N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-55 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-55
Placement plans, requirements.
Status: in_force

6. The division shall prepare and revise, when necessary, in consultation with the child's parents or legal guardian and, when appropriate, the child, a placement plan for each child placed outside his home. The placement plan shall include: a. A statement of the goal for the permanent placement or return home of the child and anticipated date that the goal will be achieved; b. The intermediate objectives relating to the attainment of the goal; c. A statement of the duties and responsibilities of the division, the parents or legal guardian and the temporary caretaker, including the services to be provided by the division to the child and to the temporary caretaker; d. A statement of the services to be provided to the parent or legal guardian or 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). Services to facilitate adoption or an alternative permanent placement may be provided concurrently with services to reunify the child with the parent or guardian; and e. A permanency plan for the child and the division's reasonable efforts 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 been in placement for 12 months. The permanency plan shall include whether and, if applicable, when: (a) the child shall 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.1977,c.424,s.6; amended 1999, c.53, s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-32.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-32.6
Findings, declarations relative to services for persons with developmental disabilities.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Reliable and current data about the service needs of persons with developmental disabilities who are eligible for services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services is fundamental to the division's ability to plan effectively to meet those needs; b. Similarly, in order to make appropriate decisions about State funding for these services, it is important to understand the needs of persons with developmental disabilities served by the division; c. Information about service needs is also essential for service providers as they seek to expand services, acquire or build infrastructure where needed, make services available at the time they are needed, and ensure that the services they provide are compatible with the needs of persons with developmental disabilities residing in their particular service areas; d. Additionally, persons with developmental disabilities and their family members and guardians need access to current data so that they can develop informed expectations about the system that provides services for persons with developmental disabilities; e. As this system evolves into one in which more persons with developmental disabilities and their family members and guardians play a larger role in obtaining necessary support services in the community, it is critical to create a truly transparent system on which persons with developmental disabilities and their family members and guardians can rely, and which they can trust; and f. In order to ensure that the State and persons with developmental disabilities and their family members and guardians have reliable data about the service needs of persons with developmental disabilities and that such data can be made available to those who need to factor that information into their decision-making, planning, funding, and expectations for services, it is the policy of the State to provide for the collection and dissemination of data on persons with developmental disabilities. L.2011, c.163, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:3-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-10
Award of contracts; proposals; advertising
Status: in_force

After plans and specifications have been approved, as provided in section 30:3-7 of this title, all advertising incidental to awarding building or construction contracts shall be placed by the commissioner and paid for by the commission, board or body to which appropriation was made for the work. All proposals shall be received, opened and read at the commissioner's office in the presence of the commission, board or body to which appropriation was made for the work, and the commissioner within fourteen days thereafter shall, with the approval of the state board, make the award.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7e — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7e
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

38. 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 implement the provisions of sections 9, 11 and 12 of this act as they relate to payments from the Health Care Subsidy Fund to disproportionate share hospitals. L.1992,c.160,s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-24
Application for care or custody; complaint; petition.
Status: in_force

24. Whenever the director of welfare of any county or municipality in this State shall be called upon to serve any child whose needs cannot properly be provided for by financial assistance as made available by the laws of this State, the director shall, within 24 hours thereafter, give written notice thereof to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, and shall file an application for care or custody, as provided in section 11 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-11), or shall file a complaint as provided in section 12 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-12), or shall file a petition as provided in section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15), as the situation of the child may require. The notice shall contain all available information concerning the child and the child's circumstances, which will enable the Division of Child Protection and Permanency to take proper action. If the immediate needs of the child so require, the director shall provide for the child's care in a suitable place, approved with reasonable promptness for that purpose by the division, paying therefor as a charge against county or municipal funds until such time as the child has been found eligible for care, custody, or guardianship in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.). L.1951, c.138, s.24; amended 1962, c.197, s.25; 2012, c.16, s.74.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-140.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-140.1
Attempt by inmate to obtain certain information; forfeiture of good time.
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.51), R.S.30:4-140, R.S.30:4-92 or any other law to the contrary, accumulated time credits or remissions, including commutation time for good behavior, progressive time credits or credits for diligent application to work and other institutional assignments shall be subject to forfeiture as a penalty for misconduct if an inmate unlawfully obtains or seeks to obtain personal identifying information of the inmate's victim or the victim's family in violation of section 1 of P.L.1998, c.17 (C.47:1A-2.2). L.1998,c.17,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-35 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-35
Documents prepared relating to mental health care resources for children, submit to Governor, Legislature, made available on website, Department of Children and Families.
Status: in_force

2. a. No later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this act, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall submit to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature the documents prepared pursuant to paragraphs (7) and (8) of subsection c. of section 1 of this act. b. The commissioner shall make the documents required pursuant to paragraphs (7) and (8) of subsection c. of section 1 of this act available to the public on the Department of Children and Families' Internet website. L.2024, c.100, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:14-15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-15
"Domestic Violence Victims' Fund."
Status: in_force

3. a. There is hereby established the "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund," a dedicated fund within the General Fund and administered by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. The fund shall be the depository of moneys realized from the civil penalty imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.195 (C.2C:25-29.1) and any other moneys made available for the purposes of the fund. b. All moneys deposited in the "Domestic Violence Victims' Fund" shall be used for direct services to victims of domestic violence, including, but not limited to, shelter services, legal advocacy services, and legal assistance services, and for related administrative costs of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. L.2001, c.195, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.182; 2012, c.16, s.128.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-15.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-15.8
Responsibilities of division, placement of child
Status: in_force

5. The division, after assuming the care, custody and control of a child from a licensed general hospital pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2000, c.58 (C.30:4C-15.7), shall not be required to attempt to reunify the child with the child's parents. Additionally, the division shall not be required to search for relatives of the child as a placement or permanency option, or to implement other placement requirements that give preference to relatives if the division does not have information as to the identity of the child, the child's mother or the child's father. The division shall place the child with potential adoptive parents as soon as possible. L.2000, c.58, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6c — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6c
Continued Medicaid eligibility
Status: in_force

2. A dependent child or the parent or caretaker relative of a dependent child who would lose eligibility for the aid to families with dependent children program under the State Plan for Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act in effect as of July 16, 1996 due to earnings from, or increased hours of, employment, or receipt of benefits under the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq. or the "Temporary Disability Benefits Law," P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et seq.), is eligible to continue receiving Medicaid benefits pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) for a period of 24 consecutive months, commencing with the month in which eligibility under provisions of the State Plan for Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act in effect as of July 16, 1996 is no longer met, if the person: a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1997, c.13). b. would be eligible in accordance with the State Plan for Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act in effect as of July 16, 1996, except for the person's income, resources or hours of employment. L.1987,c.283,s.2; amended 1991, c.523, s.17; 1997, c.13, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-80.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-80.5
Books for entry and indexing of liens; no fees required
Status: in_force

The clerk of the county or register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, shall provide suitable books in which he shall enter the liens filed hereunder properly indexed in the name of the patient or other persons chargeable under said lien against whom the lien is claimed. All liens and other papers incidental thereto required hereunder shall be received and recorded by the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, without payment of fees by the institution claiming the lien. L.1938, c. 239, p. 543, s. 5, eff. May 25, 1938. Amended by L.1953, c. 29, p. 524, s. 37; L.1956, c. 162, p. 652, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-3.1
Commissary or store; establishment; cost; profits.
Status: in_force

1. Counties are empowered to maintain a commissary or store for the sale of commodities to patients, patients' visitors, and employees of any county psychiatric hospital under rules to be adopted by the county. The cost of establishing the commissary or store may be defrayed out of funds appropriated for current maintenance. Any profit may be used for recreational entertainment of the patients or another like purpose. L.1941, c.37, s.1; amended 2013, c.103, s.94.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.3a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.3a
State or county prisoners; release on interim basis; notice to local police department
Status: in_force

Any superintendent, or his designee, of a State correctional institution or warden or keeper, or his designee, of a county penal institution, from which an inmate is released on an interim basis pursuant to P.L.1969, c. 22 (C. 30:4-91.1 et seq.), or P.L.1968, c. 372 (C. 30:8-44 et seq.) shall notify the local police department of the intention of the inmate to visit, study, work or reside in the respective municipality. L.1977, c. 189, s. 1, eff. Aug. 24, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.48 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.48
Family working groups established
Status: in_force

6. a. There are established three regional family working groups which shall consist of representatives from each county within a region. The division shall establish the regions. The regional family working groups shall assess regional needs for family support services and make recommendations to the Statewide family working group. Members shall be designated by the coordinator in conjunction with the Statewide family advocacy organization. Members shall serve without compensation and shall include a family member of a person with a serious mental illness, a person with a serious mental illness or other representative of a group interested in advocating for persons with serious mental illness and their families. b. There is established a Statewide family working group which shall consist of three members from each of the regional family working groups in the State. Members shall be designated by the respective regional family working groups and shall serve without compensation. The Statewide family working group members shall monitor the support services from their respective regions and provide recommendations to the coordinator regarding family support services. L.1995,c.314,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-7
Habeas corpus; enforcement of rights
Status: in_force

Every developmentally disabled person in residence or attendance at any facility shall be entitled to a writ of habeas corpus upon proper petition by such person, or a parent, guardian, representative of guardian services, attorney or other interested party, to any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which such person is residing or in which such facility is located, and shall further be entitled to enforce any of the rights herein stated by civil action or other remedy otherwise available by common law or statute. L.1977, c. 82, s. 7, eff. May 5, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-26.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-26.20
Minor and child to remain together as family unit.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a minor is placed in a resource family home, group home, or institution, pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-26), and is pregnant, becomes pregnant, or gives birth to a child while in the placement, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families shall provide or arrange for the provision of services to ensure that the minor and her child remain together as a family unit. b. A Division of Child Protection and Permanency caseworker shall develop and implement a permanency plan for the minor and her child that will enable the minor to provide a safe and stable home for her child, and shall not limit the minor's legal right to make decisions regarding the care, custody, and supervision of her child. The plan shall address, but shall not be limited to, the following areas: (1) counseling and advocacy services; (2) information about and referral to physicians, certified nurse midwives, and other health care professionals providing prenatal care; (3) medical care, including hospital, maternity, postnatal, and preventive pediatric services; and (4) maintenance services, including, clothing, food, housing, and financial assistance. c. If, as a result of the minor's pregnancy or birth of her child, the minor's current placement is no longer available, is inappropriate, or could result in harm to the minor or her child, the caseworker shall locate and place the minor and her child together in a substitute living arrangement. d. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall not be required to arrange or provide for services to the minor and her child pursuant to subsection a. of this section, if the division has reasonable cause to believe that the minor's child has been subjected to child abuse or acts of child abuse or neglect by the minor. e. For purposes of this section, "minor" means a person 21 years of age or younger who is under the care and supervision or custody of the Division of [Youth and Family Services] Child Protection and Permanency pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-12). L.2010, c.98, s.1; amended 2012, c.16, s.86.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-17
Residents of community residential facility; rights; enforcement
Status: in_force

The department shall ensure that every developmentally disabled person in a community residential facility receives adequate medical and dental care, a nutritionally adequate diet, a full daily program of structured activities, and those other services which are necessary to maximize the developmental potential of the developmentally disabled person in a manner least restrictive of personal liberty. Every developmentally disabled person shall have adequate protection from abuse and a wholesome environment in which to live. All rights and procedures for the enforcement of rights recognized in sections 4, 5 and 7 of the "Developmentally Disabled Rights Act," P.L. 1977, c. 82 (C. 30:6D-4, 5, 7), shall apply to persons covered by this act. L.1983, c. 524, s. 5, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-121 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-121
Expenses of parole
Status: in_force

The expenses incident to the operation of the parole system in each institution shall be paid from its maintenance account.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-21
Applications for Federal funds authorized
Status: in_force

The State agency so designated, acting as such agency, is hereby authorized to submit to the surgeon-general of the United States Public Health Service applications for funds for carrying out the purposes of any such Federal law, and to administer or supervise the administration of any plans or otherwise act thereunder. L.1947, c. 83, p. 464, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.6
Incidents considered.
Status: in_force

6. The department shall consider, for the purposes of this act, any incidents of child abuse or neglect that were substantiated on or after June 29, 1995, to ensure that perpetrators have had an opportunity to appeal a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect; except that the department may consider substantiated incidents prior to that date if the department, in its judgment, determines that the individual poses a risk of harm to children in a child care center. In cases involving incidents substantiated prior to June 29, 1995, the department shall offer the individual an opportunity for a hearing to contest its action restricting the individual from employment in a child care center. L.1997,c.254,s.6; amended 2004, c.130, s.97.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-13
Federal financial participation
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall take any actions which may be appropriate to maximize federal financial participation in the implementation or the expansion of respite care services under this act. L. 1987, c. 119, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.3
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Correctional Policy Act of 1982" . L.1981, c. 498, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:3-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-4
State institutional construction fund; bond issue
Status: in_force

L.1930, c. 227, p. 1015, entitled "An act authorizing the creation of a debt of the state of New Jersey by the issuance of bonds of the state in the sum of ten million dollars for state institutions; providing for the ways and means to pay the interest of said debt and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof; and providing for the submission of this law to the people at a general election," approved April eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, as amended by L.1935, c. 215, p. 509, saved from repeal. [This act permits the issuance of bonds in the sum of ten million dollars; limits the bonds issued in any one year to three million dollars; bonds are to be issued from time to time as money is required by certification of the state board to the state house commission; principal and interest are exempt from taxation; the state house commission shall determine all questions in connection with bond issues; other provisions are made for rate of interest, temporary bonds or certificates; separate series, registration, maturity, payment, dedication of proceeds, appropriation of necessary funds from receipts of tax on motor vehicle fuels, and levy of general tax to meet deficiency.]
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-96 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-96
Estimates for ensuing year; no technical evasion
Status: in_force

At least thirty days before the commencement of each state fiscal year, the proper officials of each institution, noninstitutional agency, department or agency of the state or the counties thereof, shall report to the state board estimates for the ensuing year of the amount of supplies of different kinds required by them, which shall refer to the catalogue issued by the state board, in so far as the articles indicated are included within such catalogue. No purchasing agency shall be allowed to evade the intent and meaning of this article by specifying slight variations from the standards adopted by the state board, when the articles provided by it in accordance with its standards are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of the purchasing agency.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6F-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6F / Section 6F-2
Definitions relative to traumatic brain injury
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Council" means the New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury established pursuant to section 3 of this act; and "Fund" means the Traumatic Brain Injury Fund established pursuant to section 5 of this act. L.2001,c.332,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-1
State Council on Developmental Disabilities, additional powers, duties.
Status: in_force

1. a. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, established pursuant to Executive Order Number 20 of 1971, as amended by Executive Order Number 49 of 1973 and Executive Order Number 42 of 1976, is hereby established and continued in the Executive Branch of State Government. b. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities is hereby allocated within the Department of Human Services, but, notwithstanding said allocation, the council shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or any board or officer thereof, or any other cabinet-level department, board or officer thereof. The council shall operate in a manner that shall assure compliance with State and federal administrative, fiscal, legislative, procedural and personnel requirements. c. In addition to the powers and duties herein provided, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities shall constitute the planning entity authorized in the "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000," Pub.L.106-402, 42 U.S.C. s.15001 et seq., and shall exercise all the powers and duties as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes and provisions thereof. L.1979,c.105,s.1; amended 2003, c.54, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.20
Recording of data.
Status: in_force

12. a. The county reentry coordinator shall record data regarding: the number of inmates who are offered services pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2021, c.312 (C.30:8-16.17); the number of inmates who accept the services offered; the types of services provided to each inmate who accepts the services offered; the race, gender, ethnicity, and age of each inmate; a record of any crimes committed by inmates who are released from the facility and the types of crimes committed for a period of three years following the inmate's release; and the number of inmates who were not released, and the reasons why they were not released, from a county correctional facility during regular business hours. b. The data shall be analyzed to determine whether the rates and nature of rearrests and convictions differ according to whether an inmate received services in accordance with section 10 of P.L.2021, c.312 (C.30:8-16.17). The county reentry coordinator shall annually prepare and transmit the findings to the chief executive officer, warden, or keeper of each county correctional facility, as appropriate; the superintendent, director, or other chief administrative officer of the County Board of Social Services or welfare agency, as appropriate; the governing body of the county in which the correctional facility is located; and the Commissioner of Corrections. L. 2021, c.312, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-23
Prescription drug costs; payment under other plan or insurance; effect on eligibility
Status: in_force

Any otherwise eligible person whose prescription drug costs are wholly covered by any other plan of assistance or insurance shall be ineligible for assistance under the provisions of this act. Any otherwise eligible person whose prescription drug costs are covered in part by any other plan of assistance or insurance may be required to receive reduced assistance under the provisions of this act. L.1975, c. 194, s. 4, eff. Aug. 21, 1975. Amended by L.1977, c. 268, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-24
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: a. "Blind person" or "person who is blind" means a person whose vision in the better eye with proper correction does not exceed 20/200 or who has a field defect in the better eye with proper correction which contracts the peripheral field so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. b. "Central Nonprofit Agency" means the agency designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1981, c.488 (C.30:6-28). c. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. d. "Rehabilitation facility" means a rehabilitation facility located in this State which qualifies as a charitable organization or institution under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is conducted on a nonprofit basis for the purpose of carrying out a recognized program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental disability or injury and of providing these individuals with remunerative employment or other occupational rehabilitative activity of an educational or therapeutic nature as defined in section 525.1 et seq. of the regulations adopted pursuant to the federal "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 29 U.S.C. s. 201 et seq. and related codes, and which is engaged in the production of commodities or the provision of services in connection with which not less than 75 percent of the total hours of direct labor is performed by persons who are blind or who have a severe disability, excluding any hours of supervision, administration, inspection, or shipping. e. "Person with a severe disability" means a person with a physical, mental, or emotional disability, other than blindness but including a visual impairment, which substantially impairs employment and prevents that person from currently engaging in typical competitive employment. f. "State agency" means an agency of State government. L.1981, c.488, s.2; amended 1991, c.147, s.2; 2017, c.131, s.124.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.34 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.34
Management, operation and administration in conformity with this title; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided for herein, the management, operation and administration of such facilities shall be in conformity with the provisions of Title 30, Revised Statutes, and the State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as shall be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1957, c. 90, p. 177, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11A-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-10
Penalties for operating uncertified, unlicensed residential health care facility.
Status: in_force

10. a. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, society, or association who shall operate or conduct a residential health care facility without first obtaining the certificate of approval or license required by P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.), or who shall operate such establishment after revocation or suspension of a certificate of approval or license, shall be liable to a penalty of $10.00 for each day of operation in violation hereof for the first offense, and for any subsequent offense shall be liable to a penalty of $20.00 for each day of operation in violation hereof. The penalties authorized by this section shall be recovered in a summary proceeding, brought in the name of the State of New Jersey pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.74 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Money penalties, when recovered, shall be payable to the General State Fund. The Department of Health or the Department of Community Affairs, as appropriate, may, in the manner provided by law, maintain an action in the name of the State of New Jersey for injunctive relief against any person, firm, corporation, partnership, society, or association that continues to conduct, manage, or operate a residential health care facility without a certificate of approval or license, or after suspension or revocation of such certificate of approval or license. The practice and procedure in actions instituted under authority of this section shall conform to the practice and procedure in the court in which the action is instituted. No officer or agent of any municipal or county agency having responsibility for making payments of any form of public assistance under the provisions of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes, shall make such payments to or on behalf of a person residing in a residential health care facility as defined in P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.), unless such establishment is, at the time of such payment, approved or provisionally approved pursuant to P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.). b. No residential health care facility, licensed hereunder, shall by public or private advertisement or by any other means hold out to the public that it is equipped to provide post-operative or convalescent care for persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability or who are suffering or recovering from illness or injury or who are critically ill. Any person, firm, association, partnership, society, or corporation who violates the provisions of this subsection shall cease and desist from such practices and shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 for the first offense and $200.00 for each subsequent offense, which penalties shall be recovered in the manner provided for in subsection a. of this section. c. No residential health care facility licensed hereunder, shall operate as a private mental hospital, convalescent home, private nursing home, or private hospital, unless it is licensed pursuant to chapter 11 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes. Whenever there is reason to believe that any such facility or institution is in violation of the provisions of this subsection, the Department of Health or the Department of Community Affairs, as appropriate, may conduct a reasonable inspection of the premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is any violation. Any facility or institution which violates the provisions of this subsection shall be liable to a penalty of $25.00 for each day of operation in violation of this subsection for the first offense and to a penalty of $50.00 for each day of operation for any subsequent offense. The Department of Health and the Department of Community Affairs, with the approval of the Attorney General, are hereby authorized and empowered to compromise and settle claims for the monetary penalty in appropriate circumstances where it appears to the satisfaction of the department that payment of the full penalty will work severe hardship on any individual not having sufficient financial ability to pay the full penalty but in no case shall the penalty be compromised for a sum less than $250.00 for the first offense and $500.00 for any subsequent offense; provided, however, that any penalty of less than $250.00 or $500.00, as the case may be, may be compromised for a lesser sum. The penalties authorized by this subsection shall be recovered in the manner provided for in subsection a. of this section. d. No owner, operator, or employee of a residential health care facility shall serve notice upon a resident to leave the premises, or take any other action in retaliation for: (1) the efforts of the resident or a person acting on the resident's behalf to secure or enforce any rights under a contract, the laws of this State or any of its subdivisions, or the laws of the United States; or (2) the good faith complaint of a resident or a person acting on the resident's behalf to a governmental authority concerning the owner, operator, or employee's alleged violation of P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.) or any health or safety law, regulation, code, or ordinance, or other law or regulation which has as its objective the regulation of residential health care facilities. L.1953, c.212, s.10; amended 1964, c.147, s.7; 1979, c.496, s.32; 2010, c.50, s.59; 2017, c.234, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-14
Office, responsibilities.
Status: in_force

5. The responsibilities of the office shall include, but are not limited to: a. Developing a long-range comprehensive plan for the prevention of developmental disabilities in accordance with the priorities established by the Governor's Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities; b. Encouraging cooperative programs of research among State governmental departments and agencies, universities and private agencies; c. Developing public information campaigns about the causes of developmental disabilities and the means for preventing developmental disabilities; d. Coordinating public education programs about the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities and determining professional in-service training needs in these areas; e. Stimulating expanded and new services for the prevention of developmental disabilities; and f. Making recommendations to the Commissioner of Human Services regarding any needed executive or legislative action. L.1987, c.5, s.5; amended 2000, c.82, s.2; 2010, c.50, s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-84 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-84
Definitions relative to kinship legal guardianship and State agency action.
Status: in_force

7. As used in sections 7 through 10 of P.L.2001, c.250 (C.30:4C-84 et seq.): "Caregiver" means a person over 18 years of age, other than a child's parent, who has a kinship relationship with the child and has been providing care and support for the child, while the child has been residing in the caregiver's home, for either the last 12 consecutive months or 15 of the last 22 months. "Caregiver" includes a resource family parent as defined in section 1 of P.L.1962, c.136 (C.30:4C-26.4). "Child" means a person under 18 years of age, except as otherwise provided in P.L.2001, c.250 (C.3B:12A-1 et al.). "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Children and Families. "Court" means the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part. "Division" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. "Family friend" means a person who is connected to a child or the child's parent by an established, positive psychological or emotional relationship that is not a biological or legal relationship. "Kinship caregiver assessment" means a written report prepared in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2001, c.250 (C.3B:12A-1 et al.) and pursuant to regulations adopted by the commissioner. "Kinship legal guardian" means a caregiver who is willing to assume care of a child due to parental incapacity, with the intent to raise the child to adulthood, and who is appointed the kinship legal guardian of the child by the court pursuant to P.L.2001, c.250 (C.3B:12A-1 et al.). A kinship legal guardian shall be responsible for the care and protection of the child and for providing for the child's health, education, and maintenance. "Kinship relationship" means a family friend or a person with a biological or legal relationship with the child. L.2001, c.250, s.7; amended 2005, c.169, s.15; 2006, c.47, s.154; 2012, c.16, s.110.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7E-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7E / Section 7E-4
Lien for unpaid amounts
Status: in_force

4. a. In the event an inmate is not covered under a health insurance plan, or if the inmate's insurance plan does not fully cover the costs of any medical care, dental care, surgery, hospitalization or treatment provided by the State or the county, the State or county may have a lien for any unpaid amounts due and payable under the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.254 (C.30:7E-2) on any and all property and income to which the person shall have or may acquire an interest. If an inmate fails to reimburse the State or county, for the cost of or any fee charged for the cost of any prescription or nonprescription drug or medicine, as provided pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.254 (C.30:7E-2) the State or county may also have a lien on any or all property or income which the inmate shall have or may acquire an interest. When properly filed as hereinafter provided, the lien shall have priority over all unrecorded encumbrances. b. The lien shall be in a form to be prescribed by the State Treasurer and shall contain the words "State of New Jersey" or the name of the county, the name of the inmate, the date of commitment or detention, the inmate's address on the date of commitment or detention, the inmate's date of birth and the amount due and payable for any medical care, dental care, surgery, hospitalization, treatment, or prescription or nonprescription drugs or medicines rendered therein on the date of the filing of the lien, together with notice of the rate of accumulation, if any, thereafter. The lien shall be signed by the State Treasurer or the county treasurer or his duly constituted agent. Nothing herein shall preclude the State or county from recovering for any medical care, surgery, hospitalization, treatment, or nonprescription drug or medicine furnished but not covered by any lien. c. As an additional remedy, the State Treasurer, county treasurer or commissioner may issue a certificate to the clerk of the Superior Court stating that the person identified in the certificate is indebted under the provisions of this act in such an amount as shall be stated in the certificate. The certificate shall reference the statute under which the indebtedness arises. Thereupon the clerk shall immediately enter upon the record of docketed judgments the name of such inmate as debtor; the State or county as creditor; the address of such inmate if shown in the certificate; the amount of the debt so certified; a reference to the statute under which the debt is assessed; and the date of making such entries. The docketing of the certificate shall have the same force and effect as a civil judgment docketed in the Superior Court and the State or county shall have all the remedies and may take all of the proceedings for the collection thereof which may be had or taken upon the recovery of a judgment in action, but without prejudice to any right to appeal. Upon entry by the clerk of the certificate in the record of docketed judgments in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, interest in the amount specified by court rule for post-judgment interest shall accrue from the date of the docketing of the certificate; provided, however, payment of the interest may be waived by the State Treasurer or county treasurer. In the event that the debt remains unpaid following the issuance of the certificate of debt and either the State Treasurer or county treasurer take any further collections action including referral of the matter to the Attorney General or his designee or in the case of a county, referral or the matter to the county adjustor or his designee, the fee imposed in lieu of the actual cost of collection, may be 20% of the debt or $200.00, whichever is greater. d. The clerk of the Superior Court shall provide suitable books in which shall be entered copies of the liens filed pursuant to this section. The entries shall be properly indexed in the name of the inmate. All liens and other papers incidental thereto required for the purposes of this section shall be received and recorded by the clerk of the Superior Court, without payment of fees. e. To discharge any lien or liens filed pursuant to this section, the State Treasurer or county treasurer or his duly constituted agent shall file with the clerk of the Superior Court, a duly acknowledged certificate setting forth the fact that the county desires to discharge the lien of record. The State Treasurer or county treasurer is authorized to compromise for settlement any lien filed under the provisions of this section for medical care, dental care, surgery, hospitalization or treatment rendered to an inmate. A memorandum of compromise and settlement signed by the State Treasurer or county treasurer shall be sufficient authorization for a complete discharge of the lien. f. Any person desiring to secure immediate discharge of any lien may deposit with the court cash in an amount sufficient to cover the amount of the lien, or post a bond in an amount and with sureties approved by the court. Upon proper notice to the State or county of such deposit or bond, a satisfaction of the lien shall be filed forthwith with the clerk of the Superior Court. g. Any person affected in any manner, whether directly or indirectly by any lien filed under the provisions of this section, and desiring to examine the validity of the lien or the facts and circumstances surrounding the entry of the lien, may do so in an action brought in the county where the lien was filed. The action shall be brought against the State or county institution claiming the lien, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner and enter such judgment as it may deem appropriate. L.1995,c.254,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-103 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-103
County physician to certify cause of death in institution
Status: in_force

The body of a person dying in an institution maintained in whole or in part by state funds shall before removal therefrom be examined by the county physician, or acting county physician, of the county in which the institution is located and a certificate of the cause of death shall be signed by him and filed with the chief executive officer or medical director of the institution.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1.2
Establishment of contracts, licensing for social services providers.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioners of Human Services and Children and Families, or their designees, shall, to the extent practicable, collaborate to establish: a. uniform contracting requirements for social service organizations that contract with the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, or both, to provide services to clients of the departments. The requirements shall include, but not be limited to, uniform reporting procedures and uniform audit schedules; b. centralized licensing review and licensing issuance procedures in which: (1) the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, as appropriate, shall review the requirements for the purpose of licensing the program to provide specified services to clients of the applicable department, which review shall serve as the basis for issuing or renewing one or more licenses required by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, or both, to provide other services to clients of the departments; (2) in the case of an organization with programs licensed to provide services through both the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Families, each program shall be issued a license by a single department, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the agreed upon licensing issuance procedures; and c. a multi-year contract to a social service organization that has exhibited a good compliance record with contracting requirements and licensing standards, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable.
L.2011, c.136, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.53 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.53
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services Investment Act." L.1997,c.258,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-3
Duties of Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Status: in_force

3. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, in administering the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.), whereby the safety of children shall be of paramount concern, shall: (a) provide care and custody for children eligible therefor in such manner that the children may, so far as practicable, continue to live in their own homes and family life be thereby preserved and strengthened; (b) provide necessary welfare services as may be required by such children, so far as practicable, without assumption of custody; (c) encourage the development of private and voluntary agencies qualified to provide welfare services for children to the end that through cooperative effort the need for such services may be limited or reduced; and (d) for each child placed outside his home by the division, provide permanency through return of the child to the child's own home, if the child can be returned home without endangering the child's health or safety; through adoption, if family reunification is not possible; or through an alternative permanent placement, if termination of parental rights is not appropriate. L.1951, c.138, s.3; amended 1962, c.197, s.9; 1999, c.53, s.21; 2012, c.16, s.55.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.4
Rules and regulations for each penal and correctional institution; promulgation and publication
Status: in_force

Subject to guidelines set down by the Director of the Division of Correction and Parole, every State penal and correctional institution shall formally promulgate and publish rules and regulations governing the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of the inmate population confined therein. Among other things, such publications shall set forth the authorized sanctions for various classes of violations of the aforesaid rules and regulations, and detail the procedures for imposing summary and administrative punishment as well as for appealing therefrom. No punishment may be meted out other than of the type and in the manner prescribed by such rules and regulations. L.1975, c. 95, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-74 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-74
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The obligation of the State to preserve the sanctity of the family and prevent the placement of children outside the home should be fulfilled in the context of a clear and consistent policy which emphasizes the strengthening of families through the application of intensive family preservation services; b. In recent years, several states have found that family preservation services can provide an effective, efficient and humane alternative to out-of-home placement; c. Family preservation services are based on the following principles: (1) Safety of the child is always the first concern, (2) Children should be raised by their own families whenever possible, (3) An intervention should build on family strengths and be responsive to family needs, and (4) Improvement of family functioning is essential in order to promote the child's health, safety and welfare, allowing the family to remain intact and the children to remain at home; and d. It is the intent of this act that a comprehensive family preservation services program be provided in every county of the State. L.1993,c.157,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-57 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-57
Commitment for failure to observe rules
Status: in_force

30:9-57. A person with communicable tuberculosis who fails to obey the rules or regulations promulgated in accordance with R.S.26:4-70 by the State Department of Health for the care of tubercular persons and for the prevention of the spread of tuberculosis, or who is an actual menace to the community or to members of his household, may be committed to a hospital or institution, designated by the State Commissioner of Health with the approval of the Commissioner of Human Services, for the care and custody of such person or persons, by the Superior Court, upon proof of service upon him of the rules and regulations and proof of violation thereafter, or upon proof by the health officer of the municipality in which the person resides, or by the State Commissioner of Health or his authorized representative, that he is suffering from tuberculosis, and is an actual menace to the community, or to members of his household. Two days' notice of the time and place of hearing shall in all cases be served upon the person to be committed. Proof of such service shall be made at the hearing. The court may also make such order for the payment for care and treatment as may be proper. The superintendent or person in charge of said hospital or institution to which such person has been committed shall detain said person until the State Commissioner of Health shall be satisfied that the person has recovered to the extent that he will not be a menace to the community or to members of his household or that the person will so conduct himself that he will not constitute such a menace. Amended 1942,c.224,s.1; 1948,c.42; 1953,c.29,s.63; 1977,c.63,s.19; 1991,c.91,s.332.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-70 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-70
Collection of arrearages; modification of order of commitment
Status: in_force

When any patient shall be committed to any State or county institution with the cost of his maintenance chargeable to either the State or county, and it shall subsequently appear that such patient, or some person chargeable with his care and maintenance as provided for in this article, is able to pay all or any part of his care and maintenance, including arrearages, the Attorney General, the county counsel, or county adjuster, as the case may be, shall, as soon as he shall obtain such information, apply to the judicial officer for the reopening of the matter, and such judicial officer shall have the power at any time, in his discretion, to reopen the case, take additional testimony and inquire into the facts, and may determine if there shall be sufficient moneys to pay any part of such maintenance, as provided in section 30:4-60 of this Title, and make such further order requiring the estate of such patient or the person or persons so chargeable by law to pay such amount for the care and maintenance of such patient as shall be specified in such order, and shall make such further order as may be necessary. Amended by L.1953, c. 29, p. 522, s. 33; L.1965, c. 59, s. 55; L.1969, c. 258, s. 4, eff. Jan. 4, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.19d — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.19d
Agreements authorized by resolution of board of control
Status: in_force

All agreements made and entered into pursuant to this act, when authorized pursuant to resolution of the Board of Control, shall be made, executed and delivered in the name of the Department of Institutions and Agencies and shall be signed by the commissioner and sealed with the seal of the department. L.1967, c. 32, s. 4, eff. April 26, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-19
Identification of goods; registration; fees
Status: in_force

To facilitate ready and authoritative identification of goods or articles made by blind persons, any blind person and any public or private institution or agency, firm, association or corporation engaged in the manufacture or distribution of goods or articles made by a blind person or persons shall apply to the Commission for the Blind for a registration and authorization to use an official imprint, stamp, symbol or label, designed or approved by the commission, to identify goods and articles as made by the blind persons. Nothing in this act shall authorize the identification of goods or articles as made by blind persons when the direct labor performed by blind persons in connection therewith shall consist solely of the packaging or packing thereof as distinguished from the preparation, processing or assembling of such goods or articles. The commission shall investigate each application, under rules and regulations it shall adopt for the administration of this act, to assure that such person or organization is actually engaged in the manufacture or distribution of blind-made goods or articles. The commission may register, without investigation, nonresident individuals and out-of-state agencies, firms, associations or corporations upon proof that they are recognized and approved by the state of their residence or organization pursuant to a law of such state imposing requirements substantially similar to those prescribed pursuant to this act. No fee shall be charged for registration of an individual blind person who manufactures and sells products of his own labor. A fee of $5.00 shall be charged and collected for registration of any other person, firm or corporation. All registrations shall be valid for 1 year from date of issue. L.1964, c. 290, s. 3. Amended by L.1975, c. 349, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-8.1
Name changes
Status: in_force

Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Trenton State Prison, the same shall mean and refer to New Jersey State Prison. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Rahway State Prison, the same shall mean and refer to East Jersey State Prison. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to Leesburg State Prison, the same shall mean and refer to Bayside State Prison. L. 1987, c. 304, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-75.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-75.3
Repeal of inconsistent laws
Status: in_force

All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are to the extent of such inconsistency repealed. L.1962, c. 207, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-12
Definition
Status: in_force

As used in this act, "Mantoux tuberculin skin test" means a test for evidence of tuberculosis infection involving the intracutaneous injection of five tuberculin units of purified protein derivative. L.1990,c.36,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-12b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-12b
Unannounced site visits to State psychiatric facilities
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall designate staff who are not employed at a State psychiatric facility listed in R.S.30:1-7 to conduct unannounced site visits to randomly check staffing on various shifts at a State psychiatric facility, at least three times during a calendar year. During the site visit, the designated staff shall review: the daily operation of the facility, including, the actual deployment of clinical treatment staff and nursing direct care staff on various shifts to determine whether the actual deployment of staff meets the documented staffing plan of the facility; the system for reporting any information concerning alleged patient abuse or professional misconduct as provided for in P.L.1997, c.70 (C.30:4-3.15 et seq.); the operation of therapeutic programs or activities for patients; and any other aspect of the facility which the commissioner deems appropriate. b. The commissioner shall provide and implement, on an ongoing basis, surveillance procedures designed to identify problems related to patient care at a State psychiatric facility. These procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the use of security cameras and the use of persons to perform covert investigations of the daily operation of the facility. Persons performing covert investigations shall assume roles which do not suggest their actual function. L.1997,c.68,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-24 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-24
Report by teacher of attempted, completed suicide by student; other reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

3. a. Any teaching staff member, who, as a result of information obtained in the course of the person's employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a student has attempted or completed suicide, shall promptly report such information to the division in a form and manner prescribed by the division. b. A nonpublic school is encouraged to require any member of its professional staff, who, as a result of information obtained in the course of the person's employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a student has attempted or completed suicide, to promptly report such information to the division in a form and manner prescribed by the division. As used in this subsection, "nonpublic school" means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school, offering education in grades K-12 or any combination thereof, at which a child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements. c. Any licensed psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, physician, physician assistant, alcohol and drug counselor, or registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed in this State pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, who, as a result of information obtained in the course of the person's employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a youth has attempted or completed suicide, shall promptly report such information to the division in a form and manner prescribed by the division. d. Any public health official, probation officer, employee of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part, Certified Domestic Violence Specialist, or member of a professional group identified by the council as having a likelihood to know about suicide attempts and deaths, who, as a result of information obtained in the course of the person's employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a youth has attempted or completed suicide, is encouraged to promptly report such information to the division in a form and manner prescribed by the division. e. The reporting form established by the division shall not require the reporter to identify the student or youth by name or other unique identifier, but may require that the reporter supply non-identifying demographic information about the student or youth, other attempts made by the student or youth and the response or referral made to deal with the incident. f. The reporting form shall be submitted to a designated employee of the division with responsibility for compiling data from the reports. Information contained in the reports shall not be considered a public record, but the division may aggregate the data for the purpose of preparing an annual report pursuant to section 6 of this act. g. The division shall offer to provide persons who are required or encouraged to report an attempted or completed suicide with current information about public and private assistance available to survivors and families of attempted and completed suicides and professionals who deal with suicide. h. The reporting of an attempted or completed suicide pursuant to this section shall not replace or alter any other requirement of law or professional standard or obligation that requires a person to evaluate a death or report an attempted or completed suicide. i. Any person who reports an attempted or completed suicide pursuant to this act shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability on account of that report, unless the person has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. j. No provision of this act shall be deemed to require the disclosure of, or penalize the failure to disclose, any information which would be privileged pursuant to the provisions of sections 18 through 23, inclusive, of P.L.1960, c.52 (C.2A:84A-18 through 2A:84A-23). L.2003,c.214,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.30 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.30
Notice of court hearing
Status: in_force

7. a. At least 10 days prior to a court hearing, the Attorney General shall cause notice of the court hearing to be served upon the person, the person's guardian if any, the person's next-of-kin, the person's attorney, the agency with jurisdiction having custody of the person and any other individual specified by the court. The notice shall contain the date, time and location of the court hearing. The person and the person's attorney shall also receive copies of the clinical certificates for a sexually violent predator and supporting documents, the temporary court order and a statement of the person's rights at the court hearing. b. A psychiatrist on the person's treatment team who has conducted a personal examination of the person as close to the court hearing date as possible, but in no event more than five calendar days prior to the court hearing, shall testify at the hearing to the clinical basis for the need for involuntary commitment as a sexually violent predator. Other members of the person's treatment team and any other witness with relevant information offered by the person or the Attorney General shall also be permitted to testify at the hearing. c. The person's next-of-kin may attend and, if the court so determines, may testify at the court hearing. d. The court shall transcribe the court hearing and arrange for the payment of expenses related thereto in the same manner as for other court proceedings. L.1998, c.71, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-42 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-42
Preparation, submission of plan to eliminate waiting list
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare and submit a plan to the Governor and the Legislature within 180 days after the effective date of this act to eliminate the current and future Division of Developmental Disabilities' waiting list by the year 2008. b. The plan shall include: 1. Statistical information on the current and projected increase in the waiting list; 2. Financial information on the capital funds necessary to eliminate the current and future waiting list by the year 2008; and 3. Financial information on the amount of additional State, federal and other funds that may be required annually for operating costs associated with eliminating the waiting list by the year 2008. c. In developing the plan, the commissioner shall conduct public hearings and obtain public input from persons with developmental disabilities or their families or guardians and providers of services to the developmental disabilities community. d. The commissioner shall update the statistical and financial data in the plan annually and submit the updated plan to the Governor and the Legislature by December 31 of each year. L.1997,c.17,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-25
Agents of Division of Child Protection and Permanency to visit children.
Status: in_force

25. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, by its agent or agents, shall regularly visit all children under its care, custody, or guardianship under the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.) in order to assure the maximum benefit from such services. L.1951, c.138, s.25; amended 1962, c.197, s.26; 2012, c.16, s.75.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-19.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-19.4
Intergovernmental transfer program established.
Status: in_force

3. There is established an intergovernmental transfer program subject to the provisions of this act. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a governmental entity eligible to receive a supplemental payment is authorized to participate in the intergovernmental transfer program and to take all actions necessary to effectuate completion of the intergovernmental transfer program, including, but not limited to: (1) entering into agreements, including an intergovernmental transfer agreement, with any entity, including the State Treasurer, the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Health, and other participating governmental entities; (2) cooperating with a bank in the execution of any additional documentation required by the bank to effect the borrowing by any participating governmental entity through the issuance of short-term notes in the manner prescribed for the issuance of tax anticipation notes pursuant to N.J.S.40A:4-64, except that the short-term notes shall not be subject to the provisions of N.J.S.40A:4-66, or in any other manner permitted by law, and to pledge to the bank a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to its participant account for repayment of short-term notes; (3) transferring participating governmental entity funds to the State account; (4) executing certifications, letters of instruction or other instruments necessary to effectuate the intergovernmental transfer program; and (5) receiving and utilizing supplemental payments received in accordance with the Medicaid State plan, in the manner set forth under the terms of an intergovernmental transfer agreement and as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of the intergovernmental transfer agreement. b. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Treasurer, the Commissioner of Human Services and the Commissioner of Health, acting on behalf of the State, are authorized to participate in the intergovernmental transfer program and to take all actions and make payments in connection with the completion of the intergovernmental transfer program, including, but not limited to: (1) entering into agreements, including the intergovernmental transfer agreement, with any entity, including participating governmental entities, upon such terms and conditions as the State Treasurer deems necessary or desirable to allow for the entity's participation in the intergovernmental transfer program; (2) cooperating with any bank in the execution of any additional documentation required by the bank to transfer supplemental payments to the participant accounts and otherwise effectuate the intergovernmental transfer program; and (3) executing, approving, and authorizing certifications, letters of instruction, legal opinions, or other instruments as the State Treasurer deems necessary or desirable to effectuate the intergovernmental transfer program. L.2000, c.28, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.381.
N.J. Stat. § 30:14-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-8
Services of shelter
Status: in_force

A shelter shall arrange for the provision of the following services to victims of domestic violence: a. Emergency medical care. b. Emergency legal assistance. c. Marriage and family counseling and emergency psychological support and counseling, as requested. d. Information regarding education, job counseling and training programs, housing, welfare and other available social services accomplished, wherever possible, by referrals to appropriate authorities or agencies. L.1979, c. 337, s. 8, eff. Jan. 22, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.11
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

11. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the choice of a Medicaid recipient to access care for family planning services or any other type of health care services from a qualified health care provider who is not participating in the demonstration project. L.2011, c.114, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-14
Local and private institutions and organizations; supervision; inspections; reports
Status: in_force

In addition to the jurisdiction and power conferred upon the commissioner over the institutions and noninstitutional agencies named in section 30:1-7 of this Title, he shall have supervision over all institutions and organizations, whether county, municipal, public or private, to which payments are made from the treasury of the State, directly or indirectly, for or on account of the board and maintenance of any persons admitted or committed thereto, with the right of visitation and inspection at any and all times, for the purpose of determining the conditions, circumstances and surroundings under which such persons so admitted or committed are lodged, boarded, cared for and maintained. In the execution of this power any member of the State board, the commissioner, or his duly authorized agent, shall have the right of admission to all parts of any building or buildings in which such persons are lodged, cared for or treated, as often as may be necessary. The books, records and accounts of such institution or organization shall be open to his inspection, or for inspection and audit by the State Auditor, or any of his subordinates, in so far as they relate to the receipt and expenditure of State moneys, in order to determine whether the amount so paid by the State is a proper charge, which question the commissioner shall determine, and also to determine whether such persons so admitted or committed are properly and adequately boarded, lodged, treated, cared for and maintained. The extent and results of such supervision and inspection shall be included in the annual or any special report of the commissioner with such recommendations as he may deem necessary. Amended by L.1971, c. 384, s. 10, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1
Appointment of superintendents, physicians for county hospitals.
Status: in_force

30:9-1. The counties of the first class shall appoint a superintendent for each county hospital and the physicians for the several county hospitals. The term of office of the physicians shall be two years. The term of office of the superintendents of the county hospitals shall be as provided by R.S.30:9-12. amended 2013, c.103, s.93.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-29b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-29b
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Current law requires the State to hold a person who is legally responsible for a child to be financially liable for the full cost of the maintenance of the child while the child is in the care and custody of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families. b. Such liabilities, if encumbered, may result in liens against property, the imposition of court-ordered fines, fees, costs, or other monetary penalties. c. As of December 2023, there were a total of 3,176 open Department of Children and Families resource family care child support cases, 2,464 of those were arrears-only cases where the case was closed, but the legally responsible person still owed child support. d. The total amount of arrears owed to the Department of Children and Families has grown by over 50 percent between 2017 and 2022, due in part to the cost incurred by the State in pursuing such collections and the difficulties faced by families in satisfying judgments. e. With approximately 90 percent of parents involved with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency considered indigent, it is well established that this policy of child support collection has negative impacts on families and possibly delays reunification of children in out-of-home placements. f. In 2022, the Children's Bureau, an office of the federal Administration for Children and Families, issued a revised policy allowing and encouraging State Title IV-E agencies, such as the State's Department of Children and Families, to define more narrowly where it is appropriate to seek child support from legally responsible persons given the nationwide impacts to vulnerable families and low yields in collection. g. Current law poses a barrier to the State's efforts to advance the revised policy and reduce the negative impact the collection of child support and subsequent arrears has on legally responsible persons. Ending this policy and waiving arrears will support families under the care and custody of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and help reduce racial inequity and wealth gaps within the State. h. Data and research show that the resources states expend on efforts to collect child support from legally responsible persons, as reimbursement for their children's maintenance costs, exceeds the amount of child support that states collect. i. If the revised policy is implemented, the State is unlikely to incur negative financial impacts by stopping the collection of unpaid, outstanding child support arrearages because of the expense to the State in pursuing collection activities, the resulting low percentage of collections, and the ability to seek federal reimbursement for the cost of maintenance of children in resource family care. j. By reducing the rates of family separation and increasing the number of kinship placements and family reunifications, the enactment of this legislation will allow the State and DCPP to continue to support parents and remove barriers to reunifying families as quickly and safely as possible. L.2025, c.5, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5.11
Provisional license.
Status: in_force

5. a. The department may issue a provisional license to operate a community care residence, not to exceed a three-month period, during which time the licensee shall demonstrate the ability to comply with the provisions of this act and the licensing standards adopted by regulation of the department for the operation of a community care residence. b. The department shall conduct, or approve another entity to conduct, a continuing education program for a licensee. c. The department shall prepare a form listing the job duties of a licensee and biennially distribute the form to a licensee for completion by the licensee's physician in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this act. The form shall contain a check list on which the physician shall indicate a licensee's ability to perform each duty. L.2012, c.69, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-5a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-5a
Use of audio recording device by certain persons with developmental disabilities.
Status: in_force

1. A person with a developmental disability who resides in a facility, as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3), or the person's legal guardian, when applicable, may use an audio recording device during a meeting of, or telephone or face-to-face conversation with, any member of the person's interdisciplinary team and any psychiatrist contracted by the facility to provide consultation services, provided that the person or legal guardian notifies the other participants prior to the start of the meeting or telephone or face-to-face conversation, as applicable, that a recording device will be used. L.2013, c.99, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-80.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-80.6
Discharge of liens, certain.
Status: in_force

6. a. Upon the request of a person treated at a psychiatric facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), or that person's legally responsible relative, against whom a lien was recorded prior to the effective date of P.L.2005, c.55, the Department of Human Services shall arrange for the discharge of the lien by the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be. No fee shall be charged by the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages or clerk of the Superior Court for the removal of a lien pursuant to this section. b. To discharge any lien or liens filed hereunder, the chief executive officer of the institution claiming the lien or his duly constituted agent shall file with the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, a duly acknowledged certificate setting forth the fact that the institution desires to discharge the lien of record. c. In the case of any lien not covered by the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the Commissioner of Human Services is hereby authorized to compromise for settlement any lien filed under the provisions of this act for the maintenance of any patient. A memorandum of the compromise and settlement shall be entered in the records of the institution affected thereby and shall be sufficient authorization for a complete discharge of the lien. L.1938,c.239,s.6; amended 1947, c.274, s.4; 1953, c.29, s.38; 1965, c.59, s.65; 2005, c.55, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-22 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-22
Transfer of state parole board
Status: in_force

The State Parole Board in the Department of Institutions and Agencies, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued but such board is hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established hereunder. All personnel, appropriations, books, papers, records and property necessary to the operation of the existing State Parole Board are likewise transferred. All rules, regulations, acts, determinations and decisions in force at the time of such transfer proceedings or other such matters undertaken or commenced by the State Parole Board shall continue in force. L.1976, c. 98, s. 22, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.18
Powers and duties of board of managers.
Status: in_force

3. Where any such institution is provided for, the board of managers, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, may: (a) arrange for, establish and maintain, a clinic or clinics for consultation concerning diagnosis, guidance, and treatment of persons with substance use disorder to the end that they may be rehabilitated as useful members of society; (b) arrange and provide for the temporary hospitalization of alcoholics; (c) provide for the necessary facilities for the rendering of such hospitalization of persons with substance use disorder and for the said clinics by the purchase or construction of such facilities or by the leasing thereof; and (d) to provide such facilities by contract or arrangement with other hospitals, institutions, or organizations and by co-operation with the medical profession and interested groups and individuals. L.1956, c. 213, p. 768, s. 3; amended 2023, c.177, s.110.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.11e — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.11e
Rights of patient in screening service.
Status: in_force

5. a. A patient in a screening service shall have the following rights, which shall apply during the first 24 hours of involuntary assessment and care provided at a screening service and which shall not be denied under any circumstances. A list of these rights shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the screening service and otherwise brought to the patient's attention pursuant to subsection d. of this section: (1) To be free from unnecessary or excessive medication. Medication shall not be administered unless at the order of a physician. Medication shall be administered in accordance with generally accepted medical standards as part of a treatment program. Medication shall not be used as punishment, for the convenience of staff, as a substitute for a treatment program, or in quantities that interfere with the patient's treatment program. In an emergency in which less restrictive or appropriate alternatives acceptable to the patient are not available to prevent imminent danger to the patient or others, medication may be administered over a patient's objection at the written order of a physician, which shall be valid for a period of up to 24 hours, in order to lessen the danger. (2) Not to be subjected to experimental research, psychosurgery, or sterilization, without the express and informed, written consent of the patient. The patient shall have the right to consult with counsel or interested party of the patient's choice. A copy of the patient's consent shall be placed in the patient's treatment record. (3) To be free from unnecessary physical restraint and seclusion. Except for an emergency, in which a patient has caused substantial property damage or has attempted to harm himself or others, or in which the patient's behavior threatens to harm himself or others, and in which less restrictive means of restraint are not feasible, a patient may be physically restrained or placed in seclusion only on an attending physician's written order or that of another designated physician which explains the rationale for that action. The written order may be given only after the attending physician or other designated physician has personally seen the patient, and evaluated the episode or situation that is said to require restraint or seclusion. In an emergency, the use of restraints or seclusion may be initiated by a registered professional nurse and shall be for no more than one hour. Within that hour, the nurse shall consult with the attending physician or other designated physician and, if continued restraint or seclusion is determined to be necessary, shall obtain an order from the physician to continue the use of restraints or seclusion. If an order is given, the patient shall be reevaluated by the nurse or the attending physician or other designated physician as to the patient's physical and psychiatric condition and the need for continuing the restraints or seclusion at least every two hours until the use of restraints or seclusion has ended. The patient's attending physician or other designated physician shall enter a written order approving the continued use of restraints or seclusion no later than 12 hours after the time that physical restraint or seclusion began, after the physician has personally seen the patient. A written order by the physician for the continued use of restraints or seclusion shall be effective for no more than 24 hours and shall be renewed if restraint and seclusion are continued. A medical examination of the patient shall be conducted every 12 hours by a physician. While a patient is in restraints or seclusion, nursing personnel shall check the patient's hygienic, toileting, food-related, and other needs every 15 minutes. A notation of these checks shall be placed in the patient's medical record along with the order for restraints or seclusion. A patient in restraints shall be permitted to ambulate every four hours, except when the patient's psychiatric condition would make a release from restraints dangerous to the patient or others, and shall be permitted to ambulate at least once every 12 hours regardless of the patient's psychiatric condition. (4) To be free from any form of punishment. b. A patient receiving treatment in a screening service shall have the following rights, which may only be denied pursuant to subsection c. of this section. A list of these rights shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the screening service and otherwise brought to the patient's attention pursuant to subsection d. of this section: (1) To privacy and dignity. (2) To the least restrictive conditions necessary to achieve the purposes of treatment. (3) To wear the patient's own clothes, except as necessary for medical examination. (4) To see visitors. (5) To have reasonable access to and use of telephones, both to make and receive confidential calls. (6) To practice the patient's religion of choice or abstain from religious practices. (7) To receive prompt and adequate medical treatment for any physical ailment. (8) To be provided with a reasonable explanation, in terms and language appropriate to the patient's condition and ability to understand, of: (a) the patient's general mental condition, and physical condition if the screening service has conducted a physical examination of the patient; (b) the objectives of the patient's treatment; (c) the nature and significant possible adverse effects of recommended treatments; (d) the reasons why a particular treatment is considered appropriate; and (e) the reasons for the denial of any of the patient's rights pursuant to subsection c. of this section. (9) To have a discharge plan prepared and to participate in the preparation of that plan. c. (1) A patient's rights designated under subsection b. of this section may be denied only for good cause when the attending physician feels it is imperative to deny any of these rights; except that, under no circumstances shall a patient's right to communicate with the patient's attorney, physician, or the courts be restricted. The denial of a patient's rights shall take effect only after a copy of the written notice of the denial has been filed in the patient's treatment record and shall include an explanation of the reason for the denial. (2) A denial of rights shall be effective only for the period of time that the patient is in the screening service. d. A notice of the rights set forth in this section shall be given to a patient as soon as possible upon admission to the screening service. The notice shall be written in simple understandable language. It shall be in a language the patient understands and if the patient cannot read the notice, it shall be read to the patient. If the patient is adjudicated incapacitated, the notice shall be given to the patient's guardian. Receipt of this notice shall be acknowledged in writing with a copy placed in the patient's file. If the patient or guardian refuses to acknowledge receipt of the notice, the person delivering the notice shall state this in writing with a copy placed in the patient's file. L.1991, c.233, s.5; amended 2013, c.103, s.84.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.23
Annual appropriations for county reentry coordinator implementations.
Status: in_force

15. There shall be annually appropriated through the annual appropriations act such amounts as shall be deemed necessary to implement the provisions of sections 11 through 14 of P.L.2021, c.312 (C.30:8-16.19 through C.30:8-16.22) concerning the county reentry coordinator. L. 2021, c.312, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-78 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-78
Required credentials for direct services worker, supervisor
Status: in_force

5. A family preservation services direct services worker shall possess a master's degree in the social sciences or shall have graduated from a fully accredited college or university and have at least one and half years' experience in providing services to families in crisis. The supervisor of a family preservation direct services worker shall possess a master's or doctorate degree in social work, psychology, education or counseling and five years' experience of providing treatment services to families and two years' supervisory experience. L.1993,c.157,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-9
Deputy keepers or wardens; bonds
Status: in_force

Each deputy keeper or warden of any county jail in this state shall give bond to the keeper, warden or board of chosen freeholders by whom he has been appointed in such sum as shall be required by the appointing board or officer, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as deputy keeper or deputy warden which bond shall be approved by the appointing board or officer.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-31 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-31
Workhouse as part of jail taken over by chosen freeholders; work of prisoners in
Status: in_force

In every county where the board of chosen freeholders shall appoint a keeper or warden as provided by sections 30:8-19 and 30:8-20 of this title, such keeper or warden shall be the master of the workhouse in such county, if there be one, and such workhouse, or so much of it as shall be so declared by such board, shall be part of the common jail of such county. Such keeper or warden shall put and keep at such work as they are able to perform, at such place or places in the county as may be designated by such board, all persons who may be by law required to work during their continuance in his custody.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.56 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.56
Powers of commissioner
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that as a mental health facility closes that all funds be redirected to services in the community thereby increasing the State's financial support to community mental health services for its citizens , except for money already earmarked for institutional use through the Marlboro Redirection Plan. b. The commissioner shall ensure that when individuals with a developmental disability move into the community from a developmental center affected by a significant service reduction, funding utilized for the individual in the developmental center shall be used to fund the individual's community placement. c. Any funding from the developmental center placement not needed to fully fund the community placement for that individual shall be directed toward the reduction of the waiting list for services in the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the department. L.1997,c.258,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-32 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-32
Management of workhouse; master and employees; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A county workhouse shall be under the direction, superintendence and government of the board of chosen freeholders who may appoint a workhouse master and such other employees as may be necessary and make such regulations, ordinances and by-laws, not contrary to the constitution or laws of this state, for the government of the workhouse and the confinement and labor of the inmates as they shall from time to time deem necessary or convenient.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-63 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-63
Rules for conduct of review boards; promulgation by Supreme Court
Status: in_force

The Supreme Court, in consultation with the Child Placement Advisory Council, shall: issue such rules governing the duties, responsibilities and practices of the board as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act; establish guidelines and procedures for the training of placement review board members; and establish reporting procedures to be followed by the review boards for the provision of data for the evaluation of this act. L.1977, c. 424, s. 14. Amended by L.1978, c. 125, s. 10, eff. Oct. 16, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-63 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-63
Definitions relative to juvenile offender rehabilitation programs
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Commission" means the Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170). "Juvenile offender" means a person under the age of 18 who has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a crime of the third or fourth degree, excluding an adjudication for any act which would constitute a crime under chapter 14 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1997,c.81, s.3; amended 2025, c.35, s.53.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.34 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.34
Operation of facility for sexually violent predators; regulations
Status: in_force

11. a. The Department of Corrections shall be responsible for the operation of any facility designated for the custody, care and treatment of sexually violent predators, and shall provide or arrange for custodial care of persons committed pursuant to this act. Except as may be provided pursuant to subsection c. of section 9 of this act, a person committed pursuant to this act shall be kept in a secure facility and shall be housed and managed separately from offenders in the custody of the Department of Corrections and, except for occasional instances of supervised incidental contact, shall be segregated from such offenders. b. The Division of Mental Health Services in the Department of Human Services shall provide or arrange for treatment for a person committed pursuant to this act. Such treatment shall be appropriately tailored to address the specific needs of sexually violent predators. c. Appropriate representatives of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services shall participate in an interagency oversight board to facilitate the coordination of the policies and procedures of the facility. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C.30:4-24.2) or any other law to the contrary, the rights and rules of conduct applicable to a person subject to involuntary commitment as a sexually violent predator pursuant to P.L.1998, c.71 (C.30:4-27.24 et seq.) shall be established by regulation promulgated jointly by the Commissioner of Human Services and the Commissioner of Corrections, in consultation with the Attorney General. The regulations promulgated under this subsection shall take into consideration the rights of patients as set forth in section 10 of P.L.1965, c.59 (C.30:4-24.2), but shall specifically address the differing needs and specific characteristics of, and treatment protocols related to, sexually violent predators. In developing these regulations, the commissioners shall give due regard to security concerns and safety of the residents, treatment staff, custodial personnel and others in and about the facility. L.1998,c.71,s.11; amended 2003, c.156.
N.J. Stat. § 30:3-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11
Preparation of plans and award of contracts before appropriations available; expense; construction expenses
Status: in_force

Whenever and after any appropriation is made for constructing, reconstructing, developing, extending or equipping any state institution or its appurtenances within the jurisdiction of the state board, such board may prepare plans and specifications, advertise for bids and enter into contracts before the funds are made available for such appropriation either by tax levy, bond issue or otherwise. The state board may pay for the cost of preparing plans and specifications and of advertising and awarding such contracts and the custodians of the state institutional construction fund may authorize the comptroller to withdraw temporarily from such fund or from the emergency fund sufficient moneys to pay any such necessary expenses before funds are received and become available to meet the appropriations. Moneys so expended shall be replaced immediately out of the appropriation funds when received. No payment shall be made for the constructing, reconstructing, developing, extending or equipping such institutions or their appurtenances before the funds necessary to meet such appropriations have been collected and made available for such payments in accordance with the provisions of the appropriations, or in case of a bond issue, before the bonds are sold. In case of the sale of bonds, an agreement may be entered into with the purchaser to deliver the bonds in blocks or sufficient numbers, the proceeds of which will finance and pay the cost of construction as it proceeds.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-12
Property of home tax exempt
Status: in_force

30:7-12. The property, real and personal, of the board of managers of the New Jersey Firemen's Home and held or used for the uses and purposes of the firemen's home shall be exempt from taxation, State or municipal under any law of the State. Amended 2000, c.149, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-15.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-15.9
Educational public information program, toll free hotline.
Status: in_force

6. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall establish an educational and public information program to promote safe placement alternatives for newborn infants, the confidentiality offered to birth parents and information regarding adoption procedures. This campaign shall include the establishment of a 24-hour, toll free hotline to assist in making information about the safe haven procedures established by P.L.2000, c.58 (C.30:4C-15.5 et al.) as widely available as possible. b. The Department of Children and Families shall provide to licensed general hospitals in this State and State, county, or municipal police stations, fire departments, and ambulance, first aid, and rescue squads, information about relevant social service agencies which may be made available to any person voluntarily delivering a child as provided in section 4 of P.L.2000, c.58 (C.30:4C-15.7). c. The Department of Children and Families shall notify relevant county and municipal government agencies, agencies that deliver social services administered by the Departments of Children and Families, Human Services, and Health, physicians, pregnancy crisis centers, adoption agencies, and colleges and universities about the availability of information concerning the "New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act," including the pamphlets, posters, and other materials available on the department's Internet site. L.2000, c.58, s.6; amended 2006, c.47, s.125; 2009, c.255; 2015, c.82, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-5
Implementation by counties
Status: in_force

a. The personal attendant demonstration program shall be implemented in those counties which have established county offices for the handicapped as of January 1, 1985, which counties are: Atlantic Middlesex Bergen Monmouth Cumberland Union Essex Ocean and Mercer Passaic b. Each county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner is authorized to establish and maintain a personal attendant services caseload of chronically physically disabled persons, which, in total, shall not exceed 200 for those counties, pursuant to this act. L. 1985, c. 307, s. 5. Amended by L. 1985, c. 524, s. 4, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4A-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-12
Prayer-healing believers not required to submit to medical treatment; but only to quarantine and other regulations
Status: in_force

Any person who indicates that he subscribes to the art of healing by prayer as practiced by any well recognized religious denomination, the principles of which are opposed to medical treatment, shall not be required to submit to medical treatment unless he, or his parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis, consents, and shall, if he desires, receive such other treatment permitted under Title 45, chapter nine, of Revised Statutes. Any such person, however, shall be subject to all rules and regulations with reference to quarantine and isolation in case of contagious or infectious diseases and subject to physical restraint in case of emergency or violence. L.1946, c. 118, p. 554, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.52 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.52
Increase or decrease of parole eligibility date, written statement to inmate, psychological evaluation.
Status: in_force

8. a. If the appropriate board panel determines that an adult inmate has seriously or persistently violated specifically defined institutional rules or has engaged in conduct indictable in nature while incarcerated, the inmate's parole eligibility date may be increased pursuant to a schedule developed by the board. In developing such schedule, particular emphasis shall be placed on the severity of the inmate's conduct. The board shall deduct from the scheduled penalty any loss of commutation time imposed by the Department of Corrections pursuant to R.S.30:4-140. b. If the appropriate board panel determines that an adult inmate has made exceptional progress, as evidenced by documented participation and progress in institutional or community educational, training or other programs, the inmate's parole eligibility date may be decreased, except that no parole eligibility date shall be set below the primary parole eligibility date without the consent of the sentencing court, which need not conduct a hearing and in no case shall a parole eligibility date be set below any judicial or statutory mandatory minimum term, including any parole eligibility date set pursuant to section 23 of this act. c. The appropriate board panel shall annually monitor the progress of each adult inmate and provide the inmate with a written statement of any changes in his parole eligibility. d. At any time while an inmate is committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections, the appropriate board panel or the Parole Board may require, as often as it deems necessary, that inmate to undergo an in-depth preparole psychological evaluation conducted by a psychologist. e. Prior to the parole eligibility date of each adult inmate, an objective risk assessment shall be performed by board staff or by some other appropriate agent of the State. The risk assessment, which shall be in a form prescribed by the board pursuant to rule and regulation, shall consist of both static and dynamic factors which may assist the board panel in determining whether the inmate shall be certified for parole and, if paroled, the level of supervision the parolee may require. In addition to the information otherwise gathered for and incorporated in the pre-parole report, the assessment shall include evaluations of the inmate's ability to function independently, the inmate's educational and employment background, the inmate's family and marital history, and such other information and factors as the board may deem appropriate and necessary. L.1979,c.441,s.8; amended 1997, c.217, s.2; 2001, c.79, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-64 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-64
Annual appropriation, minimum required.
Status: in_force

13. For each fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year in which this act takes effect, the Governor shall recommend and the Legislature shall appropriate at least $3,000,000 from the General Fund to the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2007,c.58,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-1.4
No liability
Status: in_force

An individual or organization providing information to the commission in accordance with this amendatory and supplementary act shall not be deemed to be or held liable for divulging confidential information. L. 1986, c. 147, s. 6, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-37 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-37
Checks, drafts, warrants, procedure if uncashed.
Status: in_force

37. Whenever the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall have issued, or shall hereafter issue, any checks, drafts, or warrants to be paid from moneys received from the Federal Government, the State, or any county of this State for the cost of maintenance, and the checks, drafts, or warrants shall not be cashed for a period of one year from the date of issue, the following procedure shall be taken: (a) The division shall give due notice to the bank on which the checks, drafts, or warrants were issued that no payment shall be made thereon. (b) The division shall then from time to time deposit in a special fund moneys in an amount equal to that represented by the checks, drafts, or warrants, which moneys shall be held for the payments of the checks, drafts, or warrants. The special fund shall be in the custody and control of the division. (c) The moneys so deposited shall be maintained in the special fund for a period of six years from the date of deposit, and, if still unclaimed after that time by anyone having a legal right thereto, shall be credited to the Federal Government, the State, or any county of this State in the same proportion as the moneys were received by the division in the original instance. Whenever the division shall have credited any moneys to the Federal Government, the State, or any county of this State pursuant to the provisions of this section, it shall thereupon be free of all obligations as to those checks, drafts, or warrants for which such moneys have been held for payment. L.1951, c.138, s.37; amended 1962, c.197, s.38; 2012, c.16, s.99.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.89 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.89
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act may be known and shall be cited as the "Sex Offender Monitoring Act." L.2007,c.128,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-65 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-65
Authorization to exchange data.
Status: in_force

3. An individual who is a current, or prospective, community agency head, community agency employee, community care residence applicant, community care residence alternate, or community care residence household member shall submit to the Commissioner of Human Services his or her name, address, and fingerprints taken in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner. The commissioner is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police for use in making the determinations required by this act. The Division of State Police shall also promptly notify the department in the event an individual who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to sections 2 through 7 of P.L.1999, c.358 (C.30:6D-64 through C.30:6D-69), is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date that the criminal history record background check was performed. No later than 14 days from receipt of such notification, the department shall make a determination regarding the employment or qualification of the individual , and shall notify the individual and the community agency or the community care residence in writing of the determination. The written notice may be transmitted electronically if the individual authorizes the department to transmit the information electronically. No criminal history record check shall be performed pursuant to this act unless the individual shall have furnished his written consent to the check. All individuals shall have their fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards by a State or municipal law enforcement agency, a personnel unit of the department , or a community agency designated by the department. L.1999, c.358, s.3; amended 2000, c.97, s.3; 2017, c.328, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-13
Discharge of unclassified employees
Status: in_force

Any officer or employee connected with any of the institutions or noninstitutional agencies whose office or employment is not within the classified service list of the civil service of the state, whose performance of or qualifications for the duties of his office or employment are unsatisfactory to the board of managers, may, with the approval of the state board, be discharged therefrom, or the state board may act in the premises without the initiative or assent of the board of managers.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.7
Authority of state parole board
Status: in_force

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed in any manner to diminish or affect the authority of the State Parole Board to release prisoners on parole. L.1969, c. 22, s. 7, eff. April 23, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.2
Board of managers
Status: in_force

The board of freeholders of any such county establishing and maintaining a county hospital or hospitals under authority of this act shall have power to appoint a board of seven managers from the citizens of the county, irrespective of religious or political belief, of whom at least three shall be practicing physicians. Three members shall be appointed for one year, two for two years and two for three years and their successors shall be appointed for the full term of three years except that an appointment to fill an unexpired term shall be for the remainder of the term. No physician member of the board of managers shall treat patients in said institution. Failure of a member to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board shall cause a vacancy in his office unless his absence be excused by formal action of the board. Members of the board of managers shall receive no compensation for services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses to be audited and paid in the same manner as other expenses of the hospital, by the board of chosen freeholders. A member of the board of managers may be removed by the board of chosen freeholders for cause after opportunity to be heard. L.1947, c. 34, p. 89, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-35 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-35
Contributions.
Status: in_force

35. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency is authorized to retain any voluntary contributions of money heretofore received by it, and to receive future contributions. All contributions, whether already received or hereafter received, shall be kept in a separate fund, and shall be used only upon order of the division for the purposes for which the contributions were made, and the funds shall be in the custody and control of the division; provided, however, that any contribution made to the division, the original purpose of which is no longer practicable or possible of achievement, may be used by the division, at its discretion, for the general benefit and welfare of children under its supervision. L.1951, c.138, s.35; amended 1962, c.197, s.36; 2012, c.16, s.97.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-53 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-53
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Incarcerated Women’s Protection Act.” L.2025, c.305, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-7.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7.4
Notice of required treatment to parent, guardian.
Status: in_force

4. Notice of required treatment shall be given to a parent or guardian of such patient, inmate, juvenile or resident by certified mail to the last known address with a request for consent, and such notice shall contain sufficient information to indicate the precise nature of the illness and the proposed treatment and the date same will be performed, and shall be sent at least 10 days in advance of the date recommended for such treatment unless the case is one certified to be emergent, as provided hereinabove, in which case the parent or guardian shall be given the maximum advance notice possible under the circumstances. For the purposes of this act, such notice shall be deemed reasonable notice. L.1969,c.181,s.4; amended 1995, c.280, s.32; 1997, c.208, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-127 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-127
Visitation of certain institutions; application to Superior Court judge.
Status: in_force

30:4-127. a. An assignment judge of the Superior Court may grant, on a written application to him of a majority of the board of managers of the State Charities Aid Association of New Jersey, to such person as may be named in such application an order enabling such person to visit, inspect and examine, on behalf of such association, any of the county, town, township or city prisons, jails, penitentiaries, and reformatories, located within any of the counties of which he is the assignment judge. Every such order shall specify the institutions to be visited, inspected and examined, and the name of the person by whom the visitation, inspection and examination are to be made, and shall be in force for one year from the date on which it shall have been granted, unless sooner revoked. b. A person convicted of a crime or offense in this State, or another state or jurisdiction, who has completed his sentence, and who seeks to visit persons incarcerated in a State correction facility for motivational purposes, but has been denied access to that facility, may apply to the Superior Court for an order granting access to that, or any other, State correctional facility. A copy of the written application shall be served on the Commissioner of Corrections at the same time it is filed with the court. A judge of the Superior Court may grant the relief requested in the application and issue an order granting the applicant access to the State correctional facility, or facilities, cited in the application; provided, the applicant successfully establishes that the visits are for motivational purposes and are likely to be beneficial to the rehabilitation of certain inmates incarcerated in that facility, or facilities, as the case may be, and if the commissioner provides no valid objections to the court identifying safety or security concerns associated with the applicant being granted access to a particular facility, or facilities. amended 1953, c.29, s.41; 2009, c.330, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6j — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6j
Criteria for Medicaid admission to certain long-term care facilities for HIV/AIDS patients.
Status: in_force

1. a. Subject to federal financial participation under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.1396 et seq.), the Commissioner of Health shall establish special long-term care facility admission criteria for Medicaid-eligible persons with HIV infection or AIDS, which would apply to facilities that only serve persons with HIV infection or AIDS. b. The criteria shall enable admission of: (1) persons with HIV infection who have medical or psycho-social co-morbidities, including, but not limited to: diabetes, cancer, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hepatitis B or C, substance use disorder, mental illness or dementia; and (2) persons with AIDS-defining illness and infection, including those persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection, which illness or infection includes, but is not limited to: pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus (CMV), oral-esophageal candidiasis, wasting, bacterial pneumonia, lymphoma, cryptococcal meningitis, mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) or Kaposi's sarcoma. L.2005, c.111, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.100.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-28 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-28
Transfers
Status: in_force

a. All of the functions, powers and duties of the Division of Mental Retardation in the Department of Human Services and of the director of that division are transferred to the Division of Developmental Disabilities. b. Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any other law, whenever pursuant to law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the Division of Mental Retardation whose powers and duties are herein assigned or transferred, the reports and certifications are hereafter required to be filed with, and the applications or requests are hereafter required to be made to the Division of Developmental Disabilities. c. The transfers directed by this act shall be effected pursuant to the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L. 1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.). L. 1985, c. 145, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.17
Background checks required for securing, maintaining certificate of approval.
Status: in_force

2. a. As a condition of securing or maintaining a certificate of approval from the department, the administrator of a facility shall ensure that a criminal history record background check is conducted on each staff member of the facility. b. If the administrator of the facility refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the department shall suspend, deny, revoke or refuse to renew the facility's certificate of approval, as appropriate. c. If a staff member of a facility, other than the administrator, refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the individual shall be immediately terminated from employment at the facility. L.2003,c.186,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-8.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-8.2
Prohibits use of local governmental unit name
Status: in_force

Any State correctional institution or satellite facility hereafter constructed or established shall not include as part of its name or title the name of any local governmental unit. L. 1987, c. 304, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.19
Admission of patients; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The said board of managers shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the admission of persons to the institution in their charge and for the use of the said facilities so provided pursuant to this act. L.1956, c. 213, p. 768, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11B-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11B / Section 11B-6
Residents of municipality
Status: in_force

6. All residents of community residences for the developmentally disabled, community residences for the mentally ill and community residences for persons with head injuries in any municipality and county of the State shall be deemed residents of such municipality and county for all purposes, and shall be entitled to the use and benefit of all health, education, vocational and other facilities of such municipality and county in the same manner and extent as any other persons living in such municipality and county. L.1977,c.448,s.6; amended 1987,c.112,s.6; 1993,c.329,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-6
Admittance to home; terms, conditions
Status: in_force

30:7-6. The board of managers shall establish the terms and conditions upon which an aged, needy or disabled fireman may be admitted into the home and the period of continuance therein. Amended 2000, c.149, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-32 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-32
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1981, c. 488, s. 10, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-28 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-28
Report to Governor and legislature
Status: in_force

Within 6 months of the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature including but not limited to the following: a. The effects of definitional changes in the statute, such as residency and legend drugs; b. The use of drug utilization review methods in order to curtail the abuse or inappropriate use of particular drugs; c. A cost-analysis of alternative methods for administering the program and reimbursing participating pharmacists; d. The effects of excluding from eligibility those persons whose prescription drug costs are covered in part by any other plan of assistance or insurance. L.1978, c. 171, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-148 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-148
Sentences to correctional institutions of person under 26
Status: in_force

The courts in sentencing pursuant to N.J.S. 2C:43-5 shall not fix or limit the duration of sentence, but the time which any person shall serve in confinement or on parole shall not in any case exceed 5 years or the maximum term provided by law for the crime for which the prisoner was convicted and sentenced, if such maximum be less than 5 years; provided, however, that the court, in its discretion, for good cause shown, may impose a sentence greater than 5 years, but in no case greater than the maximum provided by law, and the commitment shall specify in every case the maximum of the sentence so imposed. Amended by L.1951, c. 335, p. 1176, s. 1; L.1970, c. 300, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; L.1979, c. 441, s. 26A, eff. Feb. 21, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-12.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-12.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 6 of this act shall be known as the "Self-Directed Support Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Rights Act." L.2008, c.128, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-45 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-45
"Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program."
Status: in_force

3. a. There is established the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program" in the Department of Human Services. b. A resident of this State shall be eligible for the program if the person is: (1) either 65 years of age or older or a recipient of disability insurance benefits under Title II of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.401 et seq.); (2) receiving an annual income, the amount of which is not more than $10,000 above the applicable PAAD income eligibility limits for single and married persons, which amount is to be determined on the same basis as income is determined for the purpose of eligibility for PAAD; and (3) not eligible for any other program of State-funded prescription drug benefits. c. The program shall provide a payment to a pharmacy that is participating in the program for the reasonable cost of one or more prescription drugs purchased by an eligible person who presents an identification card issued by the program in an amount that exceeds the copayment paid by the eligible person. The payments to pharmacies shall commence no later than 120 days after the effective date of this act or after enactment, whichever is later. At the time of each purchase of a prescription drug, the eligible person shall pay a copayment that shall not be waived, discounted, or rebated in whole or in part, and shall be equal to: (1) $15 plus 50% of the remaining amount of the reasonable cost for the prescription drug, or the reasonable cost for the prescription drug, whichever is less; or (2) $15, or the reasonable cost for the prescription drug, whichever is less, in the case of an eligible person who has incurred out-of-pocket expenditures, including copayments and deductibles, for the purchase of prescription drugs, which are not reimbursable by any other plan of assistance or insurance and are credited to that person's account for each 12-month period of eligibility in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner, in the following amounts: $2,000 for a single person and $3,000 for a married couple. These out-of-pocket expense amounts shall include only expenses incurred on or after the date that the person received proof of eligibility for the program from the department. d. If an interchangeable drug product contained in the latest list approved and published by the Drug Utilization Review Council pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1977, c.240 (C.24:6E-6) is available for the prescribed prescription drug, an eligible person shall either: (1) purchase an interchangeable drug product, the cost of which is equal to or less than the maximum allowable cost as determined by the commissioner; or (2) if the prescriber specifically indicates that substitution is not permissible, purchase the prescribed drug product that is higher in cost than the maximum allowable cost as determined by the commissioner and pay the amount of the price above that maximum allowable cost, in addition to the amount of the copayment paid by the eligible person pursuant to subsection c. of this section. e. An eligible person whose prescription drug costs are covered in part by any other program or plan of assistance or insurance may be required to receive reduced assistance under the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program. If an eligible person's prescription drug costs are covered in whole or in part by any other program or plan of assistance or insurance, the other program or plan shall be the primary payer and the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program shall be the payer of last resort. f. The commissioner may establish limits on the day supply or maximum quantity of prescription drugs which may be purchased by an eligible person under the program in a manner equivalent to those established for prescription drug purchases under PAAD. g. An eligible person under the program shall, upon the submission of an application and proof of expenditure as the department may prescribe, be reimbursed for 50% of the cost of each prescription drug purchased by that person in an amount that exceeds the required copayment, during the period commencing 30 days after the person's properly completed application was received by the department and ending on the date on which the person received proof of eligibility from the department; except that no reimbursement under this act shall be made for a prescription drug purchased prior to the effective date of this act. h. The commissioner shall by regulation provide for: (1) arrangements for providing notice of the availability of the program and the distribution of application forms therefor; (2) a system of payments to pharmacies that includes the same dispensing fee structure that is used for PAAD and a system for determining eligibility for the program, including evidence of complete or partial coverage of prescription drug costs by any other program or plan of assistance or insurance; and (3) the issuance of program identification cards to persons who are determined eligible for the program. L.2001, c.96, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.387.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.60 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.60
DHS to develop procedures for transfer of certain patients to appropriate treatment setting.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Human Services shall develop the following procedures to enable emergency departments in general hospitals to obtain emergency relief from the department in the case of patients in need of behavioral health services who remain in the emergency department for 24 hours or longer awaiting placement in an appropriate behavioral health setting: (1) designate staff in the department who shall be notified by a general hospital when the hospital has a patient who has been awaiting placement in an appropriate behavioral health setting for 24 hours or longer; (2) provide for clinical facilitators whose purpose is to review the clinical needs of the patient awaiting placement so that the patient can be transferred to a behavioral health setting that best meets the clinical needs of the patient as determined by the psychiatric team that evaluated the patient; (3) provide for a mechanism that will enable the department to conduct ongoing assessments of patient flow and access to care; and (4) set forth objective criteria for identifying resources that are needed to ensure timely implementation of the procedures required under this subsection. b. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a mechanism to coordinate the department's procedures and policies with the Department of Corrections, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and such other governmental agencies and task forces that address the needs of consumers of mental health services and their families, as the commissioner deems appropriate. c. The commissioner shall consult with the New Jersey Hospital Association, the Hospital Alliance of New Jersey, the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals, community mental health advocacy organizations, and a mental health consumer in developing the procedures required pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall also seek input for the procedures from Statewide organizations that advocate for persons with mental illness and their families. d. The commissioner shall issue a report of his findings and recommendations, including a summary of the procedures developed pursuant to this section, to the Governor and to the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and the Assembly Human Services Committee no later than 12 months after the effective date of this act. e. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any patient who is under 18 years of age. L.2009, c.241, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-22.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-22.1
Findings, declarations relative to family child care providers.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Family child care providers in the State of New Jersey provide an invaluable and essential service to working parents and guardians by providing a healthy, safe and productive environment for their children while they are engaged in work or training; b. The State recognizes the importance of these services and recognizes the need to continue and improve both the quality of care and the living and working conditions of the providers; c. The Department of Children and Families is vested with the authority to regulate and set standards for the registration of family child care homes, and the Department of Human Services provides funding for the administration and enforcement of the operation of family child care homes, establishes reimbursement rates, and administers child care subsidy services for the Child Care Development Fund; d. To ensure quality standards of care, it is in the public interest for New Jersey to maintain a child care delivery system that encourages the recruitment and retention of quality family child care providers to deliver these vital services; e. In 2006, a majority of family child care providers selected a union to be their representative by individually signed authorization cards, and the State Board of Mediation certified the Child Care Workers Union (CCWU), a union formed by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) and the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (CWA) to be the providers' exclusive majority representative; and f. The State subsequently entered into an agreement with the CCWU in its capacity as exclusive majority representative for the family child care providers. L.2009, c.299, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-11
Report
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature one year from the date of enactment of this act concerning: a. The effects of the demonstration program on enabling persons with chronic physical disabilities to remain in their homes and communities and to be employed or receive training or education geared toward employment; b. An assessment of the most efficient and effective method for providing personal attendant services; c. The projected costs for establishing a Statewide personal attendant program; and d. Recommendations for permanently establishing a Statewide personal attendant program. L. 1985, c. 307, s. 11; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-51 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-51
Notice to county prosecutor or Attorney General.
Status: in_force

5. a. Pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Department of Corrections, at least 10 working days prior to final determination of an application for participation in the program, the department shall notify the appropriate county prosecutor or the Attorney General, if appropriate. The notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by the department and shall contain all information and documentation relating to the application as the department shall deem appropriate and necessary, as well as information on the program and the consideration process. b. Upon receipt of the notice, the county prosecutor or Attorney General, as the case may be, may submit comments to the department. c. The information contained in any notice given by the department pursuant to this section and the contents of any comments submitted by a recipient in response thereto shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person who is not authorized to receive or review that information or those comments. d. The department shall provide written notice of its decision to the county prosecutor or Attorney General, as the case may be. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the department to address a violation of a condition for participation in the program, including through dismissal from the program for a violation of conditions or a failure to meet the requirements of the program. L.2021, c.233, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7.7
Compromise, settlement or waiver of lien; discharge of lien
Status: in_force

The commissioner or director or such person designated by the commissioner or director is hereby authorized to compromise, settle or waive in whole or in part any lien or certificate of debt filed under the provisions of this act in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to subsection l . of section 7 of P.L.1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-7). To discharge any lien or certificate of debt filed hereunder, the commissioner or director, or his duly constituted agent shall file with the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the superior court, as the case may be, a duly acknowledged certificate or warrant setting forth the fact that the department desires to discharge the lien or certificate of debt of record. L.1979, c. 365, s. 12, eff. Feb. 4, 1980. Amended by L.1981, c. 511, s. 16, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:13-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of this act: a. "Administrator" means any individual who is charged with the general administration or supervision of a nursing home whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether or not the individual's function and duties are shared with one or more other individuals. b. "Guardian" means a person, appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, who shall have the right to manage the financial affairs and protect the rights of any nursing home resident who has been declared an incapacitated person. In no case shall the guardian of a nursing home resident be affiliated with a nursing home, its operations, its staff personnel, or a nursing home administrator in any manner whatsoever. c. "Nursing home" means any institution, whether operated for profit or not, which maintains and operates facilities for extended medical and nursing treatment or care for two or more nonrelated individuals with acute or chronic illness or injury, or a physical disability, or who are convalescing, or who are in need of assistance in bathing, dressing, or some other type of supervision, and are in need of such treatment or care on a continuing basis. d. "Reasonable hour" means any time between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. e. "Resident" means any individual receiving extended medical or nursing treatment or care at a nursing home. L.1976, c.120, s.2; amended 1997, c.379, s.8; 2017, c.131, s.131.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-7.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7.6
Construction of act relative to healing by prayer.
Status: in_force

6. Nothing herein shall be so construed as to give authority to the chief executive officer of any institution or the regional administrator of a Division of Developmental Disabilities community services region to supervise, regulate or control the remedial care or treatment of individual patients, inmates or residents 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. L.1969,c.181,s.6; amended 1997, c.208, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4E-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4E / Section 4E-5
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Home Care Expansion Act." L. 1988, c. 92, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-27.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-27.2
Availability of applications for services and supports in multiple languages for persons with developmental disabilities from Department of Human Services.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall make available in at least the five most common languages spoken in the State, inclusive of Spanish and Korean: applications for services and supports that are available for persons with developmental disabilities, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3); any forms that are to be used in requesting the informed consent of an individual with a developmental disability, or of the individual's guardian, with respect to the sharing of health information; and other forms, upon request, to the extent feasible. L.2019, c.389, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-65 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-65
Guardian of estate, bond, discharge
Status: in_force

30:4-65. Where, on final hearing, it appears that the patient is possessed of real or personal property and no arrangements have been made for the payment of his maintenance, and no action has been instituted for the appointment of a guardian of his estate, an action may be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the proceeding for commitment is brought, and such court shall have power to appoint some competent person, resident of this State, guardian of the estate during such commitment. A guardian so appointed shall conserve the estate for the purpose of maintaining the patient in the institution in which he may be lawfully confined, and is authorized to pay such maintenance under the direction of the Superior Court. He shall furnish a bond as guardian in double the amount of the estate, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as guardian. If the chief executive officer of the institution, or the county treasurer of the county in which the institution is located, is appointed guardian, he shall not be required to furnish bond and the Superior Court is authorized to make necessary directions for payment for maintenance. The guardian shall be discharged after accounting, without advertising, upon the death or discharge of the patient from confinement. Amended 1953,c.29,s.31; 1991,c.91,s.314.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23.15
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 9 of P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.), and section 7 of P.L.2016, c.55 (C.30:9-23.24) shall be known and may be cited as the " Local Hospital Authority Law." L.2006, c.46, s.1; amended 2016, c.55, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-4
Power, duties of superintendent
Status: in_force

30:7-4. The superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the New Jersey Firemen's Home and shall have the general management and care of the buildings, grounds, furniture, fixtures and stock, and the government, direction, care and treatment of guests and patients and of the officers, assistants and attendants, subject to the general control of the board of managers and in pursuance of the by-laws, rules and regulations established by the board and he shall keep a correct and proper record of all his official acts and transactions. Amended 2000, c.149, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.11
Annual review by commissioner; county books, records, etc.; examination
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall review annually the comprehensive plans submitted by a county or group of counties and the facilities and programs developed, implemented and operated under those plans. The commissioner shall have a reasonable opportunity to examine county books, records, facilities and programs for the purposes of recommending needed changes and improvements in those plans. L.1981, c. 498, s. 9, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.93 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.93
Sharing of criminal incident information.
Status: in_force

5. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the chairman, Attorney General, Superintendent of State Police, and federal, State, county and municipal law enforcement agencies may share criminal incident information with each other and the vendor selected by the chairman to provide the monitoring equipment for the program. The chairman may direct the vendor to use data obtained pursuant to this act in preparing correlation reports for distribution and use by federal, State, county and municipal law enforcement agencies. L.2007,c.128,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-27
Duties of the council.
Status: in_force

5. The duties of the council shall include: a. Developing through the Central Nonprofit Agency a list of commodities and services which shall be set aside for purchase through approved rehabilitation facilities and establishing a fair market price for those commodities and services. b. Recommending to the commissioner an agency to be designated as the Central Nonprofit Agency. c. Encouraging the purchase of commodities and services of persons who are blind or who have a severe disability by political subdivisions of the State. L.1981, c.488, s.5; amended 1991, c.147, s.4; 2017, c.131, s.126.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.14
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

12. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than six months after the effective date of this act in an interim report, and no later than 12 months after the effective date of this act in a final report, on the implementation of this act. The reports shall include: a. the number of licenses that were approved, denied, suspended or revoked; b. the number of licenses that were denied, suspended or revoked as a result of the criminal history record background and division child abuse record information checks conducted pursuant to this act; c. data on the progress of implementing the recommendations contained in the division's Strategic Plan regarding the improvement of the State's foster care system; and d. recommendations for modifying the provisions of this act, which the commissioner believes to be necessary and appropriate. L.2001,c.419,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-10
Hunger Prevention Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

4. There is established a 13-member Hunger Prevention Advisory Committee in the Department of Human Services. The advisory committee shall assist the Commissioner of Human Services in the implementation of the New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program established pursuant to this act and shall oversee the needs assessment that shall be conducted pursuant to section 5 of this act. a. The advisory committee shall consist of: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Human Services, and the Commissioner of Community Affairs, or their designees, who shall serve ex officio; and (2) 10 public members appointed by the Governor who shall include: two representatives of emergency food programs in the State; two representatives of programs serving homeless individuals in the State; the Executive Directors of the County Welfare Directors Association of New Jersey, the Municipal Welfare Association of New Jersey and the Association for Children of New Jersey, or their designees; a nutritionist; and two members of the public who are knowledgeable about emergency food programs. The public members other than the executive directors shall serve during the term of office of the Governor who shall have appointed them, at the pleasure of that Governor. b. Vacancies in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the same manner provided for the original appointments. c. The committee shall organize as soon as practicable following the appointment of its members and shall select a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among the members. The chairperson shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the committee. d. The committee shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes. L.2001,c.62,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23.7
Contract provisions
Status: in_force

Any such contract may provide: (a) for the designation of the hospital or parts thereof as a teaching hospital and for access thereto by the faculty and qualified students of the college and for the use of the facilities of the hospital for teaching purposes; (b) for such term, conditions and provisions as may be proper for the effectual establishment and maintenance of the affiliation, including the right of the college to certify to the board of chosen freeholders or the governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, the names of the persons constituting and to constitute the professional staff of the hospital and of its services and clinics and of the medical director and the administrator of the hospital and for the appointment to the respective offices or positions by the board of chosen freeholders or the governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, of the persons so certified; (c) for the administration, management and supervision of the operation of the whole or any part of the hospital and of its activities and services by the said corporation; (d) for the furnishing of all or any part of the laboratory services or other services reasonably necessary or desirable in conducting a hospital and for the conducting of studies, research and investigation into the causes, methods of diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure of diseases, ailments and injuries; (e) for the care of indigent patients of the hospital, including in-patients and out-patients, and for home care and emergencies. L.1955, c. 22, p. 74, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-25
Board of managers of maternity hospital; duties and powers
Status: in_force

When a county maternity hospital shall have been built and is ready for occupancy, the director of the board of chosen freeholders shall with the consent and approval of the board, appoint a board of managers consisting of 5 members, residents of the county, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 1 for 2 years, 1 for 3 years, 1 for 4 years and 1 for 5 years and their successors shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. A vacancy arising from any cause except expiration of term shall be filled by appointment in the same manner but for the unexpired term only. The members shall serve without compensation. The board of managers shall have the control and government of the hospital and the care and custody of the buildings; it may appoint and remove at pleasure a superintendent or warden, and such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary, and fix their compensation with the approval of the board of chosen freeholders, except that such employees who hold positions and employments in the classified service of Civil Service shall be subject to the provisions of subtitle 3 of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes; it may adopt and establish suitable by-laws with respect to the terms of admission, support and discharge of patients and such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary. Amended by L.1959, c. 11, p. 64, s. 1, eff. March 9, 1959; L.1961, c. 89, p. 640, s. 1, eff. July 6, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-5
Responsibility of executive officer
Status: in_force

The chief executive officer of each institution or agency shall be its executive and administrative officer and subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the board of managers shall be responsible to the board for the proper conduct and management of the institution or agency, the physical condition of the property, the proper use of the plant and equipment, the conduct of all employees appointed by him and the care and treatment of the inmates.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-37 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-37
$100 maximum
Status: in_force

A person eligible for the Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled Program is entitled to receive a payment of up to $100.00 in a calendar year in which a hearing aid is purchased to offset the cost of the hearing aid. For the purposes of this act, "hearing aid" means an ear-level or body-worn electroacoustic instrument for amplifying sound whose basic components are a microphone, amplifier and receiver. L. 1987, c. 298, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.14
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

14. Upon completion of the demonstration project, the Commissioners of Human Services and Health shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on the demonstration project, and include in the report the findings of the evaluation carried out pursuant to section 9 of this act. The commissioners shall make such recommendations as they deem appropriate. If, after three years following enactment of this act, the commissioners find the demonstration project was successful in reducing costs and improving health outcomes and the quality of care for Medicaid recipients, the commissioners may recommend that Medicaid ACOs be established on a permanent basis and in additional communities in which Medicaid recipients reside. L.2011, c.114, s.14; amended 2012, c.17, s.368.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.3
Correspondence of inmates of state and county penal and correctional institutions; language
Status: in_force

Subject to rules and regulations to be issued by the Division of Correction and Parole every State and county penal and correctional institution shall permit incoming and outgoing correspondence of the inmates thereof to be in a language other than English. L.1973, c. 88, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6x — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6x
Commissioner of Human Services, State plan amendments, waivers, apply as may be necessary.
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.213, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-74 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-74
Definitions relative to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.2010, c.5 (C.30:6D-73 et seq.): "Abuse" means wrongfully inflicting or allowing to be inflicted physical abuse, sexual abuse, or verbal or psychological abuse or mistreatment by a caregiver upon an individual with a developmental disability. "Caregiver" means a person who receives State funding, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to provide services or supports, or both, to an individual with a developmental disability; except that "caregiver" shall not include an immediate family member of an individual with a developmental disability. "Central registry" means the Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities established pursuant to P.L.2010, c.5 (C.30:6D-73 et seq.). "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Developmental disability" means the same as that term is defined by section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3). "Exploitation" means the act or process of a caregiver using an individual with a developmental disability or his resources for another person's profit or advantage. "Intimate parts" means the following body parts of a person: sexual organs, genital area, anal area, inner thigh, groin, buttock, or breast. "Lewdness" means the exposing of the genitals for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of a caregiver or an individual with a developmental disability, or any flagrantly lewd and offensive act which the caregiver knows or reasonably expects is likely to be observed by an individual with a developmental disability. "Neglect" shall consist of any of the following acts by a caregiver on an individual with a developmental disability: willfully failing to provide proper and sufficient food, clothing, maintenance, medical care, or a clean and proper home; or failing to do or permit to be done any act necessary for the well-being of an individual with a developmental disability. "Physical abuse" means a physical act directed at an individual with a developmental disability by a caregiver of a type that causes one or more of the following: pain, injury, anguish, or suffering. Such acts include, but are not limited to, the individual with a developmental disability being kicked, pinched, bitten, punched, slapped, hit, pushed, dragged, or struck with a thrown or held object. "Program" means any program that is licensed or funded by the department for the purpose of providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities. "Program" includes, but is not limited to, a day program or a community-based residential program, as those terms are defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.238 (C.30:6D-9.1). "Sexual abuse" means an act or attempted act of lewdness, sexual contact, or sexual penetration between a caregiver and an individual with a developmental disability. Any form of sexual contact or activity between a caregiver and an individual with a developmental disability, absent marriage, domestic partnership, or civil union, is sexual abuse, regardless of whether the individual with a developmental disability gives consent or the caregiver is on or off duty. "Sexual contact" means an intentional touching by a caregiver or individual with a developmental disability, either directly or through clothing, of the intimate parts of the individual with a developmental disability or the caregiver for the purpose of sexually arousing or sexually gratifying the caregiver. Sexual contact of the caregiver with himself must be in view of the individual with a developmental disability whom the caregiver knows to be present. "Sexual penetration" means vaginal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal intercourse between a caregiver and an individual with a developmental disability or insertion of the hand, finger, or object into the anus or vagina, either by the caregiver or upon the caregiver's instruction. "Verbal or psychological abuse or mistreatment" means any verbal or non-verbal act or omission by a caregiver that inflicts one or more of the following: emotional harm; mental distress; or invocation of fear, humiliation, intimidation, or degradation to an individual with a developmental disability. Examples include, but are not limited to: bullying; ignoring need; verbal assault; use of racial or ethnic slurs; or intimidating gestures, such as shaking a fist at an individual with a developmental disability. L.2010, c.5, s.2; amended 2017, c.213, s.2; 2017, c.238, s.8; 2025, c.281, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.20
Revocation of status.
Status: in_force

5. a. The commissioner may revoke an organization's status as a Regional Health Hub if the organization fails to perform the mandatory activities of a Regional Health Hub, as described in subsection a. of section 6 of this act. b. Before revoking an organization's status as a Regional Health Hub, the commissioner shall notify the organization of the potential revocation and provide a reasonable timeframe for corrective action. c. The commissioner's revocation of Regional Health Hub status shall be a final agency action for the purposes of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). d. After revoking an organization's status as a Regional Health Hub, the commissioner shall immediately determine whether a new Regional Health Hub is needed in the area where status was revoked. If such need is determined to exist, the commissioner shall designate a new Regional Health Hub to serve the area, as provided by subsection d. of section 4 of this act. L.2019, c.517, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-49 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-49
Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall make all necessary rules and regulations for administering the program for payments in subsidization of adoptions. L.1973, c.81, s.5; amended 1983, c.484, s.4; 2012, c.16, s.105.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.11b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.11b
Definitions
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Patient" means a person 18 years of age and older who is being involuntarily assessed or treated in a screening service or who has been involuntarily committed to a short-term care facility in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.1 et seq.). "Screening service" means a "screening service" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), and includes psychiatric emergency services which are funded by the Division of Mental Health and Hospitals in the Department of Human Services and are affiliated with a screening service. "Short-term care facility" means a "short-term care facility" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2). L.1991,c.233,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.8
Maintenance of contact and consultation with parents or guardians of persons admitted.
Status: in_force

20. The commissioner or his designated agent shall make diligent efforts to maintain contact with the parent or guardian of each person with a developmental disability who is receiving functional services and, in the case of those receiving residential services, to advise the parent or guardian promptly of any significant changes in the condition of the person. He shall make all reasonable efforts to consult with the parent or guardian concerning recommended changes in the program, care, training, rehabilitation or treatment being rendered to any person with a developmental disability by the department, and to secure the prior consent of the parent or guardian to such changes; provided, however, that, in the absence of an expressed prohibition of such action by the parent or guardian, the commissioner or his designated agent shall be free from liability for the consequences of any prudent action taken by them in the interest of the immediate health or safety of the person when an emergency affecting such person may arise. L.1965, c.59, s.20; amended 2010, c.50, s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.15 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.15
Second class counties; admission of patients able to pay; charges
Status: in_force

Wherever a general hospital is or shall be operated by the board of chosen freeholders of a county of the second class, the said board of chosen freeholders shall have the right to admit patients to the said hospital who are able to pay for their hospitalization, and shall have the right to impose such per diem charges as the said board of chosen freeholders shall determine will be sufficient to pay the per capita costs of such patients. L.1952, c. 58, p. 378, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-72 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-72
Access to data, agreement.
Status: in_force

8. Any department or agency that creates, receives, or maintains publicly supported programs data or health data shall, only after execution of an enforceable data use, data sharing, or other similar agreement that is acceptable to the department or agency, transmit or allow access to such data as is necessary and appropriate to further the goals of this act and shall cooperate with iPHD Project requests for receipt of, or access to, such data. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no department or agency shall be required to transmit data it creates, receives, or maintains to the iPHD Project, or to allow access to such data, if the Attorney General's review or the applicable department's or agency's review determines that such transmission or access would violate State or federal law. The Attorney General's review shall include consideration of an analysis from the department or agency whose data is being requested. This section shall not prohibit the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy or any department or agency from creating, receiving, maintaining, or transmitting data in data systems that are separate and distinct from the iPHD Project. L.2015, c.193, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-26
Annual organization; chairman; expenses
Status: in_force

The members of the council shall organize annually by the selection of one of their members to serve as chairman. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L.1981, c. 488, s. 4, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-90 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-90
Age and sex
Status: in_force

No transfers shall be made which will conflict with established age or sex limitations.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-55 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-55
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

13. The State Treasurer, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act and to comply with the requirements of Pub.L.104-193; except that, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the State Treasurer may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as the State Treasurer deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and may thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.1998,c.40,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-45.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-45.2
Payment to pharmacy for certain forged, fraudulent prescriptions under State Medicaid program.
Status: in_force

3. a. A pharmacy shall receive full payment and shall not be penalized for dispensing a forged or fraudulent prescription that has been approved by the State Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), unless the pharmacist or an employee or agent of the pharmacy has committed the forgery or fraud or has knowingly facilitated the commission of a forgery or fraud, or has failed to comply with the requirements set forth in subsection c. of this section. b. As used in this section, "has committed the forgery or fraud or has knowingly facilitated the commission of a forgery or fraud" means that a person: (1) knowingly and willfully made or caused to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any document or electronic transmission necessary to receive payment by the program for the prescription; (2) knowingly and willfully made or caused to be made any false statement, written or oral, of a material fact for use in determining the right to payment by the program for the prescription; or (3) concealed or failed to disclose a fact or the occurrence of an event that affects the right to payment by the program for the prescription.
c. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as relieving a pharmacist of his obligation to comply with any requirements provided under any State or federal statute or regulation for the pharmacist: (1) to seek verification of a prescription from an authorized prescriber or the latter's authorized agent before filling the prescription whenever the pharmacist has reason to question the authenticity, accuracy, or appropriateness of the prescription; and (2) to not fill the prescription when the authenticity, accuracy, or appropriateness of the prescription is in question and no such verification has been provided.
A pharmacist who fails to comply with these requirements shall be subject to exclusion or debarment as a provider under the program, and the recovery of monies improperly expended by the State due to the dispensing of the forged or fraudulent prescription. If these monies cannot be recovered from the pharmacist, the pharmacy shall be subject to the recovery. d. The program shall make every reasonable effort to identify an individual who has committed the forgery or fraud or has knowingly facilitated the commission of a forgery or fraud and collect from the individual the amount paid by the program for the dispensed prescription, in addition to any other penalties that may apply. If the forgery or fraud involves the misuse or theft of a Senior Gold eligibility identification card, the card shall be subject to a pharmacy restriction process under which the program recipient is permitted to use the card only at a single pharmacy of the recipient's choosing. e. The pharmacist and each employee and agent of the pharmacy shall cooperate fully with the program, or any entity acting on its behalf, in any investigation of forged or fraudulent prescriptions and shall respond fully to any request for information or other assistance by the program in regard to such prescriptions. L.2009, c.309, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123
Use of fund for traveling expenses of paroled inmates and parole officers
Status: in_force

Any board or institution may use its petty cash fund for the payment of the traveling expenses of a paroled inmate to the place of his employment, and the expenses of the parole officer or other agent in traveling to and from the place where any paroled inmate, who has violated his parole, may be found, in order to bring about his return to the institution, as well as the payment of expenses incurred to secure the return of an escaped inmate.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.17
Immunity from liability for child care center.
Status: in_force

9. a. A child care center that has received an employment application from an individual or currently employs a staff member shall be immune from liability for acting upon or disclosing information about the disqualification or termination to another center seeking to employ that person if the center has: (1) received notice from the department that the applicant or staff member, as applicable, has been determined by the department to be disqualified from employment in a child care center pursuant to section 5 or 6 of P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.14 or C.30:5B-6.15); or (2) terminated the employment of a staff member because the person was disqualified from employment at the center on the basis of a conviction of a crime pursuant to section 5 or 6 of P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.14 or C.30:5B-6.15) after commencing employment at the center. b. A child care center which acts upon or discloses information pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be presumed to be acting in good faith unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the center acted with actual malice toward the person who is the subject of the information. L.2000,c.77,s.9; amended 2004, c.130, s.102.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-27.21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-27.21
Immunity from liability on use of background information.
Status: in_force

6. a. A facility that has received an employment application from an individual or currently employs a staff member shall be immune from liability for acting upon or disclosing information about the disqualification or termination of that applicant or staff member to another facility seeking to employ that individual if the facility has: (1) received notice from the department or the facility's board of directors, as applicable, that the applicant or staff member has been determined by the department or the board of directors to be disqualified from employment at a facility pursuant to this act; or (2) terminated the employment of a staff member because the individual was disqualified from employment at the facility on the basis of a conviction of a crime pursuant to section 4 of this act after commencing employment at the facility. b. A facility that acts upon or discloses information pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be presumed to be acting in good faith unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the facility acted with actual malice toward the individual who is the subject of the information. L.2003,c.186,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-25.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-25.2
Certification of names of employees to Civil Service Commission
Status: in_force

Upon receipt from the Civil Service Commission of a list of the positions and employments so allocated to the classified service and their appropriate titles, the board of chosen freeholders of any county of the first class which has established a maternity hospital in accordance with the provisions of section 30:9-24 of the Revised Statutes shall certify to the Civil Service Commission within 30 days of receipt of such a list, the names of all those employees then employed in such county maternity hospital in such allocated positions and employments who have been employed for at least 1 year next preceding the effective date of this act. In lieu of such certification, the board of chosen freeholders, by resolution may authorize the certification to be made by the Board of Managers of such hospital. The employees so certified shall be recorded, under such titles, without examination, as having been permanently appointed in the classified service of Civil Service as of the date of their original appointment and shall thereafter be under and subject to the provisions of subtitle 3 of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes relating to the classified service. L.1959, c. 11, p. 65, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6n — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6n
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Human Services, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2019, c.163, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.19
Shift overlap, State correctional facilities, information dissemination.
Status: in_force

1. In addition to the duties of the commissioner set forth in section 6 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-6), the commissioner shall institute in each State correctional facility a shift overlap of 10 minutes for the purpose of information dissemination between correctional police officers beginning and ending their shifts. L.2023, c.196.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-47 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-47
Definitions relative to domestic violence.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-47 et seq.): "Abuser" means the named perpetrator of the domestic violence in the documentation provided pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section. "Certified Domestic Violence Specialist" means a person who has fulfilled the requirements of certification as a Domestic Violence Specialist established by the New Jersey Association of Domestic Violence Professionals. "Designated domestic violence agency" means a countywide organization with a primary purpose to provide services to victims of domestic violence, and which provides services that conform to the core domestic violence services profile as defined in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families and is under contract with the Department of Children and Families for the express purpose of providing those services. L.2021, c.233, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7.2a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7.2a
Encumbrances, recovery limited against certain estates.
Status: in_force

1. No encumbrance or recovery shall be imposed against or sought from the estate of a deceased recipient for assistance correctly paid under: a. The "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), under any of the following circumstances: (1) the amount sought to be recovered is less than $500, the gross estate is less than $3,000 or there is a surviving spouse or a surviving child who is under the age of 21 or is blind or permanently and totally disabled, except for assistance incorrectly or illegally paid, or for third party liability recovery sought under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.); (2) in the case of a recipient who became deceased on or after the effective date of P.L.1995, c.289, if there is a surviving spouse or a surviving child who is under the age of 21 or is blind or permanently and totally disabled, except for assistance incorrectly or illegally paid, or for third party liability recovery sought under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.); or (3) in the case of a recipient who has been afforded asset protection under a long-term care insurance partnership in accordance with the provisions of the federal "Deficit Reduction Act of 2005," Pub.L.109-171, up to the amount of assets disregarded at the time of eligibility determination; or b. The "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program, P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), except for assistance incorrectly or illegally paid, or for third party liability recovery sought under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). L.1981, c.217, s.1; amended 1983, c.371; 1992, c.115, s.2; 1995, c.289, s.2; 2009, c.321, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.10
Fidelity bonds
Status: in_force

The board of managers may in its discretion require any official or employee to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties and fix the amount of such bond. Where a surety company bond shall be given, the amount of the premium required thereon shall be paid as an expense of the hospital. L.1947, c. 34, p. 92, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-26
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares: a. That the increase in single-parent households and two-career families has resulted in a growing number of young children who are unsupervised from the time school ends until a parent returns from work, with one national study estimating that 6,000,000 children, aged five to 13, are unsupervised daily. b. That unsupervised children are more likely to engage in drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or other delinquent behavior, and are at greater risk of being the victims of criminal acts. c. That in many communities child care programs to serve these school-age children are nonexistent, too limited to accommodate the demand, or too expensive for some families to utilize. d. That the State can play a useful and important role in the promotion of quality and adequate day care services which will benefit the well-being of children and families. L. 1987, c. 215, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-29 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-29
Additions to county workhouses; authority of chosen freeholders to establish
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of every county in this state may establish, build or purchase a workhouse at such place in the county as such board shall think fit, or may build additions thereto as such board may deem necessary.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-49 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-49
Set-off of reimbursement payment.
Status: in_force

7. If an ICF-MR fails to pay an assessment for two or more quarters, the Director of the Division of Revenue shall seek to set off so much of the Medicaid reimbursement payment which is due the ICF-MR as is necessary to satisfy the indebtedness. The Director of the Division of Revenue, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation and the Department of Human Services, shall establish procedures and methods to effect the set-off. The Director of the Division of Taxation shall give notice to the ICF-MR and provide the opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), but no request for a hearing or any subsequent appeal shall stay the collection of the indebtedness, nor shall any protest or appeal provided for in section 4 of this act stay such collection. No Medicaid reimbursement payment shall be made to the ICF-MR pending resolution of the indebtedness. Neither the State Treasurer nor any other State agency, official or employee shall be held liable to the ICF-MR for any damages sustained by the ICF-MR resulting from the set-off provided for in this section. L.1998,c.40,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-3.27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.27
Drug testing required for certain State employees at psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers.
Status: in_force

1. a. As a condition of employment as a direct care staff member at a State psychiatric hospital or developmental center listed in R.S.30:1-7, an applicant for employment shall consent to and undergo drug testing for controlled dangerous substances as provided in subsection f. of this section. The drug testing shall be at the expense of the applicant. If a person applying for employment at a State psychiatric hospital or developmental center on or after the effective date of this act tests positive for the unlawful use of any controlled dangerous substance, or refuses to submit to drug testing, the person shall be removed from consideration for employment. b. A person who is employed at a State psychiatric hospital or developmental center as a direct care staff member shall be subject to random drug testing for controlled dangerous substances performed at such intervals as the Commissioner of Human Services deems appropriate. The commissioner shall annually perform random drug tests on 500 direct care staff members. c. A person who is employed at a State psychiatric hospital or developmental center as a direct care staff member may be required to undergo drug testing for controlled dangerous substances if the employee's immediate supervisor has reasonable suspicion to believe that the employee is illegally using a controlled dangerous substance, based on the employee's visible impairment or professional misconduct which relates adversely to patient care or safety. The supervisor shall report this information to his immediate supervisor in a form and manner specified by the commissioner, and if the supervisor concurs that there is reasonable suspicion to believe that an employee is illegally using a controlled dangerous substance, that supervisor shall notify the chief executive officer of the State psychiatric hospital or developmental center, as applicable, or other executive level officer of the hospital or developmental center designated by the commissioner, and request approval in writing for ordering the employee to undergo drug testing. Drug testing of an employee shall not be ordered without the written approval of the chief executive officer or other executive level officer designated by the commissioner. d. An employee who tests positive for the unlawful use of any controlled dangerous substance may be referred to employee advisory services, or terminated from employment, as applicable, based on the employee's job title. An employee who refuses to submit to drug testing shall be terminated from employment. In all cases, however, the employee shall retain any available right of review by the Civil Service Commission. e. The drug testing required pursuant to subsections b. and c. of this section shall be at the expense of the Department of Human Services. f. Drug testing shall be performed by an outside drug testing facility in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. g. The commissioner shall notify all affected employees of State psychiatric hospitals and developmental centers of the provisions of this section. h. As used in this section, "direct care staff member" means a: Human Services Technician; Human Services Assistant; physician; psychiatrist; dentist; psychologist; nurse; nurse assistant; physical, occupational, or speech therapist; social worker; and any other staff member employed by a State psychiatric hospital or developmental center who provides direct care to a patient or resident at the facility, as determined by the commissioner. i. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, those rules and regulations necessary to ensure the confidentiality of the person undergoing drug testing, and that drug test results are not reported to law enforcement authorities. L.2009, c.220, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.1
Facilities for therapy for persons with substance use disorder during confinement or after discharge; contracts to provide facilities; appropriations and expenditures
Status: in_force

1. It shall be lawful for the board of county commissioners of any county in this State to establish and maintain facilities to provide services for therapy for persons with substance use disorder while confined to the jail, workhouse or penitentiary of any such county. It shall also be lawful for such board to provide therapy for such persons with substance use disorder after discharge from the jail, workhouse or penitentiary. Such facilities may be provided as a part of the jail, workhouse or penitentiary, and at such other locations as the board shall determine. It shall also be lawful for such board to contract with any municipality or any other county to provide such needed facilities and services, and to pay the whole or any part of the cost of such facilities under such contract. Each board of county commissioners is authorized to appropriate and expend the moneys necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1956, c. 214, p. 771, s. 1; amended 2023, c.177, s.104.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6k — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6k
State Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare programs to provide coverage, payment
Status: in_force

7. a. The State Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs shall provide coverage and payment for health care services delivered to a benefits recipient through telemedicine or telehealth, on the same basis as, and at a provider reimbursement rate that does not exceed the provider reimbursement rate that is applicable, when the services are delivered through in-person contact and consultation in New Jersey, provided the services are otherwise covered when delivered through in-person contact and consultation in New Jersey. Reimbursement payments under this section may be provided either to the individual practitioner who delivered the reimbursable services, or to the agency, facility, or organization that employs the individual practitioner who delivered the reimbursable services, as appropriate. b. The State Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs may limit coverage to services that are delivered by participating health care providers, but may not charge any deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for a health care service, delivered through telemedicine or telehealth, in an amount that exceeds the deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount that is applicable to an in-person consultation. In no case shall the State Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs: (1) impose any restrictions on the location or setting of the distant site used by a health care provider to provide services using telemedicine and telehealth or on the location or setting of the originating site where the patient is located when receiving services using telemedicine and telehealth, except to ensure that the services provided using telemedicine and telehealth meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; (2) restrict the ability of a provider to use any electronic or technological platform to provide services using telemedicine or telehealth, including, but not limited to, interactive, real-time, two-way audio, which may be used in combination with asynchronous store-and-forward technology without video capabilities, including audio-only telephone conversations, to provide services using telemedicine or telehealth, provided that the platform used: (a) allows the provider to meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; and (b) is compliant with the requirements of the federal health privacy rule set forth at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164; (3) deny coverage for or refuse to provide reimbursement for routine patient monitoring performed using telemedicine and telehealth, including remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs and routine check-ins with the patient to monitor the patient's status and condition, if coverage and reimbursement would be provided if those services are provided in person, and the provider is able to meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; or (4) limit coverage only to services delivered by select third-party telemedicine or telehealth organizations. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (1) prohibit the State Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs from providing coverage for only those services that are medically necessary, subject to the terms and conditions of the recipient's benefits plan; or (2) allow the State Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs to require a benefits recipient to use telemedicine or telehealth in lieu of obtaining an in-person service from a participating health care provider. d. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section and to secure federal financial participation for State expenditures under the federal Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program. e. As used in this section: "Asynchronous store-and-forward" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Benefits recipient" or "recipient" means a person who is eligible for, and who is receiving, hospital or medical benefits under the State Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), or under the NJ FamilyCare program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.), as appropriate. "Distant site" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Originating site" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Participating health care provider" means a licensed or certified health care provider who is registered to provide health care services to benefits recipients under the State Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs, as appropriate. "Telehealth" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telemedicine" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telemedicine or telehealth organization" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). L.2017, c.117, s.7; amended 2021, c.310, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.67 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.67
Parole contract agreements resulting in reduction of term of parole.
Status: in_force

23. a. The appropriate board panel and the Department of Corrections shall enter into formal parole contract agreements with officials of the board and officials of the Department of Corrections and individual parolees or inmates reduced to writing and signed by all parties. The parole contract agreements shall stipulate individual programs of education, training, or other activity which shall result in a specified reduction of the parolee's parole term pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.66) or the inmate's primary parole eligibility date pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.52), upon such successful completion of the program. The formal parole contract agreements required under this subsection shall be entered into within two months of an inmate's admission to a correctional facility. b. Any parolee or inmate shall be permitted to apply to the board for such an agreement. The board panel shall accept all such applications. The board panel shall approve any application consistent with eligibility requirements promulgated by the board pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.48). c. Upon approval of the parolee or inmate's application, the board panel shall be responsible for specifying the components necessary for the agreement. Upon acceptance of the agreement by the Department of Corrections, by the board panel, and by the parolee or the inmate, the board panel shall reduce the agreement to writing and monitor compliance with the parole contract agreement at least once every 12 months. The parolee or inmate and the Department of Corrections shall be given a copy of the agreement. d. An agreement shall be terminated by the board panel in the event the parolee or inmate fails to or refuses to satisfactorily complete each component of the agreement. The inmate or parolee shall be notified in writing of a termination and the reasons for the termination. A termination may be appealed to the full board pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1979, c.441 (C.30:4-123.58). L.1979, c.441, s.23; amended 1995, c.280, s.46; 2009, c.330, s.7; 2019, c.363, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-62.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-62.1
Annual appropriation to Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
Status: in_force

1. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2001 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall recommend and the Legislature shall appropriate $1,500,000 from the General Fund to the Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism established pursuant to P.L.1999, c.105 (C.30:6D-56 et seq.). L.2001, c.338, s.1; amended L.2007, c.168, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.11
Patient rights.
Status: in_force

11. A patient admitted to a short-term care or psychiatric facility or special psychiatric hospital either on a voluntary or involuntary basis, or assigned to an outpatient treatment provider has the following rights: a. The right to have examinations and services provided in the patient's primary means of communication including, as soon as possible, the aid of an interpreter if needed because the patient is of limited English-speaking ability or suffers from a speech or hearing impairment; b. The right to a verbal explanation of the reasons for admission to the facility or assignment to the provider, as applicable, the availability of an attorney and the rights provided in P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.1 et seq.) and P.L.2009, c.112; and c. The right to be represented by an attorney and, if unrepresented or unable to afford an attorney, the right to be provided with an attorney paid for by the appropriate government agency. An attorney representing a patient has the right to inspect and copy the patient's clinical chart. The clinical director of the facility, or the outpatient treatment provider, as appropriate, shall ensure that a written statement of the rights provided in P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.1 et seq.) and P.L.2009, c.112 is provided to patients at the time of admission or assignment, as applicable, as soon as possible thereafter, and to patients and their families upon request. L.1987, c.116, s.11; amended 2009, c.112, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.18
Discharge plan.
Status: in_force

18. A person discharged either by the court or administratively from an outpatient treatment provider, short-term care or psychiatric facility or special psychiatric hospital shall have a discharge plan prepared by the treatment team at the facility or provider, as appropriate, pursuant to this section. The treatment team shall give the patient an opportunity to participate in the formulation of the discharge plan. In the case of patients committed to treatment at short-term care or psychiatric facilities, a community agency designated by the commissioner shall participate in the formulation of the plan. The facility shall advise the mental health agency of the date of the patient's discharge. The mental health agency shall provide follow-up care to the patient pursuant to regulations adopted by the commissioner. In the case of patients assigned to outpatient treatment providers, the outpatient treatment provider shall participate in the formulation of the plan. This section does not preclude discharging a patient to an appropriate professional. Psychiatric facilities shall give notice of the discharge to the county adjuster of the county in which the patient has legal settlement. L.1987, c.116, s.18; amended 2009, c.112, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-6y — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-6y
Biomarker precision medical testing, Medicaid recipients, no cost-sharing.
Status: in_force

11. a. Notwithstanding any State law or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Human Services shall ensure that expenses incurred for biomarker precision medical testing shall be provided with no cost-sharing to persons served under the Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). b. Biomarker precision medical testing shall be covered for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or ongoing monitoring of a disease or condition, excluding asymptomatic screening, to guide treatment decisions of an individual when the efficacy and appropriateness of biomarker precision medical testing for the diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or guiding treatment decisions for an individual's disease or condition is recognized by: (1) labeled indications for an FDA-approved or -cleared test; (2) indicated tests for an FDA-approved drug; (3) actions to address warnings and precautions on FDA-approved drug labels; (4) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Coverage Determinations or Medicare Administrative Contractor Local Coverage Determinations; or (5) nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines. c. Coverage, pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall be provided in a manner that limits disruption, including multiple biopsies or biospecimen samples, in the care of an individual. d. If the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services contracts with a third-party entity to deliver biomarker precision medical testing services pursuant to this section to beneficiaries under the Medicaid program, the third-party entity shall provide biomarker precision medical testing at the same scope, duration, and frequency as the Medicaid program otherwise provides to individuals. e. (1) If utilization review is required, a decision shall be provided pursuant to the guidelines and timeframes set forth in P.L.2023, c.296 (C.17B:30-55.1 et al.). (2) The individual and the treating health care provider or treating health care entity prescribing biomarker precision medical testing for the individual shall have access to clear, readily accessible, and conspicuous information on the process to submit an appeal to an adverse determination. f. As used in this section: "Biomarker" means a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a specific therapeutic intervention, including known gene-drug interactions for medications being considered for use or already being administered. Biomarkers shall also include, but not be limited to, gene mutations, characteristics of genes, or protein expression. "Biomarker precision medical testing" means the analysis of tissue, blood, or other biospecimen for the presence of a biomarker. Biomarker precision medical testing includes, but is not limited to, single-analyte tests, multiplex panel tests, protein expression, and whole exome, whole genome, and whole transcriptome sequencing. L.2025, c.49, s.11.