24 hours per day to be available within at least one of the first three services listed above; (e) Consultation and education services available to community agencies and professional personnel; (f) Children's services; (g) Services for the elderly; (h) Screening services; (i) Rehabilitative services including vocational and educational programs; (j) Transitional services; (k) Advocacy services; (l) Training services; and (m) Research and evaluation. The aforementioned services are to be provided principally for persons residing in a particular community or communities which are designated as the community mental health center service area, in or near which the facilities providing the elements of service are situated. It is further declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a Community Mental Health Citizens Advisory Board for mental health services to plan, establish and recommend to the Commissioner of Human Services and the Director of the Division of Mental Health Services those policies which are necessary to ensure the development and adequate delivery of the aforementioned elements of mental health services. L.1957,c.146,s.1; amended 1967,c.100,s.1; 1979,c.331,s.1; 1995,c.4,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7hh — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7hh
Per diem reimbursement rate compared to established State Medicaid fee-for-service rate.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the per diem reimbursement rate for providers of adult medical day care services within the Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), whether the services are provided in the Medicaid fee-for-service delivery system or through a managed care delivery system, shall be no less than the established State Medicaid fee-for-service rate. b. As used in this section: "Provider of adult medical day care services" means an adult day health services facility licensed by the Department of Health, which provides preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services under medical and nursing supervision to meet the needs of functionally impaired adult participants for a period of time that does not exceed 12 hours during any calendar day. L.2021, c.452, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-29 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-29
List of maximum quantity of drug to be dispensed per prescription
Status: in_force

Within 6 months after the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall, after consultation with the Drug Utilization Review Council and other authorities, prepare a list stating, for each prescribed drug, the maximum quantity which may be dispensed per prescription. L.1978, c. 171, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.14
Procedures for preadmission screening
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner shall contract with appropriate agencies for the performance of preadmission screening or perform the screening directly through the division. Preadmission screening shall be made available, upon request and for a reasonable fee to be established by the commissioner, to a private pay individual, whether or not the individual expects to become eligible for the Medicaid program. b. The commissioner shall develop procedures for monitoring the preadmission screening program, for which purpose the commissioner may establish an independent review process, to ensure that screening standards are being met by the division or by those agencies which are under contract to perform preadmission screening pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-105 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-105
Certificate of death or discharge; record
Status: in_force

Upon the death or discharge of any person committed to any institution in this state under article 3 of this chapter (s. 30:4-23 et seq.), the chief executive officer of the institution shall forward a certificate to the county adjuster of the county in which the final hearing was held, stating the date death occurred, or if discharged, whether the patient was discharged as cured, improved, or unimproved, and such county adjuster shall file such certificate with the clerk of the court of such county, there to be kept and filed with the records of the commitment of the patient to such institution.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-62.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-62.4
Asperger's Syndrome Pilot Initiative established in DHS.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish the Asperger's Syndrome Pilot Initiative in the Department of Human Services. a. The purpose of the initiative shall be to provide vocational, educational and social training services to persons with Asperger's Syndrome, through community-based service sites, which offer these individuals appropriate support, guidance and education to enable them to: further their education, achieve gainful employment, develop meaningful friendships, and become broadly competent adults who are able to lead fulfilling lives. b. The commissioner shall contract with one or more entities to make services available Statewide under the initiative. c. The initiative shall provide services, through an individualized approach to instruction and support for persons with Asperger's Syndrome, which address a comprehensive range of support needs for these individuals, including, at a minimum: social skills training; social supports, including supported employment; housing supports; and psychiatric and psychological services for the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other neurological disorders. d. The commissioner shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the initiative no later than two years after the date that it commences operations, and shall include in that report a detailed summary of its activities, an assessment of its cost-effectiveness, and any recommendations that the commissioner desires to make for the extension, expansion, modification or termination of the initiative. L.2007, c.169, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6.1
Abortions; payment of claims
Status: in_force

No payments for medical assistance shall be made under the act hereby supplemented for the termination of a woman's pregnancy for any reason except where it is medically indicated to be necessary to preserve the woman's life. In any case where a pregnancy is so terminated, the act shall be performed in a hospital and the physician performing the act shall submit in writing a report to the division stating in detail his reasons for finding it necessary to terminate the pregnancy. L.1975, c. 261, s. 1, eff. Dec. 18, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-78.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-78.2
State assumption of management and operation of psychiatric facility.
Status: in_force

6. If the commissioner determines that the plan submitted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1990, c.73 (C.30:4-78.1) is appropriate, the commissioner shall enter into negotiations with the governing body of the county to provide for the State assumption of the management and operation of the psychiatric facility, in which case the State shall operate and maintain the psychiatric facility, provided that the funding ratios shall not change. Any agreement for the assumption shall include, but not be limited to, such matters as personnel salaries, benefits, tenure or other rights; debt obligations of the facility; existing vendor contracts; lease, purchase or other arrangements for the State's operation of the facility; purchase of services from the county; capital improvements; staffing arrangements; and insurance payments and receivables, including Medicare and Medicaid payments. When negotiating an agreement the Commissioner of Human Services shall consult with the State Civil Service Commission concerning personnel salaries, benefits, tenure or other rights. If the commissioner and the governing body of the county agree to the State assumption of the management and operation of a county psychiatric facility, any changes in salaries, benefits, tenure or other rights of employees will recognize the rights and responsibilities under appropriate collective bargaining agreements. L.1990, c.73, s.6; amended 2008, c.29, s.89.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.18a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.18a
Reference to mean "in need of involuntary commitment to treatment."
Status: in_force

22. Whenever, in any rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to "in need of involuntary commitment" that term shall mean "in need of involuntary commitment to treatment" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2). L.2009, c.112, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-33 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-33
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of this act shall be subject to the applicable civil and criminal penalties contained in the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Service Act" (P.L.1968, c. 413, C. 30:4D-1 et seq.). Any eligible person who violates any provision of this act shall be subject to a suspension of their eligibility for one year for a first offense and permanent revocation of their eligibility for a second offense. L.1978, c. 171, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-48.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-48.1
Senior Gold prescription program information displayed on tax return instructions.
Status: in_force

1. The Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury shall prominently display the eligibility qualifications for and benefits available under the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program," established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.), in the accompanying instruction booklet that the division makes available annually, whether electronically or in print, to taxpayers for the purpose of filing the gross income tax under the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., commencing with the instruction booklet for the purpose of filing the New Jersey gross income tax for calendar year 2011. The director shall have the discretion to determine the placement of this information within the instruction booklet, which shall include the telephone number to call for information about the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program. L.2011, c.131, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-30 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-30
Conversion of part of jail into workhouse
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any such county may convert so much of the common jail of the county as they deem proper into a workhouse, reserving sufficient room for the uses and purposes of the public jail.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.3d — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.3d
Conducting wanted person check on inmates or suspects.
Status: in_force

2. a. A wanted person check shall be conducted on every person serving a sentence or detained as a suspect in a State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail to determine if there are any outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect. b. Except for a transfer from one State correctional facility to another State correctional facility, a person serving a sentence or detained as a suspect in a State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail shall not be released or transferred before a wanted person check of the inmate or suspect has been conducted to determine if any there are any outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect. c. If the wanted person check of a person conducted pursuant to subsection b. of this section reveals outstanding arrest warrants or criminal charges against the inmate or suspect, the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the outstanding arrest warrant or criminal charges shall be notified that the inmate or suspect is in the custody of the State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail. d. If the wanted person check of a person conducted pursuant to subsection b. of this section reveals outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect, the inmate or suspect shall not be transferred to another facility or jail, other than a transfer from one State correctional facility to another State correctional facility, unless the receiving facility or jail is notified in advance of the outstanding arrest warrants or pending charges. A copy of the outstanding arrest warrants or pending charges shall accompany the transferred inmate or suspect. e. If the wanted person check of a person conducted pursuant to subsection b. of this section reveals outstanding arrest warrants or charges pending against the inmate or suspect from another jurisdiction, the jurisdiction shall be notified that the inmate or suspect is in the custody of the State correctional facility, county correctional facility or municipal jail. L.2003,c.282,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-53.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-53.5
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1991, c.448, s.5; amended 2006, c.47, s.143.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.16
Pending criminal charges notification.
Status: in_force

7. If a child care center owner or sponsor has knowledge that a staff member has criminal charges pending against the staff member, the owner or sponsor shall promptly notify the department to determine whether any action concerning the staff member is necessary in order to ensure the safety of the children who attend the center. L.2000,c.77,s.7; amended 2004, c.130, s.101.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-10
Eligibility.
Status: in_force

4. A sponsor shall annually determine the maximum number of eligible persons to be served in each county or region, based upon the service and cost limitations promulgated by the commissioner and the county allocation and other funds which may be available for the purposes of this act, and shall not admit or serve more eligible persons than can be afforded with available resources. Each sponsor shall maintain a waiting list of those eligible persons awaiting receipt of respite care, according to standards promulgated by the commissioner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an eligible veteran shall not be found to be ineligible to receive respite care based on the veteran's income or liquid resources if they do not exceed $80,000 for a couple or $60,000 for a single person. L.1987, c.119, s.4; amended 2015, c.289, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-19.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-19.5
Appropriations for supplemental payments under intergovernmental transfer program; costs.
Status: in_force

4. a. There are appropriated to the Department of Human Services such sums as are determined necessary by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury to make supplemental payments in accordance with the Medicaid State plan under the intergovernmental transfer program. The sums so appropriated shall be deposited in the State account and used to make supplemental payments to the participant accounts pursuant to this subsection and as set forth in an intergovernmental transfer agreement. b. There are appropriated to the Department of Human Services and Department of the Treasury such additional sums as are determined necessary by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury to pay costs incurred by the State in connection with the execution and delivery of any agreements authorized hereunder, including the costs of professional services, attorneys, and any other costs necessary to complete the intergovernmental transfer program. L.2000, c.28, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.382.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-49.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-49.5
Settlement of child of widow, divorced woman or unmarried mother who gains new settlement by marriage
Status: in_force

When a widow, divorced woman or unmarried mother gains a new settlement by marriage, if, at the time of such marriage her child is not in her custody and is receiving care at public expense, the settlement of such child shall not follow that of its mother until such time as the child has been returned to the custody of its mother and has remained in her care without receipt of public assistance for the period of 1 year. L.1965, c. 59, s. 41.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.32 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.32
Establishment, equipment and maintenance
Status: in_force

2. The Department of Human Services therefore is authorized to establish, equip and maintain facilities in various parts of the State for receiving and treating juvenile delinquent probationers under circumstances where the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part has directed, as a condition of probation of such offender that he voluntarily submit to treatment and supervision, for a period not to exceed four months, in a facility under direction, control and supervision of said department. L.1957,c.90,s.2; amended 1991,c.91,s.322.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-13
Compensation of female guards in counties of the first class
Status: in_force

All female guards or keepers of penal institutions in counties of the first class shall be entitled to and shall receive from the county treasurer compensation equal to that received by male guards or keepers at such penal institutions. All female guards employed in the department of the sheriff in counties of the first class who shall be regularly employed in the care, custody and transportation of female prisoners shall be entitled to and shall receive from the county treasurer compensation equal to that received by court attendants in such counties.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-182 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-182
Compensation not reduced; payment
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to reduce the annual compensation of any prison officer or reformatory officer or farmer guard receiving on June first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven any compensation in excess of the sums fixed by this article. The compensation in this article so fixed shall be paid in the same manner as other state salaries are now paid.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-15.2
Final guardianship hearing
Status: in_force

8. A final hearing for guardianship shall be held within three months from the date the petition is filed with the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15). L.1991,c.275,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.15
Compilation of data by Special Response Unit.
Status: in_force

11. The Special Response Unit shall compile data about any investigation conducted as a result of a report made pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2010, c.5 (C.30:6D-75), concerning abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence, and shall issue an annual report as provided in this section. The report, which shall be made available on the website of the department and contain non-identifying information, shall, at a minimum, include: a. the number of individuals with developmental disabilities residing in community care residences who were the subject of an allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and the number of substantiated, unsubstantiated, and unfounded allegations; b. the number of deaths, if any, of individuals with developmental disabilities who were residing in community care residences and were the subject of a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and the cause of death; c. the number of case managers or case managers' supervisors who have been reassigned or terminated, or both, as a result of an investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence; and d. the number of case managers or case managers' supervisors against whom a civil or criminal action has been brought as a result of an allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence. L.2012, c.69, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-77 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-77
Settlement of claims; funds for rehabilitation
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with regard to State institutions, or the board of chosen freeholders, or a proper committee thereof, with regard to county institutions, may compromise and settle any claim due a State institution or due the board of freeholders for the support of a patient. A memorandum of the compromise and settlement made by the commissioner shall be sent to the State institution affected thereby and with regard to a compromise and settlement made by a board of freeholders, or a committee thereof, same shall be entered in the official minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee. When it appears that a patient having moneys on deposit at the institution is sufficiently recovered to be released on convalescent leave to the community and that such patient is without sufficient income or other funds to provide for his essential requirements of transportation, food, clothing, housing and the like for establishment of his normal life in the community until he becomes gainfully employed or otherwise provided for, the chief executive officer of the institution, in his discretion, may permit such patient to have a reasonable sum of money from his funds sufficient to meet such requirements and to enable the patient to become established in the community. A report of any such payments made shall be furnished the board of managers or the board of chosen freeholders, as the case may be, to be entered in the official minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the board. Amended by L.1956, c. 39, p. 82, s. 1; L.1965, c. 59, s. 62.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.68 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.68
Workgroup.
Status: in_force

3. a. The division shall convene a workgroup which shall include, at a minimum, one representative from each of the following organizations: (1) the New Jersey Hospital Association; (2) the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians; (3) the Health Care Association of New Jersey; (4) LeadingAge New Jersey; and (5) other stakeholders as the division deems appropriate. b. The workgroup shall assist the division and the department in the monitoring of the data reporting requirements as provided for in section 2 of this act, including, but not limited to the following parameters: (1) definitions of all data elements; (2) protocols for data reporting; (3) qualifications of a person who submits data pursuant to section 2 of this act; (4) facility compliance with the provisions of this act; (5) development of a "real-time" reporting mechanism; and (6) any other area of interest that the workgroup deems appropriate. L.2017, c.155, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.15
Program to record and analyze recidivism.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Corrections, in conjunction with the Youth Justice Commission and the State Parole Board, shall establish a program to record and analyze the recidivism of all inmates and juveniles adjudicated delinquent who are released from a State correctional facility or a training school for juveniles, whether on parole or upon the completion of their maximum sentences. The purpose of this program shall be to assist in measuring the effectiveness of the State's reentry initiatives and programs. b. The program shall record the arrests for all offenses committed by releasees within three years following their release and any convictions resulting from the arrests. These data shall be analyzed to determine whether the rates and nature of rearrests and convictions differ according to the criminal histories and personal characteristics of releasees, the treatment they received while confined, length of sentence, conditions of parole, participation and involvement in reentry initiatives and programs, and such other factors as may be relevant to the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, race, gender, ethnicity, and age. c. The commissioner shall prepare and disseminate semi-annual reports summarizing the recidivism rates, patterns, and other findings and analyses resultant of the information gathered pursuant to this section. These reports shall include summaries of the treatment received by the releasees and any participation and involvement in reentry initiatives by the releasees, and shall make recommendations concerning the effectiveness of the treatment programs and reentry initiatives. These reports shall be available to the general public and shall not contain any personally identifying information. To facilitate the accessibility of these reports to the general public, the commissioner shall, to the greatest extent possible, utilize the Internet. d. The commissioner shall annually prepare and transmit to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), a summary of the recommendations set forth in the reports prepared pursuant to subsection c. of this section, along with any recommendations the department, Youth Justice Commission or the State Parole Board may have for legislation to improve the effectiveness of the State's reentry initiatives and programs. L.2009, c.329, s.3; amended 2015, c.144, s.1; 2025, c.35, s.46.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26
Placing child in resource family home or institution.
Status: in_force

26. a. Whenever the circumstances of a child are such that his needs cannot be adequately met in his own home, the division may effect his placement in a resource family home, with or without payment of board, in a group home, or in an appropriate institution if such care is deemed essential for him. The division shall make every reasonable effort to select a resource family home, a group home or an institution of the same religious faith as the parent or parents of such child. b. Whenever the division places any child, as provided by this section, in any municipality and county of this State, the child shall be deemed a resident of such municipality and county for all purposes except school funding, and he shall be entitled to the use and benefit of all health, recreational, vocational and other facilities of such municipality and county in the same manner and extent as any other child living in such municipality and county. c. Whenever the division shall place any child, as provided by this section, in any school district, the child shall be entitled to the educational benefits of the district determined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2010, c.69 (C.30:4C-26b); provided, however, that the district of residence, as determined by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to law, shall be responsible for paying, as applicable, tuition and transportation costs for such child to the district in which he is placed. d. No municipality shall enact a planning or zoning ordinance governing the use of land by, or for, single family dwellings which shall, by any of its terms or provisions or by any rule or regulation adopted in accordance therewith, discriminate between children who are members of such single families by reason of their relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, children placed with such families in such dwellings by the division or other entity designated by the Commissioner of Children and Families, and children placed pursuant to law with families in single family dwellings known as group homes. Any planning or zoning ordinance, heretofore or hereafter enacted by a municipality, which violates the provisions of this section, shall be invalid and inoperative. L.1951, c.138, s.26; amended 1962, c.197, s.27; 1974, c.178, s.2; 1979, c.207, s.18; 2004, c.130, s.58; 2006, c.47, s.130; 2010, c.69, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6h — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6h
Definitions relative to emergency care.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Contractor" means a health maintenance organization authorized to operate in this State which contracts with the Department of Human Services for the provision of health care services to recipients of Medicaid and enrollees of NJ FamilyCare. "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). "NJ FamilyCare" means the Children's Health Care Coverage Program established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.272 (C.30:4I-1 et seq.) and the FamilyCare Health Coverage Program established pursuant to P.L.2000, c.71 (C.30:4J-1 et seq.). "Non-participating hospital" means a hospital with which the contractor does not have a written provider agreement that complies with applicable State law and regulations, including N.J.A.C.8:38-15.2 and 10:74-2.1. L.2004,c.103,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.24
Findings, declarations relative to long-term care for Medicaid recipients.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The current population of adults 60 years of age and older in New Jersey is about 1.4 million, and this number is expected to double in size over the next 25 years; b. A primary objective of public policy governing access to long-term care in this State shall be to promote the independence, dignity and lifestyle choice of older adults and persons with physical disabilities or Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; c. Many states are actively seeking to "rebalance" their long-term care programs and budgets in order to support consumer choice and offer more choices for older adults and persons with disabilities to live in their homes and communities; d. New Jersey has been striving to redirect long-term care away from an over-reliance on institutional care toward more home and community-based options; however, it is still often easier for older adults and persons with disabilities to qualify for Medicaid long-term care coverage if they are admitted to a nursing home than if they seek to obtain services through one of the Medicaid home and community-based long-term care options available in this State, such as the Global Options Waiver, Adult Day Health Services, Traumatic Brain Injury, AIDS Community Care Alternatives Program, Community Resources for People with Disabilities, or Community Resources for People with Disabilities Private Duty Nursing; e. The federal "New Freedom Initiative" was launched in 2001 for the purpose of promoting the goal of independent living for persons with disabilities; and Executive Order No. 13217, issued by the President of the United States on June 18, 2001, called upon the federal government to assist states and localities to swiftly implement the 1999 United States Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. and directed federal agencies to evaluate their policies, programs, statutes, and regulations to determine whether any should be revised or modified to improve the availability of community-based services for qualified persons with disabilities; f. Executive Order No. 100, issued by the Governor on March 23, 2004, directed the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the State Treasurer, to prepare an analysis and recommendations for developing a global long-term care budgeting process designed to provide the Department of Health with the authority and flexibility to move Medicaid recipients into the appropriate level of care based on their individual needs, and to identify specific gaps and requirements necessary to streamline paperwork and expedite the process of obtaining Medicaid eligibility for home care options for those who qualify; g. Executive Order No. 31, issued by the Governor on April 21, 2005, established a "money follows the person" pilot program and set aside funding in fiscal year 2006 for home and community-based long-term care; h. Older adults and those with physical disabilities or Alzheimer's disease and related disorders that require a nursing facility level of care should not be forced to choose between going into a nursing home or giving up the medical assistance that pays for their needed services, and thereby be denied the right to choose where they receive those services; their eligibility for home and community-based long-term care services under Medicaid should be based upon the same income and asset standards as those used to determine eligibility for long-term care in an institutional setting; and i. The enactment of P.L.2006, c.23 (C.30:4D-17.23 et seq.) will ensure that, in the case of Medicaid-funded long-term care services, "the money follows the person" to allow maximum flexibility between nursing homes and home and community-based settings when it does not compromise federal funding or services in the nursing home and, in so doing, significantly expands the choices available to consumers of these services and thereby fulfills the goal of personal independence so highly valued by the growing number of older adults and persons with disabilities in this State. L.2006, c.23, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.373.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-80 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-80
Family Preservation Services Coordinating Unit established.
Status: in_force

7. There is established a Family Preservation Services Coordinating Unit in the Department of Children and Families. The unit shall consist of persons with knowledge of and experience with the family preservation services program in the State and in all facets of the operation of the program. The coordinating unit personnel shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Children and Families. The coordinating unit shall develop, monitor and implement all phases of the family preservation services initiative and its activities will include the provision of technical support and the establishment and the monitoring of all family preservation services programs throughout the State. L.1993, c.157, s.7; amended 2006, c.47, s.150.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-12.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-12.1
Investigations by commissioner; witnesses; subpena
Status: in_force

The commissioner may make, or cause to be made, such investigations as he deems necessary in the administration of the Department of Institutions and Agencies. For the purpose of any such investigation he may cause to be examined under oath any and all persons whatsoever and compel by subpena the attendance of witnesses and the production of such books, records, accounts, papers and other documents as are appropriate. If a witness fails without good cause to attend, testify or produce such records or documents as directed in the subpena, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons or subpena issued from a court of record in this State. L.1973, c. 101, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-165.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-165.5
Application for appointment of guardian.
Status: in_force

88. Whenever a minor has been admitted to functional or other services provided by the Division of Developmental Disabilities on application as provided herein and has not been discharged therefrom, the commissioner shall, not less than six months nor more than 18 months prior to the 18th birthday of said person, cause him to be examined to ascertain whether it appears that such person will need a guardian on attainment of his majority. If the commissioner anticipates that such person will need a guardian, the commissioner or his designated agent shall apply to the Superior Court in the same manner as provided in section 1 of P.L.1970, c.289 (C.30:4-165.7) for appointment of a guardian unless another application is pending. In the event that no guardian has been appointed for a person who commences receiving functional or other services after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act and who has attained age 18, and if the commissioner has ascertained that such person appears to need a guardian, then the commissioner shall apply to the Superior Court in the same manner as provided in section 1 of P.L.1970, c.289 (C.30:4-165.7) for appointment of a guardian unless another application is pending. The commissioner shall also promptly advise in plain language any parent, spouse, relative, or other interested person of his findings and of the parent's or person's right to participate in the process of an adjudication and to be considered for appointment as a guardian. The commissioner may offer to these persons assistance to facilitate their appointments as guardians unless he has reason to question their fitness to serve. L.1965, c.59, s.88; amended 1985, c.133, s.2; 2010, c.50, s.48.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.66 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.66
Discharge from parole prior to maximum term.
Status: in_force

22. Except as otherwise provided in subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.130 (C.2C:43-6.4), the appropriate board panel may give any parolee a complete discharge from parole prior to the expiration of the full maximum term for which he was sentenced or as authorized by the disposition, provided that such parolee has made a satisfactory adjustment while on parole, provided that continued supervision is not required, and provided the parolee has made full payment of any fine or restitution. L.1979,c.441,s.22; amended 1995, c.280, s.45; 2003, c.267, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.92 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.92
Program for continuous, satellite-based monitoring of sex offenders.
Status: in_force

4. a. The chairman, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish a program for the continuous, satellite-based monitoring of sex offenders in this State. The system shall provide for the capability of active and passive monitoring, or a combination of both. b. The monitoring system, at a minimum, shall provide: (1) Time-correlated or continuous tracking of the geographic location of the monitored subject using a global positioning system based on satellite and other location technology; and (2) An automated monitoring system that can be used to permit law enforcement agencies to compare the geographic positions of monitored subjects with reported crime incidents and whether the subject was in the proximity of such reported crime incidents. c. The State Parole Board shall develop procedures to determine, investigate, and report on a 24 hours per day basis a monitored subject's noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the program. All reports of noncompliance shall be investigated immediately by a parole or law enforcement officer. d. The chairman may promulgate guidelines to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2007,c.128,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.12
Nursing Home Preadmission Screening Program
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish a Nursing Home Preadmission Screening Program in the division, which shall be operational to serve each county in the State no later than one year after the effective date of this act. The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioners of the Departments of Health and Community Affairs, and with other agencies of State government, as appropriate, shall develop standards for preadmission screening. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17.1
Keepers or wardens
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 30:8-15, in any county where the sheriff assumes the custody, keeping and charge of the county jail or jails and all prisoners therein, as provided by R.S. 30:8-17, the sheriff may appoint some fit person to be the keeper or warden of the jail or jails of the county, who shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff, shall hold his office for the term of one year and until his successor is appointed and qualified in his place and may be reappointed to subsequent one-year terms. To be considered for appointment as keeper or warden an applicant shall have at least three years of supervisory experience in the field of corrections and shall possess those qualities necessary for the effective and efficient administration of a penal institution. The position of keeper or warden established pursuant to this act is placed in the unclassified service of the civil service. This act shall not affect the term of office or employment of any person who, as of the effective date of this act, holds a position as keeper or warden. L.1984, c. 209, s. 1, eff. Dec. 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.7
Provision for health, safety, welfare, etc., of persons admitted.
Status: in_force

19. The commissioner shall make all reasonable and necessary provisions to ensure the health, safety, welfare and earliest appropriate release of persons admitted to residential services for persons with developmental disabilities. He shall provide further for educational, medical, dietetic, and social needs of any such person in accordance with such person's individual requirements, as determined by competent professional personnel. L.1965, c.59, s.19; amended 2010, c.50, s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-27
Child care grant program
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a grant program to encourage and support the provision of nonsectarian child care in public and nonpublic school buildings or another appropriate location as approved by the commissioner before and after the regular school day for children. Subject to the availability of funds, the commissioner may award annual grants to assist local school boards, public agencies and nonprofit organizations which propose to offer nonsectarian child care to school-age children. L. 1987, c. 215, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.4
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

4. a. Any member of the staff at a facility for persons with developmental disabilities or for persons with traumatic brain injury, and any member of the staff at a public or private agency, who violates the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2003, c.191 (C.30:6D-5.3) shall be liable to a civil penalty of $5,000 for the first offense, $10,000 for the second offense, and $25,000 for the third and each subsequent offense, to 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.). b. A penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be dedicated to providing funding for training caregivers, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2010, c.5 (C.30:6D-74), and for site visits conducted pursuant to P.L.2017, c.238 (C.30:6D-9.1 et al.). L.2003, c.191, s.4; amended 2017, c.238, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.6
Fingerprinting
Status: in_force

An applicant for employment or a current employee shall submit to the Commissioner of Human Services his name, address and fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards by a State or municipal law enforcement agency. The commissioner is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police for use in making the determinations required by this act. No criminal history record check shall be performed pursuant to this act unless the applicant shall have furnished his written consent to the check. P.L. 1988, c. 45, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-78.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-78.5
Deduction of State services from county appropriation
Status: in_force

For each local fiscal year, or portion thereof, in which a service or function associated with the provisions of this act is assumed by the State, the county shall deduct from its final appropriations upon which its permissible county tax levy is calculated the amount which the county expended for that service or function during the last full budget year, or portion thereof, for which the service or function so transferred was funded from appropriations in the county budget. L.1990,c.73,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-30 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-30
Procurement of commodities, services through central nonprofit agency
Status: in_force

8. State agencies and political subdivisions of the State shall make a good faith effort to procure, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2021, c.385 (C.30:6-30.1), five percent of their goods and services through the Central Nonprofit Agency from those commodities and services which have been set aside for purchase from approved rehabilitation facilities. L.1981,c.488,s.8; amended 1991,c.147,s.7; 2021, c.385, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-14
$100 fee for 2-year license
Status: in_force

A license to act as an administrator of a convalescent home or private nursing home shall be valid for two years from the date of issue, and upon issuance or renewal of such license, the commissioner shall collect, respectively, a fee of $100.00, which shall be paid into the General Fund, and the cost of administration of this act shall be provided for in the annual appropriation law. L. 1968, c. 356, s. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1970. Amended by L. 1986, c. 100, s. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-4.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-4.6
Definitions; Division of Children's System of Care, training program, emergency homeless shelter employees.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Children's System of Care in the Department of Children and Families. "Emergency shelter for the homeless" means a building or structure in which a public entity or a private, nonprofit organization provides shelter, or food and shelter, to individuals and families having neither a home nor the means to obtain a home or other temporary lodging. b. (1) The Division of Children's System of Care shall establish a training program for the purpose of educating employees of an emergency shelter of the homeless on: (a) the services provided by the division, including, but not limited to, mobile response and stabilization, care management services, family support, and other therapeutic and support services for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, substance use challenges, and intellectual and development disabilities; and (b) how to assist parents and youth in accessing the services provided by the division outlined in subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) of this subsection. (2) The training program shall be made available to employees of an emergency shelter for the homeless in a manner determined by the division, and shall be updated on a regular basis as may be appropriate. c. As part of the training program established pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the division shall: (1) develop educational and informational materials concerning the services offered by the division for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, substance use challenges, and intellectual and development disabilities; and (2) make available to the public on the division's Internet website, both in print, via a Department of Children and Families publication order form that can be submitted from the website, and in a digital format that can be easily printed from the website, the information contained in educational and informational materials developed pursuant to this subsection, and update this information as necessary. L.2023, c.53.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.39 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.39
Medicaid home visitation demonstration project.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Human Services, subject to federal approval and the availability of federal financial participation under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, shall establish a three-year Medicaid home visitation demonstration project. The demonstration project shall be designed to provide ongoing health and parenting information, parent and family support, and links to essential health and social services during pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood. The demonstration project shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Health. b. The project shall be modeled on home visitation programs currently administered by the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, and the Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services. c. The project shall be implemented in stages, prioritizing expansion of services in counties with the highest number of births to eligible families and where current home visitation programs provide services to less than 10 percent of the eligible population. L.2017, c.50, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-80.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-80.9
Hearing; order.
Status: in_force

2. Upon reading and filing such petition, the court shall by order fix a time, not less than 10 nor more than 30 days thereafter, for the hearing of such matter, a copy of which order shall be served by the petitioner upon the county adjuster of the county and upon the medical director of the institution or facility to which such person was committed or upon the party or parties who applied for the determination that the person be found to be a danger to himself, others, or property, or determined to be an incapacitated individual as defined in N.J.S.3B:1-2, and at the time so appointed, or to which it may be adjourned, the court shall hear evidence as to: the circumstances of why the commitment or determination was imposed upon the petitioner, the petitioner's mental health record and criminal history, and the petitioner's reputation in the community. If the court finds that the petitioner will not likely act in a manner dangerous to the public safety and finds that the grant of relief is not contrary to the public interest, the court shall grant such relief for which the petitioner has applied and, an order directing the clerk of the court to expunge such commitment from the records of the court. L.1953, c.268, s.2; amended 1976, c.108, s.2; 2009, c.183, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.5
Powers and duties of board of managers
Status: in_force

The board of managers shall fix the salaries of the superintendent and other officers and employees subject to the approval of the board of chosen freeholders within the limitations of the appropriation made therefor, and such salaries shall be full compensation for all services rendered. The board of managers shall have the general superintendence, management and control of the hospital, its personnel and the patients and all matters relating to its government, discipline, contracts and fiscal concerns; shall make necessary rules and regulations; shall adopt by-laws; shall furnish such reports, estimates of appropriations and other information as may be required by the board of chosen freeholders; shall perform such other duties and enforce such other regulations as from time to time may be prescribed by the board of chosen freeholders. L.1947, c. 34, p. 90, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-12.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-12.2
Resource family parent, relative, notice; right to be heard.
Status: in_force

28. In any case in which the Division of Child Protection and Permanency accepts a child in its care or custody, the child's resource family parent or relative providing care for the child, as applicable, shall receive written notice of, and shall have a right to be heard at, any review or hearing held with respect to the child, but the resource family parent or relative shall not be made a party to the review or hearing solely on the basis of the notice and right to be heard. L.1999, c.53, s.28; amended 2004, c.130, s.54; 2007, c.228, s.2; 2012, c.16, s.64.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-71 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-71
Contents of plan.
Status: in_force

6. The plan shall: a. Assess current policies and activities of all divisions in the Department of Children and Families in the implementation of the individualized, appropriate child and family driven care system; b. Assess the implementation of the policies and procedures of the Case Assessment Resource Teams (CARTs) and the County Inter-Agency Coordinating Councils (CIACCs) sanctioned by the Department of Children and Families to be certain, among other things, that a family using the services is a full participant in the CART/CIACC process; c. Be consistent with principles set forth in section 7 of this act; d. Set forth specific timelines and procedures for the implementation of new policies and practices that shall be undertaken to develop a system of care which is integrated across divisional and departmental lines; e. Specify the role and function of the CARTs and CIACCs in developing the individualized, appropriate child and family driven care system; f. Recommend departmental or divisional organizational changes required to execute the system of care; g. Specify the interdepartmental amounts and sources of financial resources required to implement and maintain a coordinated system of care; h. Develop a mechanism to guarantee that savings accrued through implementation of this plan be applied to community-based children's services; i. Identify funding mechanisms compatible with individual county needs to carry out the purposes of this act; j. Develop a system to monitor and evaluate the outcomes for children with special emotional needs who have received community-based services as a result of the implementation of an individualized, appropriate child and family driven care system; k. Develop an independent evaluation mechanism to report at least quarterly, which is designed to enhance and evaluate the CART/CIACC inter-agency system at both the local and Statewide levels; l. Describe all services, both public and private, including rehabilitation services, vocational services, substance use disorder services, housing services, educational services, medical and dental care to be provided by local school systems under the "Education of the Handicapped Act," (20 U.S.C. s.1401 et seq.); and m. Describe how parents will be involved in the development of the plan and how the plan will insure their full participation in the CART/CIAAC process. L.1992, c.111, s.6; amended 2006, c.47, s.146; 2023, c.177, s.98.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.1
Transfer to more appropriate institution or facility; authority of commissioner
Status: in_force

When a person has been convicted of an offense against the State of New Jersey and has been committed for a term of imprisonment by a court to an institution defined in R.S. 30:1-7, and when it appears to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies that the inmate should be transferred to an institution or facility more appropriate for his needs and welfare or that of other inmates or for the security of the institution, the commissioner shall be authorized and empowered to designate the place of confinement to which the inmate shall be transferred to serve his sentence. L.1969, c. 22, s. 1, eff. April 23, 1969. Amended by L.1976, c. 35, s. 1, eff. June 15, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4A-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-8
Minors
Status: in_force

8. If the person for whom the diagnosis is sought is a minor under the age of eighteen years and is within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part, the said court may make an order placing the said minor in the care and custody of the diagnostic center for a period required for a complete diagnosis and study, not in excess, however, of ninety days and shall cause a copy of said order to accompany said minor to the center. In such case no final commitment or disposition shall be made until the coming in of the report of the diagnostic center. Such report and any recommendation thereon shall not be binding upon the said court but shall be for its guidance in the final disposition of the matter consistent with the best interests of the welfare of the said minor and the community. L.1946,c.118,s.8; amended 1991,c,91,s.325.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-16.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-16.5
Definitions relative to civil actions by inmates
Status: in_force

4. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Corrections. "Inmate" means a person sentenced to imprisonment, or ordered to pretrial or investigative detention, in a State prison or county jail. L.1996,c.11,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.16
Application for admission other than by transfer or voluntary request
Status: in_force

Application for the admission of any individual to the institute, other than by transfer or voluntary request, shall be upon forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies and upon certification of two physicians that the person suffers from a disease or disfunction of the brain or nervous system, requires hospital care, and that unless such care is provided the health and welfare of the individual or that of others in society will be jeopardized. Upon the making of such an application for the admission of an individual to the institute, the further procedure with respect thereto shall be exactly the same as that provided by law for the commitment of any person to a mental hospital except that instead of an order of commitment the judicial officer shall enter an order authorizing admission of the person, which shall contain a determination of legal settlement, indigency and rate of payment of maintenance and the individual or governmental agency chargeable with the payment thereof. L.1953, c. 122, p. 1308, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-39 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-39
Continuation of consistent provisions of prior laws; effect of repeal
Status: in_force

To the extent that this act contains provisions not inconsistent with those of prior laws it shall be construed as a continuation of such laws. The repeal of the acts and statutes as provided by section thirty-eight hereof shall not revive or re-establish any office, positions, functions, powers, or duties heretofore abolished by such acts and statutes. L.1951, c. 138, p. 592, s. 39.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.16
Court review hearings.
Status: in_force

16. a. A patient committed pursuant to a court order who is not administratively discharged pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.17) shall be afforded periodic court review hearings of the need for involuntary commitment to treatment and of the least restrictive environment for that commitment. The review hearing shall be conducted in the manner provided in section 15 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.15). If the court determines at a review hearing that involuntary commitment to treatment shall be continued, it shall execute a new order. In the case of a patient who has been admitted to a facility, the court shall conduct the first review hearing three months from the date of the first hearing, the next review hearing nine months from the date of the first hearing and subsequent review hearings 12 months from the date of the first hearing and annually thereafter. The court may schedule additional review hearings but, except in extraordinary circumstances, not more often than once every 30 days. In the case of a patient who has been assigned to an outpatient treatment provider, the court shall conduct the first review hearing six months from the date of the first hearing, the next review hearing nine months from the date of the first hearing and subsequent review hearings 12 months from the date of the first hearing and annually thereafter. The court may schedule additional review hearings but, except in extraordinary circumstances, not more often than once every 30 days. b. At a court review hearing, when the advanced age of the patient or the cause or nature of the mental illness renders it appropriate and when it would be impractical to obtain the testimony of a psychiatrist as required in section 13 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.13), the court may permit a physician on the patient's treatment team, who has personally conducted an examination of the patient as close to the hearing date as possible, but in no event more than five days prior to the hearing date, to testify at the hearing to the clinical basis for the need for involuntary commitment to treatment. L.1987, c.116, s.16; amended 2009, c.112, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-15
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Health shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1990,c.36,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-55 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-55
Bringing inmates of foreign institutions into state; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, public official, corporation, association or institution to bring or send or cause to be brought or sent into this State an inmate of any public institution outside of this State for the purpose of placing such inmate in any public institution in this State, without first obtaining the written consent of the Department of Institutions and Agencies of this State in accordance with the terms of the Interstate Mental Health Compact, chapter 178 of the laws of 1956. Any person, public official, corporation, association or institution or any officer or agent thereof who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Amended by L.1965, c. 59, s. 44.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.10
Cost-bearing by Department of Human Services
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall assume the cost of all criminal history record background checks conducted on current and prospective employees. P.L. 1988, c. 45, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7dd — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7dd
Risk reduction model to prescription drug services, third party contract.
Status: in_force

1. The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services shall contract with a third party entity to apply a risk reduction model to prescription drug services provided under the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), for the purpose of identifying and reducing simultaneous, multi-drug medication-related risk and adverse drug events, enhancing compliance and quality of care, and improving health-related outcomes while reducing total cost of care in a measurable and reportable manner. In carrying out this purpose, the model, at a minimum, shall leverage Medicaid prescription drug claims data, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic sciences, appropriate technologies, clinical call centers located in New Jersey and staffed by board-certified pharmacists licensed pursuant to P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-40 et seq.), and include coordination of services with a network of local community pharmacies located throughout the State. For the duration of the contract, the division shall share the medical and pharmacy claims data for all Medicaid beneficiaries with the third party administering the model for the purposes of effectuating the model, which claims data shall include historical data. L.2021, c.151.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-2.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-2.3
Provision of services to certain individuals aged 18 to 21.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Children and Families shall provide services to individuals who are between 18 and 21 years of age and meet the following conditions: a. The individual was receiving services from the department, on or after the individual's 16th birthday; b. The individual, on or after the individual's 18th birthday, has not refused or requested that these services be terminated, as applicable; and c. The commissioner determines that a continuation of services would be in the individual's best interest and would assist the individual to become an independent and productive adult. L.2004, c.130, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.114.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-14
Division of Aging Services established.
Status: in_force

398. a. There is established the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services. b. The functions, powers, and duties of the Department of Health and Senior Services, redesignated as the Department of Health pursuant to section 93 of P.L.2012, c.17 (C.26:1A-2.1), to the extent that they relate to the provision of programs or services for senior citizens, including the New Jersey State Commission on Aging established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1957, c.72 (C.26:1A-107), the Division on Aging and Community Services, and any other division relating to senior benefits, are transferred to the Division of Aging Services, subject to the provisions of P.L.2012, c.17 (C.26:1A-2.1 et al.) and in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). c. All appropriations and other monies available, and to become available, that relate to the provision of programs or services for senior citizens are continued in the Division of Aging Services and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which these monies are appropriated, subject to the provisions of P.L.2012, c.17 (C.26:1A-2.1 et al.) and any other terms, restrictions, limitations, or other requirements imposed by law. d. The administrator and head of the office shall be a director who shall be known as the Director of the Division of Aging Services. The director shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office and shall devote his entire time to the performance of those duties. The director shall be appointed by the commissioner. e. The commissioner shall appoint and remove officers and employees of the division subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes and other applicable statutes as are necessary to enable the division to perform its duties pursuant to this act and shall fix their compensation within the limits of available appropriations and as is provided by law. f. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Division on Aging in either the Department of State, the Department of Community Affairs, or the Department of Health and Senior Services, the same shall mean and refer to the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services. L.2012, c.17, s.398.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4A-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-5
Commitment of defendant for examination
Status: in_force

Every judge, before imposing sentence upon a defendant, may order an examination of the mental and physical condition of such defendant and may order his commitment for such purpose to the diagnostic center and shall arrange for the entry of an appropriate order of commitment on forms to be prescribed by the Department of Institutions and Agencies, which shall accompany the defendant to the diagnostic center. L.1946, c. 118, p. 551, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-87 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-87
Joint purchases by health-care facilities
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L. 1971, c. 198 (C. 40A:11-1 et seq.) to the contrary, a hospital or institution for the aged and disabled operated under the authority of chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes by a county or municipality, or a county-operated facility licensed by the State Department of Health as a long term care facility, may enter into any contract and make any arrangement with any other such hospital or with any other State, federal or privately owned hospital, or any medical school, or other health related facility having or using hospital services or facilities for the joint purchase of any material, supply or service through a private nonprofit hospital association. L. 1985, c. 287, s. 1. Amended by L. 1987, c. 224, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-27.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-27.3
Service accessibility through cultural competency and language access.
Status: in_force

3. The Division of Developmental Disabilities shall consult with the Office of New Americans in the Department of Human Services, established pursuant to Executive Order No. 74 (2019), to ensure service accessibility through cultural competency and language access. L.2019, c.389, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.94 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.94
Noncompliance, third degree crime.
Status: in_force

6. A person who is monitored under the program established pursuant to this act and who fails to comply with its requirements is guilty of a crime of the third degree. Nothing in this act shall be construed to preclude a person who violates any condition of a special sentence of community or parole supervision for life from being subjected to the provisions of sections 16 through 19 and 21 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.60 through 30:4-123.63 and C.30:4-123.65) pursuant to the provisions of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.117 (C.30:4-123.51b). Nothing in this act shall be construed to preclude a person on conditional discharge pursuant to P.L.1998, c.71 (C.30:4-27.24 et al.) who violates any condition of discharge imposed by the court from being subjected to the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection c. of section 9 of P.L.1998, c.71 (C.30:4-27.32). L.2007,c.128,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-21
Responsibilities and duties of board
Status: in_force

The nursing home administrator's licensing board shall have the following responsibilities and duties; a. Develop, and promulgate by regulation approved by the State Board of Control standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are otherwise suitable, and who, by training, experience and education in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators; b. Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations for determining whether an individual meets such standards; c. Issue licenses to individuals determined to meet such standards and recommend to the State Board of Control or the Commissioner of the Department of Institutions and Agencies the revocation, suspension or denial of licenses to be issued or previously issued by the board in any case where the individual holding any such license is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of such standards; d. Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of such standards; e. Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of such standards; f. Conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes and administrators of nursing homes within the state with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of such standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such; g. To study and identify the core of knowledge that should constitute minimally the training in the field of institutional administration which should qualify an individual to serve as a nursing home administrator; h. To study and develop model techniques for determining whether an individual possesses such qualifications; i. To study and develop model criteria for programs of training and to recommend such programs of training and instruction for those desiring to pursue a career in nursing home administration. L.1968, c. 356, s. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-2.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-2.4
New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy.
Status: in_force

4. a. There is established the New Jersey Child Welfare Training Academy in the Department of Children and Families for the purpose of providing a training program to meet the needs of the child welfare system Statewide. The training program shall provide: (1) pre-service and in-service training for public employees of the child welfare system; (2) training opportunities for community-based entities and other child welfare system stakeholders as designated by the commissioner; and (3) pre-service and in-service training for resource families. b. The academy shall be responsible for developing and managing the training activities provided under this program, for which purpose it shall: (1) administer, coordinate and evaluate all training activities under the program; (2) seek to partner with social work and other professionals to ensure that the training provided under the program reflects best practices; (3) develop training curricula, resources and products; (4) schedule and provide notice of training events and provide training materials for those events; (5) employ and compensate training event instructors as necessary; (6) create mechanisms and processes to assess, identify and monitor training needs for public employees of the child welfare system, including competency-based training; (7) create mechanisms and processes to evaluate the effectiveness of the training provided under the program; (8) provide for the development of multimedia training tools to inform, educate and train public agency staff, resource families and others in the child welfare system; (9) determine the minimum number of pre-service and in-service training hours required of, and ensure the availability of sufficient training opportunities for, public agency staff Statewide; and (10) conduct any other activities necessary to develop, implement and manage the training program. c. The training provided to resource families pursuant to this section shall include courses in the role of caregivers as part of the care and treatment of children requiring out-of-home placement. A resource family parent shall be required to complete the number of hours of pre-service and in-service training prescribed under the training program as a condition of licensure under P.L.2001, c.419 (C.30:4C-27.3 et seq.). L.2004, c.130, s.4; amended 2006, c.47, s.115.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-27
Compilation of data, annual report.
Status: in_force

6. a. The division shall compile data about reported attempted and completed suicides by youths in the State, without identifying any individuals involved. b. The Commissioner of Human Services shall issue a report annually to the council, the Governor and the Legislature containing a summary of the data compiled by the division that includes aggregate demographic information about youths who attempt or complete suicide. The report shall include any recommendations for legislation or regulatory changes that would aid in the collection of more accurate data or the provision of more effective suicide prevention and intervention. c. The commissioner shall provide specific findings about youth suicides and attempts to the council, as soon as possible, to assist the council in fulfilling its responsibility under this act to make recommendations about youth suicide prevention and intervention. L.2003,c.214,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.19
HMOs, certain, to contract for services provided at certain Newark schools
Status: in_force

1. Every health maintenance organization under contract with the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services that provides health care services to residents of Essex county shall contract with the Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center for the provision of primary health care, including Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) services, and dental services to be provided at designated schools in the City of Newark. Health maintenance organizations and the Children's Hospital of New Jersey shall establish the rates of reimbursement for the health care services, except that the rates shall not be less than the median rates that the health maintenance organization currently reimburses primary health care and dental providers in Essex county. L.2001,c.333,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4A-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-11
Determination of rate per day to be paid for maintenance, treatment and diagnosis; payment; financial statements
Status: in_force

The State House Commission in November of each year shall compute and determine the rate per day to be paid for maintaining, treating and diagnosing a person, such rate to become effective on January 1 next following, and the person, court or agency requesting the diagnostic services shall be required to pay such rate of maintenance. The superintendent of the center shall cause regular financial statements to be issued to the several agencies utilizing the services of the center and the revenue when received shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer to become part of the General State Fund. Any funds expended by any court or agency for diagnostic services shall be a proper charge against the person diagnosed or his estate or his legally responsible relatives and may be recovered and reimbursed to said court or agency by the entry of an appropriate order of reimbursement or by any other legal process available for the recovery of just debts and legal obligations. L.1946, c. 118, p. 553, s. 11. Amended by L.1955, c. 44, p. 160, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-50 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-50
Assessment considered allowable cost for Medicaid reimbursement.
Status: in_force

8. Excluding any interest and penalty, the assessment imposed by this act shall be considered an allowable cost for Medicaid reimbursement purposes. L.1998,c.40,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-19
Acquisition of additional real estate for certain juvenile institutions not owned by state
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of an institution within the state, not owned by the state, for the reformation of juvenile delinquents may purchase and acquire such additional real estate as may be necessary for the proper accommodation, employment or welfare of its inmates. When the institution is supported and maintained by a city, the consent of the governing body of the city shall first be obtained. Such additional real estate shall not be acquired unless full provision shall have first been made for payment of the cost either from the current annual appropriation for the support of the institution or from the earnings of the inmates or both. Such additional real estate shall be purchased and held in the same manner as the real estate originally acquired for the establishment of the institution.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-3
Bylaws, rules, regulations of county psychiatric facility
Status: in_force

The governing body of the county may adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the management and government of a county psychiatric facility; the admission, support and discharge of patients; the appointment of a superintendent and other employees and officers. But, the rules and regulations governing the admission and discharge of patients shall be in compliance with the provisions of P.L.1987, c. 116 and shall be subject to the written approval of both the commissioner and the governing body of the county. The governing body shall also fix the compensation of officers and employees and may at any time by vote of two-thirds of its members remove an officer or employee. The expense of erecting, establishing, furnishing, maintaining and operating the psychiatric facility shall be paid by the county treasurer from funds raised by taxation as other county expenses are paid. The governing body may also select an appropriate name by which the psychiatric facility shall thereafter be known. Amended by L. 1987, c. 116, s. 27.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7z — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7z
Submission of form to division.
Status: in_force

2. The division shall require providers to submit each Perinatal Risk Assessment form completed pursuant to section 1 of this act to the division, or to a nonprofit entity contracted by the division to process, distribute to appropriate Medicaid managed care plans, and maintain the Perinatal Risk Assessment data. A provider shall not receive authorization for reimbursement for prenatal services provided to a pregnant Medicaid recipient until a Perinatal Risk Assessment form is submitted for that recipient. L.2019, c.88, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-3
Designation, appointment of officers
Status: in_force

30:7-3. The board of managers of the New Jersey Firemen's Home shall designate a chairman, a secretary and treasurer and, subject to the Governor's approval, appoint a superintendent and such other officers, assistants and attendants as may be necessary and proper. The treasurer shall enter into bond to the board of managers for the faithful performance of the duties of his office in such sum and with such sureties as the board shall require and approve. The superintendent and other officers may be required to give bond in such sum and with such sureties for the faithful performance of their respective duties as the board shall require and approve. Amended 2000, c.149, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17a
Additional action by Attorney General.
Status: in_force

3. In addition to any other action authorized or required by law, the Attorney General shall refer any matter regarding a person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to practice a health care profession in this State pursuant to Title 45 or Title 52 of the Revised Statutes and has been convicted of an offense under the provisions of section 17 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-17), to the appropriate professional and occupational licensing board within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety or the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs, as applicable, for such action as they determine appropriate regarding that person's license or other authorization to practice as a health care professional. L.2010, c.30, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-9
Inapplicability of provisions on medical care or treatment contrary to tenets of nursing home operated by certain religious denominations
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to require the provision of any medical care or treatment by any nursing home operated by and for the members or adherents of any well recognized church or religious denomination which relies upon spiritual means through prayer alone for healing, where such care or treatment is contrary to the tenets of such church or religious denomination. L.1976, c. 120, s. 9, eff. Nov. 30, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-34 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-34
Reimbursement for costs of prescription drugs; application and proof of expenditure
Status: in_force

Any eligible person under the program of Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged shall, upon the submission of such application and proof of expenditure as the department may prescribe, be reimbursed for the cost of all prescription drugs purchased by such person, minus a $2.00 copayment per prescription, during the period commencing 30 days after such person's properly completed application was received by the department and ending on the date on which such person received his proof of eligibility from the department; provided, however, that no reimbursement under this act shall be made for any prescription drug purchased prior to the effective date of this act. L.1979, c. 27, s. 1, eff. March 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 383, s. 1, eff. Feb. 5, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-62 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-62
Child Placement Advisory Council
Status: in_force

13. There is hereby established a Child Placement Advisory Council to consist of one member from each of the child placement review boards to be selected annually by the chairman of each review board. The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts and the council shall jointly develop a budget which shall provide the council with reasonable and necessary administrative and clerical support services adequate to enable the council to carry out its responsibilities and shall reimburse the members of the council for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. The council shall have the authority, consistent with the funds appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Courts for the purposes of this act, to determine annually its program and budget. The council shall, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, develop guidelines for its annual programs and other aspects of this act. It shall be the responsibility of the council to: a. Advise the Supreme Court with respect to the issuance of rules governing the duties, responsibilities and practices of the review boards; b. Review the policies, practices and procedures of the division with respect to the placement of children; c. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of this act in promoting the welfare of children placed outside their home. These activities may be carried out through the regular collection of data from each county, as well as through other appropriate means; d. Advise the Supreme Court with respect to the establishment of guidelines and procedures for the training of placement review board members; e. Advise the Supreme Court with respect to the establishment of reporting procedures to be followed by the review boards for the provision of data for the evaluation of this act; f. Make an annual report on the effectiveness of the implementation of this act to the Supreme Court, the Governor and the Legislature and such other reports as it may deem proper or as may be requested from time to time by the Supreme Court, the Governor or the Legislature; and g. Review county plans and reports pursuant to section 8 of P.L. 1977, c. 424 (C. 30:4C-57). L. 1977, c. 424; s.13; amended by L. 1978, c. 125, s. 9; 1982, c. 24, s. 7; 1987, c. 252, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-42.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-42.1
Federal Medicaid waivers for persons with developmental disabilities; application, determination.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services, in conjunction with the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, shall apply for such Home and Community-Based Services waivers authorized by section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.1396n(c), as determined appropriate by the commissioner to meet the needs of clients of the division. b. The commissioner shall report to the chairmen of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and the Assembly Health and Human Services Committee three months after the effective date of this act, and then at three-month intervals until such time as the waiver is approved by the federal government, on the status of the waiver application and the actions taken to date to obtain the waiver. c. The department shall post on its official Internet web site the final determination by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the waiver application, and if the waiver is approved, the number of waiver slots available under the waiver, the type of services that will be covered under the waiver, and such other information that the commissioner deems appropriate. L.2005, c.252, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.31 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.31
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Nonthird party patient" means a hospital in-patient receiving acute care whose hospital expenses are not paid primarily by a third-party payor, and who is a resident of this State. b. "Third-party payor" means an insurance company, medical insurance plan, health and welfare plan, or governmental medical assistance program which has assumed primary responsibility for the hospital expenses of a hospital in-patient. c. "Hospital" means any public general hospital maintained pursuant to P.L.1947, c. 34, s. 1 (C. 30:9-12.1) and R.S. 30:9-13 by a county or municipality and operated and licensed by the State as a general acute care facility, as defined by Department of Health licensure standards, but shall not include any hospital owned and operated by the State. d. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Health. e. "Capital expenditure" means an expenditure for an improvement or purpose having a period of usefulness of 3 years or more. L.1977, c. 289, s. 3, eff. Dec. 1, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.16
Provisions to county welfare agency, reentry organization.
Status: in_force

8. a. The chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility shall provide to the appropriate county welfare agency or board of social services, in advance of the release of an inmate who has been incarcerated for 90 days or longer, the inmate's name, release date, and contact information, which shall include, but not be limited to, a telephone number or an email address. b. The chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility shall, with the inmate's consent, provide to the reentry organization selected as a residential address pursuant to subsection d. of section 4 of this bill, in advance of the release of an inmate who has been incarcerated for 90 days or longer, the information required in subsection a. of this section unless the inmate requests that the information not be forwarded. L. 2021, c.312, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-40 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-40
Employment of workhouse and penitentiary prisoners
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county may cause to be employed within the county, prisoners in any county workhouse or penitentiary under sentence, or committed for nonpayment of fine and costs or committed in default of bond for nonsupport of family, and the product of their labor may be disposed of to the county or to any public institution of the county. Nothing herein contained shall permit the employment of prisoners to take the place of free labor locked out or on strike, nor shall any prison labor be employed on any public improvement when free labor sufficient to carry on the work makes application for employment thereon.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.20
Inventory, review of vocational training programs.
Status: in_force

10. The Commissioner of Corrections, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, biennially shall inventory and review the various vocational training programs offered to inmates in the State's adult correctional facilities to ensure that: a. Each inmate vocational training program is attuned to actual post-release employment opportunities and reflects current industry and business workforce needs; and b. The inmate vocational training programs meet the same curricula standards as the current standards of programs at private and public vocational training institutions, and earn the inmates who successfully complete inmate vocational training programs comparable certifications or certificates of achievement to those issued by programs at private and public vocational training institutions. L.2009, c.330, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.21
Commitment upon application after notice and hearing.
Status: in_force

6. Commitments to the said institution may also be made by any such judge or magistrate upon a determination, after notice and hearing that a person is suffering from acute substance use disorder. Application for such a commitment may be made to the said court or judge by a person having an interest therein by reason of relationship or marriage or by a police officer, sheriff, municipal or county director of welfare or person charged with the care and relief of the poor where the person charged as having acute substance use disorder may reside. Every such application shall be supported by a certificate in writing, under oath, executed by two physicians who are permanent residents and duly licensed to practice medicine in this State. Each such certificate shall set forth the date of the making of the examination which shall be within 10 days of the date of the making of the application to the said judge or magistrate and shall set forth the facts and circumstances on which the opinions of such physicians are based and shall include a precise personal description sufficient to identify the person so examined and of the facts relating thereto and shall further certify that the condition of the person examined is such as to require care and treatment in an institution for acute substance use disorder. Every such application shall be heard in a summary manner, without a jury, and the said judge or magistrate shall, by order, fix the time for the hearing which shall be not less than 10 days after the service of a notice of hearing upon the person so charged. The person charged shall be entitled to counsel and any order of commitment made upon such application shall be subject to review by the Superior Court in a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ. The judge or magistrate may require the testimony at the hearing to be taken and transcribed by a court reporter and the expense thereof shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county, on order of the board of county commissioners, in the same manner as other court expenses chargeable to a county are paid. In connection with any such commitment the judge or magistrate shall determine the indigency or nonindigency of the person committed and make an appropriate order for the payment to the institution of the cost of maintaining the person committed in such institution. Pending any such application the judge or magistrate may order the temporary detention of the person charged as having acute substance use disorder in such institution for observation and treatment where it appears that such temporary detention is needed for the welfare and safety of the said person. No commitment or temporary commitment upon any such application shall continue for more than 90 days and the commitment may be terminated sooner if the judge or magistrate shall so order, upon application of the board of managers, and the certificate of a physician on the staff of the said institution that maximum treatment has been given to the person committed. L.1956, c. 213, p. 769, s. 6; amended 2023, c.177, s.112.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-68 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-68
Determination of parole after program completion
Status: in_force

8. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary concerning primary parole eligibility dates and parole release dates of juvenile inmates, whenever a person successfully completes a juvenile offender rehabilitation program established and maintained pursuant to this act, the sentencing judge shall determine whether that person shall be required to serve parole. L.1997,c.81, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.4
Secretary and custodian of funds
Status: in_force

The board of managers shall appoint a secretary and a custodian of funds. It shall also fix and determine the compensation, term of office, duties and powers of such appointees and remove them at pleasure. L.1947, c. 34, p. 90, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-4.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-4.2
Consent, approval of commissioner.
Status: in_force

2. In no case shall the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, defend against any action or proceeding or make or oppose any application for a writ of habeas corpus without the express consent and approval of the Commissioner of Children and Families. L.1962, c.140, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.19; 2006, c.47, s.121; 2012, c.16, s.58.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.21
Approval as provider of psychological services
Status: in_force

3. The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services shall approve the Children's Hospital of New Jersey as a participating provider of psychological services under the Medicaid program pursuant to this act.30:4D-17.22. Compliance with licensure, Medicaid requirements; authorization
L.2001,c.333,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.14
In-service training on non-fraternization, undue familiarity.
Status: in_force

2. The in-service training on non-fraternization and undue familiarity required by paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 1 of this act shall include training on the parameters of authorized contact that a correctional police officer may have with a current and former inmate as follows: a. prohibit an officer from making personal contacts with or engaging in a personal relationship with a current inmate except as explicitly authorized; b. limit ongoing contacts with a current or former inmate, member of the inmate's family, or close associate of the inmate to those persons with whom the officer was acquainted or associated with before the inmate entered the correctional facility, and in these situations, require the officer to provide the officer's supervisor, in writing, of the nature, extent, and history of the relationship; c. prohibit an officer from engaging in any of the following activities related to an inmate, a member of the inmate's family, or a close associate of the inmate for a minimum of 90 days after the release of the inmate: (1) display favoritism or preferential treatment toward one inmate or group of inmates over another; (2) give gifts, favors, or services beyond those required by the facility; (3) accept for the officer or a family member of the officer any tangible or non-tangible personal reward or other consideration; (4) engage in any business relationship; (5) engage in any non-incidental contact outside the facility; (6) engage in a personal relationship; and (7) require any authorized contact to be conducted in a professional manner. L.2019, c.410, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-4
Eligibility
Status: in_force

A person with a chronic physical disability who is between 18 and 65 years of age and is a resident of this State is eligible for the personal attendant program if: a. The person is in need of personal attendant services pursuant to a written plan of personal attendant services prepared by a social worker or a registered professional nurse in collaboration with the person who shall receive the services; b. A relative or other informal care-giver is not available or not appropriate to provide the needed services; c. The person lives in a private home or apartment, rooming or boarding house or residential health care facility, and the personal attendant services the person shall receive are supplemental to and not duplicative of the services provided pursuant to the licensure requirements, if any, of the facility in which the person lives; d. The attending physician has confirmed in writing that the person is self-directing and requires no assistance in the coordination of therapeutic regimes, and that the personal attendant services will be adequate and appropriate to meet his needs; and e. The person requires not less than 10 hours or not more than 40 hours of personal attendant services per week. L. 1985, c. 307, s. 4. Amended by L. 1985, c. 524, s. 3, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.11a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.11a
Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to State corrections officers.
Status: in_force

5. A person shall not be removed from employment or a position as a State corrections 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 Department of Corrections, 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 State corrections officer for a violation of the internal rules and regulations of the Department of Corrections 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 State corrections officer shall not apply to a filing of a complaint by a private individual. L.2006, c.54, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26.5
Adoption of child by resource family parent.
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or any rule or regulation of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, no agreement entered into between the division and any resource family parent for the care of any child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the division shall contain any provision prohibiting the adoption of any child by the resource family parent. L.1962, c.136, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.9; 2004, c.130, s.62; 2012, c.16, s.81.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-124 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-124
Records; recommendations to courts
Status: in_force

The state board shall establish a uniform system of records, reports, statistics, memoranda and data relating to inmates, patients and prisoners and shall from time to time make recommendations to the courts of appropriate jurisdiction for the purpose of enabling courts or judicial officers to impose sentences and authorize admissions or commitments more uniformly and with better effect.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-26
Director; employees
Status: in_force

The administrator and head of the division shall be a director who shall be known as the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities. The director shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office and shall devote his entire time to the performance of those duties. The director shall be appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint and remove officers and employees of the division subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes and other applicable statutes as are necessary to enable the division to perform its duties pursuant to this act and he shall fix their compensation within the limits of available appropriations and as is provided by law. L. 1985, c. 145, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:3-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-9
Architects selected by competition; jury on designs
Status: in_force

The commissioner may with the approval of the state board, at a time to be fixed by it, select by competition from among the architects legally registered in the state, an architect to design any specific building or structure. The designs of the competitors shall be judged by a jury of three disinterested architects, one selected by the state board, one by the competitors and the third by the two so chosen. Should the jury discover among the competitors any whose designs indicate an ability to solve the problems acceptably, it shall certify its first choice to the commissioner who shall appoint him as associate of the chief of the division of architecture and construction to design the specific building or structure.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.9
Definitions relative to certain private corrections facilities.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Eligible inmate" means an inmate who (1) was not convicted of a sexual offense as defined in this section or an arson offense, (2) does not demonstrate an undue risk to public safety and (3) has less than one year remaining to be served before the inmate's parole eligibility date, provided, however, that an eligible inmate may include an inmate who is otherwise eligible but who has more than one year but less than 18 months remaining to be served before the inmate's parole eligibility date and is determined by the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee to be appropriate to be authorized for confinement in a private facility; and further provided, however, that an eligible inmate may include an inmate who is otherwise eligible but who has more than one year but less than two years remaining to be served before the inmate's parole eligibility date and is determined by the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee to be appropriate to be authorized for confinement in a private facility for participation in a substance use disorder treatment program. "Private facility" means a residential center, operated by a private nonprofit entity, contracted by the Department of Corrections to provide for the care, custody, subsistence, treatment, education, training or welfare of inmates sentenced to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections. "Sexual offense" means a violation of 2C:14-2, 2C:14-3 or 2C:24-4, or of any other substantially equivalent provision contained in Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes now repealed, conspiracy to commit any of these offenses or an attempt to commit any of these offenses.
L.1999, c.243, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.94.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-12
Review
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner 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 the court. L.1983, c. 492, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6.10
Conditions for reimbursement to providers; educational materials; terms defined.
Status: in_force

2. a. No provider shall be approved for reimbursement by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services under Medicaid for a non-medically indicated early elective delivery performed at a hospital on a pregnant woman earlier than the 39th week of gestation on or after the ten-month period following the effective date of this section. During the ten-month period following the effective date of this section, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services shall provide accessible educational materials to inform pregnant women, their support networks, and Medicaid providers about the risks of non-medically indicated early elective delivery. b. As used in this section: "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). "Non-medically indicated early elective delivery" means the artificial start of the birth process through medical interventions or other methods, also known as labor induction, or the surgical delivery of a baby via a cesarean section for purposes or reasons that are not fully consistent with established standards of clinical care as provided by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. L.2019, c.87, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.9
Defendant advised of child support orders, judgments.
Status: in_force

8. The Department of Corrections, through the Office of Transitional Services, shall, in addition to any other information provided during the intake process to a defendant sentenced to a period of incarceration, advise the defendant about any child support orders and judgments entered against him by the New Jersey Superior Court, and provide information on how he may petition the court for a temporary modification of these financial obligations. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide sample forms and instructions for the self-represented modification of child support orders to the Department of Corrections. L.2009, c.328, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-32.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-32.5
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

83. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed as intended to result in a reduction of federal funds that may be available to the State. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the current or future protections, funding, eligibility, services, rights, or responsibilities of any person under any provision or program, benefit, or service whose terminology is revised pursuant to this act. No change in terminology made pursuant to this act shall be construed as causing or intending any change in any definitions or meanings of any provision so changed. c. Whenever the terms "mentally retarded," "mental retardation," "idiot," and "feeble-minded" occur or any reference is made thereto in any law, regulation, contract, or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to "person who is intellectually disabled" or "person with an intellectual disability." L.2010, c.50, s.83.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.13
Responsibility for preadmission screening
Status: in_force

A skilled nursing or intermediate care facility is responsible for ensuring that preadmission screening has been performed with respect to every individual who, at the time of application for admission to that facility, is eligible for medical assistance under P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.) or will become eligible within six months following admission, as a condition of reimbursement by the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.) for care provided to the individual in that facility. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4E-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4E / Section 4E-12
Medicaid recipients
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of this act to the contrary, a person eligible for comparable home care services assistance available under Title XIX (Medicaid) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s. 1396 et seq.), but who does not receive the services due to the unavailability of the services in the person's county of residence, is eligible for the services provided pursuant to this act. A person receiving comparable home care services assistance pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s. 1396 et seq.) is not eligible for the services provided pursuant to this act. L. 1988, c. 92, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.18
Release from MSU.
Status: in_force

6. a. An individual shall be released from the MSU when his probation period or his commitment to the custody of the Commissioner of Human Services ends or upon disposition of pending criminal charges. b. Prior to the individual's release date, the Director of the MSU and the director of the division, or his designee, shall develop a plan of appropriate division services to be provided or made available to the individual after his release from the MSU. c. Before an individual who has committed a sexually violent offense as defined in section 3 of P.L.1998, c.71 (C.30:4-27.26) is released from the MSU, the Director of the MSU shall require that the individual be evaluated by a psychiatrist for referral for commitment under P.L.1998, c.71 (C.30:4-27.24 et seq.). L.2006,c.5,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-95 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-95
Purchases of articles manufactured by institutional labor
Status: in_force

The several state and county institutions and noninstitutional agencies, the several counties and all departments and agencies of the state shall purchase from the state board all articles or supplies manufactured or produced by institutional labor which are needed by them and shall not purchase any such supplies or articles from another source unless the state board shall first certify on requisition made to it that it cannot furnish the same or the equivalent thereof. The state board as far as practicable shall honor all requisitions.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-78 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-78
Rates for maintenance of State patients and convict and criminal mentally ill and payment thereof
Status: in_force

30:4-78. The State House Commission shall fix the rate or rates of per capita payment for the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of patients in State psychiatric facilities chargeable to the counties. The State House Commission shall fix the per capita cost rate or rates to be paid by the State to the several counties on behalf of the reasonable cost of maintenance of State patients in any county psychiatric facility, including outpatient psychiatric services, which payments shall be made by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Comptroller to the board of chosen freeholders, upon a statement furnished by such board to the department, giving the name and number of such county or State patients who may have been thus supported in such psychiatric facilities. This statement shall set forth the amount, if any, received by the county from any person or persons for or on behalf of the maintenance of any such patients in such county psychiatric facilities. Any amount received from a person or persons for the maintenance of a patient in a county psychiatric facility shall be shared between the county and the State in the same ratio as the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing are the responsibility of the State and county for the corresponding service period. The county shall credit the amount received from the person or persons to the State on the monthly State Aid reimbursement report filed by the county with the department, except that the credit shall not exceed the State's share of the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing costs for the patient. The State House Commission shall likewise fix the per capita rate or rates which each county shall pay to the treasurer for the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of each patient residing in a State psychiatric facility or a State facility for the developmentally disabled or receiving other residential functional services for the developmentally disabled, having a legal settlement in such county. Any payments received from the estate of a mentally ill patient as defined in section 15 of P.L.1995, c.155 (C.30:4-60.2), including federal Social Security benefits but not including any funds received from the Medicare or Medicaid programs, in support of the patient in a State psychiatric hospital, shall be shared between the county and State in the same ratio as the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing are the responsibility of the county and State for the corresponding service period. The State shall credit the amount received from the person or persons to the county of settlement, except that the credit shall not exceed the county's share of the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing for that patient. On the effective date of P.L.1995, c.155 (C.30:4-25.9 et al.), all payments received from the estate of the patient, as defined in section 15 of P.L.1995, c.155 (C.30:4-60.2), by the county or State on behalf of a patient receiving residential functional services, shall be treated as payment for current services or the most recent service periods and retained by the State to offset the maintenance and clothing costs of the patient. If the payment is received by the county, the county shall file the monthly report on contributions received by the county on behalf of patients with the department and process payment of the funds to the department, except that, if the patient has county settlement and the payment is for a specific service period, it shall be shared by the State and county in the same ratio that the State and county shared in the costs for the corresponding service period. A credit to the county shall not exceed the county's share of the reasonable cost of the maintenance and clothing for the patient. The State House Commission shall likewise fix the rate or rates to be paid for the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of the convict and criminal mentally ill in any State psychiatric facility, which rate or rates shall be paid by the State in the case of State patients, and in the case of county patients, the same rate or rates shall be paid, to be divided between the State and county in the proportion of nine on the part of the State and one on the part of the county. Notice of any change in rate or rates to be paid by the counties shall be given in writing by the State House Commission to the commissioner and by him transmitted to the clerk of the respective boards of chosen freeholders. The State share of payments to the several county psychiatric facilities on behalf of the reasonable cost of maintenance of patients shall be at the rate of 130% during the period July 1 through December 31 of each year and at the rate of 50% during the period January 1 through June 30 of each year; provided that the total amount to be paid by the State in each year shall not exceed 90% of the total reasonable per capita cost for the period January 1 though December 31 of each year. The rate to be paid by the counties to the State on behalf of the maintenance of county patients in State psychiatric facilities and State facilities for the developmentally disabled and county patients receiving other residential functional services for the developmentally disabled shall be 50% of the actual reasonable per capita cost of maintenance of such patients. During the period of July 1 through December 31 of each year, the State shall pay to each county an amount equal to 40% of the total per capita costs for the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of county patients in State psychiatric facilities for the period January 1 through December 31 of that year. During the period of July 1 through December 31 of each year, the State shall pay to each county an amount equal to 50% of the total per capita costs for the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of county patients residing in State facilities for the developmentally disabled and receiving other residential functional services for the developmentally disabled for the period January 1 through December 31 of that year. The per capita cost of maintenance of patients in county and State psychiatric facilities and State facilities for the developmentally disabled and county patients receiving other residential functional services for the developmentally disabled, as aforesaid, shall be reported to the State Comptroller upon forms to be prescribed from time to time by the State Comptroller. Amended 1965,c.59,s.63; 1990,c.73,s.4; 1991,c.63,s.15; 1995,c.155,s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9B-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9B / Section 9B-1
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: there is a great need to foster innovative, cost-effective social and health services; self-help and mutual aid groups are based on a long-standing and deeply rooted American tradition of local, volunteer initiatives; there is increasing scientific evidence that self-help activities have long-term health benefits; the President's Commission on Mental Health has recommended the establishment of self-help clearinghouses to promote the development, coordination and public awareness of self-help groups; and the creation of a Statewide Self-Help Clearinghouse would be an invaluable resource for the citizens of this State. L. 1985, c. 296, s. 1, eff. Aug. 15, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-30 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-30
Preparation of report.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioners of Human Services and Children and Families, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, shall prepare a report reviewing the effectiveness and sufficiency of services provided by the New Jersey-based suicide prevention hotlines. The report prepared pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than 12 months after the effective date of this act. L.2011, c.166, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6l — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6l
Enrollment in Medicaid for medical parolee.
Status: in_force

3. Any inmate who is an applicant for medical parole pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1997, c.214 (C.30:4-123.51c) shall not be denied enrollment into the Medicaid program on the sole basis that the applicant is an inmate in a correctional facility. For an inmate who becomes enrolled in Medicaid while incarcerated in a correctional facility, payments for medical assistance under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) shall commence upon the inmate's release from the correctional facility. L.2017, c.235, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:14-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-2
Title of Act
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence Act." L.1979, c. 337, s. 2, eff. Jan. 22, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.7
$13 million contingency account
Status: in_force

There is appropriated $13,000,000.00 from the General Fund to the Department of Human Services. These funds are to be deposited in a newly established contingency account within the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services. No funds shall be expended without the submission of adequate documentation as to the need for these funds to effect the purpose of this act and without the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting who shall consult with the Legislative Budget Officer prior to authorizing expenditures. L. 1985, c. 303, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-7.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-7.4
Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
Status: in_force

2. a. Except in the case of an emergency condition, the commissioner shall not implement a decision to close an existing facility or to privatize any services, functions or units of an existing facility, if the commissioner finds that the decision shall result in the abolition of 100 or more non-vacant, full-time positions in the career service at the existing facility or facilities affected by the decision, unless the commissioner has complied with the procedures set forth in this section. b. Pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall conduct at least one public hearing which shall be held in the region in which the facility is located, or a central location designated by the commissioner if more than one facility is affected by the decision, to provide an opportunity for the public to submit testimony on the proposed closing or privatization. The hearing shall be conducted at least 45 days in advance of a facility closure, or at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a Request for Proposal. For a facility closure, the public hearing shall be held within 15 days of publication of a Notice of Intent to close a facility by the commissioner in accordance with subsection c. of this section. The commissioner shall select a publicly convenient location for the hearing and shall give all persons the opportunity to testify in person or to submit written testimony. c. The Notice of Intent to close a facility pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be mailed, telephoned, telegrammed or hand delivered to at least two newspapers for publication, at least one of which shall be within the geographic boundaries of the county where the facility is located. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall not invalidate or delay any facility closure. d. The commissioner shall prepare a report setting forth a fiscal impact analysis, policy rationale and summary of the testimony received at any hearing held pursuant to this section. This report shall be submitted to the chairmen of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within five days of the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award or within 30 days following the last scheduled public hearing for a facility closure. L.1996,c.150,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26.4
"Resource family parent" defined.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.1962, c.136 (C.30:4C-26.4 et seq.) "resource family parent" shall mean any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with its approval, for care and shall include any person with whom a child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. L.1962, c.136, s.1; amended 1964, c.102, s.8; 2004, c.130, s.61; 2005, c.169, s.6; 2006, c.47, s.133; 2012, c.16, s.80.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6.9
Inability of discharged resident to return within period; priority for next available bed
Status: in_force

If the discharged resident is unable to return to the nursing facility before the end of the 10 day period, the discharged resident shall have priority for the next available bed in the facility. L.1984, c. 139, s. 3, eff. Sept. 5, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.38 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.38
Programs
Status: in_force

The community correctional centers for juvenile offenders shall include but not be limited to providing educational and counseling programs for juvenile offenders assigned to its care. L.1970, c. 329, s. 2, eff. Dec. 29, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-18
Transmittal of copies of act
Status: in_force

Duly authenticated copies of this act shall, upon its approval, be transmitted by the Secretary of State to the Governor of each State, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State of the United States, and the Council of State Governments. L.1956, c. 178, p. 686, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-17
Policy of state
Status: in_force

It is the policy of the State to assist blind persons, and organizations established to aid blind persons, in the sale of goods or articles which are the product of blind workers' labor by providing a means of authenticating the source of such goods and articles and by preventing misrepresentation as to items offered for sale as the product of blind persons. L.1964, c. 290, s. 1.