N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-57 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-57
Functions, duties, powers, responsibilities of Medicaid Inspector General.
Status: in_force

5. a. The Medicaid Inspector General shall have the following general functions, duties, powers, and responsibilities: (1) To appoint such deputies, directors, assistants, and other officers and employees as may be needed for the office to meet its responsibilities, and to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation in accordance with State law and within the amounts appropriated therefor; (2) To conduct and supervise all State government activities, except those of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Department of Law and Public Safety, relating to Medicaid integrity, fraud, and abuse; (3) To call upon any department, office, division, or agency of State government to provide such information, resources, or other assistance as the Medicaid Inspector General deems necessary to discharge the duties and functions and to fulfill the responsibilities of the Medicaid Inspector General under this act. Each department, office, division, and agency of this State shall cooperate with the Medicaid Inspector General and furnish the office with the assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act; (4) To coordinate activities to prevent, detect, and investigate Medicaid fraud and abuse among the following: the Departments of Human Services, Health, Education, and Treasury; the Office of the Attorney General; and the special investigative unit maintained by each health insurer providing a Medicaid managed care plan within the State; (5) To apply for and receive federal grants and monies with all necessary assistance as the Medicaid Inspector General shall require from the department; (6) To enter into any applicable federal pilot programs and demonstration projects and coordinate with the department in order for the department to apply as requested by the Medicaid Inspector General, for necessary federal waivers; (7) To recommend and implement policies relating to Medicaid integrity, fraud, and abuse, and monitor the implementation of any recommendations made by the office to other agencies or entities responsible for the administration of Medicaid; (8) To perform any other functions that are necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the mission of the office; and (9) To direct all public or private Medicaid service providers or recipients to cooperate with the office and provide such information or assistance as shall be reasonably required by the office. b. As it relates to ensuring compliance with applicable Medicaid standards and requirements, identifying and reducing fraud and abuse, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Medicaid, the functions, duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Medicaid Inspector General shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) To establish, in consultation with the department and the Attorney General, guidelines under which the withholding of payments or exclusion from Medicaid may be imposed on a provider or shall automatically be imposed on a provider; (2) To review the utilization of Medicaid services to ensure that Medicaid funds, regardless of which agency administers the service, are appropriately spent to improve the health of Medicaid recipients; (3) To review and audit contracts, cost reports, claims, bills, and all other expenditures of Medicaid funds to determine compliance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and standards, and enhance program integrity; (4) To consult with the department to optimize the Medicaid management information system in furtherance of the mission of the office. The department shall consult with the Medicaid Inspector General on matters that concern the operation, upgrade and implementation of the Medicaid management information system; (5) To coordinate the implementation of information technology relating to Medicaid integrity, fraud, and abuse; and (6) To conduct educational programs for Medicaid providers, vendors, contractors, and recipients designed to limit Medicaid fraud and abuse. c. As it relates to investigating allegations of Medicaid fraud and abuse and enforcing applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards, the functions, duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Medicaid Inspector General shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) To conduct investigations concerning any acts of misconduct within Medicaid; (2) To refer information and evidence to regulatory agencies and professional and occupational licensing boards; (3) To coordinate the investigations of the office with the Attorney General, the State Inspector General, law enforcement authorities, and any prosecutor of competent jurisdiction, and endeavor to develop these investigations in a manner that expedites and facilitates criminal prosecutions and the recovery of improperly expended Medicaid funds, including: (a) keeping detailed records for cases processed by the State Inspector General and the Attorney General and county prosecutors. The records shall include: information on the total number of cases processed and, for each case, the agency and division to which the case is referred for investigation; the date on which the case is referred; and the nature of the suspected fraud, waste, or abuse; and (b) receiving notice from the Attorney General of each case that the Attorney General declines to prosecute or prosecutes unsuccessfully; (4) To make information and evidence relating to suspected criminal acts which the Medicaid Inspector General may obtain in carrying out his duties available to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit pursuant to the requirements of federal law, as well as to other law enforcement officials when appropriate, and consult with the Attorney General and county prosecutors in order to coordinate criminal investigations and prosecutions; (5) To refer complaints alleging criminal conduct to the Attorney General or other appropriate prosecutorial authority. If the Attorney General or other appropriate prosecutorial authority decides not to investigate or prosecute the matter, the Attorney General or other appropriate prosecutorial authority shall promptly notify the Medicaid Inspector General. The Attorney General or the prosecutorial authority shall inform the Medicaid Inspector General as to whether an investigation is ongoing with regard to any matter so referred. The Medicaid Inspector General shall preserve the confidentiality of the existence of any ongoing criminal investigation. (a) If the Attorney General or the prosecutorial authority decides not to investigate or act upon the matter referred, the Inspector General is authorized to continue an investigation after the receipt of such a notice. (b) Upon the completion of an investigation or, in a case in which the investigation leads to prosecution, upon completion of the prosecution, the Attorney General or the prosecutorial authority shall report promptly the findings and results to the Medicaid Inspector General. In the course of informing the Medicaid Inspector General, the Attorney General or prosecutorial authority shall give full consideration to the authority, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Medicaid Inspector General, the public interest in disclosure, and the need for protecting the confidentiality of complainants and informants. (c) The Medicaid Inspector General shall maintain a record of all matters referred and the responses received and shall be authorized to disclose information received as appropriate and as may be necessary to resolve the matter referred, to the extent consistent with the public interest in disclosure and the need for protecting the confidentiality of complainants and informants and preserving the confidentiality of ongoing criminal investigations. (d) Notwithstanding any referral made pursuant to this subsection, the Medicaid Inspector General may pursue any administrative or civil remedy under the law; (6) In furtherance of an investigation, to compel at a specific time and place, by subpoena, the appearance and sworn testimony of any person whom the Medicaid Inspector General reasonably believes may be able to give information relating to a matter under investigation; (a) For this purpose, the Medicaid Inspector General is empowered to administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath, and compel any person to produce at a specific time and place, by subpoena, any documents, books, records, papers, objects, or other evidence that the Medicaid Inspector General reasonably believes may relate to a matter under investigation. (b) If any person to whom a subpoena is issued fails to appear or, having appeared, refuses to give testimony, or fails to produce the books, papers, or other documents required, the Medicaid Inspector General may apply to the Superior Court and the court may order the person to appear and give testimony or produce the books, papers, or other documents, as applicable. Any person failing to obey that order may be punished by the court as for contempt; (7) Subject to applicable State and federal law, to have full and unrestricted access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, data, recommendations, or other material available to State and local departments of health and human services, other State and local government agencies, and Medicaid service providers relating to programs and operations with respect to which the office has responsibilities under this act; (8) To solicit, receive, and investigate complaints related to Medicaid integrity, fraud, and abuse; (9) To prepare cases, provide expert testimony, and support administrative hearings and other legal proceedings; and (10) Upon reasonable belief of the commission of a fraudulent or abusive act, to conduct on-site facility inspections. d. As it relates to recovering improperly expended Medicaid funds, imposing administrative sanctions, damages or penalties, negotiating settlements, and developing an effective third-party liability program to assure that all private or other governmental medical resources have been exhausted before a claim is paid by Medicaid or that reimbursement is sought when there is discovered a liable third party after payment of a claim, the functions, duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Medicaid Inspector General shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) On behalf of the department, to collect all overpayments for reimbursable services that are self-disclosed by providers pursuant to current law; (2) To pursue civil and administrative enforcement actions against those who engage in fraud, abuse, or illegal acts perpetrated within Medicaid, including providers, contractors, agents, recipients, individuals, or other entities involved directly or indirectly with the provision of Medicaid care, services, and supplies. These civil and administrative enforcement actions shall include the imposition of administrative sanctions, penalties, suspension of fraudulent, abusive, or illegal payments, and actions for civil recovery and seizure of property or other assets connected with such payments; (3) To initiate civil suits consistent with the provisions of this act, maintain actions for civil recovery on behalf of the State, and enter into civil settlements; (4) To withhold payments to any provider for Medicaid services if the provider unreasonably fails to produce complete and accurate records related to an investigation that is initiated by the office with reasonable cause; (5) To ensure that Medicaid is the payor of last resort, and to provide for the coordination of benefits with each health insurer operating in the State and the recoupment of any duplicate reimbursement paid by the State. Every such health insurer shall be required to provide such information and reports as may be deemed necessary by the Medicaid Inspector General for the coordination of benefits and shall maintain files in a manner and format approved by the department; and (6) To monitor and pursue the recoupment of Medicaid overpayments, damages, penalties, and sanctions. L.2007, c.58, s.5; amended 2012, c.17, s.393.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.7
Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

7. a. A law enforcement officer, screening service, outpatient treatment provider or short-term care facility designated staff person or their respective employers, acting in good faith pursuant to P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.1 et seq.) and P.L.2009, c.112 who takes reasonable steps to assess, take custody of, detain or transport an individual for the purposes of mental health assessment or treatment is immune from civil and criminal liability. b. An emergency services or medical transport person or their respective employers, acting in good faith pursuant to this act and pursuant to the direction of a person designated in subsection a. of this section, who takes reasonable steps to take custody of, detain or transport an individual for the purpose of mental health assessment or treatment is immune from civil and criminal liability. For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency services or medical transport person" means a member of a first aid, ambulance, rescue squad or fire department, whether paid or volunteer, auxiliary police officer or paramedic. L.1987, c.116, s.7; amended 1992, c.152; 2009, c.112, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11B-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11B / Section 11B-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders" means a form of dementia characterized by a general loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. "Community residence for the developmentally disabled" means any community residential facility housing up to 16 persons with developmental disabilities, which provides food, shelter, and personal guidance for persons with developmental disabilities who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live independently in the community. Such residences shall not be considered health care facilities within the meaning of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and shall include, but not be limited to, group homes, halfway houses, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels. "Community residence for the mentally ill" means any community residential facility which provides food, shelter, and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 persons with mental illness who require assistance temporarily or permanently, in order to live independently in the community. These residences shall be approved for a purchase of service contract or an affiliation agreement pursuant to procedures established by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services or the Division of Children's System of Care in the Department of Children and Families, as applicable. These residences shall not house persons who have been assigned to a State psychiatric hospital after having been found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of insanity or unfit to be tried on a criminal charge. These residences shall not be considered health care facilities within the meaning of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and shall include, but not be limited to, group homes, halfway houses, supervised apartment living arrangements, family care homes, and hostels. "Community residence for persons with head injuries" means a community residential facility providing food, shelter, and personal guidance, under such supervision as required, to not more than 15 persons with head injuries, who require assistance, temporarily or permanently, in order to live in the community, and shall include, but not be limited to: group homes, halfway houses, supervised apartment living arrangements, and hostels. Such a residence shall not be considered a health care facility within the meaning of the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Dementia" means a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes due to organic brain disease, for which no curative treatment is available, and marked by memory disorders, changes in personality, deterioration in personal care, impaired reasoning ability, and disorientation. "Developmental disability" or "developmentally disabled" means a severe, chronic disability of a person which: a. is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental or physical impairments; b. is manifest before age 22; c. is likely to continue indefinitely; d. results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity, that is, self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction and capacity for independent living, or economic self-sufficiency; and e. reflects the need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment, or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated. Developmental disability includes, but is not limited to, severe disabilities attributable to an intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida, and other neurological impairments where the above criteria are met. "Mentally ill" or "mental illness" means any psychiatric disorder which has required an individual to receive either inpatient psychiatric care or outpatient psychiatric care on an extended basis. "Person with head injury" means a person who has sustained an injury, illness, or traumatic changes to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings which results in a temporary or permanent physiobiological decrease of cognitive, behavioral, social, or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability, but excluding a person with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia. L.1977, c.448, s.2; amended 1987, c.112, s.3; 1993, c.329, s.2; 1995, c.4, s.9; 2006, c.47, s.177; 2010, c.50, s.60; 2012, c.16, s.125; 2015, c.125, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-14
Requirements of testing program
Status: in_force

The testing program established pursuant to this act shall be subject to the same requirements as the existing tuberculosis examination program for employees of general hospitals and special hospitals established by the State Department of Health pursuant to the authority granted by P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). L.1990,c.36,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-28 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-28
Discharge for care, custody, or guardianship.
Status: in_force

28. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency may at any time discharge from its care, custody, or guardianship any child, if in the opinion of the division the best interests of the child will be promoted thereby. L.1951, c.138, s.28; amended 1962, c.197, s.29; 2012, c.16, s.91.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7ll.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7ll.3
Nursing facility, reimbursement, traumatic brain injury, NJ FamilyCare beneficiary, single-occupancy room.
Status: in_force

3. a. The division shall reimburse a nursing facility for services provided to a NJ FamilyCare beneficiary residing in a single-occupancy room at an enhanced per diem reimbursement rate equal to 150 percent of the nursing facility's base per diem reimbursement rate, provided that, on any date after the effective date of this act, the nursing facility voluntarily delicensed beds in order to establish the single-occupancy room in which the beneficiary resides. b. Reimbursements received under this section by a nursing facility that are in excess of the facility's base per diem reimbursement rate shall be utilized by the facility for the following purposes: (1) renovation costs to convert multiple-occupancy rooms to single-occupancy rooms; (2) establishment and implementation of infection control policies and infrastructure, particularly for any remaining multiple-occupancy rooms; and (3) compensation for revenue losses due to the facility's decreased census. c. Issuance of the enhanced reimbursement per diem rate established in subsection a. of this section shall be contingent upon the following: (1) The nursing facility submits a proposed plan to, and receives approval from, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health regarding the voluntary delicensing of beds. The plan shall include a description of the facility's use of reimbursement payments received under this section in excess of the facility's base rate; and (2) The nursing facility is in compliance with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations concerning licensure, patient safety, and quality of care. d. The Commissioners of Human Services and Health shall establish a method and manner for nursing facilities to submit plans, as required under paragraph (1) of subsection c. of this section. The evaluation of a nursing facility's plan shall include metrics for ensuring that the voluntary delicensing of beds at a nursing facility does not negatively affect the ability of the NJ FamilyCare program to provide nursing facility services to enrollees. L.2023, c.181, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-31 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-31
Federal assistance; compliance with requirements of Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Status: in_force

The State Board of Control or its duly authorized representative is hereby empowered to negotiate with the Federal Government to secure such financial assistance for the carrying out of this act as may be provided in the Federal Social Security Act, and the State Treasurer is hereby empowered to receive such moneys and shall cause them to be placed in the account or accounts of the Bureau of Childrens Services, acting as the agent of the State Board of Control for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act. The State Board of Control is further empowered to organize the work of the Department of Institutions and Agencies in behalf of children to comply, in any manner consistent with law, with the reasonable requirements of the Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare pursuant to Federal law, and to cooperate in extending and strengthening public welfare services for the protection and care of homeless, dependent and neglected children and children in danger of becoming delinquent. L.1951, c. 138, p. 588, s. 31. Amended by L.1962, c. 197, s. 32.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-11.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-11.4
Permanency hearing.
Status: in_force

26. Any hearing held before the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court may serve as a permanency hearing to provide judicial review and approval of a permanency plan for the child if all the requirements of section 50 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C.30:4C-61.2) are met. L.1999,c.53,s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.13
Additional training for correctional police officers.
Status: in_force

1. a. In addition to the duties of the commissioner set forth in section 6 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-6), the commissioner shall institute a mandatory, annual in-service training program of at least 40 hours for each correctional police officer in every State correctional facility. The commissioner shall establish and incorporate in the in-service training program curriculum the concept that the core mission of a State correctional police officer is to treat every inmate with dignity, fairness, and respect. b. At least four hours of the mandatory 40 hours of training required by subsection a. of this section shall include training in: (1) sexual assault, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment prevention as required pursuant to the provisions of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), including, but not limited to: (a) relevant terminology set forth in the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act; (b) the methods available to report incidents of sexual abuse or sexual harassment of an incarcerated person; (c) confidentiality requirements related to reports of sexual abuse or sexual harassment of an incarcerated person; and (d) how to access emotional support services for incarcerated persons who are victims of sexual abuse or sexual harassment; (2) non-fraternization and undue familiarity; and (3) conditioning and manipulation awareness. c. Sixteen hours of the training required by subsection a. of this section shall be dedicated to topics chosen by the training department of each State correctional facility from a list of approved courses developed by the commissioner. d. The training required in subsection a. of this section shall be in addition to firearms qualification training and use-of force training. e. Twenty hours of the training required by subsection a. of this section shall include training in: (1) de-escalation, including training in interacting with combative or threatening inmates and inmates experiencing mental health crises; (2) minimization of use of force; (3) cultural diversity and implicit bias; (4) appropriate methods of engaging with inmates of diverse cultures and religions and inmates who are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community and gender-nonconforming inmates; (5) the rights of inmates; (6) lifestyle stressors, self-awareness, and self-regulation; (7) officer and inmate safety; (8) communication skills; and (9) any other topic deemed necessary by the commissioner to advance the core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect. L.2019, c.410, s.1; amended 2021, c.305, s.2; 2025, c.305, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-12
Unnecessary use of care and services; methods and procedures; maintenance of records required for reimbursement
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations provided in sections 7, 8 and 9 of this act, the department shall (a) develop and employ such methods and procedures relating to the utilization of and the payment for medical care and services available under the plan as may be necessary to safeguard against unnecessary utilization of such care and services; (b) Assure that payments (including payments for any drugs provided under the plan) are not in excess of reasonable charges (reasonable costs in the instance of inpatient hospital services) consistent with efficiency, economy and quality of care; (c) Prescribe standards that providers must meet; (d) Require that any provider who renders health care services authorized under this act shall keep and maintain such individual records as are necessary to fully disclose the name of the recipient to whom the service was rendered, the date of the service rendered, the nature and extent of each such service rendered, and any additional information, as the department may require by regulation. Records herein required to be kept and maintained shall be retained by the provider for a period of at least 5 years from the date the service was rendered; (e) Require that providers who render health care services authorized under this act shall not be entitled to reimbursement for the services rendered unless said services are documented pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any evidence other than the documentation required pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be inadmissible in any proceeding conducted pursuant to this act for the purpose of proving that said services were rendered; unless the evidence is found to be clear and convincing by the finder of fact; and (f) Examine and make copies of any books and records of a provider if they relate in any way to services rendered to any recipient under this act, and visit and inspect the premises or facilities of any provider it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. L.1968, c. 413, s. 12. Amended by L.1979, c. 365, s. 14, eff. Feb. 4, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.2
Definitions relative to staff working with persons with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Facility for persons with developmental disabilities" means a facility for persons with developmental disabilities as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3). "Facility for persons with traumatic brain injury" means a facility for persons with traumatic brain injury that is operated by, or under contract with, the department. "Life-threatening emergency" means a situation in which a prudent person could reasonably believe that immediate intervention is necessary to protect the life of a person receiving services at a facility for persons with developmental disabilities or a facility for persons with traumatic brain injury or from a public or private agency, or to protect the lives of other persons at the facility or agency, from an immediate threat or actual occurrence of a potentially fatal injury, impairment to bodily functions or dysfunction of a bodily organ or part. "Public or private agency" means an entity under contract with, licensed by or working in collaboration with the department to provide services for persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury. L.2003,c.191,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11B-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11B / Section 11B-5
Geographic location.
Status: in_force

5. The geographic location of community residences for the developmentally disabled, community residences for the mentally ill and community residences for persons with head injuries shall be monitored by the Department of Human Services or Department of Children and Families, as applicable. Through the granting or withholding of licenses, the respective department shall insure that these residences are available throughout the State, without unnecessary concentration in any area. L.1977, c.448, s.5; amended 1987, c.112, s.5; 1993, c.329, s.5; 2006, c.47, s.180.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-40 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-40
Payment system; eligibility determination
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services shall by regulation establish a system for issuing payments to eligible persons and a system for determining eligibility which includes provisions for submitting proof of an applicant's actual and anticipated annual income, evidence of complete or partial coverage of hearing aid costs by any other government program or insurance contract and actual hearing aid costs incurred during the year. L. 1987, c. 298, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.65 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.65
Compilation of results of follow-up studies; reports.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall compile the results of the follow-up studies conducted pursuant to section 1 of this act and shall include this information in a series of reports that the commissioner shall submit to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), as follows: (1) The report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of North Jersey Developmental Center and Woodbridge Developmental Center, who have made a transition into the community after August 1, 2012, shall be submitted one year after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, until both developmental centers have closed. In addition, for each of the five years after the closure of both developmental centers, a report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of these centers shall be submitted; (2) The report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of other State developmental centers, who have made a transition into the community after the effective date of this act as a result of implementation of the plan developed pursuant to P.L.2006, c.61, shall be submitted annually, commencing one year after the effective date of this act, until the plan has been fully implemented; (3) The report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of other State developmental centers, who have made a transition into the community after the effective date of this act as a result of implementation of a plan to close a State developmental center, shall be submitted one year after the beginning of implementation of the plan, and annually thereafter, until the developmental center has closed. In addition, for each of the five years after the closure of a developmental center, a report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of the center shall be submitted; and (4) The report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of State psychiatric hospitals, who have made a transition into the community after the effective date of this act as a result of implementation of a plan to close a State psychiatric hospital, shall be submitted one year after the beginning of implementation of the plan, and annually thereafter, until the psychiatric hospital has closed. In addition, for each of the five years after the closure of a hospital, a report of a follow-up study of the well-being of all former residents of the hospital shall be submitted. b. Reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be made available on the website of the Department of Human Services. L.2015, c.197, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-157.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-157.5
Fees allowable
Status: in_force

30:4-157.5. For making copies of a complaint and commitment in delinquency proceedings, the court or the clerk thereof shall be entitled to the same fees as are allowed by law for the original complaint and commitment. The fee for serving process shall be the same and shall be paid in the same manner as for like services in criminal cases. The sheriff or officer executing a warrant of commitment shall be entitled to a fee of five dollars ($5.00) besides the necessary traveling expenses for himself and the boy. Other fees shall be the same as are allowed for similar services in the Superior Court, and all such fees shall be paid as other fees are paid in criminal causes. Amended 1953,c.29,s.47; 1991,c.91,s.320; 1995,c.280,s.51; 2023, c.250, s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-16.1
Language Instruction Program.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established in the Department of Human Services the Language Instruction Program. The program shall provide early language instruction to support the language acquisition and developmental needs of deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children aged five and younger and their families. All services delivered under this program shall be free of charge. b. At a minimum, under the program, the department shall match each eligible child and eligible child’s family with an American Sign Language Deaf Language Associate to provide the child and family with instruction and support services up to 25 hours a week. The department shall ensure that all American Sign Language Deaf Language Associates assigned to the program complete specified training and adhere to curriculum requirements as determined by the department. The department shall make available language instruction services that follow an established curriculum tailored to American Sign Language in all applicable settings where the eligible child participates in daily activities, including childcare centers, preschool programs, summer camps, and in the child’s home. The department shall provide additional services under the program, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child and the eligible child’s family, including, but not limited to: information and referral services to other State and non-State resources including, but not limited to, services offered by the Early Intervention System in the Department of Health; case management services provided by an individual fluent in American Sign Language; assistance in locating and coordinating a qualified interpreter or real-time caption provider; resources for obtaining hearing aids and other equipment to support the needs of the eligible child, including bone-anchored hearing devices and cochlear implants, access to audiological evaluations, hearing technology maintenance and aural rehabilitation services provided by licensed audiologists, and augmentative and alternative communication evaluations; and the provision of sensitivity training to the eligible child’s health care providers, education or day care providers, or other applicable supports on awareness of the needs of deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. c. In order to be determined eligible to receive services under the program, an eligible child’s family shall provide proof of the child’s hearing loss, age, and New Jersey residency to the department. d. As used in this section: “American Sign Language Deaf Language Associate” means a deaf adult with experience working with babies, toddlers, and children who has advanced proficiency skills to provide a fluent American Sign Language model for an eligible child and eligible child’s family. “Department” means the Department of Human Services. “Program” means the language instruction program established under this section to support the language acquisition and developmental needs of deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children aged five and younger and their families. L.2025, c.257, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.25
Findings, declarations relative to sexually violent predators
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Certain individuals who commit sex offenses suffer from mental abnormalities or personality disorders which make them likely to engage in repeat acts of predatory sexual violence if not treated for their mental conditions. b. Under the existing involuntary commitment procedure, persons are subject to commitment if they are mentally ill and dangerous to self, others or property. "Mental illness" is a current, substantial disturbance of thought, mood, perception or orientation which significantly impairs judgment, capacity to control behavior or capacity to recognize reality, which causes the person to be dangerous to self, others or property. The nature of the mental condition from which a sexually violent predator may suffer may not always lend itself to characterization under the existing statutory standard, although civil commitment may nonetheless be warranted due to the danger the person may pose to others as a result of the mental condition. c. Therefore, it is necessary to modify the involuntary civil commitment process in recognition of the need for commitment of those sexually violent predators who pose a danger to others should they be returned to society. d. Moreover, because of the nature of the mental conditions from which sexually violent predators suffer and the danger they present, it is necessary to house involuntarily committed sexually violent predators in an environment separate from persons committed under P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.1 et seq.) or otherwise confined. L.1998, c.71, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.32 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.32
Order authorizing continued involuntary commitment
Status: in_force

9. a. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person needs continued involuntary commitment as a sexually violent predator, it shall issue an order authorizing the involuntary commitment of the person to a facility designated for the custody, care and treatment of sexually violent predators. The court shall also schedule a subsequent court hearing pursuant to section 12 of this act. b. If the court finds that the person is not a sexually violent predator, the court shall so order. A person who is serving a term of incarceration shall be returned to the appropriate State, county or local authority to complete service of the term of incarceration imposed until released in accordance with law, and any other person shall be discharged by the facility within 48 hours of the court's verbal order or by the end of the next working day, whichever is longer, with a discharge plan prepared pursuant to section 14 of this act. c. (1) If the Department of Human Services recommends conditional discharge of the person and the court finds that the person will not be likely to engage in acts of sexual violence because the person is amenable to and highly likely to comply with a plan to facilitate the person's adjustment and reintegration into the community so as to render involuntary commitment as a sexually violent predator unnecessary for that person, the court may order that the person be conditionally discharged in accordance with such plan. (2) Conditions imposed pursuant to this subsection shall include those recommended by the person's treatment team and developed with the participation of the person and shall be approved by the Department of Human Services. Conditions imposed on the person shall be specific and shall be for the purpose of ensuring that the person participates in necessary treatment and that the person does not represent a risk to public safety. If the court imposes conditions for a period exceeding six months, the court shall provide for a review hearing on a date the court deems appropriate but in no event later than six months from the date of the order. The review hearing shall be conducted in the manner provided in this section, and the court may impose any order authorized pursuant to this section. (3) A designated staff member on the person's treatment team shall notify the court if the person fails to meet the conditions of the discharge plan, and the court shall issue an order directing that the person be taken to a facility designated for the custody, care and treatment of sexually violent predators for an assessment. The court shall determine, in conjunction with the findings of the assessment, if the person needs to be returned to custody and, if so, the person shall be returned to the designated facility for the custody, care and treatment of sexually violent predators. The court shall hold a hearing within 20 days of the day the person was returned to custody to determine if the order of conditional discharge should be vacated. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, or any provision of section 12, 13 or 14 of this act to the contrary, no person committed while serving a term of incarceration shall be discharged by the court prior to the date on which the person's maximum term would have expired had he not been committed. If the court determines that the person's mental condition has so changed that the person is safe to be at large, the court shall order that the person be returned to the appropriate State, county or local authority to complete service of the term of incarceration imposed until released in accordance with law, and the person shall be given day for day credit for all time during which the person was committed. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, or any provision of section 12, 13 or 14 of this act to the contrary, no person committed pursuant to N.J.S.2C:4-8 concerning acquittal of a criminal charge by reason of insanity or pursuant to N.J.S.2C:4-6 concerning lack of mental competence to stand trial shall be discharged by the court unless the prosecuting attorney in the case receives prior notice and an opportunity to be heard. L.1998, c.71, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4B-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-4
Appointment of chief executive officers
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services shall, after consultation with the Board of Economic Assistance and the director of the division, appoint the chief executive officers of each of the bureaus, agencies or other administrative units of the division, which positions shall be in the competitive division of the career service. The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall, from among persons nominated by the commissioner, and after consultation with the Board of Economic Assistance and the director of the division, appoint the chief executive officer of the commission, which position shall be in the unclassified service. This act shall not affect the terms of office of members of the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the agency shall continue to be constituted and to exercise its functions as otherwise provided by law. L.1950,c.166,s.4; amended 1962,c.197,s.7; 1967,c.206,s.3; 1989,c.88,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:14-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-6.1
Plan to increase awareness for providers of services for victims of domestic violence of workforce development initiative.
Status: in_force

5. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Advisory Council on Domestic Violence and the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall develop a plan for public agencies and other providers of services to victims of domestic violence, including designated domestic violence agencies as defined in subsection (j) of R.S.43:21-5 and community shelters for victims of domestic violence certified pursuant to standards and procedures established by P.L.1979, c.337 (C.30:14-1 et seq.), to increase agency and provider awareness and use of the State's workforce development system to assist victims of domestic violence. L.2005,c.309,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-94 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-94
Catalogue of articles and prices
Status: in_force

The state board shall cause to be prepared a catalogue containing a description and a price list of all the articles manufactured or produced by the institutions within its jurisdiction. Copies of this catalogue shall be sent to all institutions supported in whole or in part by the state, to all state departments and branches and agencies of the state government, to the governing bodies of each county and to each of the institutions maintained by each county, and the receipt of the catalogue by each of them shall be sufficient notice to each of them that the articles described in the catalogue are or are about to be manufactured or produced by the labor of the inmates of the institutions within the jurisdiction of the state board.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-47 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-47
Costs and expenses covered.
Status: in_force

3. Payments in subsidization of adoption shall include but are not limited to the maintenance costs, medical and surgical expenses, and other costs incidental to the care, training and education of the child. Such payments may not exceed the cost of providing comparable assistance in resource family care and shall not be made after the adoptive child becomes 18 years of age, except that payments shall be made until the child becomes 21 years of age if the child is enrolled as a student of a secondary school or its equivalent. L.1973,c.81,s.3; amended 1983, c.484, s.2; 2005, c.169, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-19
Adjournments
Status: in_force

19. Adjournment of any hearing on a petition filed under section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15) shall not exceed a total period of 45 days. L.1951,c.138,s.19; amended 1991,c.275,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-6
Discharge or transfer of resident.
Status: in_force

6. A nursing home resident may arrange for the resident's own discharge from a nursing home upon presentation of a written release and, if the resident is adjudicated incapacitated, upon the written consent of the resident's guardian. In this case, the nursing home is free from any responsibility for the resident upon the resident's release. When a nursing home wishes to transfer or discharge on a nonemergency basis a resident who has mental capacity or a resident who is adjudicated incapacitated, the nursing home may do so for medical reasons or for the person's welfare or for that of other residents upon receiving a written order from the attending physician, or for nonpayment, except as prohibited by Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended, and the action shall be recorded in the resident's medical record. When a transfer or discharge on a nonemergency basis of a resident is requested by a nursing home, the resident or, in the case of a resident who is adjudicated incapacitated, the guardian, shall be given at least 30 days' advance notice of the transfer or discharge. L.1976, c.120, s.6; amended 2013, c.103, s.103.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-12
Filing complaint; investigation; application for court order; hearing.
Status: in_force

12. Whenever it shall appear that the parent or parents, guardian, or person having custody and control of any child within this State is unfit to be entrusted with the care and education of such child, or shall fail to provide such child with proper protection, maintenance and education, or shall fail to ensure the health and safety of the child, or is endangering the welfare of such child, a written or oral complaint may be filed with the division, or other entity designated by the commissioner, by any person or by any public or private agency or institution interested in such child. When such a complaint is filed by a public or private agency or institution, it shall be accompanied by a summary setting forth the reason for such complaint and other social history of the child and his family's situation which justifies such complaint; or, if this is not feasible, such summary shall be made available to the division, or other entity within the department that is investigating the complaint, as soon thereafter as possible. Upon receipt of a complaint as provided in this section, the division, or other entity designated by the commissioner, shall investigate, or shall cause to be investigated, the statements set forth in such complaint. If the circumstances so warrant, the parent, parents, guardian, or person having custody and control of the child may be afforded an opportunity to file an application for care, as provided in section 11 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-11). If the parent, parents, guardian, or person having custody and control of the child refuses to permit or in any way impedes an investigation, and the department determines that further investigation is necessary in the best interests of the child, the division may thereupon apply to the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in the county where the child resides, for an order directing the parent, parents, guardian, or person having custody and control of the child to permit immediate investigation. The court, upon such application, may proceed to hear the matter in a summary manner and if satisfied that the best interests of the child so require may issue an order as requested. If, after such investigation has been completed, it appears that the child requires care and supervision by the division or other action to ensure the health and safety of the child, the division may apply to the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in the county where the child resides for an order making the child a ward of the court and placing the child under the care and supervision or custody of the division. The court, at a summary hearing held upon notice to the division, and to the parent, parents, guardian, or person having custody and control of the child, if satisfied that the best interests of the child so require, may issue an order as requested, which order shall have the same force and effect as the acceptance of a child for care by the division as provided in section 11 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-11); provided, however, that such order shall not be effective beyond a period of six months from the date of entry unless the court, upon application by the division, at a summary hearing held upon notice to the parent, parents, guardian, or person having custody of the child, extends the time of the order. Immediately after the court's order and while the child is in the division's care, the division shall initiate a search for the child's mother or father, if they are not known to the division. The search shall be initiated within 30 days of the court order. The search will be completed when all sources contacted have either responded to the inquiry or failed to respond within 45 days. The results shall be valid for six months after the date it was completed. L.1951, c.138, s.12; amended 1962, c.197, s.15; 1991, c.91, s.326; 1991, c.275, s.2; 1999, c.53, s.27; 2004, c.130, s.52; 2006, c.47, s.122.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-11.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-11.5
Commissioner's report to Legislature, Governor.
Status: in_force

52. The Commissioner Human Services shall report to the Legislature and the Governor within 18 months of the date of enactment of this act on the implementation of the act. L.1999,c.53,s.52.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-82.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-82.3
Deadline; regulations
Status: in_force

The plan required under section 2 of this act shall be formulated no later than the 181st day after the effective date of this act. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Corrections jointly shall adopt regulations establishing the procedures formulated under the plan required by section 2 of this act. L. 1986, c. 71, s. 3, eff. July 30, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.17a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.17a
Drug Utilization Review Board.
Status: in_force

2. a. There is established the Drug Utilization Review Board in the department to advise the department on the implementation of a drug utilization review program pursuant to P.L.1993, c.16 (C.30:4D-17.16 et seq.) and this section. The board shall establish a Senior Drug Utilization Review Committee to address the specific prescribing needs of the elderly and an AIDS/HIV Drug Utilization Review Committee to address the specific prescribing needs of persons with AIDS/HIV, in addition to such other committees as it deems necessary. It shall be the responsibility of each committee to evaluate the specific prescribing needs of its beneficiary population, and to submit recommendations to the board in regard thereto. The board shall consist of 17 members, including the Commissioners of Human Services and Health or their designees, who shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members, and 15 public members. The public members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The appointments shall be made as follows: six persons licensed and actively engaged in the practice of medicine in this State, including one who is a psychiatrist and at least two who specialize in geriatric medicine and two who specialize in AIDS/HIV care, one of whom who is a pediatric AIDS/HIV specialist, four of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Medical Society of New Jersey and two upon the recommendation of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons; one person licensed as a physician in this State who is actively engaged in academic medicine; four persons licensed in and actively practicing or teaching pharmacy in this State, who shall be appointed from a list of pharmacists recommended by the New Jersey Pharmacists Association, the New Jersey Council of Chain Drug Stores, the Garden State Pharmacy Owners, Inc., the New Jersey Society of Hospital Pharmacists, the Academy of Consultant Pharmacists and the College of Pharmacy of Rutgers, The State University; one additional health care professional; two persons certified as advanced practice nurses in this State, who shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the New Jersey State Nurses Association; and one member to be appointed upon the recommendation of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Each member of the board shall have expertise in the clinically appropriate prescribing and dispensing of outpatient drugs. At the time of appointment, each public member shall submit a written disclosure to the Department of Human Services and to the Office of the Attorney General detailing any financial interest or benefit furnished to the member by or through a pharmaceutical distributor, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or pharmacy benefits manager within the preceding three years, including, but not limited to, any meals, payments, gifts, stocks, or salary furnished to the member by the manufacturer and any stock or other investment interest held in a pharmaceutical distributor, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or pharmacy benefits manager by the member. Thereafter, each public member shall submit an updated disclosure on a quarterly basis for the duration of the member's term as a board member concerning any financial interest or benefit furnished to the member by or through a pharmaceutical distributor, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or pharmacy benefits manager and any investment interest in a pharmaceutical distributor, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or pharmacy benefits manager acquired or held by the member in the period following the date of the member's last written disclosure. An individual who fails to submit a written disclosure pursuant to this subsection shall be ineligible to serve as a board member and, if currently serving on the board, shall be immediately removed from the board. In addition, any individual who submits a written disclosure that is materially false, misleading, inaccurate, or incomplete shall be liable to a civil penalty of up to $20,000, which shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Written disclosures submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to the public on the Internet websites of the Department of Human Services and the Office of the Attorney General. b. All appointments to the board shall be made no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this act. The public members shall be appointed for two-year terms and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, and are eligible for reappointment; except that of the public members first appointed, eight shall be appointed for a term of two years and five for a term of one year. c. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made but for the unexpired term only. Members of the board shall serve with compensation for the time and expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as board members, as determined by the Commissioners of Human Services and Health, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. d. The board shall select a chairman from among the public members, who shall serve a one-year term, and a secretary. The chairman may serve consecutive terms. The board shall adopt bylaws. The board shall meet at least quarterly and may meet at other times at the call of the chairman. The board shall in all respects comply with the provisions of the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). No motion to take any action by the board shall be valid except upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized membership of the board. e. The duties of the board shall include the development and application of the criteria and standards to be used in retrospective and prospective drug utilization review. The criteria and standards shall be based on the compendia and developed with professional input in a consensus fashion. There shall be provisions for timely reassessments and revisions as necessary and provisions for input by persons acting as patient advocates. The drug utilization review standards shall reflect the local practices of prescribers, in order to monitor: (1) therapeutic appropriateness; (2) overutilization or underutilization; (3) therapeutic duplication; (4) drug-disease contraindications; (5) drug-drug interactions; (6) incorrect drug dosage; (7) duration of drug treatment; and (8) clinical drug abuse or misuse. The board shall recommend to the department criteria for denials of claims and establish standards for a medical exception process. The board shall also consider relevant information provided by interested parties outside of the board and, if appropriate, shall make revisions to the criteria and standards in a timely manner based upon this information. f. The board, with the approval of the department, shall be responsible for the development, selection, application, and assessment of interventions or remedial strategies for prescribers, pharmacists, and beneficiaries that are educational and not punitive in nature to improve the quality of care, including: (1) Information disseminated to prescribers and pharmacists to ensure that they are aware of the duties and powers of the board; (2) Written, oral, or electronic reminders of patient-specific or drug-specific information that are designed to ensure prescriber, pharmacist, and beneficiary confidentiality, and suggested changes in the prescribing or dispensing practices designed to improve the quality of care; (3) The development of an educational program, using data provided through drug utilization review as a part of active and ongoing educational outreach activities to improve prescribing and dispensing practices as provided in this section. These educational outreach activities shall include accurate, balanced, and timely information about drugs and their effect on a patient. If the board contracts with another entity to provide this program, that entity shall publicly disclose any financial interest or benefit that accrues to it from the products selected or used in this program; (4) Use of face-to-face discussion between experts in drug therapy and the prescriber or pharmacist who has been designated by the board for educational intervention; (5) Intensified reviews or monitoring of selected prescribers or pharmacists; (6) The timely evaluation of interventions to determine whether the interventions have improved the quality of care; and (7) The review of case profiles prior to the conducting of an intervention. L.1998, c.41, s.2; amended 2003, c.262; 2012, c.17, s.370; 2021, c.285.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.18
Establishment of mentoring program.
Status: in_force

5. The Department of Corrections shall establish a program within each prison facility to provide for the mentoring of inmates who have been in the department's custody for a continuous uninterrupted period of less than two years. The program shall utilize inmates who have been in the department's custody for a continuous uninterrupted period of more than 10 years to provide the mentoring services, provided that such inmates have demonstrated to the commissioner and the supervisor of the facility wherein they are incarcerated that they can serve as positive role models to inmates being mentored pursuant to this section. L.2009, c.330, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-12
Findings; general policy; commissioner's power.
Status: in_force

30:1-12. a. The Legislature finds that the Commissioner of Human Services is obligated by State and federal law to ensure that programs that serve eligible who are low-income, have a disability, are elderly, or have been subject to abuse are provided in an accessible, efficient, cost-effective and high quality manner. In order to meet these ends, the commissioner must have sufficient authority to require institutions and agencies that are under the commissioner's direct or indirect supervision to meet State and federal mandates. This authority is especially necessary given the manner in which certain services are provided by county or local agencies, but are funded in whole or part by the State. The Legislature finds that the commissioner must have the authority to establish rules, regulations and directives, including incentives and sanctions, to ensure that these institutions and agencies are providing services in a manner consistent with these mandates. b. The commissioner shall have power to determine all matters relating to the unified and continuous development of the institutions and noninstitutional agencies within the commissioner's jurisdiction. The commissioner shall determine all matters of policy and shall have power to regulate the administration of the institutions or noninstitutional agencies within the commissioner's jurisdiction, correct and adjust the same so that each shall function as an integral part of a general system. The rules, regulations, orders and directions issued by the commissioner pursuant thereto, for this purpose shall be accepted and enforced by the executive having charge of any institution or group of institutions or noninstitutional agencies or any phase of the work within the jurisdiction of the department. In order to implement the public policy of this State concerning the provision of charitable, hospital, relief and training institutions established for diagnosis, care, treatment, training, rehabilitation and welfare of persons in need thereof, for research and for training of personnel, and in order that the personnel, buildings, land, and other facilities provided be most effectively used to these ends and to advance the public interest, the commissioner is hereby empowered to classify and designate from time to time the specific functions to be performed at and by any of the aforesaid institutions under the commissioner's jurisdiction and to designate, by general classification of disease or disability, age or sex, the classes of persons who may be admitted to, or served by, these institutions or agencies. In addition to and in conjunction with its general facilities and services for persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or tuberculosis, the department may at its discretion establish and maintain specialized facilities and services for the residential care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons who are suffering from chronic mental or neurological disorders, including, but not limited to, substance use disorder, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. The commissioner shall have the power to regulate the administration of agencies under the commissioner's supervision, including, but not limited to, municipal and county agencies that administer public assistance. The commissioner may issue rules, regulations, orders and directions to ensure that programs administered by the agencies are financially and programmatically efficient and effective, and to establish incentives and impose sanctions to ensure the appropriate operation of programs and compliance with State and federal laws and regulations. In addition, the commissioner shall have the authority to: (1) review and approve county and municipal budgets for public assistance; and (2) take appropriate interim action, including withholding State and federal administrative funds, or take over and operate county or municipal public assistance operations in situations in which the commissioner determines that the public assistance agency is failing to substantially follow federal or State law, thereby placing clients, who are dependent on public assistance benefits to survive in a humane and healthy manner, at serious risk. In this situation, the commissioner shall have the authority to bill the county for the cost of such operations and for necessary changes to ensure that services are provided to accomplish federal and State mandates in an effective and efficient manner. No rule, regulation, order or direction shall abridge the authority of a county or municipality to establish wages and terms and conditions of employment for its employees through collective negotiation with an authorized employee organization pursuant to P.L.1984, c.14 (C.44:7-6.1 et seq.). The commissioner shall have the power to promulgate regulations to ensure that services in State and county psychiatric facilities are provided in an efficient and accessible manner and are of the highest quality. Regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, the transfer of patients between facilities; the maintenance of quality in order to obtain certification by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; the review of the facility's budget; and the establishment of sanctions to ensure the appropriate operation of facilities in compliance with State and federal laws and regulations. The commissioner shall have the power to promulgate regulations to ensure that county adjusters effectively and efficiently conduct investigations, notify legally responsible persons of amounts to be assessed against them, petition the courts, represent patients in psychiatric facilities, and as necessary reopen the question of payment for maintenance of persons residing in psychiatric facilities. Regulations may include minimum standards for determining payment of care by legally responsible persons; a uniform reporting system of findings, conclusions and recommendations; and the establishment of sanctions to ensure compliance with State laws and regulations. c. The commissioner shall have the power to conduct an investigation into the financial ability to pay, directly or indirectly, of any person receiving services from the department, or the person's chargeable relatives. This authority shall include the power to issue subpoenas to compel testimony and the production of documents. The commissioner may contract with a public or private entity to perform the functions set forth in this subsection, subject to terms and conditions required by the commissioner. amended 1965, c.59, s.1; 1971, c.384, s.8; 1990, c.66, s.1; 1990, c.73, s.1; 1995, c.155, s.1; 1997, c.37, s.11; 2010, c.50, s.19; 2023, c.177, s.89.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-16.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-16.6
Provision of prescription medications to certain incarcerated persons.
Status: in_force

1. a. For the purposes of this section "incarcerated person" means a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections. b. The Commissioner of Corrections shall ensure that each incarcerated person continues to receive medication for chronic conditions that was prescribed by a physician prior to the commencement of the incarcerated person's imprisonment. The provision of the prescribed medications shall be continued during admittance to a correctional facility, while placed in that facility, and during transfers to other facilities. c. Medications provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall continue to be administered to the incarcerated person for a minimum of 30 days from the date the person is committed to the custody of a Department of Corrections' facility. The facility receiving these persons shall thereafter resume appropriate and commensurate management of the chronic condition including, but not limited to, the use of appropriate therapeutic treatments and medications or their generic substitution in accordance with State law and regulations established by the commissioner. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an examining physician from changing a course of treatment or prescription within the 30-day period to ensure that the incarcerated person receives clinically appropriate medical care. d. The commissioner shall establish a system to ensure that all necessary medications are given to incarcerated persons in a timely manner while in the custody of a State correctional facility. Necessary medications shall include those medications which, if missed, may cause serious illness, death, or other harmful effects. The system shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) a screening staff for each facility, which shall include any medical professional currently employed by the facility who shall be trained to determine the medications for which timely continuation is an urgent matter; (2) a method for determining which medications shall be deemed necessary; (3) a method for contacting the prescribing physician; (4) a method for validating the prescription; (5) a method for checking that all medications brought into a facility are labeled to ensure that the container contains the correct medication; (6) a method for providing necessary medications to an incarcerated person who has been taken into custody without a supply of the medication; (7) a method for notifying in advance a facility receiving a transferred incarcerated person, that the person has been prescribed a necessary medication and the continuation of the medication is an urgent matter; and (8) a method for maintaining a supply of the most common necessary medications at each facility or an on-call physician, or other medical professional capable of prescribing medications, available to prescribe medications, and with the ability to fill prescriptions. e. The commissioner shall not be required under the provisions of this section to supply an incarcerated person with any medication which has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States as a matter of federal law. f. To the extent possible, a generic substitution of a prescription drug shall be given to an incarcerated person who is provided with medication under the provisions of this section. L.2016, c.70, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-66 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-66
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Bring Our Children Home Act." L.1992,c.111,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-11
Application for care and custody; verification, investigation.
Status: in_force

11. Whenever it shall appear that any child within this State is of such circumstances that the child's safety or welfare will be endangered unless proper care or custody is provided, an application setting forth the facts in the case may be filed with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency by a parent or other relative of the child, by a person standing in loco parentis to the child, by a person or association or agency or public official having a special interest in the child, or by the child himself or herself, seeking that the division accept and provide care or custody of the child as the circumstances may require. The application shall be in writing, and shall contain a statement of the relationship to or special interest in the child which justifies the filing of the application. The provisions of this section shall be deemed to include an application on behalf of an unborn child when the prospective mother is within this State at the time of application for services. Upon receipt of an application as provided in this section, the division shall verify the statements set forth in the application and shall investigate all the matters pertaining to the circumstances of the child. If upon such verification and investigation it shall appear (a) that the safety or welfare of the child will be endangered unless proper care or custody is provided; (b) that the needs of the child cannot properly be provided for by financial assistance as made available by the laws of this State; (c) that there is no person legally responsible for the support of the child whose identity and whereabouts are known and who is willing and able to provide for the care and support required by the child; and (d) that the child, if the child has a mental or physical disability requiring institutional care, is not immediately admissible to any public institution providing care; then the division may accept and provide care or custody as the circumstances of the child may require. L.1951, c.138, s.11; amended 1962, c.197, s.14; 1991, c.275, s.1; 1999, c.53, s.22; 2012, c.16, s.61; 2017, c.131, s.116.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4J-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4J / Section 4J-11.1
Application for waiver.
Status: in_force

5. The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-11) and to secure federal financial participation for NJ FamilyCare expenditures under the State Children's Health Insurance Program pursuant to 42 U.S.C.s.1397aa et seq. L.2008, c.38, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6C-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6C / Section 6C-10
Repeals
Status: in_force

"An act creating a permanent commission on narcotic control," approved January 11, 1954 (P.L.1953, c. 449) is repealed. L.1964, c. 226, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-15
Special reemployment and layoff rights
Status: in_force

Any employee not appointed or transferred pursuant to this act may exercise any special reemployment rights and may also exercise within all departments of the Executive Branch all other layoff rights which would have been available to said employee in the Department of Institutions and Agencies if the Department of Corrections had not been established. L.1976, c. 98, s. 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.3e — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.3e
Definitions relative to correctional facility security; regulations.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this act, "body imaging scanning equipment" means equipment that utilizes a low dose conventional x-ray transmission to produce an anatomical image of the inmate capable of identifying external and internal contraband. b. A State or county correctional facility may utilize body imaging scanning equipment for the purpose of searching arrestees, detainees, and inmates. The use of body imaging scanning equipment pursuant to this section shall be limited to searches conducted: (1) when an inmate enters or leaves the correctional facility; (2) any time before or after an inmate is placed in close custody, prehearing detention, disciplinary detention, protective custody, psychological observation, or suicide watch; (3) any time before or after an inmate has a contact visit in which the inmate and a visitor are permitted physical contact with each other; (4) after an inmate has been in any area where the inmate has had access to dangerous or valuable items; (5) during a mass search of an inmate housing unit or inmate work area; (6) when a custody staff member with a rank of sergeant or above determines that there exists a reasonable suspicion that an inmate is carrying or concealing contraband on the inmate's person, or in the inmate's anal or vaginal cavity; or (7) when a custody staff member with a rank of sergeant or above determines that the search is reasonably necessary for safety and security. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the body imaging scanning equipment may be operated by an employee of the State or county correctional facility or other law enforcement officer. Prior to operating body imaging scanning equipment, an employee or officer shall successfully complete a training course approved by the Police Training Commission pursuant to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.) and meet any other qualifications, including education and training, as determined by the Commissioner of Corrections. d. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt regulations, as appropriate, to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2015, c.213, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-2.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-2.5
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

126. The Commissioner of Children and Families, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2004, c.130, s.126; amended 2006, c.47, s.116.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-19
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2020, c.112, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6.8
Period of maintenance of bed for eligible resident; certification for payment
Status: in_force

Every skilled or intermediate care nursing facility in this State shall maintain a bed for an eligible resident for a period not to exceed 10 days. The facility shall notify the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services upon the discharge of an eligible resident to a general or a psychiatric hospital. The division shall confirm the need to maintain a bed for the discharged resident and shall certify the facility's eligibility to receive payment. L.1984, c. 139, s. 2, eff. Sept. 5, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-42 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-42
Report submitted to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

7. The Commissioner of Human Services and the Economic Development Authority shall each submit a report 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 two years after the establishment of the grant programs established pursuant to this act. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, information on the number of grant applicants, the number and amounts of grants awarded, the purposes for which grant funds were used, the number of additional infant and toddler child care spaces created using grant funds, information provided by licensed child care providers, registered family day care providers, and Head Start programs under section 6 of this act, and any recommendations concerning the continuation or expansion of the grant programs. L.2022, c.25, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6w — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6w
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, managed care organization, NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries, reimbursement, claims, conditions.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services within the Department of Human Services, or a managed care organization that contracts with the division to provide medical services to beneficiaries of the NJ FamilyCare program, shall: (1) accept and reimburse claims for services under the NJ FamilyCare program when submitted by a clinical social worker, a professional counselor, or a marriage and family therapist provided that: (a) the services are rendered to a NJ FamilyCare beneficiary; (b) the services rendered are covered under the NJ FamilyCare program; (c) the provider holds a current, valid license issued pursuant to P.L.1991, c.134 (C.45:15BB-1 et seq.) if a clinical social worker, P.L.1993, c.340 (C.45:8B-34 et seq.) if a professional counselor, and P.L.1968, c.401 (C.45:8B-1 et seq.) if a marriage and family therapist; and (d) the provider is an approved provider of services under the NJ FamilyCare program; and (2) expand eligibility for reimbursable services under the NJ FamilyCare program to include those services provided by a social worker, an associate counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist provided that: (a) the services are rendered to a NJ FamilyCare beneficiary; (b) the services rendered are covered under the NJ FamilyCare program; (c) the provider holds a current, valid license issued pursuant to P.L.1991, c.134 (C.45:15BB-1 et seq.) if a social worker, P.L.1993, c.340 (C.45:8B-34 et seq.) if an associate counselor, and P.L.1968, c.401 (C.45:8B-1 et seq.) and P.L.2017, c.350 (C.45:8B-18.1 et al.) if an associate marriage and family therapist; (d) the claim is submitted by a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed professional counselor, or a licensed marriage and family therapist who serves as the provider's supervising practitioner, as approved by: (i) the State Board of Social Work Examiners pursuant to subsection d. of section 4 of P.L.1991, c.134 (C.45:15BB-4) in the case of a social worker; (ii) the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1993, c.340 (C.45:8B-50) in the case of an associate counselor; or (iii) the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2017, c.350 (C.45:8B-18.2) in the case of an associate marriage and family therapist; and (e) the provider's supervising practitioner is an approved provider of services under the NJ FamilyCare program and serves as the rendering practitioner for the purposes of the claim. b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a licensed social worker, licensed associate counselor, or licensed associate marriage and family therapist to practice within the scope of their license without a supervising practitioner or to require NJ FamilyCare to reimburse a claim for covered services submitted by a licensed social worker, licensed associate counselor, or licensed associate marriage and family therapist. c. For the purpose of this section, "NJ FamilyCare" means the program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.). L.2023, c.213, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-5
Notice of escapes; detention upon apprehension
Status: in_force

ARTICLE V Whenever a dangerous or potentially dangerous patient escapes from an institution in any party State, that State shall promptly notify all appropriate authorities within and without the jurisdiction of the escape in a manner reasonably calculated to facilitate the speedy apprehension of the escapee. Immediately upon the apprehension and identification of any such dangerous or potentially dangerous patient, he shall be detained in the State where found pending disposition in accordance with law. L.1956, c. 178, p. 681, art. V.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-58 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-58
Additional authority of the Medicaid Inspector General.
Status: in_force

6. a. In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this act, the Medicaid Inspector General is authorized to request, and shall be entitled to receive, such information, assistance, and cooperation from any federal, State, or local government department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency or unit thereof, as may be necessary to carry out his duties and responsibilities pursuant to this act. b. Upon the request of a prosecutor of competent jurisdiction, the office, department, any other State or local government entity, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit shall provide the prosecutor with information, data, assistance, staff, and other resources as shall be necessary, appropriate and available to aid and facilitate the investigation and prosecution of Medicaid fraud. L.2007,c.58,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-35a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-35a
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program, reimbursement, prescription drug costs, remainder.
Status: in_force

4. In addition to the reimbursement required pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1979, c.27 (C.30:4D-34), any eligible person under the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program, upon receiving proof of eligibility from the department and submitting proof of expenditure to the department, as the department may prescribe, shall be reimbursed for the remainder of the costs of all prescription drugs purchased by such person in an amount equal to the value of the benefit the person would have received had that person been enrolled in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program at the time of purchase, minus the required copayment per prescription, during the period commencing 30 days before such person's properly completed application was received by the department and ending on the date on which such person received proof of eligibility from the department; provided, however, that no reimbursement under this section shall be made for any prescription drug purchased prior to the first day of the fourth month next following the effective date of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2023, c.79 (C.30:4D-22.4 et al.). L.2023, c.79, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-13
Withdrawal from compact; status of patients
Status: in_force

ARTICLE XIII (a) A State party to this compact may withdraw therefrom by enacting a statute repealing the same. Such withdrawal shall take effect 1 year after notice thereof has been communicated officially and in writing to the Governors and compact administrators of all other party States. However, the withdrawal of any State shall not change the status of any patient who has been sent to said State or sent out of said State pursuant to the provisions of the compact. (b) Withdrawal from any agreement permitted by Article VII(b) as to costs or from any supplementary agreement made pursuant to Article XI shall be in accordance with the terms of such agreement. L.1956, c. 178, p. 684, art. XIII.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.23
Allowable costs
Status: in_force

Any costs incurred to comply with the provisions of this act will be considered allowable in establishment of rates, which are to be set in a regulatory environment. L. 1987, c. 116, s. 31.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4E-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4E / Section 4E-2
Interagency Task Force on Home Care Services.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall organize an Interagency Task Force on Home Care Services, hereinafter known as the "task force," which shall consist of the commissioner, the Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of Insurance, and the Commissioner of Community Affairs, or their designated representatives. The task force shall review and coordinate efforts among departments to develop home health care and homemaker services and shall consult on the propriety and effects of State and Federal home health care and homemaker legislation, rules, and regulations. The task force shall work toward regulatory and legislative change which it feels will promote the utilization of home health care and homemaker services as an alternative to institutional care. b. The task force shall meet as frequently as its business may require and at least once in each calendar quarter of each year. c. The task force shall consult on a regular basis with public and private nonprofit, proprietary, and hospital based providers of home health care and homemaker services. The task force shall also consult with service consumers.
L.1980, c.35, s.2; amended 2013, c.253, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-75 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-75
Report of abuse required.
Status: in_force

3. a. (1) A case manager or case manager's supervisor in the department, a person employed or volunteering in a program, facility, community care residence, or living arrangement licensed or funded by the department, a person conducting a site visit pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2017, c.238 (C.30:6D-9.2), or a person providing community-based services with indirect State funding from the department to a person with a developmental disability, as applicable, having reasonable cause to believe that an individual with a developmental disability has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or exploitation by a caregiver, shall report the same immediately to the department by telephone or otherwise. (2) A report made pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, where possible, shall contain: (a) the name and address of the individual with a developmental disability, as well as the name and address of the caregiver responsible for the care, custody, or control of the individual with a developmental disability, and the guardian, or other person having custody and control of the individual; and (b) if known, the condition of the individual with a developmental disability, the nature and possible extent of the individual's injuries, maltreatment, abuse, neglect, or exploitation, including any evidence of previous injuries, maltreatment, abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and any other information that the person believes may be helpful with respect to the injuries, maltreatment, abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the individual with a developmental disability and the identity of the alleged offender. b. Within the department, the commissioner shall: (1) maintain a unit to receive and prioritize reports that are filed pursuant to this section; (2) provide for verification of the unit's prioritization of the reports by sending an employee or case manager to the appropriate location within 48 hours to verify the level of severity of the report, as provided by section 4 of P.L.2017, c.238 (C.30:6D-9.4); (3) initiate appropriate responses through timely and appropriate investigative activities; (4) alert appropriate staff; and (5) ensure that findings are reported in a uniform and timely manner. c. (1) A person employed or volunteering in a program, facility, community care residence, or living arrangement licensed or funded by the department, or a person providing community-based services with indirect State funding from the department to a person with a developmental disability, as applicable, who fails to report an act of abuse, neglect, or exploitation against an individual with a developmental disability while having reasonable cause to believe that such an act has been committed, is a disorderly person. (2) A case manager or case manager's supervisor in the department who fails to report an act of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual with a developmental disability while having reasonable cause to believe that such an act has been committed, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree, unless the abuse, neglect, or exploitation results in the death of an individual with a developmental disability, in which case the case manager or case manager's supervisor shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. d. In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to this section, a person who fails to comply with reporting obligations under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the department in the amount of $350 for each day that the abuse, neglect, or exploitation was not reported, payable to the “Residential Facility Quality of Care Improvement Fund” established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2025, c.280 (C.30:1-15.6). e. A case manager or case manager's supervisor, or a caregiver suspected of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual with a developmental disability, who is charged with failure to report an act of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual with a developmental disability while having reasonable cause to believe that such an act has been committed, shall be temporarily reassigned to duties that do not involve contact with individuals with developmental disabilities or other vulnerable populations, and shall be terminated from employment if convicted. In the case of a case manager or case manager's supervisor, or of a caregiver suspected of abuse, neglect, or exploitation who is employed by the department, the case manager, supervisor, or caregiver shall retain any available right of review by the Civil Service Commission. L.2010, c.5, s.3; amended 2012, c.69, s.9; 2017, c.238, s.9; 2025, c.280, s.4; 2025, c.281, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.19a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.19a
Neuro-Psychiatric Institute; construction; transfer of funds
Status: in_force

There is hereby transferred from the Department of Institutions and Agencies to Rutgers, The State University, for the construction of a new Neuro-Psychiatric Institute on lands owned by Rutgers, the unexpended balance of the funds which were appropriated to the department for such purpose pursuant to chapter 224 of the laws of 1964. L.1967, c. 32, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.4
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that in order to more effectively protect society and promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of correctional services, there is a need for coordination between State and county correctional programs. The coordination which would be enhanced by a financial assistance program for the construction and renovation of county correctional facilities, would provide maximum-security incarceration at the State level of those offenders whose demonstrated propensity to violence requires their separation from society while at the same time developing viable alternatives to State confinement for those offenders who can be dealt with more effectively in county correctional facilities and programs. L.1981, c. 498, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.15
Definitions relative to reporting patient abuse, professional misconduct.
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of this act: "Clinical treatment staff" means a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist or social worker licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, an occupational, recreation, art or music therapist or a substance use disorder counselor. "Employee" means a person employed by the State to work at a State psychiatric hospital or a person employed by a private entity under contract with the State to provide contracted services at a State psychiatric hospital. "Nursing direct care staff" means a Human Services Assistant, Human Services Technician, or a nurse licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. "State psychiatric hospital" means a psychiatric hospital listed in R.S.30:1-7. L.1997, c.70, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.93.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.4
Screening services.
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner, in consultation with the appropriate county mental health board and consistent with the approved county mental health plan, shall designate one or more mental health agencies or facilities in each geographic area in the State as a screening service. The commissioner shall so designate an agency or facility only with the approval of the agency's or facility's governing body. b. In designating the screening services, the commissioner shall ensure that screening services are accessible to all persons in the State who need these services. To ensure accessibility to mental health services, the commissioner shall accept, on or after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.391 (C.30:4-27.4a et al.), an application from a screening service to expand services that are tailored to meet the needs of the persons in its geographic area. The expanded services may include, but need not be limited to, establishing a satellite program that is situated in a location separate from a screening service and that provides services emphasizing outreach and early intervention. c. The commissioner shall ensure that screening service evaluation is the preferred process for entry into outpatient treatment, short-term care facilities, or psychiatric facilities so that appropriate consideration is given to less restrictive treatment alternatives. L.1987, c.116, s.4; amended 2009, c.112, s.4; 2019, c.391, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-7
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program Act." L.2001,c.62,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.18
Responsibilities of department.
Status: in_force

3. The department shall be responsible for: a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.41). b. The implementation of a drug utilization review program, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Health, to ensure that prescriptions are appropriate, medically necessary, and not likely to result in adverse medical outcomes, including the approval of the provisions of any contractual agreement between the State pharmaceutical benefits program and other entities processing and reviewing drug claims and profiles for the drug utilization review program. The program shall include both retrospective and prospective drug utilization review. Retrospective drug utilization review shall include an analysis of drug claims processing data in order to identify patterns of fraud, abuse, or gross overuse, and inappropriate or medically unnecessary care, and to assess data on drug use against standards that are based on the compendia and other sources. Prospective drug utilization review shall include a review conducted by the pharmacist at the point of sale. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.41). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1998, c.41). e. The submission of an annual report, which shall be subject to public comment prior to its issuance, to the federal Department of Health and Human Services by December 1 of each year. The annual report shall also be submitted to the Governor, the Legislature, the New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association and the Medical Society of New Jersey by December 1 of each year. The report shall include the following information: (1) An overview of the activities of the board and the drug utilization review program; (2) Interventions used and their ability to improve the quality of care; however, this information shall not disclose the identities of individual prescribers, pharmacists, or beneficiaries, but shall specify whether the intervention was a result of underutilization or overutilization of drugs; (3) The costs of administering the drug utilization review program; (4) Any cost impact to other areas of the State pharmaceutical benefits program resulting from the drug utilization review program, such as hospitalization rates or changes in long-term care; (5) A quantitative assessment of how drug utilization review has improved beneficiaries' quality of care; (6) A review of the total number of prescriptions and medical exception requests reviewed by drug therapeutic class; (7) An assessment of the impact of the educational program established pursuant to subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1998, c.41 (C.30:4D-17.17a) and interventions on prescribing or dispensing practices, total program costs, quality of care, and other pertinent patient patterns; and (8) Recommendations for improvement of the drug utilization review program. f. The development of a working agreement between the board and other boards or agencies, including, but not limited to: the Board of Pharmacy of the State of New Jersey and the State Board of Medical Examiners, in order to clarify any overlapping areas of responsibility. g. The establishment of an appeal process for prescribers, pharmacists, and beneficiaries pursuant to P.L.1993, c.16 (C.30:4D-17.16 et seq.) and section 2 of P.L.1998, c.41 (C.30:4D-17.17a). h. The publication and dissemination of medically correct and balanced educational information to prescribers and pharmacists to identify and reduce the frequency of patterns of fraud, abuse, gross overuse, or inappropriate or medically unnecessary care among prescribers, pharmacists, and beneficiaries, including: (1) potential or actual reactions to drugs; (2) therapeutic appropriateness; (3) overutilization or underutilization; (4) appropriate use of generic drugs; (5) therapeutic duplication; (6) drug-disease contraindications; (7) drug-drug interactions; (8) incorrect drug dosage or duration of drug treatment; (9) drug allergy interactions; and (10) clinical abuse or misuse. i. The development and publication, with the input of the Board of Pharmacy of the State of New Jersey, of the guidelines to be used by pharmacists, including mail order pharmacies, in their counseling of beneficiaries. j. The adoption and implementation of procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality of any information collected, stored, retrieved, assessed, or analyzed by the board, staff to the board, or contractors to the drug utilization review program, that identifies individual prescribers, pharmacists, or beneficiaries. The board may have access to identifying information for purposes of carrying out intervention activities, but the identifying information may not be released to anyone other than a member of the board, except that the board may release cumulative nonidentifying information for purposes of legitimate research. The improper release of identifying information in violation of this act may subject that person to criminal or civil penalties. k. The determination of whether nursing or long-term care facilities under 42 CFR 483.60 are exempt from the provisions of this act. l. The establishment of a medical exception process by regulation. m. The provision of such staff and other resources as the board requires.
L.1993, c.163, s.3; amended 1998, c.41, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.371.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.15
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

13. a. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of this act. The regulations shall include standards governing: the safety and adequacy of the physical premises of a resource family home; the health, safety, general well-being and physical, emotional, social and educational needs of a child in resource family care; the training of a resource family parent; the responsibility of a resource family parent to participate in the case plan of a child in resource family care and to allow access by the department to the child; the maintenance and confidentiality of records and furnishing of required information to the department; the transportation of a child in resource family care; and the provision of other needed services on behalf of a child in resource family care. The commissioner shall also adopt rules and regulations for license application, issuance, denial, suspension and revocation. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit the department to adopt any code or standard that exceeds the standards established pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) and the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.). L.2001,c.419,s.13; amended 2004, c.130, s.79.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.15b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.15b
Counties of first class having 700,000 to 900,000 population; admission of patients notwithstanding failure to meet qualifications of section 30:9-12.8
Status: in_force

In any county of the first class having a population of more than 700,000 but less than 900,000 inhabitants, persons, requiring hospital care and treatment, may be admitted to the county hospital in any case where admission to a non-profit hospital located in the county cannot be obtained within a reasonable time after such care and treatment becomes necessary, notwithstanding that such persons do not meet the qualifications for admission to the county hospital specified in section 8 of the act to which this act is a supplement. L.1964, c. 200, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.19
Designation, delineation of boundaries.
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall designate and delineate the boundaries of regions of the State that are in need of new Regional Health Hubs within six months of the effective date of this act. b. The commissioner's designation and delineation of prospective service regions for new Regional Health Hubs shall be based on the following factors: (1) the availability of State and federal funding necessary to support the new Regional Health Hub, and the State's ability to provide necessary funding; (2) the number and density of Medicaid beneficiaries in the region; (3) the existence, in the region, of multiple health and social service systems of care that are in need of convening and coordination; and (4) the volume, in the region, of avoidable inpatient hospital admissions and emergency department visits. c. Based on the analysis of factors identified in subsection b. of this section, the commissioner may designate any county, zip code, or group of zip codes in the State as a prospective service region. The boundaries of any prospective service region designated under this section shall not overlap with any portion of a core region served by another Regional Health Hub. d. Once an area has been designated by the commissioner as a prospective service region, the commissioner shall evaluate organizations for designation as the new Regional Health Hub for the prospective service region. The commissioner shall only designate an organization as a new Regional Health Hub if the organization: (1) is a registered New Jersey non-profit organization exempt from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. s.501(c)3; (2) submits a request identifying the proposed boundaries of the Regional Health Hub's anticipated core region, which boundaries shall include the total area of a prospective service region designated by the commissioner, and shall not include any area that is already included in another Regional Health Hub's core region; (3) submits a request identifying the proposed boundaries of the Regional Health Hub's anticipated data catchment area; and (4) demonstrates, to the commissioner's satisfaction, the ability to perform the mandatory functions of a Regional Health Hub, as described in subsection a. of section 6 of this act. e. Within 180 days after an organization is approved to operate as a Regional Health Hub, the organization shall: (1) establish and maintain a headquarters within the boundaries of the core region; (2) establish and convene an advisory committee of persons who reside or work in the core region, which committee shall include community members and representatives from organizations that exemplify the diversity of geography, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, veterans' status, and prevalent health conditions in the core region. The following types of persons may be included in an advisory committee established under this paragraph: (a) community members having lived experience with the health care system; (b) Medicaid beneficiaries; (c) representatives from school districts; (d) representatives of local government; (e) representatives of housing organizations; and (f) representatives of the faith-based community; and (3) establish and convene a governing board that includes members from a majority of the following groups and entities, to the extent that such groups and entities are present in the core region: (a) hospitals or hospital systems; (b) Federally Qualified Health Centers; (c) private clinicians, including physicians and nurses; (d) community-based organizations such as behavioral health providers and social service agencies; (e) managed care organizations; (f) the advisory committee established pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection; and (g) health care consumers. f. If more than one organization meets the criteria for designation as a Regional Health Hub in a prospective service region, the commissioner, in the commissioner's discretion, shall designate the organization that the commissioner determines will be best able to meet the needs of, and fulfill the purposes of this act within, the prospective service region. g. Before designating a Regional Health Hub under this section, the commissioner shall review each of the boundary requests submitted by the organization under paragraph (2) of subsection d. of this section, and shall either approve the requests, as submitted by the organization, or require the organizationto make appropriate modifications to the boundary requests as a precondition to their approval. If a boundary request cannot be modified as necessary to comply with the provisions of this act, the commissioner may select another organization to serve as the Regional Health Hub in the proposed service region. h. A designated Regional Health Hub may submit an application to the commissioner, at any time, requesting the expansion of its core region. The commissioner may approve the requested expansion if: (1) the boundaries of the expanded core region will not overlap with the core region of another Regional Health Hub; (2) the area would otherwise qualify for designation as a prospective service region under subsection b. of this section; and (3) the applicant demonstrates, to the commissioner's satisfaction, the applicant's ability to perform, in the requested expansion area, and within one year following submission of the application, the mandatory activities of a Regional Health Hub, as described in subsection a. of section 6 of this act. L.2019, c.517, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-92.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-92.3
Vocational Training Pilot Program.
Status: in_force

1. a. There shall be established in the Department of Corrections a Vocational Training Pilot Program which shall be developed and implemented by the Vocational Training Planning Board established in subsection b. of this section. The pilot program shall provide for vocational training to enhance and supplement the current vocational programming available at a State correctional facility designated by the planning board. When developing the pilot program, the planning board shall endeavor to: (1) improve upon the facility's most successful vocational programming offerings; (2) introduce new vocational programming offerings to inmates of the facility; and (3) provide vocational programming which is consistent with actual post-release employment opportunities and reflects the State's emerging industry and business workforce needs. b. There is established the "Vocational Training Planning Board" which shall consist of: (1) the Commissioner of Corrections, or a designee, ex officio, who shall serve as chairperson; (2) the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, or a designee, ex officio; (3) the Commissioner of Education, or a designee, ex officio; and (4) six public members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a representative of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, one of whom shall be a representative of the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council, one of whom shall be a representative of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools, one upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, one upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, and one selected by the Governor. The members of the planning board shall be appointed within 60 days of the effective date of this act and the planning board shall hold its organizational meeting within 60 days of the appointment of all of its members. The public members shall serve for a term of three years from the date of their appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified; except that of the members first appointed, one shall serve for a term of one year, one shall serve for a term of two years and one shall serve for a term of three years. Vacancies shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments were made. A member of the planning board shall be eligible for reappointment. The members of the planning board shall serve without compensation. The planning board shall be entitled to call upon the services of any State, county or municipal department, board, commission or agency, as may be available to it for these purposes. c. The planning board shall be authorized to make recommendations to the department for changes to inmate classifications and facility use necessary to implement the pilot program at the State correctional facility designated by the board. d. Only inmates who have more than one year but less than three years remaining to be served before their parole eligibility date shall be eligible to participate in the pilot program. e. An inmate who is chosen by the planning board to participate in the pilot program shall be entitled to take the supplemental classes in trades, computer literacy courses, and courses for earning a high school equivalency certificate or high school diploma provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section. f. The planning board shall annually submit to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the General Assembly a report detailing the progress and results of the pilot program and any recommendations on whether the program should be continued in the designated facility and whether it should be extended to other State correctional facilities. L.2015, c.241, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-1.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1.3
DHS to receive death record notification, incarceration information electronically.
Status: in_force

6. The Department of Human Services shall arrange for the electronic receipt of death record notifications from the New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System, pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2003, c.221 (C.26:8-24.1), and of identifying information from the Department of Corrections, pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-6), and from the Administrative Office of the Courts and any county which does not provide county inmate incarceration information to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Department of Human Services shall establish a verification system utilizing the records and information it receives pursuant to this section to confirm that benefits paid under programs of the Department of Human Services are not being paid in a manner inconsistent with laws and regulations regarding eligibility for those benefit programs. This section shall not be construed as changing in any way the laws and regulations regarding eligibility for benefit programs of the Department of Human Services. L.2013, c.274, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-13
Power to establish municipal hospitals; executive officer
Status: in_force

Every municipality may from time to time acquire, operate and maintain one or more hospitals for sick and injured persons, and for that purpose may acquire lands and buildings by condemnation or otherwise, construct and reconstruct buildings, make additions thereto and equip the same. Such municipality shall have power to employ an executive to operate and manage such hospital for a term not to exceed five years at a salary to be fixed in the resolution of appointment which resolution shall outline the duties and powers of such executive officer.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-83.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-83.1
Notice of transfer.
Status: in_force

69. Whenever a person with mental illness or a developmental disability is transferred from one residential service to another by order of the commissioner, notice shall be given by the commissioner in advance, where possible, but in any case in writing, to his spouse, if any, or to his guardian, or to his parents if he is a minor, or to his nearest known relative or friend. L.1965, c.59, s.69; amended 2010, c.50, s.41.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-89 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-89
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Kinship Legal Guardianship Notification Act." L.2005,c.95,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7.2
Lien against recovery sought from estate of recipient, "estate" defined.
Status: in_force

7. a. (1) A lien may be filed against and recovery sought from the estate of a deceased recipient for assistance correctly paid or to be paid on his behalf for all services received when he was 65 years of age or older, except as provided in section 1 of P.L.1981, c.217 (C.30:4D-7.2a). (2) In the case of a recipient who became deceased on or after April 1, 1995 for whom a Medicaid payment was made on or after October 1, 1993, a lien may be filed against and recovery sought from the estate of the deceased recipient for assistance correctly paid or to be paid on his behalf for all services received when he was 55 years of age or older, except as provided in section 1 of P.L.1981, c.217 (C.30:4D-7.2a). (3) As used in this section, "estate" includes all real and personal property and other assets included in the recipient's estate as defined in N.J.S.3B:1-1, as well as any other real and personal property and other assets in which the recipient had any legal title or interest at the time of death, to the extent of that interest, including assets conveyed to a survivor, heir or assign of the recipient through joint tenancy, tenancy in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust or other arrangement. "Estate" shall not include amounts received as reparations or restitution for the loss of liberty or damage to health by the victims of National Socialist persecution; returns of tangible or intangible property seized, misappropriated or lost as a result of National Socialist actions or policies and any cash values in replacement of such property; payments of insurance policies purchased by the victims of National Socialist persecution; and any accumulated or accrued interest on such amounts. National Socialist actions or policies include, but are not limited to, actions and policies taken by Germany and other countries, or by organizations and institutions within those countries, against the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. b. A lien may be filed by the division against a third party's property, whether real or personal, or against any interest or estate in property, whether vested or contingent. Subject to section 6 of P.L.1979, c.365 (C.30:4D-7.1), any third party recovery obtained by the division under this subsection shall not be reduced by any counsel fees, costs, or other expenses, or portions thereof, incurred by the recipient or the recipient's attorney. c. A certificate of debt may be filed by the division against such parties and in such a manner as is specified in subsection (h) of section 17 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-17). d. (1) A lien, claim or encumbrance imposed by this act shall be deemed a preferred claim against the recipient's estate and shall have a priority equivalent to that under subsection d. of N.J.S.3B:22-2. (2) In the case of a recipient who became deceased on or after the effective date of P.L.1995, c.289, a lien, claim or encumbrance imposed pursuant to this section shall be deemed a preferred claim against the recipient's estate and shall have a priority equivalent to that under subsection c. of N.J.S.3B:22-2. L.1979, c.365, s.7; amended 1992, c.115, s.1; 1995, c.289, s.1; 2015, c.124, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-20
Sale of surplus state hospital lands
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of managers of the Trenton state hospital with the approval of the state board and the state house commission shall determine that lands acquired for the hospital are no longer necessary, the state house commission may sell the same. Notice of the time and place of sale signed by the commission shall be posted at least three weeks before the time appointed in five or more public places in Mercer county, one of which places shall be in the township, ward or city where the lands are situate. The notice shall also be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in two newspapers printed and published in Mercer county, of which one shall be printed and published in Trenton. The last publication shall be not more than seven days prior to the time of sale. At the time appointed, between the hours of twelve and five in the afternoon the commission shall sell the lands at public vendue to the highest bidder. The commission may adjourn the sale from time to time. On receiving the purchase price from a purchaser the commission shall make, execute and deliver in the name of the state a deed conveying the lands. The purchase money after deducting the expenses of sale shall be paid into the state treasury.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-26
Violation; penalty
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association who shall operate or conduct a convalescent home or private nursing home without first obtaining an administrator licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act, or who shall operate such convalescent home or private nursing home after denial, revocation or suspension of its administrator's license shall be liable to a penalty of $50.00 for each day of operation in violation hereof for the first offense, and for any subsequent offense shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 for each day in violation hereof. Any such penalty shall be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding instituted by the Attorney General, at the request and in the name of the State Board of Control, pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1, et seq.). The State Board of Control, with the approval of the Attorney General, is hereby authorized and empowered to compromise and settle claims for money penalties in appropriate circumstances where it appears to the satisfaction of the board that payment of the full penalty will work severe hardship on any individual not having sufficient financial ability to pay the full penalty, but in no case shall the penalty be compromised for a sum less than $200.00 for the first offense and $500.00 for the second and each subsequent offense; provided, however, that any penalty of less than $200.00 or $500.00 as the case may be, may be compromised for a lesser sum. Money penalties when required shall be payable to the General State Fund. No money penalties provided for herein shall be required to be paid until the appellate procedures provided for in the courts shall have been exhausted and then only if on appeal, it is determined that the licensee was in violation of the provisions hereof or the rules and regulations of the State Board of Control establishing minimum standards for license. Money penalties assessed prior to the filing of an appeal to the appellate court or courts shall be recoverable only to the extent that the appellate court or courts affirms the decision of the department in the first instance. L.1968, c. 356, s. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-18
Definitions relative to mental health programs
Status: in_force

1. As used in sections 1 through 4 of this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Mental health program" means a program of mental health services which is subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner. The program may be public or private, hospital-based or non-hospital-based, incorporated or unincorporated, and for profit or nonprofit. L.1995,c.321,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-11
Duties of jail matrons
Status: in_force

The matron or matrons of the county jail appointed under authority of section 30:8-10 of this title shall have care and control over all females committed to such county jail, subject to the authority of the sheriff of such county; and, subject to the authority of the sheriff, so far as practicable, she or they shall arrange for the segregation of the female inmates of such institution and, in general, have charge and control over all matters pertaining to the welfare, both physical and moral, of the female inmates of such institution. Such matron or matrons shall make an annual report to the board of chosen freeholders of such county respecting the general condition of the female inmates of such institution, each year, with recommendations concerning the necessary steps to be taken for the improvement of the welfare, both moral and physical, of such female inmates of such institution, as observed by her or them.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.8
Duties of the department; authorization to seek grants.
Status: in_force

8. a. The department, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall: (1) design and implement the application process for approval of participating ACOs in the demonstration project; (2) collect data from participants in the demonstration project; and (3) approve a methodology proposed by the Medicaid ACO applicant for calculation of cost savings and for monitoring of health outcomes and quality of care under the demonstration project. b. The department and the Department of Health shall be authorized to jointly seek public and private grants to implement and operate the demonstration project. L.2011, c.114, s.8; amended 2012, c.17, s.365.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.5
Definitions relative to resource family care.
Status: in_force

3. As used in P.L.2001, c.419 (C.30:4C-27.3 et seq.): "Child" means a person who: is either under the age of 18 or meets the criteria set forth in subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1972, c.81 (C.9:17B-2); and is under the care or custody of the division or another public or private agency authorized to place children in New Jersey. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Children and Families. "Department" means the Department of Children and Families. "Division" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. "Resource family home" or "home" means a private residence, other than a children's group home or shelter home, in which board, lodging, care, and temporary out-of-home placement services are provided by a resource family parent on a 24-hour basis to a child under the auspices of the division or any public or private agency authorized to place children in New Jersey. "Resource family parent" means a person who has been licensed pursuant to P.L.2001, c.419 to provide resource family care to five or fewer children, including a child who has been placed by the division with the person for the purpose of adoption, except that the department may license a resource family parent to provide care for more than five children, if necessary, to keep sibling groups intact or to serve the best interests of the children in the home. "License" means a document issued by the department to a person who meets the requirements of P.L.2001, c.419 to provide resource family care to children in the person's home. L.2001, c.419, s.3; amended 2004, c.130, s.72; 2005, c.169, s.11; 2006, c.47, s.138; 2012, c.16, s.89.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6.5
Inapplicability of act to services by volunteer first aid, rescue and ambulance squads
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not apply to services provided by volunteer first aid, rescue and ambulance squads as defined in the "New Jersey Highway Safety Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c. 351 (C. 27:5F-1 et seq.). L.1981, c. 134, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.22 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.22
Counties with 265,000 to 330,000 population; establishment of institution for disabled or aged persons; powers
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county having a population not less than 265,000 and not more than 330,000 inhabitants, may establish, erect and maintain a county institution for disabled or aged persons, and for that purpose shall have power to: Purchase and lease real property therefor or acquire such real property by condemnation pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes (Eminent Domain 20:1-1 et seq.); Erect all necessary buildings and make all necessary improvements, plans and alterations; Appropriate money for the purchase of a site and for the construction or reconstruction of all necessary buildings, including the furnishings and equipment therefor, and borrow funds therefor on the credit of the county and issue county obligations therefor in like manner as for other county purposes; Accept and hold in trust for the county any grant or devise of land or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the gift. L.1966, c. 178, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.47a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.47a
Parole Advisory Board established.
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby established a Parole Advisory Board in, but not of, the State Parole Board. Notwithstanding the allocation of the board within the State Parole Board, the State Parole Board or any employee thereof shall not exercise any control over the Parole Advisory Board. The advisory board shall consist of 23 members. It shall include in its membership the Chairman of the State Parole Board or a designee, who shall serve ex officio; one member representing each of the following organizations and groups, who shall be appointed by the Governor: the Department of Corrections, the Department of Health, the Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Governor, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Victims of Crime Compensation Office, the New Jersey Chapter of the American Correctional Association, the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey, the Sheriffs' Association of New Jersey, the New Jersey Wardens Association, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Parole and Probation Association, Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorder, the community at large, treatment providers, victims' rights groups and former inmates who have successfully completed parole. Two members of the Senate, who shall not be of the same political party and who shall serve during their terms of office, shall be appointed by the President of the Senate. Two members of the General Assembly, who shall not be of the same political party and who shall serve during their terms of office, shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly. Members of the advisory board shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serve a term of three years, except for the initial gubernatorial appointees, six of whom shall serve for two years and six of whom shall serve for four years. Each member shall serve for the term of appointment and until a successor is appointed. A member may be reappointed to the advisory board. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring in the membership of the advisory board for any reason other than the expiration of the term shall serve a term of appointment for the unexpired term only. All vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Any appointed member of the advisory board, except the legislative members, may be removed from the advisory board by the Governor, for cause, after a hearing, and may be suspended by the Governor pending the completion of the hearing. Legislative members may be removed for cause by the leader of their respective houses. Motions and resolutions may be adopted by the advisory board at a board meeting by an affirmative vote of not less than 12 members. Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses of serving on the board, to the extent that funds are available for this purpose. The advisory board shall organize as soon as possible after the appointment of its members. The members shall select a chair from among their number. L.1997, c.215, s.1; amended 2001, c.79, s.3; 2023, c.177, s.95.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7mm — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7mm
Assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, assisted living programs, reimbursement, Medicaid beneficiaries, minimum per diem rates; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, commencing upon the effective date of P.L.2023, c.80 (C.30:4D-7mm et seq.), assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, and assisted living programs shall receive a per diem rate of no less than $89.50, $79.50, and $89.50, respectively, as reimbursement for each Medicaid beneficiary under the care of the residence, home, or program, as applicable. b. In addition to the minimum per diem rates established pursuant to subsection a. of this section, assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes shall receive an increased per diem rate based on the percentage of residents who are Medicaid beneficiaries. Rate increases for assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes shall be as follows: (1) in the case of an assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home that is not a Medicaid partner community as described pursuant to subsection d. of this section, the following rate increases shall apply: (a) those assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes with a population of Medicaid beneficiaries that is at least 15 percent but less than 30 percent of the total resident population shall receive a per diem rate that is $10 higher than the minimum per diem rate established under subsection a. of this section; (b) those assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes with a population of Medicaid beneficiaries that is at least 30 percent but less than 50 percent of the total resident population shall receive a per diem rate that is $15 higher than the minimum per diem rate established under subsection a. of this section; (c) those assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes with a population of Medicaid beneficiaries that is at least 50 percent but less than 70 percent of the total resident population shall receive a per diem rate that is $30 higher than the minimum per diem rate established under subsection a. of this section; and (d) those assisted living residences and comprehensive personal care homes with a population of Medicaid beneficiaries that is at least 70 percent shall receive a per diem rate that is $35 higher than the minimum per diem rate established under subsection a. of this section. (2) in the case of an assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home that is a Medicaid partner community as described pursuant to subsection d. of this section, a per diem rate that is $35 higher than the minimum per diem rate established under subsection a. of this section shall apply. c. For the purposes of subsection b. of this section, the population percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries at an assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home shall be determined on a yearly basis using the average census of Medicaid beneficiaries at the assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home during the measurement period, as determined by paid claims, measured against the total number of licensed beds approved for the assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home by the Department of Health. d. For the purposes of applying the per diem rate established pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section, an assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home shall be deemed to be a Medicaid partner community if the assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home: (1) has participated in the NJ FamilyCare program for two or fewer cycles of the yearly rate measurement period described in subsection c. of this section or has submitted its first NJ FamilyCare claim within the preceding 18 months, whichever period is longer; (2) has provided NJ FamilyCare with a valid land use restriction agreement encumbering the applicable facility site, which land use restriction agreement limits the use of the facility to serving low-income residents such that 100 percent of residents are required to have an annual income that is below 80 percent of the area median income; (3) has not met the requirements in paragraphs (1) or (2) solely as the result of a name change or change of ownership; and (4) meets such other requirements as may be required by the Commissioner of Human Services. e. As used in this act: "Area median income" means the median income by household size for an applicable county as determined by the division. "Division" means the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services. "NJ FamilyCare" means the program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.), which includes the State's Medicaid Program and the Children's Health Insurance Program. "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). L.2023, c.80, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6B-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-3
Persons committed from other states or District of Columbia; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Any judgment or order of commitment by a court of competent jurisdiction of another State or of the District of Columbia, committing a person to the Veterans Administration, or other agency of the United States Government for care or treatment, shall have the same force and effect as to the committed person while in this State as in the jurisdiction in which is situated the court entering the judgment or making the order; and the courts of the committing State, or of the District of Columbia, shall be deemed to have retained jurisdiction of the person so committed for the purpose of inquiring into the mental condition of such person, and of determining the necessity for continuance of his restraint. Consent is hereby given to the application of the law of the committing State or District in respect to the authority of the chief officer of any facility of the Veterans Administration, or of any institution operated in this State by any other agency of the United States to retain custody, or transfer, parole or discharge the committed person, but nothing contained herein shall deprive any court of competent jurisdiction in this State of its general jurisdiction in respect to such persons, as in the case of other persons in this State. L.1952, c. 76, p. 407, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-48 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-48
Supervised community reintegration program established.
Status: in_force

2. a. There is hereby established in the Department of Corrections a supervised community reintegration program. The department shall consult with a Statewide domestic violence advocacy organization in the establishment and administration of the program. The purpose of the program is to foster the successful community reintegration of certain domestic violence victims who meet the following criteria: (1) the inmate was convicted of crimes committed against the inmate's abuser as defined in section 2 of P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-48); (2) the inmate is serving a sentence of imprisonment and meets the eligibility criteria pursuant to rules and regulations established by the department for residential community programs; (3) the inmate is found to present a low risk of re-offense; and (4) the other requirements of this section are met. b. An eligible inmate approved for participation in the program established pursuant to this section shall undergo a period of rehabilitative services, be required to agree to participate in the program, and gradually transition to supervision in the community, which may include assignment to a residential community release program and participation in a work release program. c. The department may authorize the participation of an eligible inmate in the residential community release program in accordance with the requirements of section 3 of P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-49). An eligible inmate participating in the residential community release program shall remain in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections and be subject to the department's rules and regulations. L.2021, c.233, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23.14
Powers granted by other laws
Status: in_force

The powers granted under this act are in addition to any powers granted by other laws and the sections of this act shall not limit or be limited by other laws granting similar powers. L.1955, c. 22, p. 76, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-25.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-25.4
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Department of Children and Families shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1 through 4 of P.L.1993, c.350 (C.30:5B-25.1 through C.30:5B-25.4) including, but not limited to: a. Implementation of an appeals process to be used in the case of the denial of an application for a certificate or for renewal of registration based upon information obtained during a child abuse registry search; and b. Establishment of time limits for conducting a child abuse registry search and providing a family day care sponsoring organization with the results of the search. L.1993, c.350, s.4; amended 2004, c.130, s.109; 2006, c.47, s.170.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-23
Qualification of applicants, criminal history record background check.
Status: in_force

13. Except as to persons who shall qualify for a conditional license pursuant to the provisions of this act, no license shall be issued to a person unless he is a citizen of the United States at the time of the submission of the application, or has declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States in the form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services. No license granted to a noncitizen shall be valid or be renewed after six years from the date of his declaration of intention unless he shall furnish evidence of his actually having become a citizen. No license shall be issued to any person under the age of 18 years; to any person who has ever been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; or to any person who has been found guilty of violating the provisions of this act by a court of competent jurisdiction or who has admitted such guilt. For the purposes of this section, each applicant for a license shall submit to the commissioner the applicant's name, address, fingerprints and written consent for a criminal history record background check to be performed. The commissioner is hereby authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation consistent with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations, for purposes of facilitating determinations concerning licensure eligibility. The applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record background check, including all costs of administering and processing the check. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the commissioner in the event a current holder of a license or prospective applicant, who was the subject of a criminal history record background check pursuant to this section, is arrested for a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. L.1968,c.356,s.13; amended 1973, c.178; 2003, c.199, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.15
Provision of non-driver identification card.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide a non-driver identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to each inmate, free of charge, as soon as practicable, but not less than 10 days prior to the inmate's release from a State correctional facility. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue the identification card and accept a former inmate's Department of Corrections identification card as two points for the purposes of applying for the identification card. b. An inmate's Department of Corrections identification card shall be accepted by all State, county, and municipal agencies and New Jersey nonprofit organizations for six months following the date of release from incarceration to allow the released inmate to gain access to services for which the inmate is deemed eligible including, but not limited to, establishing the inmate's identity. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section, whenever Motor Vehicle Commission agencies are closed during a declared public health emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), a state of emergency, pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), or both, the inmate's Department of Corrections identification card shall be accepted by all State, county, and municipal agencies and New Jersey nonprofit organizations in a manner as to allow the released inmate to gain access to services for which the inmate is deemed eligible for the duration of the public health emergency. L.2020, c.45, s.2; amended 2021, c.312, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-47 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-47
Violations of act; program identification cards
Status: in_force

5. a. A person violating any provision of this act shall be subject to the applicable civil and criminal penalties provided in P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). An eligible person who violates any provision of this act shall be subject to a suspension of the person's eligibility for the program for one year for a first offense and a permanent revocation of the person's eligibility for a second offense. b. The commissioner shall include on the program identification cards issued pursuant to subsection h. of section 3 of this act a conspicuous notice of the penalties for violating the provisions of this act. L.2001,c.96,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-39 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-39
Allocation of monies, existing rights, entitlements, services not supplanted
Status: in_force

7. a. No more than 10% of the monies available for the purposes of this act shall be allocated for administration of the system. b. The department and any publicly funded agency which provides family support services shall assist families in obtaining all other sources of funding before using funds available for the purposes of this act. c. The services provided pursuant to this act shall not supplant any existing rights, entitlements or services for which the family or individual may be eligible. L.1993,c.98,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-14
Preparation of comprehensive medical plan
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations provided in this act and the Federal Social Security Act, the department shall prepare a comprehensive medical plan whereby the benefits of this program will be extended in accordance with the mandatory schedule for providing benefits required by the Federal legislation. This plan shall include alternative means of expanding the medical care benefits and coverage provided in this act. Such plan shall be reevaluated from time to time but no less than annually and shall be based upon a documented review of medical needs of low-income families in New Jersey, a detailed analysis of priorities of service, coverage, program costs and an evaluation of progress. L.1968, c. 413, s. 14. Amended by L.1979, c. 365, s. 15, eff. Feb. 4, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7E-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7E / Section 7E-6
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

6. The commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1995,c.254,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-20
"Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities."
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established, within the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services, the "Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities." b. The task force shall consist of 19 members, as follows: (1) The Commissioners of Human Services, Children and Families, and Health, and the State Attorney General, or their designees, who shall serve ex officio; and (2) 15 public members, including: (a) a representative of Disability Rights New Jersey; (b) a representative of the Arc of New Jersey; (c) a representative of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network; (d) a representative of the New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council; (e) a representative of the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault; (f) a representative of Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey; (g) a representative of the New Jersey Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers; (h) a representative of the New Jersey Children's Alliance; (i) a representative of the New Jersey Association of Pupil Services Administrators; (j) a representative of a county office of Adult Protective Services; and (k) five residents of this State who have demonstrated expertise or interest in issues related to the work of the task force, including at least one person with a developmental disability who is a survivor of sexual violence; and at least one parent or guardian of a person with a developmental disability. Of the 15 public members appointed to the task force, five shall be appointed by the Governor, five shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and five shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly. c. Each public member of the task force shall serve for a term of three years, except that, of the members first appointed, five shall serve for a term of one year, five shall serve for a term of two years, and five shall serve for a term of three years. Each member shall serve for the term of appointment, and until their successor is appointed and qualified. A public member who has completed his or her term of membership may be reappointed to the task force, as deemed by the Governor to be appropriate. Vacancies in the task force membership shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made. d. The members of the task force shall be appointed within 60 days after the effective date of this act, and the task force shall hold its initial organizational meeting as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days, after the appointment of a majority of its members. The Commissioner of Human Services, or a designee, shall serve as chairperson of the task force, and the task force shall meet and hold hearings at such places and times as the chairperson may designate. The chairperson may appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the task force. The task force, in its discretion, may divide its membership into subcommittees in the course of carrying out its duties. The task force may conduct business, but shall not adopt recommendations, without a quorum. e. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the task force for its purposes. f. The Department of Human Services shall provide professional, stenographic, and clerical staff to the task force, as may be necessary for the task force to carry out its duties. The task force shall also be entitled to call upon the services of any State, county, or municipal department, board, commission, or agency, as may be available to it for its purposes. g. In executing its duties under this act, the task force shall consult with the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities; the Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families; employees of the Department of Children and Families who work on child protection matters; employees of the Department of Human Services who work on adult protection matters; employees of the Department of Law and Public Safety, and officers of local and State police forces, who are involved in the investigation of sexual violence perpetrated against persons with developmental disabilities; prosecutors and other attorneys in the State who have experience in representing and advocating on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities, particularly those who are victims of a crime; and any other departments, agencies, associations, organizations, or individuals who are knowledgeable about, or who have experience with, the issues that are of relevance to the work of the task force. h. The task force may solicit and receive grants or other funds that are made available for its purposes by any governmental, public, private, not-for-profit, or for-profit agency, including funds that are made available under any federal or State law, regulation, or program. L.2019, c.262, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-24.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-24.2
Rights of patients.
Status: in_force

10. a. Subject to any other provisions of law and the Constitutions of New Jersey and the United States, no patient shall be deprived of any civil right solely because of receipt of treatment under the provisions of this Title nor shall the treatment modify or vary any legal or civil right of any patient, including, but not limited to, the right to register for and to vote at elections, or rights relating to the granting, forfeiture, or denial of a license, permit, privilege, or benefit pursuant to any law. b. Every patient in treatment shall be entitled to all rights set forth in P.L.1965, c.59 and shall retain all rights not specifically denied him under this Title. A notice of the rights set forth in P.L.1965, c.59 shall be given to every patient within five days of admission to treatment. The notice shall be written in simple understandable language. It shall be in a language the patient understands and if the patient cannot read the notice, it shall be read to the patient. If a patient is adjudicated incapacitated, the notice shall be given to the patient's guardian. Receipt of this notice shall be acknowledged in writing, with a copy placed in the patient's file. If the patient or guardian refuses to acknowledge receipt of the notice, the person delivering the notice shall state this in writing, with a copy placed in the patient's file. c. No patient may be presumed to be incapacitated because of an examination or treatment for mental illness, regardless of whether the evaluation or treatment was voluntarily or involuntarily received. A patient who leaves a mental health program following evaluation or treatment for mental illness, regardless of whether that evaluation or treatment was voluntarily or involuntarily received, shall be given a written statement of the substance of P.L.1965, c.59. d. Each patient in treatment shall have the following rights, a list of which shall be prominently posted in all facilities providing these services and otherwise brought to the patient's attention by additional means as the department may designate: (1) To be free from unnecessary or excessive medication. No medication shall be administered unless at the written order of a physician. Notation of each patient's medication shall be kept in the patient's treatment records. At least weekly, the attending physician shall review the drug regimen of each patient under the physician's care. All physician's orders or prescriptions shall be written with a termination date, which shall not exceed 30 days. Medication shall not be used as punishment, for the convenience of staff, as a substitute for a treatment program, or in quantities that interfere with the patient's treatment program. Voluntarily committed patients shall have the right to refuse medication. (2) Not to be subjected to experimental research, shock treatment, psychosurgery, or sterilization, without the express and informed consent of the patient after consultation with counsel or interested party of the patient's choice. The consent shall be in writing, a copy of which shall be placed in the patient's treatment record. If the patient has been adjudicated incapacitated, a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the necessity of the procedure at a hearing where the client is physically present, represented by counsel, and provided the right and opportunity to be confronted with and to cross-examine witnesses alleging the necessity of the procedures. In these proceedings, the burden of proof shall be on the party alleging the necessity of the procedures. If a patient cannot afford counsel, the court shall appoint an attorney not less than 10 days before the hearing. An attorney so appointed shall be entitled to a reasonable fee to be determined by the court and paid by the county from which the patient was admitted. Under no circumstances may a patient in treatment be subjected to experimental research not directly related to the specific goals of the patient's treatment program. (3) To be free from physical restraint and isolation. Except for emergency situations, in which a patient has caused substantial property damage or attempted to harm himself or others and in which less restrictive means of restraint are not feasible, a patient may be physically restrained or placed in isolation, only on a medical director's written order or that of the director's physician designee which explains the rationale for the action. The written order may be entered only after the medical director or physician designee has personally seen the patient, and evaluated the episode or situation causing the need for restraint or isolation. Emergency use of restraints or isolation shall be for no more than one hour, by which time the medical director or physician designee shall have been consulted and shall have entered an appropriate written order. The written order shall be effective for no more than 24 hours and shall be renewed if restraint and isolation are continued. While in restraint or isolation, the patient must be bathed every 12 hours and checked by an attendant every two hours, which actions shall be noted in the patient's treatment record along with the order for restraint or isolation. (4) To be free from corporal punishment. e. Each patient receiving treatment pursuant to this Title, shall have the following rights, a list of which shall be prominently posted in all facilities providing these services and otherwise brought to the patient's attention by additional means as the commissioner may designate: (1) To privacy and dignity. (2) To the least restrictive conditions necessary to achieve the purposes of treatment. (3) To wear the patient's own clothes; to keep and use personal possessions including toilet articles; and to keep and be allowed to spend a reasonable sum of money for canteen expenses and small purchases. (4) To have access to individual storage space for private use. (5) To see visitors each day. (6) To have reasonable access to and use of telephones, both to make and receive confidential calls. (7) To have ready access to letter writing materials, including stamps, and to mail and receive unopened correspondence. (8) To regular physical exercise several times a week. It shall be the duty of the hospital to provide facilities and equipment for the exercise. (9) To be outdoors at regular and frequent intervals, in the absence of medical considerations. (10) To suitable opportunities for interaction with members of the opposite sex, with adequate supervision. (11) To practice the patient's religion of choice or abstain from religious practices. Provisions for worship shall be made available to each person on a nondiscriminatory basis. (12) To receive prompt and adequate medical treatment for any physical ailment. f. Rights designated under subsection d. of this section may not be denied under any circumstances. g. (1) A patient's rights designated under subsection e. of this section may be denied for good cause when the director of the patient's treatment program feels it is imperative to do so; provided, however, under no circumstances shall a patient's right to communicate with the patient's attorney, physician, or the courts be restricted. Any denial of a patient's rights shall take effect only after a written notice of the denial has been filed in the patient's treatment record, including an explanation of the reason for the denial. (2) A denial of rights shall be effective for a period not to exceed 30 days and shall be renewed for additional 30-day periods only by a written statement entered by the director of the program in the patient's treatment record indicating the detailed reason for renewal of the denial. (3) In each instance of a denial or a renewal, the patient, the patient's attorney, the patient's guardian, if the patient has been adjudicated incapacitated, and the department shall be given written notice of the denial or renewal and the reason. h. A patient subject to this Title shall be entitled to a writ of habeas corpus upon proper petition by the patient, a relative, or a friend to any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the patient is detained and shall further be entitled to enforce any of the rights herein stated by civil action or other remedies otherwise available by common law or statute. L.1965, c.59, s.10; amended 1975, c.85, s.2; 2013, c.103, s.79.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.50 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.50
Office facilities and clerical assistance; cooperation in furnishing information and data to board; power of subpena; failure to respond; penalty
Status: in_force

a. The Department of Corrections shall provide such office facilities and clerical assistance as may be necessary to enable the board to perform properly its duties and to keep and maintain the records required herein. b. The Department of Corrections, the chief executive officers and staffs of those facilities assigned to the Department of Corrections, the chief executive officers and staffs of the county jails, workhouses, and penitentiaries and the chief executive officers and staffs of those facilities assigned to the Department of Human Services where inmates or parolees are housed shall render full and complete cooperation to the board in the matter of furnishing the board all pertinent data and information relating to particular inmates. It shall also be the duty of the clerk of the court from which the inmate was committed, and of county probation officers and other officials, to forward to the board any commitment order, any presentence report, and the sentencing court's written reasons for any sentence imposed. The board shall in addition have the power to compel the appearance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence relevant to any proceedings before it. Failure to respond to any subpena shall carry the penalty prescribed by law for failure to so respond in the Superior Court. L.1979, c. 441, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-9
Visits, inspections
Status: in_force

30:7-9. One of the managers shall visit the New Jersey Firemen's Home at least once in every two weeks. The board shall visit the home at least once in every three months. Each manager shall at all times have access to every part of the home, to every patient and guest, and to all books, records, accounts, vouchers and papers pertaining to the home, and the free and full inspection thereof. The managers shall keep a book of minutes of their proceedings and a book in which shall be entered the date of each visit, the condition of the patients and guests and remarks upon the condition and management of the home to be signed by each of the managers present. Amended 2000, c.149, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.1
Attendance of prisoners at bedside or funeral of dying or deceased relative
Status: in_force

The principal keeper of the State Prison and the chief executive officer of any penal or correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies may in his discretion, and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the State Board, authorize and permit the attendance of a prisoner or inmate at the bedside or funeral of a dying or deceased relative. A relative shall be deemed to mean and include the father, mother, husband, wife, child, brother or sister of the prisoner or inmate. Any such prisoner or inmate shall at all times be in actual custody of one or more officers or employees of the institution wherein he is confined and shall not be permitted to go without the territorial limits of the State. L.1948, c. 414, p. 1633, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-9.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-9.8
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

14. The Commissioner of Human Services, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L. 2017, c.238, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.17
Application for voluntary admission
Status: in_force

Application for voluntary admission shall be made upon forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies, with the approval of the superintendent and in exactly the same manner with regard to legal settlement, indigency and rate of payment of maintenance as is provided in Revised Statutes 30:4-46, 30:4-47 and 30:4-48. L.1953, c. 122, p. 1308, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.95 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.95
Interference with monitoring device, third degree crime.
Status: in_force

7. Any person who tampers with, removes or vandalizes a device worn or utilized by a monitored subject pursuant to this act is guilty of a crime of the third degree. L.2007,c.128,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-16
Eligibility.
Status: in_force

4. A person is eligible for the personal assistance services program if: a. The person has a permanent physical disability; b. The person is 18 years of age or older; c. The person is a resident of this State; d. The person is in need of personal assistance services pursuant to a written plan of service; e. The person is capable of managing and supervising their personal assistance services; f. A relative or other informal caregiver is not available to provide the services that the person needs; g. The person lives or plans to live in a private house or apartment, rooming or boarding house, group home, educational facility or residential health care facility; and the personal assistance services that the person shall receive are supplemental to, and not duplicative of, services provided to the person in the rooming or boarding house, group home, educational facility or residential health care facility pursuant to licensure requirements. A person who resides, or is a patient, in a nursing, assisted living, or intermediate care facility, special hospital or other inpatient medical setting is not eligible for the personal assistance services program; h. The attending physician of the person who shall receive the personal assistance services has confirmed in writing that the person has a permanent physical disability, requires no assistance in the coordination of therapeutic regimes, and that the personal assistance services will be appropriate to meet the person's needs; and i. The person receives no more than 40 hours of personal assistance services from this program or any other program per week. The commissioner shall develop rules for individual exceptions to this requirement. j. The commissioner shall develop rules for individual exceptions to the age criteria. L.1987, c.350, s.4; amended 1993, c.215, s.4; 2009, c.160, s.3; 2021, c.344, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.13
Abolishment of office or employment; consolidation; transfers
Status: in_force

The board of managers shall have power to abolish any office or employment which it shall find to be unnecessary, to combine and consolidate the functions of any office or employment as it may determine, to transfer officers and employees and to promote and reduce the same, subject to the provisions of the civil service law. L.1947, c. 34, p. 93, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.23
Facility established after effective date, request for staff background checks.
Status: in_force

9. a. In the case of a facility established after the effective date of this act, the administrator of the facility, prior to the facility's opening, shall ensure that a request for a child abuse record information check on each staff member is sent to the division. A staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the results of the staff member's child abuse record information check have been received by the administrator of the facility. b. In the case of a facility granted a certificate of approval prior to the effective date of this act, the administrator of the facility, at the time of the facility's first renewal of its certificate of approval, shall ensure that a request for a child abuse record information check on each staff member is sent to the division. c. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins employment at a facility, the administrator of the facility shall ensure that a request for a child abuse record information check on the new staff member is sent to the division. A new staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the results of the staff member's child abuse record information check have been received by the administrator of the facility. d. If the division determines that an incident of child abuse or neglect by a staff member has been substantiated, the division shall advise the administrator of the facility of the results of the child abuse record information check and the facility shall immediately terminate the individual from employment at the facility. e. The department shall consider, for the purposes of this act, any incidents of child abuse or neglect that were substantiated on or after June 29, 1995, to ensure that perpetrators have had an opportunity to appeal a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect; except that the department may consider substantiated incidents prior to that date, if the department, in its judgment, determines that the individual poses a risk of harm to children in a facility. In cases involving incidents substantiated prior to June 29, 1995, the department shall offer the individual an opportunity for a hearing to contest its action restricting the individual from employment at a facility. L.2003,c.186,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-48.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-48.1
Program for housing in institution or facility operated by nonprofit organization; ordinance or resolution; inmates; eligibility; transfers
Status: in_force

a. The governing body of any county which has adopted the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish a program for the housing in an institution or facility operated by a nonprofit organization providing for the care, custody, subsistence, education, training, and welfare of inmates, of any person at outside labor or permitted to attend a vocational training course. b. Upon the adoption of the ordinance or resolution any eligible inmate may be transferred to such nonprofit institution or facility by order of the sentencing judge at the time of sentencing, or by the sentencing judge or the assignment judge of the county at any time during the term of the sentence. The court or the assignment judge ordering the transfer of an inmate shall do so on the basis of whether or not the transfer of the inmate to the facility or institution is appropriate to the needs and welfare of the inmate and other inmates, and to the security of the county jail, workhouse or penitentiary. The sentencing judge or the assignment judge shall designate the institution or facility to which the person is to be transferred and may, at any time, require that an inmate residing in the facility or institution be sent to the county jail, workhouse or penitentiary to serve the remainder of the sentence. L.1981, c. 265, s. 1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-107.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-107.1
Release of person; provision of functional services.
Status: in_force

75. Whenever a minor with a developmental disability or adult with a mental deficiency is receiving functional services without court order, and is resident at a State school, or private residential institution, or a resource family home, or similar accommodation by arrangement of the commissioner, the commissioner shall cause such person to be released to the immediate custody of his parent or guardian of the person, as the case may be, on written application of said parent or guardian. Release shall be effected as promptly as possible, provided, however, that 48 hours' notice may be required. The department shall thereafter continue to provide such functional services as may be appropriate, unless functional services are terminated as hereinafter provided in this act. L.1965, c.59, s.75; amended 2004, c.130, s.45; 2010, c.50, s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-45a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-45a
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, reimbursement, prescription drug costs, remainder.
Status: in_force

5. In addition to the reimbursement required pursuant to subsection g. of section 3 of P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-45), any eligible person under the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, upon receiving proof of eligibility from the department and submitting proof of expenditure to the department, as the department may prescribe, shall be reimbursed for the remainder of the costs of all prescription drugs purchased by such person in an amount equal to the value of the benefit the person would have received had that person been enrolled in the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program at the time of purchase, minus the required copayment per prescription, during the period commencing 30 days before such person's properly completed application was received by the department and ending on the date on which such person received proof of eligibility from the department; provided, however, that no reimbursement under this section shall be made for any prescription drug purchased prior to the first day of the fourth month next following the effective date of sections 2 through 6 of P.L.2023, c.79 (C.30:4D-22.4 et al.). L.2023, c.79, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.26
Definitions relative to sexually violent predators
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Agency with jurisdiction" means the agency which releases upon lawful order or authority a person who is serving a sentence or term of confinement, or is otherwise being detained or maintained in custody. This term includes the Department of Corrections or a county correctional facility, the Youth Justice Commission or a county juvenile detention facility, and the Department of Human Services. "Attorney General" means the Attorney General or a county prosecutor to whom the Attorney General has delegated authority under this act. "Clinical certificate for a sexually violent predator" means a form prepared by the Division of Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services and approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts, that is completed by the psychiatrist or other physician who has examined the person who is subject to commitment within three days of presenting the person for admission to a facility for treatment, and which states that the person is a sexually violent predator in need of involuntary commitment. The form shall also state the specific facts upon which the examining physician has based that conclusion and shall be certified in accordance with the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. A clinical certificate for a sexually violent predator may not be executed by an individual who is a relative by blood or marriage to the person who is being examined. "Likely to engage in acts of sexual violence" means the propensity of a person to commit acts of sexual violence is of such a degree as to pose a threat to the health and safety of others. "Mental abnormality" means a mental condition that affects a person's emotional, cognitive or volitional capacity in a manner that predisposes that person to commit acts of sexual violence. "Person" means an individual 18 years of age or older who is a potential or actual subject of proceedings under this act. "Psychiatrist" means a physician who has completed the training requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. "Sexually violent offense" means: (a) aggravated sexual assault; sexual assault; aggravated criminal sexual contact; kidnapping pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:13-1; criminal sexual contact; felony murder pursuant to paragraph (3) of N.J.S.2C:11-3 if the underlying crime is sexual assault; an attempt to commit any of these enumerated offenses; or a criminal offense with substantially the same elements as any offense enumerated above, entered or imposed under the laws of the United States, this State or another state; or (b) any offense for which the court makes a specific finding on the record that, based on the circumstances of the case, the person's offense should be considered a sexually violent offense. "Sexually violent predator" means a person who has been convicted, adjudicated delinquent or found not guilty by reason of insanity for commission of a sexually violent offense, or has been charged with a sexually violent offense but found to be incompetent to stand trial, and suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in acts of sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for control, care and treatment. "Treatment team" means the individuals, agencies or firms which provide treatment, supervision or other services at a facility designated for the custody, care and treatment of sexually violent predators. L.1998, c.71, s.3; amended 2025, c.35, s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.1
Counties over 400,000; county hospitals; lands and buildings
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county having a population in excess of 400,000 may establish, erect and maintain a county hospital or hospitals for sick, disabled, or aged persons, for the mentally ill, and for persons suffering from communicable diseases, and for that purpose shall have power to: Purchase and lease real property therefor or acquire such real property by condemnation pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes (Eminent Domain s. 20:1-1 et seq.); Erect all necessary buildings and make all necessary improvements, plans and alterations, the plans first to be approved by the State Department of Health; Appropriate money for the purchase of a site and for the construction or reconstruction of all necessary buildings, including the original furnishings and equipment therefor, and borrow funds therefor on the credit of the county and issue county obligations therefor in like manner as for other county purposes; Accept and hold in trust for the county any grant or devise of land or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the gift. L.1947, c. 34, p. 88, s. 1. Amended by L.1950, c. 238, p. 808, s. 2; L.1977, c. 63, s. 14, eff. April 15, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-13
Personal attention by board and commissioner; inspections
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the State board shall arrange for personal contact with each of the institutions and the work of the noninstitutional agencies, by visitations and by such other means as they may determine to be necessary and proper, so that they may be as nearly as is practicable continually in touch with and informed concerning the general condition and progress of the several institutions and noninstitutional agencies and the general results of the management thereof and the condition and welfare of the inmates and other persons committed or admitted. The commissioner and the State board shall, personally or by their designated representative, visit and inspect each institution at least semiannually, at periods which shall not be fixed in advance. Amended by L.1971, c. 384, s. 9, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.55f — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.55f
Reduction of term of supervision of parolee during public health emergency.
Status: in_force

8. a. Whenever a public health emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), has been declared by the Governor and is in effect, the term of supervision of a parolee shall be reduced by the award of public health emergency credits pursuant to this section if the public health emergency arises as a result of a communicable or infectious disease. b. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, public health emergency credits shall be awarded to any person who is serving a sentence of parole supervision if the full maximum term for which the parolee was sentenced, or the term authorized by the parolee's disposition, expires within 365 days.
c. The public health emergency credits awarded pursuant to this section shall reduce the term of supervision of a parolee at the rate of 122 days for each month, or portion thereof, served during the declared emergency. A parolee shall not be awarded public health emergency credits in excess of 244 days of remission for any declared emergency. d. Public health emergency credits shall not be awarded to a parolee who has been sentenced to a special sentence of community supervision for life or parole supervision for life. e. A parolee for whom a warrant has been issued by the State Parole Board and parole revocation proceedings have been initiated shall be ineligible to receive public health emergency credits. f. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit a parolee's eligibility to receive parole compliance credits pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2019, c.364 (C.30:4-123.55e).
L.2020, c.111, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-18
Requirements for geographic location of site of transfer
Status: in_force

To the maximum extent possible, the department shall not transfer any developmentally disabled person to a geographic location that cannot be readily visited by those persons interested in the well-being of the developmentally disabled person or to a location that does not afford reasonable employment opportunities in the case of a developmentally disabled person with employment potential. L.1983, c. 524, s. 6, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.3
Determination of eligibility.
Status: in_force

15. Promptly on receipt of the application for determination of eligibility for admission to functional services of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, the commissioner shall determine the state of developmental disability and need for functional services. Such determination shall be made under rules promulgated by the commissioner. Any person with a developmental disability who makes such application or on whose behalf application is made and who is found to require functional services of the Division of Developmental Disabilities shall be declared eligible subject to the person's and his legally chargeable relatives' compliance with the provisions of section 5 of P.L.1995, c.155 (C.30:4-25.9). L.1965, c.59, s.15; amended 1995, c.155, s.6; 2010, c.50, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 30:14-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-16
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The Department of Human Services may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2001,c.195,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-24
Division of developmental disabilities established
Status: in_force

There is established in the State Department of Human Services a Division of Developmental Disabilities. L. 1985, c. 145, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.46 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.46
Application of act
Status: in_force

a. Except as otherwise provided by this act, this act shall apply to all persons now serving or hereafter sentenced or committed to State correctional facilities and to all persons now serving or hereafter sentenced to county jails, workhouses or penitentiaries. b. In the case of persons now serving sentences or committed, the board hereinafter established may postpone for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 6 months from the effective date of this act the application of this act in order to permit an orderly conversion to the system hereinafter established. L.1979, c. 441, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.53 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.53
Release of inmate.
Status: in_force

9. a. An adult inmate who is not eligible for administrative parole release pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2019, c.364 (C.30:4-123.55d) shall be released on parole at the time of primary parole eligibility, unless information supplied in the report filed pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.54) or developed or produced at a hearing held pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.55) indicates by a preponderance of the evidence that the inmate has failed to cooperate in his or her own rehabilitation or that there is a reasonable expectation that the inmate will violate conditions of parole imposed pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.59) if released on parole at that time. The board panel or board shall state the following on the record: (1) the reasons for a denial of parole, specifically providing evidence to support the denial of parole based on factors that may be deemed subjective; and (2) the reasons for the established future parole eligibility date, specifically providing an explanation of why and how the board panel or board determined the amount of time an inmate is required to wait for a subsequent parole hearing. b. A juvenile inmate shall be released on parole when it shall appear that the juvenile, if released, will not cause injury to persons or substantial injury to property. L.1979, c.441, s.9; amended 1997, c.213, s.1; 1998, c.112, s.1; 2019, c.364, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-32 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-32
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

4. The commissioner, within 18 months after the effective date of this act, 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 implementation of the provisions of this act, and shall include the youth suicide prevention plan developed pursuant to this act, and the commissioner's findings and actions taken to implement the provisions of section 3 of this act. L.2011, c.166, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-45 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-45
Conditions
Status: in_force

Every county work release and vocational training release program shall, however, be subject to the following conditions: (a) Representatives of local union central bodies or similar labor union organizations shall be consulted as to the general program for such placements; (b) That such placements shall not result in the displacement of employed workers, or be made in skills, crafts or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services; and (c) That the rates of pay and other conditions of the placements shall not be less than those paid or provided for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the work is to be performed. L.1968, c. 372, s. 2, eff. Dec. 27, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.3
Establishment of three-year Medicaid ACO Demonstration Project.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Department of Human Services shall establish a three-year Medicaid ACO Demonstration Project in which nonprofit corporations organized with the voluntary support and participation of local general hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, health centers, qualified primary care and behavioral health care providers, and public health and social services agencies may apply to the department for certification and participation in the project. The department shall consult with the Department of Health and Senior Services with respect to establishment and oversight of the demonstration project. Nothing in this act shall preclude the department, Medicaid managed care organizations, qualified primary care and behavioral health care providers, licensed health care facilities, or any other provider or payer of health care services from participating in other ACOs, health or behavioral health ACO models, medical home programs, or projects. b. Applicants for participation in the demonstration project shall be nonprofit corporations created and operated for the primary purpose of improving the quality and efficiency of care provided to Medicaid recipients residing in a given designated area. L.2011, c.114, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7p — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7p
Medicaid reimbursement for certain emergency services.
Status: in_force

1. a. A hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) providing emergency services to patients enrolled in the State Medicaid fee-for-service program shall accept as final payment an emergency room triage reimbursement fee of $140.00 when the emergency services provided are for low acuity emergency room encounters. The Commissioner of Human Services shall publish a list of diagnostic codes that would be considered low acuity emergency room encounters for the purpose of applying this fee. b. As used in this section: "Acuity" means the measurement of the intensity of nursing care required by a patient. "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). L.2018, c.51, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.2
Facilities for treatment of substance use disorder during confinement; appropriations and expenditures.
Status: in_force

2. It shall be lawful for any board of county commissioners in this State to erect and maintain as a part of its jail, workhouse or penitentiary, a suitable building, buildings or additions for the treatment, while confined in such jail, workhouse or penitentiary, of inmates having a history of substance use disorder; such board shall have power to appropriate and expend the moneys necessary in its judgment for such purpose. L.1956, c. 214, p. 771, s. 2; amended 2023, c.177, s.106.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-45.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-45.1
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program," notification as to error in estimated annual income.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a recipient of benefits under the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program," established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.), shall notify the Department of Human Services if the recipient unintentionally errs in estimating annual income to determine eligibility for the program due to an unanticipated payment which would render the recipient ineligible for the program. Notification to the department shall be made in the time and manner prescribed by the department. b. If the department determines that the payment was unanticipated, the recipient shall reimburse the program for only those benefits that were paid by the program after the recipient received the unanticipated payment. c. If the department determines that the payment was not unanticipated, the recipient shall reimburse the program for all benefits that were paid by the program in the calendar year in which the payment was received. d. Within 30 days of receipt of a determination by the department that the payment was not unanticipated, a recipient may request a hearing, which shall be conducted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). e. Nothing in this section shall preclude a recipient from reapplying for benefits in the calendar year following the year in which the recipient notified the department pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L.2003, c.281, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.388.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11B-4.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11B / Section 11B-4.2
Program standards.
Status: in_force

10. a. Within six months of the effective date of P.L.1987, c.112, the Director of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services or the Division of Children's System of Care in the Department of Children and Families, as applicable, shall develop program standards which include criteria for educational and professional experience of employees of a community residence for the mentally ill and staffing ratios appropriate to the needs of the residents of the community residences for the mentally ill. b. Within six months after the effective date of P.L.1993, c.329, the Commissioner of Human Services or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable, shall develop program standards which include criteria for educational and professional experience of employees of a community residence for persons with head injuries and staffing ratios appropriate to the needs of the residents of these community residences. L.1987, c.112, s.10; amended 1993, c.329, s.4; 1995, c.4, s.10; 2006, c.47, s.179; 2012, c.16, s.126.