N.J. Stat. § 30:6-21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-21
Labeling
Status: in_force

Any blind workman, or any public or private institution or agency, corporation, firm or association, registered with the commission pursuant to this act, engaged in the manufacture or distribution of articles of merchandise, made or manufactured by a blind person or persons, shall imprint or stamp upon such articles of merchandise or affix thereto labels containing the words, "made by a blind workman or made by the blind, or blind-made," to which shall be added the name of the manufacturer, the place of manufacture and such other information as the commission may prescribe. L.1964, c. 290, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-19
Requirements for staff of community residential facility
Status: in_force

The department shall not allow a developmentally disabled person to be transferred or to reside in a community residential facility unless the staff of the facility is adequately trained to meet the needs of the developmentally disabled, to use and operate fire and life-safety equipment, and trained in other areas as the department determines necessary. L.1983, c. 524, s. 7, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7pp — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7pp
State plan amendments, waivers, provisions, implementation.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program. L.2023, c.85, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-83 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-83
Transfer of funds.
Status: in_force

10. The Commissioner of Children and Families, following prior review and approval from the Office of Management and Budget, may transfer funds appropriated for substitute care services to purchase family preservation services established pursuant to this act. L.1993, c.157, s.10; amended 2006, c.47, s.153.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.12
Provision of written report by case manager.
Status: in_force

6. a. A case manager conducting a visit to an individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence, in accordance with section 8 of P.L.1983, c.524 (C.30:6D-20), shall, upon completion of the visit, provide a written report to the case manager's supervisor and, if requested, to the guardian or authorized family member, as appropriate, of the individual with a developmental disability. The report, which shall be sent electronically to the case manager's supervisor and, if practicable, electronically to the guardian or authorized family member, shall include information pertaining to the care and safety of the individual with a developmental disability, including, but not limited to, personal hygiene and grooming, nutritional and clothing needs, overall sanitary and living conditions of the community care residence, and the general well-being of the individual with a developmental disability. The reports made pursuant to this subsection may be shared with persons other than the guardian or authorized family member, if the individual with the developmental disability so authorizes in writing. b. The case manager shall also review the records required to be maintained in a community care residence pursuant to N.J.A.C.10:44B-1.1 et seq., on a monthly basis. The case manager's supervisor shall review the records when the supervisor performs the visit required by section 7 of this act. The case manager or supervisor, or both, as applicable, shall provide written documentation that the records were reviewed and include that documentation with the records maintained pursuant to N.J.A.C.10:44B-1.1 et seq. L.2012, c.69, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.15
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

15. The Commissioner of Human Services, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and with input from the Commissioner of Health, shall, within 180 days of the effective date of this act, adopt rules and regulations establishing the standards for gainsharing plans submitted by Medicaid ACOs. The Commissioner of Human Services shall also adopt, with input from the Commissioner of Health such rules and regulations governing the ongoing oversight and monitoring of the quality of care delivered to Medicaid recipients in the designated areas served by the Medicaid ACOs, and such other requirements as the Commissioner of Human Services deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.2011, c.114, s.15; amended 2012, c.17, s.369.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23
Purchase of lands and erection of buildings for new city hospitals in cities of first class; contracts
Status: in_force

The lands to be purchased and the building or buildings to be erected pursuant to section 30:9-21 shall be purchased, erected and furnished by the board of trustees appointed pursuant to section 30:9-22 of this title, and the money arising from the sale of the bonds hereinbefore authorized shall be placed to the credit of such board of trustees, to be expended for the purposes aforesaid. All work and labor done and materials furnished in the erection and furnishing of such buildings shall be done and furnished by contract, which contract shall be awarded upon at least two weeks' advertisement in two newspapers circulating within the county in which such hospital buildings shall be erected, to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders for the same; and such contract shall be awarded by such board of trustees, with the concurrence of the mayor of such city and of the municipal board or body in such city having charge and control of the finances of such city.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.16
Submission of report by provider of day program.
Status: in_force

12. a. A provider of a day program for individuals with developmental disabilities shall submit to the division a copy of its monthly report of individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community care residences and attend a day program sponsored by the provider. The report shall be submitted no later than 14 days after the end of each month. b. A provider of a day program for individuals with developmental disabilities shall not seek reimbursement from the department for an individual with a developmental disability who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend a day program sponsored by the provider, but has not attended the program for 30 consecutive days. A provider who seeks reimbursement in violation of this subsection shall refund a payment received from the department on behalf of that individual, and shall be subject to a penalty of $1,000 per day, per individual listed on the monthly attendance report as being in attendance, but who was not in attendance. The penalty shall be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding by the commissioner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). c. If an individual with a developmental disability who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend a day program is absent from the program for 30 consecutive days, the provider of the day program shall, no later than 14 days after the end of the 30 days, notify the appropriate regional office administrator. d. The division shall, no later than 28 days after the end of each month, provide a copy of the monthly report submitted by a provider pursuant to this section to: (1) the appropriate regional office administrator; and (2) the supervisor of a case manager assigned to an individual with a developmental disability who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend the day program. e. The division shall provide: (1) a guardian or authorized family member of an individual with a disability, who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend a day program, with information pertaining to the individual's monthly attendance at the day program, if requested. The information shall be provided no later than 28 days after the end of the month in which the information was requested; and (2) a random sampling of the monthly reports to the Special Response Unit, which shall audit attendance of individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community care residences and are scheduled to attend a day program. f. A regional office administrator shall bi-annually conduct an on-site audit of attendance of individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community care residences and are scheduled to attend a day program in the office's region. L.2012, c.69, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.33 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.33
Involuntary commitment of person lacking mental competence to stand trial
Status: in_force

10. If a person who has been civilly committed based upon a determination that the person lacked mental competence to stand trial pursuant to N.J.S.2C:4-6 is about to be released, and the person's involuntary commitment is sought pursuant to this act, the court shall first hear evidence and determine whether the person did commit the act charged. a. The rules of evidence applicable in criminal cases shall apply, and all constitutional rights available to a defendant at a criminal trial, other than the right to a trial by jury and the right not to be tried while incompetent, shall apply. b. After hearing evidence on this issue, the court shall make specific findings on whether the person did commit the act charged, the extent to which the person's lack of mental competence affected the outcome of the hearing, including its effect on the person's ability to consult with and assist counsel and to testify on the person's own behalf, the extent to which the evidence could be reconstructed without the assistance of the person and the strength of the prosecution's case. c. If, after the conclusion of the hearing on this issue, the court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the person did commit the act charged, the court shall enter a final order, appealable by the person, on that issue and may proceed to consider whether the person should be committed pursuant to this act. L.1998, c.71, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-31.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-31.1
Child care assistance program, work, school, training eligibility requirements expanded, definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, and subject to the availability of funds appropriated in the annual appropriations act for the purposes on this section, the Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services shall expand the work, school, and training eligibility requirements of the State’s child care assistance program to include that an applicant who is a full-time graduate student or a full-time post-graduate student shall be eligible to participate in the program, provided that the applicant meets all other eligible criteria regarding income, assets, and residency. b. As used in this section: “Full-time graduate student” means an individual who has been accepted to pursue a course of graduate study at a public or private institution of higher education and is enrolled as a graduate student in good standing at that institution. “Full-time post-graduate student” means an individual who has been accepted to pursue a course of post-graduate study at a public or private institution of higher education and is enrolled as a post-graduate student in good standing at that institution. L.2025, c.148, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.18
Management, operation and administration
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided for herein, the management, operation and administration of the institute and the disposition and release of all persons admitted thereto, shall be in conformity with the provisions of Title 30, Revised Statutes. The board of managers now functioning for the Village for Epileptics at Skillman shall serve as the board of managers for the Neuropsychiatric Institute until their terms expire and their successors shall be appointed as provided by law. L.1953, c. 122, p. 1309, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-41 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-41
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L. 1987, c. 298, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-15
"Senior Save Navigator Grant Program" established.
Status: in_force

6. a. There is established in the Department of Human Services a "Senior Save Navigator Grant Program" to promote awareness of, and to assist applicants with the submission of, the NJSave application, as well as to support an applicant's enrollment in the programs accessible through the NJSave application, including the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.) and the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program" established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.). b. Via a process and method determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, the Senior Save Navigator Grant Program shall fund the recruitment, training, and cost of Senior Save Navigators. Senior Save Navigators shall conduct outreach and assist residents in completing the NJSave application, and provide residents information about programs available through the NJSave application for which they may be eligible. L.2023, c.79, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-30.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-30.1
Hospital care; total cost to be borne by state
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of the act of which this act is a supplement, the total cost of hospital care for children as provided for therein shall be borne by the State and the contributions required to be paid by the counties toward the cost of maintenance of said children shall include no part of the cost of such hospital care. L.1962, c. 138, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-45.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-45.3
Community retail pharmacy practice site, display, Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program information.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a community retail pharmacy practice site shall prominently display at the point of sale for pharmaceuticals signage or promotional materials, promulgated by the Commissioner of Human Services, providing information about the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program" established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.). Payments to the pharmacy pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-45) may be withheld for any day that the pharmacy fails to display the signage or promotional materials required under this section, as determined by the commissioner. L.2023, c.79, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-32.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-32.8
Collection of information, maintenance of database.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Division of Developmental Disabilities shall collect, and when practical maintain a database of, information about eligible persons with developmental disabilities pursuant to this section. b. The division shall, within 12 months of the effective date of this act, collect and maintain data as specified in this section on persons declared eligible persons as of the effective date of this act. In the case of a person with a developmental disability who becomes eligible for services after the effective date of this act, the division shall collect the data no later than 60 days after the person is determined eligible for services by the division. The data to be collected, and when practical maintained, for each eligible person shall include: (1) the person's name and contact information, guardian, if applicable, and any primary caregivers; (2) the person's age, gender, race or ethnicity, and disability or diagnosis, as applicable; (3) a needs assessment categorized, at a minimum, by the person's need for residential services, employment or day support services, family support services, medical support services, and behavioral support services; and (4) a list of services that the person or his parent or guardian has indicated the person would like to receive, including residential and day support services. c. The division shall ensure that eligible persons are re-assessed as to their needs and services as needed. L.2011, c.163, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.7
Definitions relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Department" means the Department of Corrections. "Isolated confinement" means the confinement of an inmate in a correctional facility, pursuant to disciplinary, administrative, protective, investigative, medical, or other classification, in a cell or similarly confined holding or living space, alone or with other inmates, for approximately 23 hours or more per day, with severely restricted activity, movement, and social interaction, and shall include, but not be limited to, administrative segregation, disciplinary segregation, solitary confinement, and protective segregation. "Office" means the Office of the Corrections Ombudsman. "Primary caretaker parent" means any inmate who has a child under the age of 18, who prior to the inmate's incarceration, spent the majority of days in the care of the inmate parent, and whose access to that child has not been terminated by court order, the inmate's own request, or other circumstance. "Restraint" mean any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a inmate's or detainee's body and limbs, including, but not limited to, shackles, flex cuffs, soft restraints, hard metal handcuffs, a black box, Chubb cuffs, leg irons, belly chains, a security or tether chain, or a convex shield. L.2019, c.288, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-1
Board of Managers of New Jersey Firemen's Home
Status: in_force

30:7-1. The board of managers of the New Jersey Firemen's Home, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, shall consist of the president of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association, the Governor of the State, the State Commissioner of Banking and Insurance and the State Comptroller, one member elected from each county of the State and one additional member who shall be a fully paid fireman, elected from each of the counties of Essex and Hudson. The president of the firemen's association, the Governor, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance and the State Comptroller, respectively, for the time being, shall be ex-officio members of the board of managers. The elected members shall be elected by the New Jersey State Firemen's Association in annual convention assembled. They shall hold office for a term of four years from the first day of October next succeeding their election and until their successors are elected and qualify. A vacancy occurring among the elected members other than by expiration of a term shall be filled as follows: The president of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association shall appoint from the county in which the vacancy occurred a successor to serve until the first day of October next succeeding the appointment and at the next annual meeting of the association there shall be elected from the county in which the vacancy occurred a member to serve for the balance of the unexpired term. The members shall receive no compensation for their service but may be reimbursed their actual expenses in connection with their duties as managers from the funds of the home. Amended 1948, c.87, s.4; 2000, c.149, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11A-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-11
Effect of issuance of certificate of approval
Status: in_force

The issuance of a certificate of approval pursuant to this act shall not preclude a subsequent determination by the department that the establishment so approved is subject to licensing and other requirements of chapter eleven of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes, and shall not exempt such establishment from any requirements or penalties resulting from such determination, nor from any requirements or penalties imposed by any other law of this State. L.1953, c. 212, p. 1610, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-21
Evaluation; registration; monitoring
Status: in_force

6. a. The family day care sponsoring organization shall evaluate a family day care provider prior to the issuance of a certificate of registration. The evaluation shall include at least one visit to the family day care home in addition to personal and health references, and shall be made part of the family day care sponsoring organization's permanent records for that provider. The certificate of registration shall be renewed every three years. The family day care provider is required to pay a registration fee of $25.00 to the sponsoring organization each time a certificate is granted or renewed. b. The family day care sponsoring organization shall provide a minimum of one preservice training or orientation session for each applicant for a certificate of registration prior to the issuance of the certificate of registration and shall provide appropriate training, consultation and technical assistance to the family day care provider after the certificate of registration has been issued. c. The family day care sponsoring organization is authorized to monitor and evaluate each registered family day care provider at least once every two years. In addition, the sponsoring organization shall annually monitor no less than 20% of the family day care providers in its designated geographic area on a random basis to insure compliance with the standards established under this act, provide assistance and insure that corrective action is taken as needed. d. The family day care provider registered by a family day care sponsoring organization shall post and display the certificate of registration at all times in a prominent location within the home. A certificate of registration issued pursuant to this act is not transferable. e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.13). f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.13). L.1987,c.27,s.6; amended 1991,c.278,s.4; 1992,c.13,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-68 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-68
Establishment of operational iPHD project.
Status: in_force

4. a. No later than 12 months after the effective date of this act, the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy shall establish an operational iPHD Project capable of securely receiving, maintaining, and transmitting data in accordance with this act and the HIPAA privacy and security standards applicable to this act. The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy may employ staff to assist with carrying out the functions associated with the establishment and maintenance of the iPHD Project. b. Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the contrary, the iPHD Project shall seek to receive, maintain, and transmit de-identified data wherever possible, and shall only receive, maintain, and transmit individually identifiable information if permitted by this section and other applicable law and if the information is in a form and format that is secured to prevent disclosure of individually identifiable information. c. A consortium of researchers from New Jersey academic institutions and from medical schools affiliated with New Jersey universities will be organized by the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy to facilitate actionable population health research to help improve health outcomes for New Jersey residents, as well as promote New Jersey's research institutions as leaders in social science research. L.2015, c.193, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-19
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L. 1987, c. 5, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12
Superintendents.
Status: in_force

30:9-12. Counties of the first class, in appointing superintendents for the county psychiatric hospitals, may designate and prescribe the terms of office of the superintendents, which shall not exceed five years. amended 2013, c.103, s.102.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-16
Provision of funds by state
Status: in_force

The State shall provide such funds as may be necessary to meet its share of the costs incurred under this act. L.1968, c. 413, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17
Sheriff to have custody of jails; exception
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise in this chapter provided the sheriff of every county shall have the care, custody and control of the county jail or jails and all prisoners therein, and shall be responsible for the conduct of any keeper appointed by him.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.19c — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.19c
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

All powers and duties conferred upon the department pursuant to this act shall be exercised and performed by resolution of the Board of Control of the department. L.1967, c. 32, s. 3, eff. April 26, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.1
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The State is responsible for providing care, treatment and rehabilitation services to mentally ill persons who are disabled and cannot provide basic care for themselves or who are dangerous to themselves, others or property; and because some of these mentally ill persons do not seek treatment or are not able to benefit from voluntary treatment provided on an outpatient basis, it is necessary that State law provide for the voluntary admission and the involuntary commitment to treatment of these persons as well as for the public services and facilities necessary to fulfill these responsibilities. b. Because involuntary commitment to treatment entails certain deprivations of liberty, it is necessary that State law balance the basic value of liberty with the need for safety and treatment, a balance that is difficult to effect because of the limited ability to predict behavior; and, therefore, it is necessary that State law provide clear standards and procedural safeguards that ensure that only those persons who are dangerous to themselves, others or property, are involuntarily committed to treatment. c. It is the policy of this State that persons in the public mental health system receive inpatient treatment and rehabilitation services in the least restrictive environment in accordance with the highest professional standards and which will enable those persons committed to treatment to return to full autonomy in their community as soon as it is clinically appropriate. In addition, it is the policy of this State to ensure that appropriate outpatient treatment services are readily available to all persons with mental illness, such that involuntary commitment to treatment is rarely required; but that persons with mental illness who are determined to be dangerous to themselves, others or property should be subject to involuntary treatment in the least restrictive environment possible, in an inpatient or outpatient setting clinically appropriate to their condition. Further, it is the policy of this State that the public mental health system shall be developed in a manner which protects individual liberty and provides advocacy and due process for persons receiving treatment and insures that treatment is provided in a manner consistent with a person's clinical condition. d. It is the policy of this State to encourage each county or designated mental health service area to develop a screening service, outpatient treatment provider and short-term care facility which will meet the needs for evaluation and treatment of mentally ill persons in the county or service area. The State encourages the development of screening services as the public mental health system's entry point in order to provide accessible crisis intervention, evaluation and referral services to mentally ill persons in the community; to offer mentally ill persons clinically appropriate alternatives to inpatient care, if any; and, when necessary, to provide a means for involuntary commitment to treatment. Similarly, the State encourages the development of community-based outpatient treatment providers and short-term care facilities to enable a mentally ill person to receive outpatient or acute, inpatient care near the person's community. Development and use of screening services, outpatient treatment providers and short-term care facilities throughout the State are necessary to strengthen the Statewide community mental health system, lessen inappropriate hospitalization and reliance on psychiatric institutions and enable State and county facilities to provide the rehabilitative care needed by some mentally ill persons following their receipt of acute care. L.1987, c.116, s.1; amended 2009, c.112, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-31 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-31
Authority of commissioner; rules, regulations
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services is authorized to establish criteria for determining financial and programmatic eligibility for child care services subsidized through State and federal funding sources, including provisions for the submission of proof of income and resources, and such other documentation as may be necessary to establish programmatic eligibility. b. The commissioner is authorized to establish resource limits and a sliding fee scale applicable to participants based on income guidelines for all families eligible for subsidized child care services. In setting such fees, the commissioner shall give consideration to maximizing federal funding and to effectively utilizing all State and federal funding sources available for the purpose of subsidizing child care services in New Jersey. c. The commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1993,c.46,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-35 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-35
Notice of availability and application forms; supplying to eligible persons
Status: in_force

The department shall provide a notice of the availability of such reimbursement and an application form therefor to every eligible person. L.1979, c. 27, s. 2, eff. March 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.22 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.22
State psychiatric hospital to conduct public meetings.
Status: in_force

3. Each State psychiatric hospital shall, at least annually, conduct a public meeting to discuss issues relating to the operation of the hospital and concerns of the community with respect to the delivery of services at the hospital. a. The hospital shall ensure that: (1) the meeting is conducted in accordance with the provisions of the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.); (2) at a minimum, the chief executive officer of the hospital or his designee, the chairman of the hospital board of trustees, the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services or his designee, and at least 25% of the members of the hospital board of trustees are present at the meeting and available to respond to questions from members of the public; (3) the meeting is open to members of the public and organized so as to provide the community served by the hospital with information about the operation of the hospital, and to provide an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions and raise issues of concern to them; and (4) public notice of the meeting is provided in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, which shall be deemed to comply with the notice requirements of P.L.1975, c.231, at least 14 days prior to the date of the meeting by posting written notice in the hospital in a conspicuous location that is available to the public, and by publishing the notice in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the service area of the hospital. b. The Department of Human Services shall post the notice of the hospital's annual public meeting on the department website at least 30 days prior to the date of the meeting. L.2008, c.59, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-49.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-49.6
Loss of settlement
Status: in_force

Every person who has or shall have a separate legal settlement, not derived from that of another person, pursuant to the provisions of this act shall continue to have such legal settlement until he shall remove from this State and remain therefrom continuously for 1 year; except that absence from the State for 1 year or more because of service in the Armed Forces of the United States shall not result in loss of settlement providing the person was inducted into the service while residing in this State. L.1965, c. 59, s. 42.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-53 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-53
Filing notice of placement of child outside home.
Status: in_force

4. Within five calendar days after the placement of a child outside his home pursuant to a voluntary agreement, the division or the designated agency, as the case may be, shall file notice of such placement with the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in the child's county of supervision. Such notice shall be in the form of a petition encaptioned "In the matter of................., a minor" and shall include the date and type of placement and the reasons for such placement, which shall include the specific efforts to prevent the placement or the specific situation which the division has documented to establish an exception to the requirement to make reasonable efforts to prevent placement in accordance with section 24 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C.30:4C-11.2). Such filing shall establish a continuing jurisdiction of the court over the placement of the child. The division shall also file immediate notice with the court of any change in placement and of the permanent placement or return home of the child. The court's jurisdiction shall cease upon receipt of such notification of the return home or alternative permanent placement of the child, except as permitted pursuant to subsection e. of section 8 of P.L.1984, c.85 (C.30:4C-61.1). L.1977,c.424,s.4; amended 1978, c.125, s.2; 1984, c.85, s.1; 1987, c.252, s.2; 1999, c.53, s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-12.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-12.1
Search for relatives; assessment of abilities.
Status: in_force

6. a. In any case in which the Department of Children and Families accepts a child in its care or custody, including placement, the department shall consider placement of the child with a suitable relative or person who has a kinship relationship as defined in section 2 of P.L.2001, c.250 (C.3B:12A-2). The department shall initiate a search for relatives or persons with a kinship relationship with the child who may be willing and able to provide the care and support required by the child. The search shall be initiated within 30 days of the department's acceptance of the child in its care or custody. The search will be completed when all sources contacted have either responded to the inquiry or failed to respond within 45 days. The department shall complete an assessment of each interested relative's or person's ability to provide the care and support, including placement, required by the child. b. If the department determines that the relative or person who has a kinship relationship with the child is unwilling or unable to assume the care of the child, the department shall not be required to re-evaluate the relative. The department shall inform the relative or person in writing of: (1) the reasons for the department's determination; (2) the responsibility of the relative or person to inform the department if there is a change in the circumstances upon which the determination was made; (3) the possibility that termination of parental rights may occur if the child remains in resource family care for more than six months; and (4) the right to seek review by the department of such determination. c. The department may decide to pursue the termination of parental rights if the department determines that termination of parental rights is in the child's best interests. L.1991, c.275, s.6; amended 1995, c.416, s.1; 2004, c.130, s.53; 2006, c.47, s.123; 2021, c.154, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:3-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-6
Expenditures; further appropriation
Status: in_force

L.1933, c. 377, p. 1061, entitled "An act making appropriations for construction purposes," approved September fifth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, saved from repeal. [This act for the purpose of further carrying into effect L.1930, c. 227, p. 1015 (saved from repeal by section 30:3-4 of this title), appropriates various amounts for enumerated improvements; permits the comptroller of the treasury to correct items; and permits the state house commission on application of the state board to authorize the transfer of parts of items to other items.]
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.4
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Employee" means any individual 18 years of age or older who is employed at a facility and works at the facility for the equivalent of at least one seven hour day per week. Employee includes but is not limited to the facility's director or principal administrator, teaching, social service, dietary, clerical and maintenance staff and the driver of a motor vehicle used to transport persons to and from the facility. b. "Facility" means a State institution or facility for the mentally ill or the developmentally disabled. P.L. 1988, c. 45, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-16
Transfer of files, books, papers, records, equipment and property
Status: in_force

All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, shall upon the effective date of this act be transferred to the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder. L.1976, c. 98, s. 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-9
Denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew licenses
Status: in_force

The department may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license for good cause, including, but not limited to: a. Failure of a child care center or its sponsor to comply with the provisions of this act; b. Violation of the terms and conditions of a license by a child care center or its sponsor; c. Use of fraud or misrepresentation by a child care center or its sponsor in obtaining a license or in the subsequent operation of the center; d. Refusal by a center or its sponsor to furnish the department with required files, reports or records; e. Refusal by a center or its sponsor to permit an inspection by an authorized representative of the department during normal operating hours; f. Any conduct, engaged in or permitted, which adversely affects or presents a serious hazard to the education, health, safety and general well-being and physical and intellectual development of a child attending the child care center, or which otherwise demonstrates unfitness to operate a child care center; g. Failure to provide a developmental or age-appropriate program that meets the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs of the children in the center as set forth by regulation; or
h. Failure of a child care center or its sponsor to comply with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1998, c.35 (C.30:5B-5.3). L.1983, c. 492, s. 9; amended 1998,c.35,s.2..
N.J. Stat. § 30:2-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2
Appropriation must not be exceeded
Status: in_force

All expenditures for or on account of the department or any of its institutions or noninstitutional agencies shall be paid out of the funds appropriated by the legislature and all earnings or income shall be duly accounted for and paid into the state treasury. The total expenditures for all purposes shall not exceed in any year the sums appropriated by the legislature.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-3
Establishment of service; board; members; meetings; mental health administrator
Status: in_force

The several counties are hereby authorized to provide for community mental health services in accordance with the provisions of this act. Each county board of freeholders, in order to participate under this act, shall appoint a county mental health board of not less than 7 nor more than 12 residents of the county, to serve without compensation, representing local boards of health, school boards, the county welfare board, parent-teacher associations, county mental health associations, and the county medical associations and such other members as the county board of freeholders shall deem necessary. The county mental health board shall annually elect a chairman. The board of freeholders shall provide the mental health board with suitable quarters and such clerical assistance as may be required to carry out its functions. Such board shall meet not less than 4 times in each year and shall review progress in the development of comprehensive community mental health services in the county and make recommendations to the local agencies, the community mental health board and the Department of Institutions and Agencies. Any county mental health board may, with the approval of the board of freeholders, create the position of mental health administrator. The administrator shall be the executive officer of the board and assist in carrying out its duties under this act. The commissioner shall by regulation establish qualifications for the position of mental health administrator. If he is satisfied that the appointee is qualified and that the board of freeholders and the county mental health board have fulfilled the requirements of the act and of regulations issued pursuant thereto, he may approve reimbursement from available Federal and State funds of that portion of the salary of such administrator and of such necessary administrative expenses related to his duties as shall be allowed by regulation. L.1957, c. 146, p. 549, s. 3. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 3, eff. June 12, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-82.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-82.1
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

1. It is found and declared: a. That a significant number of inmates in State-owned or operated correctional facilities suffer from mental illness requiring treatment either in the form of counseling or inpatient treatment during the period of their incarceration. b. That because of prison overcrowding, a lack of resources, and the inability of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections to agree on a policy to provide adequate and appropriate mental health services to these persons, they are not receiving the mental health treatment they need. c. That the inability of the two departments to agree on policy is attributable to their separate missions, the Department of Human Services being constituted to provide treatment and not security, and the Department of Corrections being constituted to provide secure custody and not treatment. d. That mentally ill inmates who do not receive treatment present a danger to other inmates and to correction officers while they are incarcerated and pose a threat to their families and to other citizens of the State when they are released. e. That the existing procedures of the Division of Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services and of the Department of Corrections, as well as existing laws, seem to provide sufficient authority to enable the two State agencies to alleviate the problems caused by the lack of treatment made available to mentally ill inmates. L.1986,c.71,s.1; amended L.1995,c.4,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.54 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.54
Findings, declarations relative to funding for community mental health, developmental disability services
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is desirable for persons with serious mental illness, including children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances, as well as persons with developmental disabilities, to receive treatment in their home community; b. The availability of a range of community-based services will enable many persons who might otherwise require continued institutionalization to return to the community and allow the State to reduce its longstanding reliance on State inpatient care for adults with serious mental illness, and children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances, as well as persons with developmental disabilities. As more services are provided at the local level, there is a compelling State interest in assuring that these services are coordinated and that resources are provided throughout the State; and c. As expenditures for State inpatient resources are reduced, additional funding should be invested in community-based mental health services for persons with serious mental illness, including children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances, as well as community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities. L.1997,c.258,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-2.1
Reference to state board of control as reference to commissioner of institutions and agencies
Status: in_force

Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the State Board of Control, the same shall mean and refer to the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies. L.1971, c. 384, s. 24, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.34 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.34
Board of managers of institution receiving funds; additional members; appointment; reconstitution of financially distressed hospital
Status: in_force

a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1947, c. 34, s. 2 (C. 30:9-12.2) and R.S. 30:9-14, the Governor shall appoint two individuals to serve as representatives of this State on the board of managers of any institution receiving funds pursuant to the provisions of this act, and the appointing authority pursuant to the provisions of said P.L.1947, c. 34, s. 2 (C. 30:9-12.2) and of R.S. 30:9-14 shall appoint two members to serve as representatives of the municipality or the county on the board of managers of such an institution. Such four additional members shall be in addition to and shall have the same powers and duties as the seven members appointed pursuant to P.L.1947, c. 34, s. 2 and the 12 members appointed pursuant to R.S. 30:9-14, and shall serve during each State fiscal year in which funds are appropriated pursuant to this act and during the fiscal year next following such appropriation. b. When the commissioner makes a determination pursuant to subsection a.(6) of section 5 of this act, the Governor may, acting on behalf of the public and in order to carry out the express public purposes of the institution, reconstitute the existing board of managers and appoint all members and fix their compensation. The State shall not be responsible for any debts of such hospital, notwithstanding the reconstitution of the board of managers. L.1977, c. 289, s. 6, eff. Dec. 1, 1977. Amended by L.1981, c. 26, s. 3, eff. Feb. 9, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-15.2
Child care center communication with parent, guardian regarding child's absence.
Status: in_force

1. a. Whenever a child who is enrolled in a child care center licensed pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) will be absent from the child care center, the child's parent or guardian shall notify the sponsor of the child care center or the sponsor's designee. b. If a child who is enrolled in a licensed child care center is determined to be absent without notification from the child's parent or guardian, and if the reason for the child's absence is unknown to child care center staff, the sponsor of the child care center or the sponsor's designee shall immediately attempt to contact the child's parent or guardian to notify the parent or guardian of the absence and to determine the reason for the absence. L.2020, c.152.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-19
Severability clause
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. L.1968, c. 413, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-25.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-25.1
Allocation of positions and employments to classified service
Status: in_force

All positions and employments in county maternity hospitals, in counties of the first class, created pursuant to the provisions of section 30:9-24 of the Revised Statutes which can be allocated to the classified service, in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, shall be so allocated under appropriate titles by the Civil Service Commission and, hereafter, such positions and employments shall be subject to the provisions of subtitle 3 of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes. L.1959, c. 11, p. 65, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-14
Annual report
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall report to the Legislature and the Governor within two years of the effective date of this act and annually thereafter on the effectiveness of the Statewide Respite Care Program. L. 1987, c. 119, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-72 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-72
Notice of change of status
Status: in_force

No order changing the status of a patient from full payment of the cost of maintenance to county or State charge shall be made without at least 10 days' notice of the application for such order to the county to be charged with the support of the patient, or to the State, as the case may be. Amended by L.1965, c. 59, s. 57.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-9
Applicability to persons institutionalized while under sentence or subject to trial; detention of patients in prisons or jails
Status: in_force

ARTICLE IX (a) No provision of this compact except Article V shall apply to any person institutionalized while under sentence in a penal or correctional institution or while subject to trial on a criminal charge, or whose institutionalization is due to the commission of an offense for which, in the absence of mental illness or mental deficiency, said person would be subject to incarceration in a penal or correctional institution. (b) To every extent possible, it shall be the policy of States party to this compact that no patient shall be placed or detained in any prison, jail or lockup, but such patient shall, with all expedition, be taken to a suitable institutional facility for mental illness or mental deficiency. L.1956, c. 178, p. 683, art. IX.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-5.1
Issuance of certificate of approval
Status: in_force

6. a. The department shall issue a certificate of approval to those centers meeting the requirements set forth in this section. b. A center shall be required to comply only with physical facility and life or safety requirements of the department's regulations and with the requirements for administration and control of medication, environmental sanitation and reporting communicable diseases when a center: (1) Operates on a seasonal or short-term basis for eight weeks or less and does not offer a continuous program that extends across the three-year period of licensure; or (2) Was operating on or before May 16, 1984 and was exempt from the licensing provisions because it was operated by an aid society of a properly organized and accredited church. c. A center certified pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the other rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of child care centers promulgated pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-5). d. Nothing shall prevent a center exempted under this section from securing a regular license on a voluntary basis. L.1992,c.95,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26.1
"Resource family home" defined.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.1962, c.137 (C.30:4C-26.1 et seq.) "resource family home" means and includes private residences wherein any child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families may be placed by the department, or with its approval, for care, and shall include any private residence maintained by persons with whom any child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. L.1962, c.137, s.1; amended 1964, c.102, s.11; 1974, c.178, s.3; 2004, c.130, s.59; 2005, c.169, s.5; 2006, c.47, s.131; 2012, c.16, s.77.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.11
Criminal history record background check required for licensure.
Status: in_force

2. As a condition of securing or maintaining a license or life-safety approval, a child care center owner or sponsor shall ensure that a criminal history record background check is conducted on all staff members of the center. L.2000,c.77,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.18
Facilities established after effective date; procedures.
Status: in_force

3. 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 criminal history record background check on each staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the staff member's criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to this act. 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 criminal history record background check on each staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 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 criminal history record background check on the new staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A new staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the staff member's criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to this act. L.2003,c.186,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26c — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26c
Caregiver liability relative to certain activities; terms defined.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a department that is responsible for the care of children shall make efforts to normalize the life of a child in the department's care, custody, or guardianship by empowering the child's caregiver to approve or disapprove, in a manner consistent with a reasonable and prudent parent standard, the child's participation in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, or social activities. b. In making a determination of a reasonable and prudent parent with regard to allowing a child's participation in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, or social activities, the child's caregiver shall consider, but not be limited to, circumstances that: (1) encourage the child's formation of healthy, age-appropriate social relationships and bonds; (2) permit the child's participation in age-appropriate social activities and events; (3) allow the child to exercise age-appropriate autonomy and decision making authority within reasonable limits; (4) allow the child to maintain an age-appropriate degree of personal privacy; and (5) avoid imposing upon the child's conduct any unreasonable burden not generally imposed upon other children of the same age and maturity level. c. A caregiver shall not be held liable for an injury caused by an act or omission in connection with the authority granted pursuant to subsection a. of this section unless the act or omission of the caregiver, resulting in the injury, constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. d. The immunity afforded in subsection c. of this section shall not limit or remove any liability protection or immunity afforded to the caregiver or the department by the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq. or any other law or statute. e. As used in this section: "Caregiver" means a resource family parent, foster parent, or a corporate entity or person designated by the department as responsible for the care of a child under the care, custody, or guardianship of the department. "Department" means the Department of Children and Families and any other State department, agency, political subdivision, or the employees of any State department, agency, or political subdivision that is responsible for the care of children. "Reasonable and prudent parent standard" means the standard of care provided to a child which is characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, and well-being of the child, encourage the emotional and developmental growth of the child, and promote the best interests of the child. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall, immediately upon filing proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt the rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 270 days and shall, thereafter, be amended, adopted, or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2015, c.253, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.13
Availability of collect call system for inmates.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Department of Corrections, each county correctional facility, and each private correctional facility shall make available either a prepaid or collect call system, or a combination thereof, for telephone services for inmates. b. Under a prepaid system, funds may be deposited into an inmate account in order to pay for telephone calls, provided that nothing in this section shall require the department, county, or private correctional facility to provide or administer a prepaid system. c. The provider of the inmate telephone service, as an additional means of payment, shall permit the recipient of inmate collect calls to establish an account with that provider in order to deposit funds for advance payment of those collect calls. d. For the purposes of this section, a "collect call system" means a call system pursuant to which recipients are billed for the cost of an accepted telephone call initiated by an inmate. L.2016, c.37, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4A-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-13
Active treatments within discretion of superintendent
Status: in_force

In addition to the diagnostic services to be rendered, the superintendent shall in his discretion arrange for active treatment of any person requiring same during the period of diagnostic observation. L.1946, c. 118, p. 554, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-34 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-34
County adjuster for commitment of persons with mental illness.
Status: in_force

30:4-34. In each county where county counsel, county solicitor, county clerk, county physician or county probation officer, or any of their assistants is in charge and supervision of the preparation of papers relating to the commitment of persons with mental illness, such person shall be known as "county adjuster" and such duties shall, except as otherwise provided in section 2 of P.L.1981, c.403 (C.30:4-34.1), continue to pertain to the office of such county counsel, county solicitor, county clerk, county physician or county probation officer or their successors in office, but, notwithstanding the foregoing, in case any other county official or employee shall be at the time of the adoption of this act, in charge and supervision of the preparation of papers relating to the commitment of persons with mental illness, the governing body of the county may designate that county official or employee as county adjuster. In all other counties the county governing body shall designate some county official or employee as county adjuster. The county adjuster shall have charge and supervision of the preparation of papers relating to the commitment of persons with mental illness in such county, and in cases arising in other counties in which the legal settlement appears to be in his county. Classification under civil service rules shall not be affected by reason of such designation or additional duties, and additional compensation, if any, for such services may be fixed by the county governing body and paid in the same manner as other county employees are paid. Each county governing body shall notify the various institutions for persons with mental illness of the name and address of the county adjuster. The judge of the Superior Court within the county may appoint the county adjuster to act as referee for the purpose of taking testimony bearing solely on the question of legal settlement and the financial ability of the person with mental illness or the parent of the person with mental illness, if the person is under the age of 18, to pay the cost of maintenance, in accordance with the provisions of R.S.30:4-60, and shall make return to the court of his findings, conclusions and recommendations. Such findings, conclusions and recommendations shall be subject to the approval of the court and shall not be effective until incorporated in an appropriate order or judgment of the court. The county adjuster, acting as such referee, may subpena witnesses and compel their attendance on forms approved by the court. Amended 1953, c.29, s.12; 1954, c.167; 1965, c.59, s.28; 1981, c.403, s.1; 1995, c.155, s.9; 1998, c.92; 2005, c.55, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7ll.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7ll.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Division" mean 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. "Nursing facility" means a long-term care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), which has been approved by the Department of Human Services to provide care to NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries who require conventional nursing facility services. "Special care nursing facility" means a nursing facility or a separate and distinct unit within a conventional nursing facility, licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), which has been approved by the Department of Human Services to provide care to NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries who require specialized health care services beyond the scope of conventional nursing facility services. "Traumatic brain injury" means an acquired injury to the brain, but does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, or birth trauma, but may include brain injuries caused by anoxia due to trauma. "Traumatic brain injury unit" means an inpatient unit in special care nursing facility that provides services to NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries who require treatment for traumatic brain injuries. L.2023, c.181, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.10
Notice before denial, suspension, revocation of license, hearing.
Status: in_force

8. Before denying, suspending or revoking a license, the department shall give notice to a resource family parent applicant or resource family parent personally or by mail to the last known address of the resource family parent applicant or resource family parent with return receipt requested. The notice shall afford the resource family parent applicant or resource family parent the opportunity to be heard and to contest the department's action. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2001,c.419,s.8; amended 2004, c.130, s.77.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-25
Questions to applicants; declarations; effect of fraud and misrepresentation
Status: in_force

Applicants shall answer such questions as may be asked concerning their character, residence, citizenship and ability to operate a nursing home or convalescent home and make such declarations as shall be required. All applicants may be duly sworn and all statements and applications shall be deemed material. Fraud, misrepresentation, false statements, misleading statements, evasions or suppression of material facts in the securing of a license shall be grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of the license. L.1968, c. 356, s. 15, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-82.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-82.9
Placement in isolated confinement pending investigation of disciplinary offense.
Status: in_force

5. a. An inmate shall not be placed in isolated confinement pending investigation of a disciplinary offense unless: (1) the inmate's presence in the general population poses a danger to the inmate, staff, other inmates, or the public. In making this determination, the facility administrator shall consider the seriousness of the alleged offense, including whether the offense involved violence or escape or posed a threat to institutional safety by encouraging others to engage in misconduct; or (2) the facility administrator has granted approval in an emergency situation. b. An inmate's placement in isolated confinement pending investigation of a disciplinary offense shall be reviewed within 24 hours by a supervisory employee who was not involved in the initial placement decision. L.2019, c.160, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6C-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6C / Section 6C-11
Findings, declarations relative to substance abuse recovery assistance.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of heroin and opioid-related deaths in the United States has nearly tripled since 2010. b. New Jersey's overdose death rate is currently more than three times the national rate, and overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the State. c. Data show that treatment for heroin and opioid addictions have become spread evenly across all of the State's demographics. d. Increasing access to treatment without fear of arrest or law enforcement action is essential to persuade those who suffer from addiction to receive the treatment they need. e. In certain parts of the State and in other jurisdictions, increased access to treatment has resulted from collaborative efforts of law enforcement, community professionals, and volunteers providing support to those who need additional assistance in seeking treatment. f. The establishment of law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral programs would provide additional support necessary to assist many of those who need treatment by encouraging those suffering from heroin and opioid addiction to seek recovery; helping to distribute life-saving drugs to prevent and treat overdoses; and connecting people suffering from heroin and opioid addiction with treatment programs and facilities. L.2016, c.58, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11A-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-6
Existing facility; reasonable time to comply with rules, regulations or standards
Status: in_force

Any residential health care facility which is in operation on the effective date of this act, or at the time of promulgation of any applicable rules, regulations or standards under this act, may be given a reasonable time, not to exceed 2 years, within which to comply with such rules, regulations and standards, or subsequent amendments or supplements thereto. L.1953, c. 212, p. 1608, s. 6. Amended by L.1964, c. 147, s. 6; L.1979, c. 496, s. 30.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-25.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-25.9
Exchange of fingerprint data; notification.
Status: in_force

5. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. b. Upon receipt of criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police, for each of the parties identified in subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2017, c.89 (C.30:5B-25.6), the Department of Children and Families shall notify the family day care provider, in writing, of the department's decision to approve or deny the family day care provider's application for a certificate or renewal of registration , or its decision to revoke the family day care provider's existing registration, as the case may be. The department shall also advise the family day care provider, the family day care sponsoring organization, and any person, other than the provider, who was the subject of the criminal history record background check, within a reasonable timeframe, of the results of any criminal history record background check that is conducted under section 3 of P.L.2017, c.89 (C.30:5B-25.7). c. If the department denies an application for a certificate or renewal of registration, or revokes an existing registration, because the family day care provider, or other relevant party listed in subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2017, c.89 (C.30:5B-25.6), has been determined to have a disqualifying record of convictions, as provided by section 3 of P.L.2017, c.89 (C.30:5B-25.7), the convictions that constitute the basis for such denial or revocation shall be identified in the written notice of disqualifying convictions that is provided to the family day care provider or other person who was the subject of the criminal history record background check under subsection b. of this section. In such a case, the family day care provider or other person who was the subject of the criminal history record background check shall have 14 days from the date of the written notice to challenge the accuracy of the criminal history record information upon which the denial or revocation was based. If no challenge is filed , or if a challenge is filed, but the denial or revocation is upheld, the department shall notify the family day care sponsoring organization that the family day care provider's registration has been denied or revoked. d. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the department whenever a person who was the subject of a criminal history record background check under section 3 of P.L.2017, c.89 (C.30:5B-25.7), is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date on which the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall determine whether to revoke the family day care provider's certificate of registration. L.2017, c.89, s.5; amended 2019, c.182.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6C-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6C / Section 6C-15
Compliance with requirements.
Status: in_force

5. A law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral program established pursuant to P.L.2016, c.58 (C.30:6C-11 et seq.) shall comply with the following requirements: a. Individuals who voluntarily enter a law enforcement department and request help with their addiction pursuant to the law enforcement assisted addiction and recovery referral program shall immediately be screened for eligibility to participate pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 4 of P.L.2016, c.58 (C.30:6C-14). b. Eligibility for participation is specifically and exclusively limited to individuals who voluntarily enter a law enforcement department to request assistance with their addiction. c. All law enforcement personnel having contact with an individual who enters a law enforcement department and requests assistance pursuant to the program shall be professional, compassionate, and understanding at all times. d. If, at the time of requesting assistance pursuant to the program or upon being accepted to participate in the program, an individual who is in possession of a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog, or drug paraphernalia and advises a law enforcement officer of that possession and voluntarily surrenders the substance, analog or paraphernalia to the law enforcement officer shall not be arrested, charged, prosecuted or convicted for: (1) obtaining, possessing, using, being under the influence of, or failing to make lawful disposition of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog pursuant to subsection a., b. or c. of N.J.S.2C:35-10; (2) acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog by fraud pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-13; (3) unlawfully possessing a controlled dangerous substance that was lawfully prescribed or dispensed pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:35-24); or (4) using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia pursuant to N.J.S.2C:36-2 or for having under his control or possessing a hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle, or any other instrument adapted for the use of a controlled dangerous substance or a controlled substance analog pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:36-6. The materials shall be collected and secured for later destruction in accordance with established procedures. e. A person shall not question the individual in an effort to collect intelligence, determine the origins of any controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog, or drug paraphernalia relinquished by the individual, or take any other action which may discourage individuals from seeking to participate in the program without fear of arrest or law enforcement action; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall preclude the individual from voluntarily providing information concerning the origins of any controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog, or drug paraphernalia relinquished by the individual. f. The law enforcement officer or personnel having initial contact with the individual shall immediately notify the chief law enforcement officer or designee that an individual is requesting assistance with the individual's addiction. g. The chief law enforcement officer or designee shall initiate intake procedures and inform a program volunteer that an intake is occurring and request the volunteer to respond to the law enforcement department. The individual shall be notified of the volunteer's estimated arrival time. h. The volunteer shall provide emotional support and guidance to the individual, explore treatment options, and attempt to identify a program or facility which can assist the individual. If possible, the volunteer shall remain with the individual until the individual has been formally admitted to treatment, including at the law enforcement department, hospital, or intake location for the treatment facility. i. If the volunteer, after contacting all possible sources of treatment, is unable to place the individual, the volunteer shall give the individual a plan to continue attempting to obtain assistance prior to the individual leaving the law enforcement department. The volunteer shall make every effort to find a safe place for the individual upon departure. j. Participation in the program shall be voluntary. If an individual subsequently elects not to request assistance or continue with the program, the individual shall be permitted to depart. k. If at any time during participation in the program or attempting to participate in the program an individual who has relinquished a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog, or drug paraphernalia withdraws the request for assistance or elects to discontinue participation in the program, the individual shall not be charged with a crime or offense for possessing the items they have already relinquished. l. Information pertaining to the identity, diagnosis, treatment or health of any program participant shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person except to the extent that it may be necessary to carry out the purposes of P.L.2016, c.58 (C.30:6C-11 et seq.), or upon the express consent of the program participant, or as otherwise required by law or court order. L.2016, c.58, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-40 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-40
Services considered State benefit
Status: in_force

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the family support services provided pursuant to this act shall be considered a State benefit and shall not be counted as income for the purposes of State taxation or eligibility for other State benefits. L.1993,c.98,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.9a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.9a
Required notifications.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Division of Developmental Disabilities, in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall notify: (1) a person with a developmental disability or the person's guardian, as applicable, if the division plans to terminate any services received by, or the placement of, the person due to the person's ineligibility for benefits under the Medicaid program or ineligibility for services or a placement from the division; (2) a provider of services to a person with a developmental disability, if the division plans to terminate any services received by, or the placement of, the person due to the person's ineligibility for benefits under the Medicaid program or ineligibility for services or a placement from the division; and (3) a provider of services to a person with a developmental disability eligible for services from the division, if the division plans to discontinue funding for a service provided by the provider to the person. b. The division shall provide notification to a person with a developmental disability or the person's guardian, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, at least 90 days prior to terminating any services received by, or a placement of, the person. c. The division shall provide notification to a provider, pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection a. of this section, at least 90 days prior to terminating any services received by, or a placement of, a person with a developmental disability or discontinuing funding for a service provided by the provider to the person, as applicable. L.2015, c.304, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9B-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9B / Section 9B-2
Self-Help Clearinghouse
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall establish a Self-Help Clearinghouse in the Division of Mental Health Services. L.1985,c.296,s.2; amended 1995,c.4,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-31 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-31
Commitment of nonresidents
Status: in_force

A nonresident of this State may be committed to a mental hospital in this State in the same manner as residents may be admitted and committed. Amended by L.1953, c. 29, p. 511, s. 11; L.1965, c. 59, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-15.4
Appropriation of excess revenues
Status: in_force

2. At the discretion of the Commissioner of Human Services, revenues in excess of the amounts budgeted to expand vision screening services and other prevention services and associated administrative costs may be appropriated: a. to return up to 25% of the revenue received from respective Department of Human Services facilities to the facilities to be used for client welfare programs when not needed for vision screening and other prevention services; b. to provide liability insurance for clients of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired who are operators of vending facilities in the commission's Business Enterprise Program; and c. to expand vision screening and other prevention services. L.1999,c.146,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.20
Discharge of voluntary patients
Status: in_force

A voluntary patient at a short-term care or psychiatric facility or special psychiatric hospital shall be discharged by the treatment team at the patient's request. The treatment team shall document all requests for discharge, whether oral or written, in the patient's clinical record. The facility shall discharge the patient as soon as possible but in every case within 48 hours or at the end of the next working day from the time of the request, whichever is longer, except that if the treatment team determines that the patient needs involuntary commitment, the treatment team shall initiate court proceedings pursuant to section 10 of this act. The facility shall detain the patient beyond 48 hours or the end of the next working day from the time of the request for discharge, only if the court has issued a temporary court order. L. 1987, c. 116, s. 20.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.3
Responsibilities of staff at facility for persons with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury.
Status: in_force

3. a. A member of the staff at a facility for persons with developmental disabilities or a facility for persons with traumatic brain injury or a member of the staff at a public or private agency, who in either case works directly with persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury, shall be required to call the 911 emergency telephone service for assistance in the event of a life-threatening emergency at the facility or the public or private agency, and to report that call to the department, in accordance with policies and procedures established by regulation of the commissioner. The facility or the public or private agency, as applicable, and the department shall maintain a record of such calls under the policy to be established pursuant to this section. b. The department shall ensure that appropriate training is provided to each member of the staff at a facility for persons with developmental disabilities or a facility for persons with traumatic brain injury or member of the staff at a public or private agency, who in either case works directly with persons with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury, to effectuate the purposes of subsection a. of this section. L.2003,c.191,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-35.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-35.3
"Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Rebate Fund" established
Status: in_force

3. There is established in the Department of Human Services a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Rebate Fund." All monies collected from rebate agreements pursuant to this act shall be deposited into this fund and shall be used by the department to offset the cost of benefits provided by the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program which are funded by the Casino Revenue Fund. L.1992,c.83,s.3; per s.6 as amended by 1993, c.97, s.2, expired June 30, 1994.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.50 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.50
Allocation of monies
Status: in_force

8. a. No more than 10% of the monies appropriated pursuant to this act shall be allocated for administrative purposes. b. The division and any agency funded by the division to provide family support services shall assist families in obtaining all other sources of funding before using funds appropriated pursuant to and 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 family member with a serious mental illness may be eligible. L.1995,c.314,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-4
Term of members
Status: in_force

The term of each member of the county mental health board shall be for 3 years and shall terminate on June 30, provided, however, that of the members first appointed, 1/3 shall be appointed for a term expiring 1 year, 1/3 for a term expiring 2 years, and 1/3 for a term expiring 3 years from June 30 following the date of appointment, and provided further that the members serving on the effective date of this act shall serve until June 30 following the date on which their terms would otherwise have expired. Members may not be reappointed after serving 2 full 3-year terms, until 2 years shall have elapsed since the expiration of such terms. L.1957, c. 146, p. 550, s. 4. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 4, eff. June 12, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.6
Findings, declarations relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares: a. A growing segment of the prison population typically is excluded from the criminal justice reform conversation and does not get the attention it deserves: primary caretaker parents behind bars. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2004, 52 percent of inmates in state prisons and 63 percent in federal prisons were parents of minor children. Most parents in prison are fathers, but the rate of female incarceration in America is growing at an alarming rate. While the number of fathers in prison increased 76 percent between 1991 and 2007, the number of mothers in prison increased by 122 percent during that period. b. Presumably, the considerable growth in incarcerated parents represents a considerable growth in incarcerated primary caretaker parents. This is significant because these parents face unique challenges. Their incarceration is not their burden to alone share; it also greatly impacts their family. Many incarcerated primary caretaker parents also are faced with difficult and competing choices, like whether to use their limited funds to communicate with their children or in the case of female inmates, to purchase hygiene products in the commissary. c. Therefore, it is necessary to create a strengthened Corrections Ombudsperson in the Office of the Corrections Ombudsperson to enforce the rights of inmates, provide access to the benefits to which they are entitled, and ensure accountability, transparency, monitoring, and continued improvements within all correctional facilities. d. It is time for this State to focus on its incarcerated primary caretaker parents and provide them with the protections they deserve. L.2019, c.288, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.11
"Private correctional facility" defined.
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of this act, "private correctional facility" means any private facility detaining persons pursuant to any intergovernmental service agreement or other contract with any federal, State, or county agency, including but not limited to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and including any private facility authorized under the provisions of P.L.1999, c.243 (C.30:4-91.9 et seq.). L.2016, c.37, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-51 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-51
Legislative declarations.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest, whereby the safety of children shall be of paramount concern, to afford every child placed outside his home by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency with the opportunity for eventual return to the child's home or placement in an alternative permanent home; that it is the obligation of the State to promote this end through effective planning and regular review of each child's placement; and that it is the purpose of P.L.1977, c.424 (C.30:4C-50 et seq.) to establish procedures for both administrative and judicial review of each child's placement in order to ensure that such placement ensures the safety and health and serves the best interest of the child. L.1977, c.424, s.2; amended 1999, c.53, s.37; 2012, c.16, s.106.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-62.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-62.3
Findings, declarations relative to Asperger's Syndrome.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Asperger's Syndrome is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder often characterized by autistic-like behaviors and marked by deficiencies in social and communication skills; b. Children with Asperger's Syndrome tend to be self-absorbed, have difficulty making friends, are often preoccupied with their own interests and easily become the victims of teasing or bullying; c. The best studies conducted to date indicate that Asperger's Syndrome is five to six times more common than classic autism; d. Those with the disorder are often misdiagnosed with other neurological disorders such as Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; e. Although those with Asperger's Syndrome have a better prognosis than those with other Pervasive Developmental Disorders, people with Asperger's Syndrome often continue to demonstrate difficulties in social interactions well into their adult lives and face an increased risk of developing psychosis, depression and anxiety; f. Persons with Asperger's Syndrome who are diagnosed and treated early have an increased chance of living independently and leading healthy, productive lives; g. Because individuals evidencing this syndrome may have normal to superior intelligence, and do not always evidence significant functional impairments across a range of life skills, they may not be eligible for services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services; h. The range of support needs for persons with Asperger's Syndrome typically includes: social skills training; social supports, including supported employment; housing supports; and psychiatric and psychological services for the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other neurological disorders; and i. The public policy of this State should seek to provide a vehicle to address the needs of those who suffer from Asperger's Syndrome through the establishment of a demonstration program that provides vocational, educational and social training services to individuals with this disorder. L.2007, c.169, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-181 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-181
Limitation on annual increase
Status: in_force

No such officer or farmer guard shall receive an increase in his annual compensation of more than one hundred dollars in any one year, except that from and after June first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, no such prison officer or reformatory officer shall receive annual compensation of less than eighteen hundred dollars and no such farmer guard shall receive annual compensation of less than sixteen hundred dollars.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.6
Admission to functional services; alternative services.
Status: in_force

18. The commissioner shall, upon proper application for admission, forthwith admit the eligible person with a developmental disability, and provide him with appropriate functional service to the extent available. In the event that the functional service which has been specified as most appropriate from time to time is not immediately available, the commissioner shall provide alternate service and, at the request of the applicant, shall also place the eligible person on a waiting list for the preferred service pending its availability. L.1965, c.59, s.18; amended 2010, c.50, s.37.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.47b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.47b
Duties of advisory board.
Status: in_force

2. It shall be the duty of the advisory board to review and comment on supervision issues, the development and implementation of drug and alcohol treatment programs for parolees, and any other issues as requested by the State Parole Board, taking into consideration all relevant research. The advisory board shall sponsor conferences with criminal justice administrators and community members, including treatment providers, in order to educate all interested parties in the importance of relapse prevention and treatment for specialized cases, and to address issues such as lowering costs, developing protocols for confidentiality, identifying the type and amount of treatment that should be available, and promoting community involvement in the reintegration process. The advisory board may make recommendations to the Commissioner of Corrections, the Chairman of the State Parole Board, the Legislature and the Governor in these matters. The advisory board shall meet at least semiannually and may hold hearings at any place or places it shall designate during the sessions or recesses of the Legislature. The State Parole Board shall have primary responsibility for providing staff services and other necessary support to the board. The advisory board may also request the assistance and services of the employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, task force or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes. The advisory board may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for its purposes, employ stenographic and clerical assistants and incur travel and miscellaneous expenses necessary for the performance of its duties. L.1997,c.215,s.2; amended 2001, c.79, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.2
Designation by commissioner or agent; facility defined
Status: in_force

The commissioner or his duly authorized agent, may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable, and appropriate institution or facility whether owned by the State or otherwise, and may at any time transfer a person from one place of confinement to another. The word "facility" shall include private nonprofit community-based residential treatment centers which provided for the care, custody, subsistence, education, training and welfare of inmates. Any such private nonprofit community-based residential treatment center must be certified annually by the commissioner as a secure and appropriately supervised place of confinement. L.1969, c. 22, s. 2, eff. April 23, 1969. Amended by L.1976, c. 35, s. 2, eff. June 15, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-4
Commissioner of corrections; appointment; term; compensation
Status: in_force

The head and chief executive officer of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Corrections. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of his successor. The commissioner shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. He shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties. L.1976, c. 98, s. 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-30 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-30
Maximum allowable cost per prescription drug; procedure to set and review on continuing basis
Status: in_force

Within 6 months from the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall establish a procedure for setting and reviewing on a continuing basis the maximum allowable cost per prescription drug under the program. L.1978, c. 171, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-27.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-27.4
Definitions relative to public emergency response plans.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Client" means an individual with a developmental disability who receives services from the department or any licensed service provider. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Licensed service provider" means a person or entity that is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the department to provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities in the State. "Public emergency" means an environmental, public health, or public safety emergency that is occurring in New Jersey or in one or more counties, regions, or other parts of the State, and which is officially recognized and declared as an emergency by the Governor of New Jersey or by the President of the United States. b. The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Health, the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families, licensed service providers, and the State Office of Emergency Management in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall develop and oversee the implementation of a public emergency response plan for licensed service providers in the State. At a minimum, the public emergency response plan shall: (1) establish guidelines and best practices for the general and specific operations, activities, and procedures that are to be undertaken or implemented by licensed service providers during a public emergency; (2) to the extent feasible, identify the means, methods, and channels through which licensed service providers may obtain personal protective equipment (PPE) and other equipment or services that are critical to the maintenance of ongoing operations during the course of a public emergency; (3) address various possible public emergency scenarios and provide for the application of differing standards and best practices under paragraph (1) of this subsection and the use of differing sourcing methods pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection for different types of public emergency, as appropriate, while highlighting the standards, best practices, and resource sourcing methods that are applicable for the purposes of any currently declared public emergency; and (4) be consistent with, and incorporate, any relevant guidance that is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and any other federal agencies that are involved in the remediation of public emergencies. c. The department shall: (1) prepare a public emergency response plan, as required by this section, within 60 days after the enactment of this act; (2) review and revise the plan: (a) on at least a biennial basis after the plan's initial preparation under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and (b) as soon as is possible following the declaration of any new public emergency in the State; and (3) post, at a publicly accessible location on the department's Internet website, the initial response plan developed under paragraph (1) of this subsection and any revised response plan developed under paragraph (2) of this subsection. L.2021, c.292.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.24
Maximum respite care service hours, Department of Children and Families.
Status: in_force

1. a. The family of a child that is eligible to receive respite care services for the child, which services are funded through the Division of the Children's System of Care in the Department of Children and Families, shall be eligible to receive no more than 90 hours of respite care services, provided by either an agency-hired or self-hired respite worker, over a 90-day period, through funding provided by the department. b. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall use available State and federal funds to effectuate the provisions of subsection a. of this section. c. As used in this act: "Agency-hired respite worker" means a respite care worker who is recruited, trained, and employed by a qualified agency under contract with the Department of Children and Families. "Respite care" means the provision of temporary, short-term care for, or the supervision of, an eligible child on behalf of the caregiver, in emergencies or on an intermittent basis to relieve the daily stresses and demands of caring for a child with a functional impairment. Respite care may be provided hourly or daily, may be provided by an agency-hired or self-hired respite worker or by a volunteer, but may not exceed service and cost limitations as determined by the Commissioner of Children and Families. "Self-hired respite worker" means a respite care worker who is recruited, trained, and paid directly by a family of a child that is eligible for respite care services. L.2024, c.24.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-81 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-81
Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

8. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature by December 31 of each year, on the family preservation services program. The annual report shall contain, but not be limited to: a. The number of families receiving services through the program; b. The number of children placed in resource family care, group homes and residential treatment facilities, both in-State and out-of-State; c. The average cost of providing services to a family through the program; d. The number of children who remain with their families for one year after receiving services through the program; and e. Any recommendations needed to improve the delivery of family preservation services in the State. L.1993, c.157, s.8; amended 2004, c.130, s.92; 2006, c.47, s.151.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.5
Criminal history record checks.
Status: in_force

2. a. A facility shall not employ any individual unless the Commissioner of Human Services has first determined, consistent with the requirements and standards of this act, that no criminal history record information exists on file in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, or in the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police, which would disqualify that individual from being employed at the facility. A criminal history record background check shall be conducted at least once every two years for an individual employed at the facility. An individual shall be disqualified from employment under this act if that individual's criminal history record background check reveals a record of conviction of any of the following crimes and offenses: (1) In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons offense: (a) Involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:12-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq. or N.J.S.2C:15-1 et seq.; or (b) Against the family, children or incompetents, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-1 et seq.; or (2) In any other state or jurisdiction, of conduct which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons offenses described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, no individual shall be disqualified from employment under this act on the basis of any conviction disclosed by a criminal history record background check performed pursuant to this act if the individual has affirmatively demonstrated to the Commissioner of Human Services clear and convincing evidence of his rehabilitation. In determining whether an individual has affirmatively demonstrated rehabilitation, the following factors shall be considered: (1) The nature and responsibility of the position which the convicted individual would hold; (2) The nature and seriousness of the offense; (3) The circumstances under which the offense occurred; (4) The date of the offense; (5) The age of the individual when the offense was committed; (6) Whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident; (7) Any social conditions which may have contributed to the offense; and (8) Any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in prison or in the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, acquisition of additional academic or vocational schooling, successful participation in correctional work-release programs, or the recommendation of persons who have had the individual under their supervision. c. If a prospective employee of a facility refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the commissioner shall direct the principal administrator not to consider the person for employment at the facility. The prospective employee shall, however, retain any available right of review by the Civil Service Commission in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. d. If a current employee of a facility refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the commissioner shall direct the principal administrator to immediately remove the person from his position at the facility and to terminate the person's employment at the facility. The employee shall, however, retain any available right of review by the Civil Service Commission in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, a facility may provisionally employ an individual for a period not to exceed six months if that individual's State Bureau of Identification criminal history record background check does not contain any information that would disqualify the individual from employment at the facility and if the individual submits to the commissioner a sworn statement attesting that the individual has not been convicted of any crime or disorderly persons offense as described in this act, pending a determination that no criminal history record background information which would disqualify the individual exists on file in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division. An individual who is provisionally employed pursuant to this subsection shall perform his duties at the facility under the direct supervision of a superior who acts in a supervisory capacity over that individual until the determination concerning the federal information is complete. f. A conviction of a crime or disorderly persons offense against children as set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-4 adversely relates to a position in a facility that involves or would involve working directly with a person under 18 years of age. Individuals convicted of such crimes or disorderly persons offenses are permanently disqualified from such employment at a facility. L.1988, c.45, s.2; amended 1993, c.1, s.1; 1997, c.71; 2008, c.29, s.87; 2009, c.254, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.24
Chairman and vice-chairman; secretary; treasurer
Status: in_force

The board of managers shall annually choose from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman. The secretary of the board of managers shall be the administrator of the county institution who shall serve without additional compensation. The treasurer of the board of managers shall be the county treasurer. L.1966, c. 178, s. 3, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.23
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Corrections, 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 provisions of this act. L.2015, c.25, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-92.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-92.2
Program of mandatory education.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Corrections, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall establish a program of mandatory education in each State correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections for each inmate who fails to attain a minimal educational standard. b. The minimal educational standard set forth in subsection a. of this section shall be the attainment of a high school equivalency certificate or high school diploma. c. Consistent with the phase-in schedule adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection h. of this section, the requirement of attaining a minimal educational standard shall apply to an inmate who: (1) is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on and after the effective date of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.); (2) has 18 months or more remaining to be served before a mandatory release date; (3) is not exempted due to a medical, developmental, or learning disability; and (4) does not possess a high school equivalency certificate or high school diploma. d. The mandatory education requirement may be deferred for an inmate who is serving a sentence exceeding 10 years. e. An inmate who satisfactorily participates in the mandatory education program shall be eligible for commutation time for good behavior pursuant to R.S.30:4-140 or credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments pursuant to R.S.30:4-92. f. The commissioner shall report to the State Parole Board the academic progress of an inmate participating in the mandatory education program. g. The commissioner may utilize digital technology and on-line education methods to meet the mandatory education requirement established by this section provided these alternate methods are documented to be as effective with inmate populations as live instruction. h. The commissioner shall establish a schedule for the incremental implementation of the minimal educational standard required by this section. As hereinafter provided, the schedule shall consist of five foundation stages and shall provide for the full implementation of the minimal educational standard within five years of the effective date of this act. (1) Stage One: The Prisoner Reentry Commission, established pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2009, c.329 (C.30:4-6.2), shall prepare a report outlining and assessing the availability of innovative technology, volunteer services and private sector resources the Department of Corrections may utilize to support and enhance in-prison education programs. In preparing this report, the commission, in consultation with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Education, shall prepare an inventory of the in-house educational programs currently available to inmates, the curricula for those programs, and the educational materials utilized. The report shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Corrections and the Commissioner of Education, along with any recommendations the commission may have, not later than the first day of the 12th month following the effective date of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.). (2) Stage Two: Beginning in the 13th month following the effective date of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.), the commissioner shall initiate a program designed to raise the literacy level of inmates scheduled for release within three years to a ninth grade level. The program shall utilize, to the greatest extent feasible, available technology, volunteer services and private sector resources. (3) Stage Three: Beginning in the 25th month following the effective date of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.), the commissioner shall initiate a program designed to raise the literacy level of inmates scheduled to be released within 10 years to a ninth grade level. The program shall utilize, to the greatest extent feasible, available technology, volunteer services and private sector resources. (4) Stage Four: Beginning in the 48th month following the effective date of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.), the commissioner shall initiate a program designed to raise the literacy level of inmates scheduled to be released within 10 years to a 12th grade level. The program shall utilize, to the greatest extent feasible, available technology, volunteer services and private sector resources. (5) Stage Five: Beginning in the 60th month following the effective date of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.), the commissioner shall initiate a program designed to raise the literacy level of all inmates to a 12th grade level. The program shall utilize, to the greatest extent feasible, available technology, volunteer services and private sector resources. i. The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) the rules and regulations that are necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2009, c.330 (C.30:4-92.1 et al.). These rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions to: (1) determine when an inmate shall be exempted from the mandatory education program due to a medical, developmental, or learning disability as authorized under paragraph (3) of subsection c. of this section; (2) authorize these exempted inmates to voluntarily participate in the mandatory education program; and (3) offer and encourage these exempted inmates who possess the capability to participate in an alternate educational program. L.2009, c.330, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-49 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-49
Application by eligible inmate to participate in program.
Status: in_force

3. a. An eligible inmate may apply to the Department of Corrections seeking participation in the residential community release program in a manner and form prescribed by the department. The application contain the following: (1) the crime for which the inmate is serving a sentence of imprisonment was committed against the alleged abuser and no one else; (2) the inmate has not been convicted of a crime of violence against a person other than the alleged abuser; and (3) documentation that the inmate is a victim of domestic violence, including, but not limited to: (a) a restraining order or other documentation of equitable relief issued to the inmate by a court of competent jurisdiction against the abuser; (b) a police record documenting the domestic violence between the inmate and the abuser; (c) documentation that the abuser has been convicted of one or more of the offenses enumerated in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19); (d) medical documentation of the domestic violence; (e) certification from a certified Domestic Violence Specialist or the director of a designated domestic violence agency that the inmate is a victim of domestic violence; or (f) other documentation or certification of the domestic violence provided by a social worker or other professional who has assisted the inmate in dealing with domestic violence or any sufficient documentary evidence that the inmate has been a victim of domestic violence by the abuser. b. Prior to considering an eligible inmate's application to participate in the residential community release program, the Department of Corrections shall cause to be completed application review materials, including a psychological evaluation of the applicant, an objective risk assessment, and a summary of the applicant's conduct regarding the offense, history, and evidence of abuse, and classification of institutional record since conviction. L.2021, c.233, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-122 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-122
Money advanced for the return of inmates
Status: in_force

The state treasurer, upon the warrant of the comptroller, may advance to the chief executive officer of any institution subject to the jurisdiction of the state board, out of the annual appropriations for the support of any such institution, such part thereof as the chief executive officer may find requisite for the purpose of returning to said institution any patient, prisoner or inmate who shall leave such institution without first obtaining a parole, discharge or release therefrom, or who shall, after having received such parole or release, violate the terms, conditions and limitations thereof, and who in the judgment of the board of managers is unfit to be further at liberty.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.25
Powers and duties of chairman, board of managers and board of chosen freeholders
Status: in_force

The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board of managers. In the absence or incapacity of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the chairman. The chairman of the board of managers shall sign all checks, drafts, vouchers, requisitions of funds, contracts and other agreements and obligations of the county institution. All disbursements of the county institution shall be by check signed by both the chairman and the treasurer after approval by the administrator. The board of managers shall fix the salaries of the officers and employees of the county institution subject to the approval of the board of chosen freeholders of the county, and such salaries shall be full compensation for all services rendered, except the administrator. The board of managers shall have the general direction, management and control of the county institution, its personnel, the patients and all matters relating to its government and discipline and admission policies and shall make necessary rules and regulations, adopt by-laws, and furnish such reports and other information as may be required by the board of chosen freeholders of the county. The board of chosen freeholders shall make available for expenditures by the board of managers such sums as the board of chosen freeholders may by a majority vote approve. The board of managers shall use the auditor approved by the county, the personnel department and the purchasing department of the county. L.1966, c. 178, s. 4, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-51 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-51
Division of Development Disabilities Community Placement and Services Fund.
Status: in_force

9. a. The State Treasurer shall establish the Division of Developmental Disabilities Community Placement and Services Fund in the Department of the Treasury. All monies collected from the assessments set forth in this act shall be deposited in this fund. Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the monies in this fund shall be transferred to the Department of Human Services in full to be used for reducing the Division of Developmental Disabilities' waiting list, making appropriate community placements and providing support services. The fund shall not be used to supplant appropriations from the General Fund to the Department of Human Services for use in making community placements. b. The State Treasurer shall issue a quarterly report concerning the status of collections to the commissioner. L.1998,c.40,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.64 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.64
Schedule of future parole eligibility dates after revocation of parole
Status: in_force

a. The board shall develop a schedule of future parole eligibility dates for parole violators whose parole has been revoked pursuant to section 19 of this act. In developing such schedule particular emphasis shall be placed on the severity and circumstances of a parole violation and on the characteristics of the parole violator. The board shall establish special provisions for release of the parole violator to begin serving any new sentence, which emphasize the length of time remaining to be served on the prior sentence and the length of any new sentence. b. No future parole eligibility date for a parole violator returned to custody for reasons other than new criminal charges shall be set more than 1 full year from the date of the parolee's return to custody. c. Any parole violator ordered confined for commission of a crime while on parole shall serve at least 6 months or that portion of the custodial term remaining, whichever is less, before parole release. d. Any period of confinement for parole violation shall be deemed to be a parole eligibility term for purposes of aggregation pursuant to subsection h. of section 7. L.1979, c. 441, s. 20.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-14
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Advisory Council" means the Statewide Consumer Advisory Council on Personal Assistance Services" established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-20). "Applicant" means a person who applies for services under the personal assistance services program. "Assessor" means a person who is employed by the program to conduct eligibility assessments. An assessor shall have a master's degree in social work or a baccalaureate degree and three years of experience in rehabilitation services, or shall be a registered professional nurse with a bachelor of science degree in nursing or with three years experience in home care. "Available" means, as applied to a caregiver, physically present, able, and appropriate, as determined with full consideration of the consumer's personal situation. "Cash Management Plan" means the document used by the program which indicates the monthly cash allowance and details the services and supports required by the consumer in order to meet the consumer's personal care needs. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Community-based independent living" means self-directed living whereby a consumer is actively participating in community-based activities aside from employment or education, including, but not limited to, parenting, searching for employment, and community service such as volunteering on governing boards or serving on committees. "Consumer" means a person who either meets the eligibility criteria set forth in section 4 of P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-16), or has received an individual exception to the eligibility criteria in subsection i. or j. of section 4 of P.L.1987, c.350 under rules established by the commissioner, and who is receiving services. "County designated agency" means a county office for the disabled or other agency designated by the county government, subject to approval by the commissioner, to administer in that county the personal assistance services program established pursuant to P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-13 et seq.). "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Employment" means working in a paid occupation, whether in cash or in kind, including, but not limited to, full time employment; part time employment; the practice of a profession; self-employment; farm work; home-based employment; or other gainful work.
"Federal poverty level" means the official poverty level based on family size, established and adjusted under Section 673(2) of Subtitle B of the "Community Services Block Grant Act, "Pub.L.97-35 (42 U.S.C.s.9902 (2)). "Fiscal intermediary service organization" or "FISO" means a company or agency that is set up to disburse the cash benefit to consumers using the cash option under the program, and serves as the business agent for the consumer, handles the distribution of payroll checks and other disbursements at the direction of the consumer, and keeps records of all transactions. "Informal caregiver" means an individual who is 18 years of age or older residing in the household for a purpose other than the sharing of expenses. "Permanent physical disability" means a severe impairment of a permanent nature which so restricts a person's ability to perform essential activities of daily living that the person needs assistance to maintain the person's independence and health. "Personal assistant" means a person who meets the qualifications with regard to training, equivalent work experience or certification in the provision of personal assistance services established by the commissioner and who provides personal assistance services to a consumer.
"Personal assistance services" means health and chore related tasks performed by a personal assistant. Personal assistance services include, but are not limited to, assistance in essential daily activities such as bathing, dressing and meal preparation; assistance with mobility, laundry and shopping; and driving or other forms of transportation. "Program" means the Personal Assistance Services Program established pursuant to P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-13 et seq.). "Relative" means a person who is 18 years of age or older and is related to the consumer by blood or law. "Resident" means a person who abides or resides in this State for other than a temporary purpose and who has no present intention of moving from the State. "Self-directed" means a person who is able to: make decisions regarding daily activities; and make major life decisions, manage and supervise a personal assistant, and accept the responsibility for those decisions and actions. "Time sheet" means a legal document used to verify the number of hours worked under the program, that is issued by the fiscal intermediary service organization, completed by the employee, and verified by the consumer. "Training" means the attendance and participation of a consumer or personal assistant in an established Statewide educational program or equivalent, as provided by regulation of the department. "Training Vendor" means an agency or business that provides a training curriculum to consumers and personal assistants under the guidelines of the program. "Vendor" mean an agency or business that provides an allowable service to a consumer under the guidelines of the program. L.1987, c.350, s.2; amended 1993, c.215, s.2; 2009, c.160, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-46 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-46
Payment of annual assessment.
Status: in_force

4. a. Beginning July 1, 1998, except as provided in subsection b. of this section, all ICF-MRs in the State shall annually pay an assessment of 5.8% annually of gross revenue. This assessment shall be paid on a quarterly basis to the Director of the Division of Revenue in the Department of the Treasury. The Director of the Division of Revenue, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, shall establish appropriate procedures and forms for the purpose of collecting and recording this assessment. The provisions of the State Uniform Tax Procedure Law, R.S.54:48-1 et seq. shall apply to the extent that its provisions, including the confidentiality, protest and appeal provisions, are not inconsistent with the provisions of P.L.1998, c.40 (C.30:6D-43 et seq.). b. For the period January 1, 2008 through September 30, 2011, all ICF-MRs in the State shall annually pay an assessment of 5.3% annually of gross revenue. This assessment shall be paid on a quarterly basis to the Director of the Division of Revenue in the Department of the Treasury. The Director of the Division of Revenue, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, shall establish appropriate procedures and forms for the purpose of collecting and recording this assessment. The provisions of the State Uniform Tax Procedure Law, R.S.54:48-1 et seq. shall apply to the extent that its provisions, including the confidentiality, protest and appeal provisions, are not inconsistent with the provisions of P.L.1998, c.40. L.1998, c.40, s.4; amended 2007, c.230.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-11
Sources of payment
Status: in_force

If an eligible person's respite services are covered in whole or in part by another State or federal government program or insurance contract, the government program or insurance carrier shall be the primary payer and the Statewide Respite Care Program shall be the secondary payer. The sponsor shall be responsible for determining all sources of payment, for collecting all co-payments, and for determining eligibility according to standards promulgated by the commissioner. L. 1987, c. 119, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-27
Notice of penalties on identification cards
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall include on the identification cards used in the program a conspicuous notice of the penalties for violating the provisions of this act. L.1978, c. 171, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4E-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4E / Section 4E-1
Legislative findings and declaration
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the effective and appropriate provision of home health care and homemaker services to persons in their homes can be an important step toward eliminating not only the nursing home bed shortage which currently exists in this State but also preventing the inappropriate placement of our citizens into other forms of institutional care. Although there exists in this State a large number of agencies providing home health care and homemaker services, there also exists the problem of severe service fragmentation. There are different types of agencies, providing somewhat different services, subjected to different State and Federal regulations, and eligible for different sources of reimbursement. This fragmentation has in fact meant that to date home health care has not been able to reach its full potential as an integral part of the health care delivery system. The Legislature finds therefore that there is a tremendous need for greater coordination and information in the home health care field. There needs to be effected not only coordination of the services rendered by home health care and homemaker agencies, but also some coordination of the often conflicting State and Federal regulations. Only through such coordination will home health care and homemaker agencies be able to render an adequate array of services to patients in their homes, thereby avoiding prolonged institutionalization, concomitant high costs and associated adverse social and medical implications. L.1980, c. 35, s. 1, eff. June 12, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-57 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-57
County jail, workhouse or penitentiary in wilful and continuous disregard of minimum standards; phased restriction of admission of new inmates; order
Status: in_force

If the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections shall determine that a county jail, workhouse or penitentiary is in willful and continuous disregard of the minimum standards for such facilities promulgated by the department pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1976, c. 98 (C. 30:1B-10), he shall order a phased restriction of admission of new inmates to such facility. Upon such determination, the commissioner shall notify the county governing body of his decision to impose such a restriction, which notification shall include a written statement specifying the reasons therefor. If the commissioner shall determine that no appropriate action has been initiated within 60 days following such notification to correct the violations specified in the notice, he shall order the following: a. That such county jail, workhouse or penitentiary shall immediately cease to admit persons sentenced to State penal facilities and awaiting transfer or admittance to such facilities; b. That such county jail, workhouse or penitentiary shall, upon the expiration of 30 days after such order, immediately cease to admit persons sentenced to terms in said county penal facility; and, c. That such county jail, workhouse or penitentiary shall, upon the expiration of 90 days after such order, immediately cease to admit all persons sent to said facility. Any county jail, workhouse or penitentiary so restricted shall continue under such order until such time as the commissioner determines that the violations specified in the notice have been corrected or that the facility has initiated actions which will ensure the correction of said violations. L.1979, c. 472, s. 1, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11A-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-12
Conditions for denial of application, regulation of care under certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

12. Nothing in P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.) shall vest authority, or be construed to vest authority, in either the Department of Health or the Department of Community Affairs, to deny any application for a certificate of approval or license on the sole ground that adequate residential health care facilities are already available in the vicinity or area for which the certificate of approval or license is sought. Nothing in P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.) shall be so construed as to give authority to supervise or regulate or control the remedial care or treatment of individuals who are adherents of any well-recognized church or religious denomination which subscribes to the art of healing by prayer and the principles of which are opposed to medical treatment and who are living in any home or institution operated by a member or members, or by an association or corporation composed of members of such well-recognized church or religious denomination; provided, that such home or institution admits only adherents of such church or denomination and is so designated; nor shall the existence of any of the above conditions alone militate against granting a certificate of approval or license to such establishment; and provided further, that such establishment shall comply with all rules, regulations, and standards relating to sanitation and safety of the premises and be subject to inspection therefor. L.1953, c.212, s.12; amended 1979, c.496, s.33; 2017, c.234, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7C-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-11
Severability
Status: in_force

ARTICLE X The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed and shall be severable. If any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. L.1973, c. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-99 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-99
Limitations on employment; marching prisoners in irons; armed guards; free labor
Status: in_force

The employment of the inmates of any institution within the jurisdiction of the state board shall be subject to the following specific limitations: a. Marching or transportation of convicts in irons through the public streets or to or from their places of assigned labor shall not be permitted except in case of absolute emergency; b. Convict labor under armed guard shall not be used on public improvements in conjunction with free labor; c. Convict labor shall not be used to take the place of free labor locked out or on strike.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.10
Posting of change in visitation privileges on website.
Status: in_force

9. a. Whenever there is a change in the status of an inmate incarcerated in a State correctional facility which affects the visitation privileges of that inmate, the correctional facility shall immediately post that change of status on its website. This information shall remain on the website until those visitation rights have been restored. b. If the change in status in visitation is due to the relocation of the inmate to another facility, the change shall be noted on the website of the facility from which the inmate has been transferred and shall remain on the website for two weeks. The posting shall include the name, address, telephone number, and website address of the facility to which the inmate has been transferred. L.2009, c.328, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.25
Consultations relative to pilot program.
Status: in_force

10. Any State department that implements a pilot program related to health care delivery shall be encouraged to consult with the Regional Health Hubs operating in the regions of the State that will be affected by the pilot program, in order to ensure that all relevant considerations have been accounted for, and that the pilot program is effectively and efficiently implemented with the assistance of all relevant stakeholders. L.2019, c.517, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-128 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-128
Keepers to permit investigation
Status: in_force

All persons in charge of an institution named in an order issued under section 30:4-127 of this Title shall admit the persons named in the order into every part of the institution and render to them every available facility to enable them to make a thorough visit, inspection and examination, which are hereby declared to be for a public purpose, and to be made with a view to public benefit. Obedience to the order shall be enforced as orders of the Superior Court are enforced. The association shall annually make report to the Legislature. Amended by L.1953, c. 29, p. 528, s. 42.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-9
Divisions; directors, assistant commissioners, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

30:1-9. The commissioner may create within the department such divisions as he may deem necessary. Each division shall be under the supervision of a director or assistant commissioner, who shall be qualified by training and experience, appointed by and receive the compensation fixed by the commissioner, except where otherwise provided by statute, and shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties. The commissioner may in his discretion combine the duties of two or more divisions under one head. The division directors or assistant commissioners shall perform such services and exercise such powers at such times and places as the commissioner shall prescribe. Amended 1971, c.384, s.5; 1974, c.44, s.2; 2005, c.169, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-18
Verification of petition; investigation; report of findings.
Status: in_force

18. Immediately upon receipt of the copy of a petition served on or mailed to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency as provided by section 17 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-17), the division shall verify such petition and investigate all the facts pertaining to the eligibility of the child for commitment, and prior to the day set for hearing shall file with the court a report of its findings. The report shall show such facts as will assist the court in making a decision in the matter. L.1951, c.138, s.18; amended 1962, c.197, s.20; 2012, c.16, s.70.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-56 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-56
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Autism Biomedical Research Act." L.1999, c.105, s.1; amended L.2007, c.168, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-102 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-102
"Statewide Tuition Waiver Program."
Status: in_force

2. There is created in the Department of Children and Families the "Statewide Tuition Waiver Program." The purpose of the program is to provide State-paid tuition to children who have been under the care and custody of the Division of Youth and Family Services pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-11), and who are interested in pursuing a college or post-secondary vocational education at a public institution of higher education or county vocational school in this State. L.2003, c.132, s.2; amended 2006, c.47, s.156.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-15
Conditional license; duration
Status: in_force

Any administrator supervising any convalescent home or private nursing home in operation at the time of promulgation of any applicable rules, regulations or minimum standards under this act, who during the calendar year immediately preceding January 1, 1970, has served as a convalescent or nursing home administrator and who fails to meet the minimum standards shall receive a conditional license from the department notwithstanding any standards developed, imposed and enforced by the department pursuant to this act, except other than such standards as relate to good moral character or suitability: providing, however, that such conditional license shall expire in 2 years or on June 30, 1972, whichever is earlier, and shall not be renewable. There shall be provided by the department during the period for which such conditional license is in effect, a training and instruction program designed to enable all individuals, with respect to whom such conditional license is issued, to qualify for a permanent license. L.1968, c. 356, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.21
Mandatory activities.
Status: in_force

6. a. Each designated Regional Health Hub shall engage in the following mandatory activities: (1) establish, operate, and maintain a health information platform that allows for population-level views and analytics, and patient-level health interventions. Unless annually exempted by the commissioner, each Regional Health Hub's health information platform shall, to the extent practicable, be interoperable with all other Regional Health Hubs' platforms, and with any other Statewide health information platform designated by the commissioner; (2) convene and obtain relevant input from community stakeholders within the Regional Health Hub's core region. At a minimum, convening activities shall include quarterly opportunities for the active engagement and interaction of relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited to, managed care organizations, local and State government entities, health care and social service providers, community-based organizations, and local consumers of health care; (3) upon request, provide the department and other State agencies, including the Departments of Health, Children and Families, and Community Affairs, with information and feedback to assist the departments in program design, population analysis, strategic planning, and other appropriate functions; and (4) engage in any other activity that the commissioner deems necessary to achieve the goals of this act. b. Each designated Regional Health Hub shall be authorized to engage in the following activities as necessary either to further the Regional Health Hub's goals or to comport with the provisions of the proposal submitted by the Regional Health Hub to the department pursuant to section 7 of this act: (1) plan and execute population-level and patient-level health interventions; (2) establish, operate, and maintain, or partner with a third-party who will establish, operate, and maintain, a community resource inventory that is capable of referring and tracking the referral of community members to appropriate services; (3) perform a health needs assessment on all or part of the population in the Regional Health Hub's core region; (4) perform quality improvement activities based on population-level data and health needs assessment findings; (5) develop screening protocols that provide for a comprehensive risk assessment to determine a patient's need for follow-up and wrap-around services related to the social determinants of health; (6) facilitate the coordination, within the Regional Health Hub's core region, of health care and ancillary services related to the social determinants of health, including, but not limited to, food assistance services, legal services, and other social services, for high-need populations; (7) provide care management services to the entire population, or to underserved sub-populations, in the Regional Health Hub's core region; (8) submit reports to the commissioner describing the health needs in the Regional Health Hub's core region, identifying the Regional Health Hub's near and long-term health goals for the core region, and describing the activities that have been undertaken, and the progress that has been made, over the preceding year, by the Regional Health Hub and relevant stakeholders in the core region to improve the effectiveness or efficiency of the core region's health care system; and (9) engage in any other appropriate activity that the commissioner or Regional Health Hub deems relevant to the attainment of the Regional Health Hub's goals. c. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the activities that a Regional Health Hub may conduct on behalf of other State departments or funders. L.2019, c.517, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-5.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-5.2
Radon testing in child care centers, requirements, exceptions
Status: in_force

1. a. Except as provided in subsection c. of this section, within six months of the effective date of this act, the owner of any building in which a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) is located shall test or cause to be tested the space in the building in which the child care center is located for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny. The test shall be conducted at least once every five years. If the building has been tested less than five years prior to the effective date of this act, then the test shall be performed within five years of that test and once every five years thereafter. b. The provisions of section 4 of P.L.1986, c.83 (C.26:2D-73) to the contrary notwithstanding, any owner of a building who tests for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny pursuant to this act or who has performed the test within five years prior to the effective date of this act shall post, within 30 days of the completion of the testing procedures, or within 30 days of the effective date of this act if the test has been performed prior thereto, the results of the test, and any measures taken or proposed to mitigate the presence of radon gas or radon progeny, at a location in the building which is readily visible to persons having responsibility for any child that attends the child care center. c. The provisions of P.L.1997, c.44 (C.30:5B-5.2)shall not apply to a child care center operated by a nonprofit organization in a public school building used as a public school, until September 1, 2001. L.1997,c.44,s.1; amended 2000, c.122, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4B-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-8
Repeal
Status: in_force

Provisions of any acts or parts thereof inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1950, c. 166, p. 358, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-53 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-53
Returning patient to proper residence
Status: in_force

Nothing in this title shall impair the right of the state, or any political subdivision to return a patient to a foreign country or to another state wherein he retains a legal settlement, and in all such cases no legal settlement shall be deemed to have been acquired within this state.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-82 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-82
Use of federal funding, maximize.
Status: in_force

9. The Department of Children and Families shall seek to maximize any available federal funding which may be used for the purposes of administering or providing family preservation services. Any federal funding made available under this section shall be used to supplement and shall not supplant State funds used to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1993, c.157, s.9; amended 2006, c.47, s.152.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.3b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.3b
Furlough prohibited, prisoners, certain
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.3), the Commissioner of Corrections shall not authorize the participation of a prisoner in any furlough program administered by the Department of Corrections if that prisoner has been convicted of a crime pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-3, N.J.S.2C:11-4, N.J.S.2C:14-2, N.J.S.2C:15-1, N.J.S.2C:13-1, or subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1. L.1993,c.153,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-8
Fees
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish a minimum fee to be paid by each child care center at the time of application for a license and at every renewal of a license. L.1983, c. 492, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-24
Report
Status: in_force

The division shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report of its findings and recommendations no later than two years after the effective date of this act. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: the number of family day care homes registered; the number of children served and their ages; the estimated number of family day care homes not registered; the number of inquiries by parents or guardians to the family day care sponsoring organizations or to the State-operated child care clearinghouse; and an evaluation of the need for mandatory family day care registration. L. 1987, c. 27, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:14-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-5
Standards for shelters
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the advisory council, shall establish standards to be met by those shelters applying for services to assure the availability of specialized personnel, resources and equipment necessary to enable such shelters to carry out the purposes of this act. Upon establishment of a program of services, the commissioner in consultation with the advisory council shall periodically appraise its performance to determine whether the purposes of this act are being met. L.1979, c. 337, s. 5, eff. Jan. 22, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-11
Maintenance of, gifts to home
Status: in_force

30:7-11. To provide the means necessary to govern, manage, conduct and sustain the New Jersey Firemen's Home, the managers may receive bequests or devises for the use and benefit of the home, and the same invest, sell, convey, use or otherwise apply for the benefit of the home as the managers, subject to the approval of the Governor, may deem proper. The managers may also receive voluntary contributions of money, food, material or merchandise for the home. Amended 2000, c.149, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-7.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-7.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. As used in sections 1 and 2 of P.L.1996, c.150 (C.30:1-7.3 and 30:1-7.4): "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Facility" means a State psychiatric hospital or a State developmental center listed in R.S.30:1-7. L.1996,c.150,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-58.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-58.1
Placement for adoption
Status: in_force

When a child is placed in a home for the purpose of adoption, the division shall notify the family part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in the child's county of supervision in writing of the placement. Upon receipt of the notice, the board shall not schedule further reviews of the case unless: a. The child is removed from the adoptive home; b. The complaint for adoption was not filed within eight months of the placement and the filing of the complaint is not imminent; or c. The plan for the child was modified so that immediate adoption by the stated adoptive parents no longer is the goal. The division shall send the court and the board a status report on the case every four months. When a complaint for adoption has been filed, the division shall inform the court and no further board reviews shall be held while that action is pending. When a judgment of adoption has been entered the court shall dismiss the complaint pursuant to section 4 of P.L. 1977, c. 424 (C. 30:4C-53). If a child is placed in an adoptive home prior to the completion of the initial court review, the court shall retain jurisdiction to complete the review. L. 1982, c. 24, s. 10; amended by L. 1984, c. 85, s. 4; 1987, c. 252, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-44 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-44
Definitions regarding the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act."
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "PAAD" means the program of pharmaceutical assistance to the aged and disabled established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.). "Prescription drug" means any legend drug which is covered by PAAD. "Program" means the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program" established pursuant to this act. "Reasonable cost" means the cost of a prescription drug as established for PAAD. "Resident" means a resident as defined in section 3 of P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-22) for purposes of eligibility for PAAD. L.2001, c.96, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.386.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.68 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.68
Transfer of records, files and documents of former state parole board; continuance of rules, regulations and functions
Status: in_force

All records, files and documents of the State Parole Board created pursuant to P.L.1948, c. 84 (C. 30:4-123.1 et seq.) shall be transferred to the board, and all rules, regulations and functions of the State Parole Board, and the Boards of Trustees relating to the parole, shall continue in force until duly modified or repealed by the board. L.1979, c. 441, s. 24.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.8
Criminal history record background check required for licensure.
Status: in_force

6. a. The department shall ensure that a State and federal criminal history record background check is conducted on a resource family parent applicant and any adult member of the resource family parent applicant's household pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8). b. The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall promptly notify the department in the event a resource family parent or any adult member of the resource family parent's household, who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall make a determination whether to suspend or revoke the resource family parent's license. L.2001,c.419,s.6; amended 2004, c.130, s.75.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-11
Transfer of functions, powers and duties of department of institutions and agencies with respect to county work and vocational training release programs
Status: in_force

All functions, powers and duties of the Department of Institutions and Agencies with respect to county work release and vocational training release programs are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established hereunder. L.1976, c. 98, s. 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6.4
Minimum requirements, liability insurance, personnel; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. After consulting with the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Health is authorized and empowered to issue and enforce, or cause to be issued and enforced through the division, all necessary rules, regulations, and administrative orders with respect to: a. The development of minimum requirements concerning the equipment, supplies, and vehicles of providers of mobility assistance vehicle services; b. The establishment of standards for the amount of liability insurance each provider must maintain in order to be eligible to provide mobility assistance vehicle services. Evidence of such insurance, including the name of the insurer and the policy number, shall be filed at the time of application for approval by the division and from time to time as the division shall deem necessary; and c. The establishment of standards for certified trained personnel employed by providers of mobility assistance vehicle services. L.1981, c.134, s.3; amended 1997, c.102, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.360.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-8
Duties of council, staff.
Status: in_force

8. It shall be the duty of the council and its staff to: a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). i. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). j. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). k. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). l. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.54). m. Serve as an advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities and conduct or support programs, projects and activities which carry out the mandate of advocacy, capacity-building and systemic change, pursuant to the "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000," Pub.L.106-402, 42 U.S.C. s.15001 et seq.; n. At the end of each year, examine goals to determine the extent to which each goal was achieved, the needs that would require amendment of the five-year strategic State plan and customer satisfaction with council-supported or council-conducted activities; o. Develop and implement a State plan by conducting and supporting advocacy, capacity-building and systemic-change activities, which shall contribute to the purpose set forth in section 1 of P.L.2003, c.54 (C.30:1AA-1.1) and may include: (1) outreach activities to identify individuals with developmental disabilities and their families who otherwise might not come to the attention of the council, and to assist and enable the individuals and families to obtain services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance, including access to special adaptation of generic community services or specialized services; (2) training for persons who are professionals, paraprofessionals, students, volunteers and other community members to enable these persons to obtain access to or to provide community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance, including special adaptation of generic community services or specialized services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families; (3) technical assistance activities to public and private entities; (4) assistance to, or support of, activities to assist neighborhoods and communities to respond positively to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families through education, by encouraging local networks to provide informal and formal supports and by enabling neighborhoods and communities to offer the individuals and their families access to, and use of, services, resources and opportunities; (5) activities to promote interagency collaboration, coordination and planning in order to better serve, support, assist or advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families; (6) activities to enhance coordination of services with: (i) other councils, entities or committees authorized by federal or State law concerning individuals with disabilities, such as the State interagency coordinating council established under part C of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (20 U.S.C. s.1431 et seq.), the State Rehabilitation Council and the Statewide Independent Living Council established under the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973" (29 U.S.C. s.701 et seq.), the State mental health planning council established under part B of Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. s.300x-1 et seq.), councils, entities or committees concerning activities authorized under section 101 or 102 of the "Assistive Technology Act of 1998" (29 U.S.C. s.3011 or 29 U.S.C. s.3012), and any councils, entities or committees carrying out similar functions; (ii) parent training and information centers under part D of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (20 U.S.C. s.1451 et seq.) and other entities carrying out federally funded projects that assist parents of children with disabilities; and (iii) other groups interested in advocacy, capacity-building and systemic-change activities to benefit individuals with disabilities; (7) activities to eliminate barriers to access and use of community services by individuals with developmental disabilities, and to enhance systems design and redesign as well as citizen participation to address issues identified in the State plan; (8) activities to educate the public about the capabilities, preferences and needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and activities to develop and support coalitions that support the policy agenda of the council, including training in self-advocacy, education of policymakers and training in citizen leadership skills; (9) activities to provide information to policymakers by supporting and conducting studies and analyses, gathering information, and developing and disseminating model policies and procedures, information, approaches, strategies, findings, conclusions and recommendations. The council may provide the information directly to federal, State and local policymakers, including the United States Congress, the federal executive branch of government, the Governor and the Legislature, the governors and legislatures of other states, and State agencies, in order to increase the ability of these policymakers to offer opportunities and to enhance or adapt generic services to meet the needs of, or provide specialized services to, individuals with developmental disabilities and their families; (10) on a time-limited basis, activities to demonstrate new approaches to serving individuals with developmental disabilities, which are a part of an overall strategy for systemic change. The strategy may involve the education of policymakers and the public about how to effectively deliver services, supports and assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families; and (11) other advocacy, capacity-building and systemic-change activities to promote the development of a coordinated, consumer- and family-centered and consumer- and family-directed comprehensive system of community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance; p. Supervise and annually evaluate the executive director of the council; q. Prepare and transmit an annual report to the Department of Health and Human Services, which shall contain information about the progress made by the council in achieving the purpose set forth in section 1 of P.L.2003, c.54 (C.30:1AA-1.1). The report shall be available in accessible formats and the council shall provide a description of the method by which it shall widely disseminate the report to affected constituencies and the general public; and r. Prepare, approve and implement a budget using amounts paid to the State to fund and implement all programs, projects and activities carried out pursuant to P.L.2003, c.54 (C.30:1AA-1.1 et al.). L.1979,c.105,s.8; amended 2003, c.54, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-9
Statewide Respite Care Program.
Status: in_force

3. The commissioner shall establish a Statewide Respite Care Program within the Department of Human Services to be administered by sponsors designated by the commissioner. Allocations of funds for respite services pursuant to P.L.1987, c.119 (C.30:4F-7 et seq.) to each county or region shall be based on its share of the targeted population according to the following formula: County Allocation = C x (A + B) __________ (D + E) where, A equals the county population of persons age 75 years or older; B equals the county population of adults with functional impairments under the age of 75 according to the most recent data available to the commissioner; C equals the annual amount of funds appropriated for the purpose of this act, minus those funds retained for State administration; D equals the State population of persons age 75 years or older; and E equals the State population of adults with functional impairments under the age of 75. L.1987, c.119, s.3; amended 2017, c.131, s.121.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-75.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-75.1
Authority to collect moneys due the State
Status: in_force

1. The Department of Human Services shall have the authority to collect all moneys due to the State for services, assistance, relief or care provided by the State through the department from the recipients thereof or from the persons legally responsible therefor pursuant to any agreement with the State or pursuant to any obligation established by law or by contract. The Attorney General shall provide all legal assistance necessary and proper to collect the moneys due to the State and shall have all the remedies and may take all of the proceedings for the collection thereof which may be had or taken for or upon the recovery of a judgment in a civil action and may institute and maintain any action or proceeding in the courts necessary therefor. L.1962,c.207,s.1; amended 1995,c.155,s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-69 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-69
Juvenile not relieved from other penalties
Status: in_force

9. Nothing in this act shall be construed to exempt any person who is admitted to a juvenile offender program established and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this act from the payment of any fine, penalty, restitution or other financial obligation imposed by law or the court as a result of any adjudication. L.1997,c.81, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11
Public policy; license required; application
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the public policy of this State to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of basic standards for the training, experience and education of individuals acting as administrators of convalescent homes and private nursing homes as defined in chapter 11 of Title 30 to insure safe and adequate treatment of all individuals in convalescent homes and private nursing homes. No convalescent home or private nursing home shall operate in this State under the supervision of an individual acting as administrator except upon license first had and obtained for that purpose from the department. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to interfere with the powers of the State Board of Medical Examiners to license medical practitioners in New Jersey. L.1968, c. 356, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.10
Amount of financial assistance grant
Status: in_force

If a county or counties applying for financial assistance under this act meet all the requirements for receiving such assistance, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall provide a State financial assistance grant for: a. The full cost of capital construction and renovation for county correctional facilities providing placement space for prisoners remanded by the State; and b. The partial cost of capital construction and renovation for county correctional facilities for housing county prisoners. L.1981, c. 498, s. 8, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.24
Health information platform.
Status: in_force

9. a. A health information platform operated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 6 of this act shall contain detailed health data from the Regional Health Hub's core region, including macro-level analytics of broad population trends, and micro-level analytics of both individual health data, and disease trends by category of disease, age group, or other subset. b. Each Regional Health Hub shall maintain a data sharing use and reciprocal support agreement, and any applicable use case agreement, with any Statewide health information platform designated by the commissioner in order to promote interoperability. c. The department shall, consistent with federal and Sate law, make available NJ FamilyCare claims data to the Regional Health Hubs, as needed for the Regional Health Hub's population health work or other tasks, and enter into appropriate data sharing agreements for the exchange of such data. The department shall share with each Regional Health Hub the NJ FamilyCare claims data for beneficiaries residing within the Regional Health Hub's data catchment area, as mutually agreed to by the Regional Health Hub and the department. The data catchment area shall include, but need not be limited to, the Regional Health Hub's core region, and may overlap with the data catchment areas for other Regional Health Hubs. d. The Departments of Human Services, Health, Children and Families, and Community Affairs shall be authorized, to the extent permissible by federal and State law or regulation, to share with the health information platforms established, or the Regional Health Hubs designated, pursuant to this act, any available health data that is maintained by the departments. L.2019, c.517, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.63 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.63
Revocation of parole; hearing.
Status: in_force

19. a. If the hearing officer finds probable cause pursuant to subsection c. (1) of section 18 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.62) and finds that revocation is desirable pursuant to subsection c. (2) of section 18 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.62), or if the parolee is convicted of a criminal offense committed while on parole, the board shall cause a revocation hearing to be conducted by a hearing officer, other than the hearing officer previously designated pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.62), within 60 days after the date a parolee is taken into custody as a parole violator unless the parolee or the hearing officer requests postponement of the revocation hearing, which may be granted by appropriate board panel for good cause, but in no event shall such postponement, if requested by the hearing officer, exceed 120 days. b. Prior to the revocation hearing, the parolee shall be given written notice of: (1) The time, date and place of the parole revocation hearing; (2) The right pursuant to P.L.1974, c.33 (C.2A:158A-5.1 et seq.), to representation by an attorney or such other qualified person as the parolee chooses; (3) The right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, and to rebut adverse documentary evidence; and (4) The right to testify, to present evidence and to subpoena witnesses on the parolee's own behalf, provided a prima facie showing is made that the prospective witnesses will provide material testimony. c. The hearing officer shall maintain a full and complete record of the parole revocation hearing. d. After consideration of all evidence presented, if there is clear and convincing evidence that a parolee has violated the conditions of his parole, such violation being a basis for return to custody pursuant to subsection b. or c. of section 16 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.60), and if revocation and return to custody is desirable in the instant matter, the appropriate board panel may revoke parole and return such parolee to custody, for a specified length of time, or in accordance with the provisions of sections 16 and 17 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.60 and 30:4-123.61), or the appropriate board panel may issue an order modifying parole and releasing the offender or continuing parole and releasing the offender. e. Not more than 21 days following the hearing conducted pursuant to this section, the parolee and his representative shall be informed in writing of the decision, the particular reasons therefor, and the facts relied on. L.1979, c.441, s.19; amended 1995, c.280, s.43; 2019, c.363, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-7.1
References to neuropsychiatric institute, training school and certain state schools to mean and refer to certain developmental centers
Status: in_force

Whenever reference is made in any law, rule or regulation to the New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute, North Jersey Training School at Totowa, New Lisbon State School, Woodbine State School, Vineland State School, Woodbridge State School or Hunterdon State School, it shall mean and refer to the North Princeton Developmental Center, North Jersey Developmental Center, New Lisbon Developmental Center, Woodbine Developmental Center, Vineland Developmental Center, Woodbridge Developmental Center or Hunterdon Developmental Center, respectively. L.1983, c. 231, s. 4, eff. June 29, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-8
Violations; causes of action; damages.
Status: in_force

8. a. Any person or resident whose rights as defined herein are violated shall have a cause of action against any person committing such violation. The Department of Health and Senior Services may maintain an action in the name of the State to enforce the provisions of this act and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this act. The action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce such rights and to recover actual and punitive damages for their violation. Any plaintiff who prevails in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the action. b. In addition to the provisions of subsection a. of this section, treble damages may be awarded to a resident or alleged third party guarantor of payment who prevails in any action to enforce the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.241 (C.30:13-3.1). L.1976,c.120,s.8; amended 1997, c.241, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-33 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-33
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Family Support Act." L.1993,c.98,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.6
Custody.
Status: in_force

6. A State or local law enforcement officer shall take custody of a person and take the person immediately and directly to a screening service if: a. On the basis of personal observation, the law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person is in need of involuntary commitment to treatment; b. A mental health screener has certified on a form prescribed by the division that based on a screening outreach visit the person is in need of involuntary commitment to treatment and has requested the person be taken to the screening service for a complete assessment; c. The court orders that a person subject to an order of conditional discharge issued pursuant to subsection c. of section 15 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.15) who has failed to follow the conditions of the discharge be taken to a screening service for an assessment; or d. An outpatient treatment provider has certified on a form prescribed by the division that the provider has reasonable cause to believe the person is in need of evaluation for commitment to treatment. The involvement of the law enforcement authority shall continue at the screening service as long as necessary to protect the safety of the person in custody and the safety of the community from which the person was taken. L.1987, c.116, s.6; amended 2009, c.112, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-40 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-40
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect January first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. L.1951, c. 138, p. 593, s. 40.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.26
Application for amendments, waivers.
Status: in_force

11. In addition to utilizing any State-appropriated funding that supports Regional Health Hubs, the Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act, and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program, and shall take such additional steps as may be necessary to secure, on behalf of participating Regional Health Hubs, such waivers, exemptions, or advisory opinions to ensure that such Regional Health Hubs are in compliance with applicable provisions of State and federal law related to fraud and abuse, including, but not limited to, anti-kickback, self-referral, false claim, and civil monetary penalty provisions. L.2019, c.517, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-16.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-16.4
Disposition of monies derived from judgment
Status: in_force

3. If an inmate is awarded a money judgment as the result of a civil action, the monies derived from that judgment shall be deposited in the inmate's account at the correctional institution in which the inmate is confined. These monies shall be used to satisfy any court-imposed fines, restitution or penalties which the inmate has not met. These monies may also be used to meet any claims for reimbursement for medical treatment sought by the State or a county pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.254 (C.30:7E-1 et seq.). L.1996,c.11,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.5
Escape from confinement
Status: in_force

The willful failure of a prisoner to remain within the extended limits of his confinement, or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the commissioner, shall be deemed an escape from confinement and shall be punishable as provided in section 2A:104-6 of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1969, c. 22, s. 5, eff. April 23, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7t — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7t
"County Option Hospital Fee Program."
Status: in_force

3. a. There is established "The County Option Hospital Fee Program" in the Department of Human Services. b. The purpose of the program is: (1) to increase financial resources through the Medicaid program to support local hospitals and to ensure that they continue to provide necessary services to low-income citizens; and (2) to provide participating counties with new fiscal resources. c. Each participating county shall be authorized by the commissioner to impose a local healthcare-related fee on hospitals within its borders. d. A participating county shall submit a proposed fee and expenditure report to the commissioner to ensure that the proposed fee and expenditure plan satisfies paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section and subsection e. of this section, and does not create a direct or indirect guarantee to hold harmless, as those terms are used in 42 C.F.R. s.433.68(f). The commissioner shall further review the proposed fee and expenditure report to determine whether it complies with relevant rules and regulations. Each participating county shall consult with affected hospitals within its jurisdiction to prepare the proposed fee and expenditure report before the report is submitted to the commissioner. The commissioner shall make the proposed fee and expenditure report available to the affected hospitals for review and the hospitals shall be permitted to provide comments to the commissioner regarding the report for a period of 21 calendar days from the date the proposed report is made available for review. If a participating county submits a proposed fee and expenditure report that includes plans to increase Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare payments for any hospital within its jurisdiction that exceeds the calculated value of its hospital-specific disproportionate share limit, as outlined in 42 U.S.C. s.1396r-4 and calculated by the State, the proposed fee and expenditure report shall include an attestation from the chief executive officer of any such hospital confirming that the hospital is subject to a reduction in disproportionate share hospital payments, including Charity Care payments, at the commissioner's discretion and upon notice to the hospital and to the extent necessary to comply with payment limits outlined in section 1923(g) of the federal Social Security Act. The Department of Human Services shall take all appropriate action to comply with section 1923(g) of the federal Social Security Act. e. The board of County commissioners of a participating county, following the approval of the participating county's proposed fee and expenditure plan by the commissioner, may adopt an ordinance providing for the imposition of a fee on hospitals located within its borders and for appropriate administrative provisions, including, but not limited to, provisions for the collection of interest, the collection of penalties, and the application of liens. The fee shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. s.1396b(w)(3)(A), and shall be subject to the maximum aggregate amount that may be assessed pursuant to 42 C.F.R. s.433.68(f)(3), or any subsequent maximum amount as may be established by federal law, and shall be subject to review and approval by the commissioner. The fee shall not exceed the aggregate amount specified in 42 C.F.R. s.433.68(f)(3) minus one percent of total net patient revenues. The participating county may exempt a hospital within its jurisdiction from the fee, provided that the exemption complies with the requirements of 42 C.F.R. s.433.68. The fee authorized pursuant to this act may be collected only to the extent that the commissioner determines that the revenues generated qualify as the State share of Medicaid program expenditures eligible for federal financial participation pursuant to 42 C.F.R. s.433.68. f. Any subsequent alterations to the fee are subject to the approval of the commissioner prior to implementation. Upon approval, the commissioner shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the changes and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program. g. (1) Neither the State nor a participating county shall be liable for any amount of a local healthcare-related fee imposed on a hospital pursuant to this act that the hospital fails to pay or does not pay in a timely manner to the assessing county. (2) With the exception of the period of time during which a participating county or Medicaid Managed Care Organization is in possession of payments prior to disbursement, neither a participating county nor Medicaid Managed Care Organization shall be liable for any amount related to an approved expenditure plan determined to be impermissible by a federal agency. The Department of Human Services shall amend related managed care contracts to include this provision. h. Any hospital that exceeds its hospital-specific disproportionate share limit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1396r-4 as a result of payments received pursuant to the County Option Hospital Fee Program or pursuant to other State or federal funding mechanisms or pools shall be liable to the State for any funds the State may be required to reimburse the federal government for any such excess disproportionate share hospital funds attributable to the hospital. L.2018, c.136, s.3; amended 2021, c.41; 2022, c.61, s.3; 2024, c.47, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7ff — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7ff
Amendment of the Medicaid managed care organization contract provisions.
Status: in_force

1. a. At the next regular opportunity, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services shall amend the Medicaid managed care organization contract provisions on network adequacy to require: (1) a sufficient number of pediatric primary care physicians (PCPs) to assure that: (a) at least two physicians eligible as PCPs are within five miles or 10 minutes driving time or public transit time, whichever is less, of 90 percent of the managed care plan's pediatric enrollees who live in urban counties; (b) at least two physicians eligible as PCPs are within 10 miles or 15 minutes driving time or public transit time, whichever is less, of 90 percent of the managed care plan's pediatric enrollees who live in non-urban counties; and (c) 100 percent of all pediatric enrollees live no more than 30 minutes from at least one physician eligible as a PCP; (2) a sufficient number of pediatric medical specialists to assure: (a) access within 15 miles or 30 minutes driving time or public transit time, whichever is less, of 90 percent of the managed care plan's pediatric enrollees who live in urban counties; and (b) access within 40 miles or 60 minutes driving time or public transit time, whichever is less, of 90 percent of the managed care plan's pediatric enrollees who live in non-urban counties; (3) a sufficient number of pediatric oncologists and developmental and behavioral pediatricians and psychiatrists to assure: (a) access within 10 miles or 20 minutes driving time or public transit time, whichever is less, of 90 percent of the managed care plan's pediatric enrollees who live in urban counties; and (b) access within 30 miles or 45 minutes driving time or public transit time, whichever is less, of 90 percent of the managed care plan's pediatric enrollees who live in non-urban counties; and (4) the following types of pediatric medical specialties represented within the plan's network: adolescent medicine; allergy and immunology; cardiology; developmental and behavioral pediatrics; psychiatry, emergency medicine; endocrinology and diabetes; gastroenterology and nutrition; general pediatrics; general pediatrics - dermatology; hematology; human genetics and metabolism; infectious disease; neonatology; nephrology; neurology; oncology; ophthalmology; orthopedics; otolaryngology; plastic surgery; pulmonary medicine, including sleep medicine; radiology; rehabilitative medicine; and rheumatology. b. In each reporting period, a managed care organization may seek a waiver of a specific network adequacy provision established in paragraphs (2) through (3) of subsection a. of this section from the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services. The division shall establish a waiver process where, at a minimum, the managed care organization must demonstrate both an active, good faith effort to meet requirements for applicable specialties in each applicable county, and certify to the division which specialty or specialties, and in which counties, for which insufficient providers exist. c. The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall require each managed care organization to establish a process by which a patient or provider may submit a grievance regarding the adequacy of its provider network. This process shall include response timeframes, but no more than 30 days, and reporting defined in the managed care contract, including documentation of specific provider availability addressing each grievance. d. In order to provide timely services to patients, when a managed care organization is notified that care is needed for a Medicaid beneficiary in a county where a managed care organization was unable to certify that it meets, or received a waiver of, the network adequacy standards as required in subsection a. of this section, the managed care organization shall initiate negotiations with non-participating providers of that service, and shall provide timely authorization to ensure services can be provided to the beneficiary without delay and consistent with timeframes defined in the managed care contract for all routine and urgent services. Balance-billing of Medicaid beneficiaries shall be prohibited. Any copayments or other forms of cost-sharing imposed on services rendered under this paragraph shall be limited to the maximum amount allowed under State law for the Medicaid program. The Commissioner of Human Services may promulgate rules or regulations to resolve in a timely manner contracting disputes that arise under this subsection. e. The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall establish an enhanced system to assess the network adequacy of a managed care organization contracted with the division to provide benefits under Medicaid, including, but not limited to, requiring the managed care organization to certify, at a minimum on an annual basis, that the managed care organization meets the network adequacy requirements contained in their contract. The division shall enforce appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with this section, including, but not limited to, financial penalties that accrue during the period of non-compliance. f. A managed care organization shall annually provide a report of the number of out-of-network contracts and waivers sought and granted by pediatric specialty, as listed in paragraph (4) of subsection a. of this section, and county to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, who shall make that information publicly available by request. g. For the purposes of this section: "Medicaid" means the program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). "Network adequacy" means the adequacy of the provider network with respect to the scope and type of health care benefits provided by the managed care plan, the geographic service area covered by the provider network, and access to medical specialists pursuant to the standards in the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-18) and in the existing contract between a managed care organization and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services. "Non-urban county" shall mean: Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Morris, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties, or as otherwise defined for the purposes of this section by the Commissioner of Human Services. "Urban county" shall mean: Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Passaic, and Union counties, or as otherwise defined for the purposes of this section by the Commissioner of Human Services. L.2021, c.276, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-56 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-56
Judgment of commitment; expense; filing fee.
Status: in_force

30:4-56. The final judgment of commitment shall contain a determination of the legal settlement of the person with mental illness and shall provide for the payment of the expense of the care and treatment of the person. The judgment, together with the complaint or a certified copy thereof, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county, who shall forward within 10 days after receipt of same a certified copy of the judgment, and in all cases a certified copy of the complaint on which the judgment is founded, to the chief executive officer of the institution to which the person is committed. In the case of a person with mental illness against whom a final judgment of commitment has been entered, the county adjuster shall, within a reasonable period of time after the person is discharged from a psychiatric facility, provide the person or the person's parent, if the person is under the age of 18, with notice of the amount required to be paid by the terms of the court order. At the time of making the final judgment, the court shall further tax a filing fee of $1.00 to be paid to the clerk for the use of the county in each case, which fee shall be paid in all nonindigent cases by the person made chargeable in the judgment, and in all indigent cases by the county in which the action is had unless the indigent person is chargeable to another county in which case such other county shall be liable for the fee. Amended 1953, c.29, s.23; 1965, c.59, s.45; 1995, c.155, s.13; 2005, c.55, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-53.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-53.3
Revised, repeated placement plans, requisites.
Status: in_force

3. a. The division shall not treat a child's repeated placement into resource family care as an initial placement. The child's revised placement plan, updated at the time of the child's repeated placement, shall summarize the child's prior history with the division regarding previous placements, the findings of the child placement review board, as well as a copy of the court order for the removal of the child from the custody of his parents or guardian. The revised placement plan shall be used by the division when preparing the child's repeated placement plan pursuant to this section. b. Whenever a child is placed again into resource family care, the division shall prepare a repeated placement plan which shall ensure the goals of safety and permanency through the safe return of the child to his parents or, if this is not possible, through the State's assumption of guardianship for the purpose of finding the child an adoptive home or, if termination of parental rights is not appropriate, through an alternative permanent placement. The plan shall be prepared within 30 days after the child's repeated placement and submitted to the court. The plan shall be valid for 12 months after the date the child was placed again into resource family care. c. The repeated placement plan shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The specific reasons for the repeated placement of the child, including a description of the problems or conditions in the home of the parents or guardian which necessitated the child's removal, and a summary of the efforts made by the division to prevent the child's repeated placement or the exception to the requirement to make reasonable efforts to prevent placement in accordance with section 24 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C.30:4C-11.2); (2) The specific actions to be taken by the child's parents or guardian to eliminate the identified problems or conditions which were the basis of the child's repeated placement into resource family care, which actions shall be taken within a specific time limit agreed upon by the child's caseworker and the parents or guardian; (3) The social services to be provided to the child and the resource family parents during the period the child is in resource family care and the social services to be provided to the child's parent or guardian, or the exception to the requirement to make reasonable efforts toward family reunification in accordance with section 25 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C.30:4C-11.3), and the goal for the child and anticipated date for achieving the goal. The purpose of the supportive services shall be to promote the child's best interest and to facilitate his safe return to his home, placement for adoption or an alternative permanent placement. Services to facilitate adoption or an alternative permanent placement may be provided concurrently with services to reunify the child with the parent or guardian; (4) An assessment of the division's ability to obtain a child's birth certificate, locate the child's parents for future contact and have access to the child's extended family, in the event that a plan for adoption or an alternative permanent placement becomes necessary; (5) A stipulation that the child be placed with his prior resource family parent, if possible and if in the child's best interest, to provide the child with continuity and stability in his living environment; and (6) A permanency plan for the child and the reasonable efforts of the division to achieve that plan, if: the division has established an exception to the requirement to provide reasonable efforts toward family reunification in accordance with section 25 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C.30:4C-11.3); or the child has, in any period of 22 consecutive months, been in any placement or placements for a total of 12 months. The permanency plan shall include whether and, if applicable, when: (a) the child will be returned to the parent or guardian, if the child can be returned home without endangering the child's health or safety; (b) the division has determined that family reunification is not possible, and the division shall file a petition for the termination of parental rights for the purpose of adoption; or (c) the division has determined that termination of parental rights is not appropriate in accordance with section 31 of P.L.1999, c.53 (C.30:4C-15.3), and the child shall be placed in an alternative permanent placement. L.1991,c.448,s.3; amended 1999, c.53, s.41; 2004, c.130, s.86.