N.J. Stat. § 30:14-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-4
Advisory Council on Domestic Violence.
Status: in_force

4. a. There is created an Advisory Council on Domestic Violence which shall consist of 20 members: the Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families, the Director of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families and the Director of the Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services, the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Commissioner of the Department of Education, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, the Attorney General, or their designees, and one representative of Legal Services of New Jersey, one former domestic violence shelter resident, one representative of the Police Chiefs Association, one representative of the County Prosecutors Association, one representative of the New Jersey State Nurses Association, one representative of the Mental Health Association in New Jersey, one representative of the New Jersey Crime Prevention Officers Association, one representative of the New Jersey Hospital Association, one representative of the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, and four representatives of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women to be appointed by the Governor. b. The advisory council shall: (1) Monitor the effectiveness of the laws concerning domestic violence and make recommendations for their improvement; (2) Review proposed legislation governing domestic violence and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature; (3) Study the needs, priorities, programs, and policies relating to domestic violence throughout the State; and (4) Ensure that all service providers and citizens are aware of the needs of and services available to victims of domestic violence and make recommendations for community education and training programs. c. The advisory council shall periodically advise the Director of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families and the Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families on its activities, findings, and recommendations. L.1979, c.337, s.4; amended 1987, c.103; 2005, c.309, s.4; 2006, c.47, s.181; 2012, c.16, s.127.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-17
Acquisition of lands for state institutions
Status: in_force

The state treasurer and state comptroller may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation, municipal action or other lawful manner, in the name of the state and for its use so much land as may be necessary for any state institution whenever the board of managers of such institution shall make written request therefor duly approved by the state board, and the comptroller and treasurer shall deem the lands necessary. No money shall be thus expended until first appropriated specifically for such purpose. Condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with chapter 1 of the title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-45 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-45
Liaison chosen, information provided.
Status: in_force

7. An inmate chosen by inmates in a housing unit as the liaison between the correctional facility administration and the inmate population shall be provided with a copy of P.L.2019, c.408 (C.30:1B-39 et seq.). The liaison also shall be provided with a summary of the requirements under P.L.2019, c.408 (C.30:1B-39 et seq.) for dissemination to the inmates in the housing unit. L.2019, c.408, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17b
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

4. Nothing in section 17 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-17) or in section 3 of P.L.2010, c.30 (C.30:4D-17a) shall be construed to preclude the indictment or conviction for any other offense defined by law, or to impair or limit the discretion and authority of the State regarding any civil action, criminal prosecution, or other action authorized by law. L.2010, c.30, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.49 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.49
Duties of coordinator
Status: in_force

7. The coordinator, in conjunction with the Statewide family advocacy organization and local family advocacy groups, shall work to expand and establish family support services throughout the State. The coordinator shall, at least annually, report in writing to the Statewide family advocacy organization and the division on the efforts of the regional family working groups to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1995,c.314,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-45 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-45
Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

1. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to benefit hard-to-place children in resource family care at State expense by providing the stability and security of permanent homes. L.1973,c.81,s.1; amended 2004, c.130, s.81.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-141 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-141
Record of prisoners
Status: in_force

The board of managers shall adopt a system of identification and record and exchange of indentifications, which the principal keeper shall cause to be applied to every prisoner. The principal keeper shall obtain and record information concerning the past life and the nature and gravity of the crime for which each prisoner was sentenced, as well as of his conduct while in prison. Such information shall be laid before the board of managers and shall by them be considered when determining the parole of any prisoner.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-34 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-34
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is in the best interest of the State of New Jersey to preserve, strengthen and maintain the family unit. All individuals, regardless of disability, have the right to belong to a family unit where enduring relationships can be fostered. b. Families are the major providers of support, care, training and other services for their family member with a developmental disability living at home. Consequently, families are continually searching for ways to support family members with developmental disabilities in their homes instead of placing these individuals in a State or private institution. c. Many families with a family member with a developmental disability experience exceptionally high financial outlays and extraordinary physical and emotional challenges, isolation, stigmatization and daily stress. Supporting families in their effort to care for their family member with a developmental disability at home is efficient, cost effective and humane; failure to provide needed supports can result in premature placement of the family member in a setting outside the home. d. To be effective, family supports must support the entire family, must be easily accessible, flexible, culturally sensitive and individualized. They must be designed to promote interdependence, independence, productivity and integration of people with disabilities into the community. Family supports must also be built on existing social networks and naturally occurring supports including extended families, neighbors and community associations. e. A Statewide family support policy must acknowledge that families themselves are able to define their own needs and select their own services; family supports must be chosen by families, controlled by families and monitored by families. f. Adults with disabilities should be afforded the opportunity to make decisions for themselves, live in typical homes and communities and exercise their full rights as citizens. Adults with disabilities should have options for living separately from their families, but when this is not the case, families should be provided the supports they need. L.1993,c.98,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.17
Contents of resolution; board of managers
Status: in_force

Any such resolution may provide for the appointment of a board of managers for such institution or may provide for the management, control and operation of such institution by the board of managers of the county hospital. Where a separate and distinct board of managers for any such institution is provided for, the resolution shall specify the number of managers and their terms of office and may include, as ex-officio members, the magistrates or some of them, of the municipal courts situated in the county. L.1956, c. 213, p. 767, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7C-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-2
Public policy; purpose
Status: in_force

INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT ARTICLE I The party states, desiring by common action to fully utilize and improve their institutional facilities and provide adequate programs for the confinement, treatment and rehabilitation of various types of offenders, declare that it is the policy of each of the party states to provide such facilities and programs on a basis of cooperation with one another, and with the Federal Government, thereby serving the best interest of such offenders and of society and effecting economies in capital expenditures and operational costs. The purpose of this compact is to provide for the mutual development and execution of such programs of cooperation for the confinement, treatment and rehabilitation of offenders with the most economical use of human and material resources. L.1973, c. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-67 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-67
Rate for maintenance of patient
Status: in_force

The rate of payment for the maintenance of a patient shall be fixed by the State Board of Control or the board of chosen freeholders or committee thereof, and such rate of maintenance established pursuant hereto shall be construed to be a reasonable charge for the patient's care and treatment and for necessaries advanced to the patient and the board or committee aforesaid shall not be limited in the fixing of such rate, heretofore or hereafter to be assessed, by the per capita cost of maintenance at the institution. Amended by L.1939, c. 259, p. 675, s. 1; L.1965, c. 59, s. 52; L.1969, c. 258, s. 3, eff. Jan. 7, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-12.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-12.6
Development, expansion of self-directed support services.
Status: in_force

6. a. Except in the case of a short-term pilot program, the commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, develop and expand the use of self-directed support services throughout the State, and eliminate obstacles to the use of such services. The services shall be made available without regard to the severity of a person's disability, except to the extent that the person's disability would prevent that person from being safely accommodated with self-directed support services. b. In the event that two or more divisions in the department are funding self-directed support services for the same person, the commissioner shall designate one division as the lead division for the purpose of enforcing a right guaranteed by section 4 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-4) or P.L.2008, c.128 (C.30:6D-12.1 et al.). L.2008, c.128, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-50 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-50
Approval, admission to the program.
Status: in_force

4. If the Department of Corrections finds that the requirements set out in sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2021, c.233 (C.30:1B-48 and C.30:1B-49) are met, the department may approve that inmate to be admitted to the residential community release program, and shall determine any special conditions of participation that shall apply. L.2021, c.233, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.53a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.53a
Definitions; notice to prosecutor.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this act: "Prosecutor" means the county prosecutor of the county in which the defendant was convicted unless the matter was prosecuted by the Attorney General, in which case "prosecutor" means the Attorney General. "Office of Victim Witness Advocacy" means the Office of Victim Witness Advocacy of the county in which the defendant was convicted. b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the State shall provide written notice to the prosecutor of the anticipated release from incarceration in a county or State penal institution or the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center of a person convicted of murder; manslaughter; aggravated sexual assault; sexual assault; aggravated assault; aggravated criminal sexual contact; kidnapping pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:13-1; endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct which would impair or debauch the morals of the child pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:24-4; endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:24-4; luring or enticing pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.291 (C.2C:13-6); any other offense involving serious bodily injury or an attempt to commit any of the aforementioned offenses. In cases involving a release on parole, the State Parole Board shall provide the notice required by this subsection. In all other cases, including but not limited to release upon expiration of sentence or release from incarceration due to a change in sentence, the Department of Corrections shall provide the notice required by this subsection. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2019, c.363) d. If available, the notice shall be provided to the prosecutor 90 days before the inmate's anticipated release; provided however, the notice shall be provided at least 30 days before release. The notice shall include the person's name, identifying factors, offense history, and anticipated future residence. The prosecutor shall notify the Office of Victim Witness Advocacy and that office shall use any reasonable means available to them to notify the victim of the anticipated release, unless the victim has requested not to be notified. The Office of Victim Witness Advocacy shall use any reasonable means available to also notify witnesses and other appropriate persons, as determined by the prosecutor in accordance with the directive issued by the Attorney General, who have requested notification of the anticipated release. e. Upon receipt of notice, the prosecutor shall provide notice to the law enforcement agency responsible for the municipality where the inmate will reside, the municipality in which any victim resides, and such other State and local law enforcement agencies as appropriate for public safety. L.1994, c.135, s.1; amended 1995, c.280, s.37; 2001, c.79, s.8; 2013, c.270, s.2; 2019, c.363, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-80.6a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-80.6a
Liens, certain; extinguished.
Status: in_force

8. All liens filed against a person treated at a psychiatric facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), prior to the effective date of P.L.2005, c.55, are hereby extinguished and shall have no legal effect. No new liens shall be filed by a psychiatric facility on or after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.55, against a person treated at the facility. L.2005,c.55,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-9
Required contents of solicited bids and contracts
Status: in_force

Any bid solicited and any contract awarded by the commissioner in accordance with 8a, above shall contain: (1) The method of payment subject to an audit of cash needs as determined by the underwriter with approval of the Director of Budget and Accounting and the State Treasurer and by such means as shall be directed by the Director of Budget and Accounting; (2) That the initial contract term shall be for a period of 2 years commencing January 1, 1970, renewable for a period of 3 years and thereafter renewable for subsequent contract terms of 1 year each at the option of the parties, provided, however, at intervals of 6 months during any contract term, under conditions specified in subparagraph (4) and (5) below, the amount of the premium rate shall be subject to adjustment for the next 6 month interval of the then current contract term or the ensuing contract term, whichever is applicable; (3) That provision shall be made for the establishment and maintenance, in the custody of the underwriter on behalf of the State, of a rate stabilization reserve to which the State, on the effective date of the contract, shall make an initial contribution of $2,000,000.00. Thereafter, it shall be the intent, from premium contributions and interest earnings, to increase said reserve to an amount equal to approximately 2 months' average premium payments and, to the extent feasible, to maintain it at that figure; and, to assure compliance with such intent, all premium rates for said contract shall include a factor which is projected to accumulate to and maintain said reserve at the level herein specified. Funds in said reserve shall be available for use by the underwriter to cover liabilities under the contract during any contract term in which the incurred liabilities of the underwriter for claims payments and operating expenses exceed premiums paid; (4) That for any rating period should the incurred premiums payable exceed the sum of (a) liabilities for paid and incurred claims, and (b) liabilities for paid and incurred operating expenses of the underwriter, such excess and any interest thereon shall accrue to the benefit of the State and shall be credited to the rate stabilization reserve. Any such funds held on behalf of the State shall be invested by the Director of the Division of Investments in the Department of the Treasury or invested in a manner prescribed by such director. If at the end of any rating period, the amount in said reserve exceeds the level specified in subparagraph (3) above, this fact, along with the relevant factors specified in subparagraph (6) below, shall be taken into consideration in determining whether or not an adjustment in premium rate will be required for the ensuing rating period; (5) That should premiums paid, for a 6 month rating period in any contract term, be insufficient to cover liabilities for paid and incurred claims and operating expenses of the underwriter and to maintain the rate stabilization reserve at the level specified in section 9(3), there shall be an adjustment in the premium rate for the ensuing rating period. The new premium shall provide for the recoupment of such insufficiency; (6) That all premium rates for the contract shall be calculated giving due consideration to all relevant factors including the experience derived during the current and prior rating periods, future cost trends, and maintenance of the rate stabilization reserve. The amount of the premium rate for each 6 months' rating period shall be subject to approval of the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. Should such approval be given after the beginning of the rating period to which the new premium rate is applicable, the new rate, nevertheless, shall be effective as of the beginning of said rating period and an appropriate retroactive adjustment in premium payments shall be made; (7) That either party may cancel such contract upon reasonable notice to the other, but not less than 6 months notice, subject to full final accounting and settlement of liabilities; (8) That the State shall have the right to audit the financial records of the carrier and shall have the right to conduct a performance review of the carrier, continuously or in such manner as it may deem fit, and shall have the right to audit the financial records of providers, insofar as those records deal with patients who have been treated under the provisions of this act; (9) That the underwriter and fiscal agent shall quarterly and at such other times as the State Treasurer may require and in such form as he prescribes, render an account of the expenditures of money advanced pursuant to this act. L.1968, c. 413, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-9
Services by facilities; maximization of developmental potential
Status: in_force

Every service for persons with developmental disabilities offered by any facility shall be designed to maximize the developmental potential of such persons and shall be provided in a humane manner in accordance with generally accepted standards for the delivery of such service and with full recognition and respect for the dignity, individuality and constitutional, civil and legal rights of each person receiving such service, and in a setting and manner which is least restrictive of each person's personal liberty. L.1977, c. 82, s. 9, eff. May 5, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11A-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-5
Investigation of applicant; certificate not transferable; display
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of approval, the department shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant and the facilities, and shall issue a certificate of approval if it is found that the applicant is of good moral character and that the facilities comply with the provisions of this act and with the regulations and standards required by the department pursuant hereto. The certificate of approval shall not be transferable or assignable or applicable to any premises or proprietor other than those specified therein. The certificate shall be conspicuously displayed within the residential health care facility at all times. L.1953, c. 212, p. 1608, s. 5. Amended by L.1964, c. 147, s. 5; L.1979, c. 496, s. 29.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-20
Contracting organizations; responsibilities, duties.
Status: in_force

5. a. A family day care sponsoring organization with which the department contracts is authorized to register family day care providers within its designated geographical area and is responsible for providing administrative services, including, but not limited to, training, technical assistance, and consultation to family day care providers and inspection, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of family day care providers. b. The family day care sponsoring organization shall maintain permanent records for each family day care provider it registers. The sponsoring organization shall also maintain its own staff and administrative and financial records. All records are open to inspection by an authorized representative of the department for the purpose of determining compliance with this act. c. The family day care sponsoring organization shall provide a program of outreach and public relations to inform providers of the provisions of this act. L.1987,c.27,s.5; amended 2004, c.130, s.105.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-25.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-25.5
Definitions relative to family day care homes.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Certificate of registration" means a certificate of registration as defined in section 3 of P.L.1987, c.27 (C.30:5B-18). "Family day care home" means a family day care home as defined in section 3 of P.L.1987, c.27 (C.30:5B-18). "Family day care provider" means a family day care provider as defined in section 3 of P.L.1987, c.27 (C.30:5B-18). "Family day care sponsoring organization" means a family day care sponsoring organization as defined in section 3 of P.L.1987, c.27 (C.30:5B-18). "Household member" means a person 18 years of age or older who resides in a family day care home. L.2017, c.89, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-157.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-157.7
Juvenile not indentured, bound out to service.
Status: in_force

30:4-157.7. No juvenile in custody of the Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170) shall be indentured or bound out to service. Amended 1970,c.300,s.16; 1995,c.280,s.52; 2025, c.35, s.51.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-118 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-118
Warrant for arrest
Status: in_force

A warrant for the arrest of any institutional inmate who shall have left the institution without parole or discharge or whose parole has been revoked, may be served by the chief executive officer, or his special officer or the regularly appointed parole officer or any person authorized to serve criminal process, in any county of this state. If the person for whom such warrant has been issued is confined elsewhere in this state, the service of the warrant upon the warden or chief executive officer of the institution wherein such person is confined, shall require him to facilitate the return of the person named in the warrant upon the expiration of the pending confinement. The chief executive officer, or the parole officer or special officer, when so directed by the chief executive officer, may without warrant apprehend any paroled person and cause him or her to be detained in any city or county jail or returned to the institution, to await the determination of the board of managers as to the revocation of parole.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-10
Transfer of functions and powers to Department of Corrections, rules, regulations
Status: in_force

10. All functions, powers and duties of the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies and the Department of Institutions and Agencies with respect to all county and city jails or places of detention, county or city workhouses, county penitentiaries, privately maintained institutions and noninstitutional agencies for the care, treatment, government and discipline of adult inmates are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-2). The commissioner may, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate such rules and regulations as he shall deem necessary to establish minimum standards for such care, treatment, government and discipline. L.1976,c.98,s.10; amended 1995,c.280,s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11A-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-3
Rules, regulations and standards.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Department of Health and the Department of Community Affairs shall each adopt, promulgate, and enforce such rules, regulations, and standards with respect to the residential health care facilities that are approved hereunder, and that fall under each department's jurisdiction, as each such department may deem to be necessary to assure that: persons living in such facilities are afforded the opportunity to live with as much independence, autonomy, and interaction with the surrounding community as they are capable of; such persons are afforded a minimum standard of sanitation, housekeeping, heat, light, air, food, lodging, care, service, and fire safety which also preserves and promotes a homelike atmosphere appropriate to such facilities; such persons are not deprived of any constitutional, civil, or legal right solely by reason of their living in such facilities; employees of public and private agencies have reasonable access to such facilities; and other citizens have reasonable access to such facilities upon receiving the consent of a resident to be visited by them. b. Nothing in this chapter, or in any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, shall be construed to mean that any residential health care facility may advertise, hold itself out, or operate, as a nursing home. c. Each department may determine that the various establishments covered by P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.), which are subject to each department's respective jurisdiction, are appropriately and reasonably classified into two or more classes, and may establish separate rules, regulations, and standards for each such class. Such rules, regulations, and standards shall include, but need not be limited to, all requirements and limitations legally imposed upon any such establishment by any other municipal, county, or State office or officer having inspection, approval, licensing, or regulatory authority with respect to such establishment. d. The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to those free-standing residential health care facilities that are not located with, and operated by, a licensed health care facility, and which are subject to the authority of the Department of Community Affairs. (1) No licensee shall cause any resident to be evicted from a residential health care facility that is not located with, and operated by, a licensed health care facility, except for good cause, as defined in P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1 et seq.), and except in accordance with the procedural requirements of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1 et seq.). Nothing in P.L.1953, c.212 (C.30:11A-1 et seq.) shall prohibit the transfer of a resident to a screening center for an evaluation to determine whether the resident poses a risk of danger to the resident's own self or to others. In the event of such transfer, the licensee may contemporaneously proceed with eviction against such resident pursuant to P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1 et seq.). All references in P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1 et seq.) to the terms "landlords," "tenants," "tenancy," "lease," or similar terminology shall be equally applicable to residents of and residential agreements used by a residential health care facility that is not located with, and operated by, a licensed health care facility. (2) In addition to the other requirements of this subsection, a licensee shall provide prompt written notice to the county welfare agency, to the Department of Community Affairs, and to the New Jersey Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly of any proposed eviction of a resident. The written notice required by this paragraph shall be provided at the time that a complaint for eviction is filed with the appropriate court and appended thereto. No Judgment of Possession shall be entered unless the requirements of this paragraph have been met. L.1953, c.212, s.3; amended 1964, c.147, s.4; 1979, c.496, s.28; 2017, c.234, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-14
Police officers for Department of Human Services; powers; appointment
Status: in_force

30:4-14. a. The Commissioner of Human Services may, in writing, appoint persons to the position of police officer to serve as law enforcement officers for the Department of Human Services in accordance with applicable statutory law, rules and regulations. b. A Human Services police officer appointed pursuant to this section shall be empowered to act as an officer for the detection, apprehension, arrest and conviction of offenders against the law, except that police officers shall be permitted to carry firearms or other weapons only when authorized to do so by the Commissioner of Human Services. c. No person may be appointed as a Human Services police officer unless the person: (1) Is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently and has a high school diploma or its equivalent; (2) Is sound in body and of good health; (3) Is of good moral character; (4) Has not been convicted of any offense involving dishonesty or which would make the person unfit to perform the duties of this office; and (5) Has successfully undergone a program of psychological testing. d. Every applicant for the position of Human Services police officer appointed pursuant to this section shall have fingerprints taken, which fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. e. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. Amended 1957,c.60; 1995,c.273,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-9
Transfer of functions, powers and duties of division of correction and parole, and department and commissioner of institutions and agencies with respect to matters on correctional institutions
Status: in_force

All functions, powers and duties of the existing Division of Correction and Parole, the Department of Institutions and Agencies, and the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies with respect to all matters affecting State correctional institutions as defined herein, are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections and Commissioner of Corrections established hereunder. L.1976, c. 98, s. 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7C-7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-7
Federal aid; acceptance
Status: in_force

ARTICLE VI Any state party to this compact may accept Federal aid for use in connection with any institution or program, the use of which is or may be affected by this compact or any contract pursuant hereto and any inmate in a receiving state pursuant to this compact may participate in any such Federally-aided program or activity for which the sending and receiving states have made contractual provision, provided that if such program or activity is not part of the customary correctional regimen the express consent of the appropriate official of the sending state shall be required therefor. L.1973, c. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4J-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4J / Section 4J-18
Enhanced outreach, enrollment initiative for certain programs.
Status: in_force

26. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish an enhanced NJ FamilyCare outreach and enrollment initiative to increase public awareness about the availability of, and benefits to enrolling in, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, and the NJ FamilyCare Advantage buy-in programs. The initiative shall be coordinated with any outreach efforts implemented pursuant to subsection h. of section 5 of P.L. 2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-12) or related to enrollment in the State's health insurance Exchange established pursuant to the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," Pub.L.111-148, as amended by the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010," Pub.L.111-152, and shall include: a. providing input to the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance for the provision of training to Exchange enrollment assistors, and, as determined by the commissioner, the provision of training to local officials and any other pertinent staff on the eligibility requirements of the NJ FamilyCare program and how to enroll children in the program; b. culturally sensitive, Statewide and local media public awareness campaigns addressing the availability of health care coverage for parents and children under the Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs and health care coverage for children under the NJ FamilyCare Advantage buy-in program; and c. the provision of training and support services, upon request, to community groups, legislative district offices, and community-based health care providers to enable these parties to assist in enrolling parents and children in the applicable programs. L.2008, c.38, s.26; amended 2021, c.132, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-27.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-27.4
Rights of county or municipal employees
Status: in_force

No contract or agreement between a county and a municipality pursuant to this act shall deprive any county or municipal employee of any civil service status or rights, tenure or pension rights or rights stemming from labor agreements. L.1974, c. 8, s. 4, eff. March 5, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.9 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.9
Fee charged to staff member; disposition
Status: in_force

9. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1985, c.69 (C.53:1-20.6), a staff member subject to this act shall be charged a fee established by the department to help defray the cost to the State of the division's child abuse record information check. The center may use its own discretion in offering to pay or reimburse the staff member for the cost of the child abuse record information check. b. The money collected by the division for child abuse record information checks shall be deposited in a special fund and shall constitute dedicated revenues to be used as necessary by the division to effectuate the purpose of this act. L.1997,c.254,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-39 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-39
Other programs
Status: in_force

a. If an otherwise eligible person's hearing aid costs are covered in whole by any other State or federal government program or insurance contract, the person is not eligible for hearing aid assistance under this act. b. If an eligible person's hearing aid costs are covered in part by any other State or federal government program or insurance contract, the person may be entitled to receive a reduced hearing aid assistance under this act. L. 1987, c. 298, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-4
Powers of Department of Children and Families.
Status: in_force

4. The Department of Children and Families shall have the requisite powers to: (a) Exercise general supervision over children for whom care, custody or guardianship is provided in accordance with Article II of this act; (b) Administer the powers and duties provided in chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Revised Statutes (Adoption), as amended and supplemented, as the same may be delegated and assigned by the department; (c) Administer the powers and duties as provided in chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Revised Statutes (dependent children; bringing into State), as amended and supplemented, as the same may be delegated and assigned by the commissioner; (d) Administer the powers and duties provided in R.S.30:1-14 through 30:1-17 of chapter 1 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes (visitation and inspection), as amended and supplemented with respect to institutions, organizations,and noninstitutional agencies for the care, custody, and welfare of children; (e) Provide care and exercise supervision over children paroled or released from State correctional institutions for juveniles in accordance with rules and regulations; (f) Make investigations or provide supervision of any child in this State at the request and on behalf of a public or private agency or institution of any other State; (g) Meet and confer, as the unmet needs of New Jersey's children may require, with representatives of the public welfare boards and the private agencies and institutions for the care of children in this State in order that the programs of such boards, agencies, and institutions may be developed and fully utilized and that there may be a coordination of all public and private facilities for the protection and care of children; (h) Issue such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the meaning of this act, which rules and regulations shall be binding so far as they are consistent with such purpose; (i) Promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary as a basis for the provision for payment for services rendered by privately sponsored agencies or institutions to children under the care, custody or guardianship of the division. Such rules and regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, standards of professional training, experience and practices, and requirements relating to the moral responsibility of the trustees, officers or other persons supervising or conducting the program, the adequacy of the facilities, the maintenance of adequate casework records, and the furnishing of comprehensive reports; (j) Enter into written agreements with public, private or voluntary agencies to provide maintenance, related services, and youth facility aid to such agencies, subject to a preaward qualification review of the agency's fiscal and programmatic abilities and periodic reviews. L.1951, c.138, s.4; amended 1962, c.197, ss.10,49; 1979, c.309, s.3; 2004, c.130, s.49; 2006, c.47, s.119; 2013, c.253, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-67.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-67.1
Deposit, maintenance of funds; use of funds and interest.
Status: in_force

1. The chief executive officer of any institution coming within the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections or Human Services is hereby empowered to deposit and maintain the funds of any inmate or person receiving services from the Department of Human Services, as applicable, in a special fund for the use and benefit of the inmate or person, or for the payment of the inmate's or person's maintenance in the institution, as a court of competent jurisdiction may by order direct. A general ledger shall be maintained in the office of each institution which shall contain a separate account for each inmate or person and indicate the amount on deposit for the inmate or person. Any interest paid by a bank or trust company wherein the fund is maintained may be utilized by the board of managers of the institution for the use, benefit, and general welfare of the inmate population as a whole or for the use, benefit, and general welfare of the person receiving services from the Department of Human Services, as applicable. L.1938, c.380, s.2; amended 2017, c.164, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-62 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-62
Authorizations for appropriations for purposes of the act.
Status: in_force

8. Authorizations for appropriations under this act are in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is available for the purposes of this act, and shall not supplant any existing or future funding from the State for the provision of housing, training, education and general support of individuals with autism and autism spectrum disorders. L.1999,c.105,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-92 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-92
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2005, c.95 (C.30:4C-89 et seq.). L.2005, c.95, s.4; amended 2012, c.16, s.113.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-91 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-91
Dissemination of information by DCF.
Status: in_force

3. The Department of Children and Families shall, in easily understandable language: a. inform individuals, of whom the department is aware, who may be eligible to become kinship legal guardians of: (1) the eligibility requirements for, and the responsibilities of, kinship legal guardianship; and (2) the full-range of services for which kinship legal guardians may be eligible and the eligibility requirements for those services; and b. inform current kinship legal guardians of the full-range of services for which kinship legal guardians may be eligible and the eligibility requirements for those services. L.2005, c.95, s.3; amended 2012, c.16, s.112.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.6
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary for the proper administration hereof and to give full force and effect hereto. L.1969, c. 22, s. 6, eff. April 23, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-79 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-79
Development of manual of standards.
Status: in_force

6. The Department of Children and Families shall develop a manual of standards on the operation and programmatic aspects of family preservation services. L.1993, c.157, s.6; amended 2006, c.47, s.149.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-21.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-21.3
Certain obligations unaffected.
Status: in_force

3. Nothing in this act shall alleviate the obligations of the department under section 9 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-9) or section 9 of P.L.1983, c.524 (C.30:6D-21). L.2015, c.192, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-53 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-53
Escape or attempt to escape
Status: in_force

Any person admitted to outside labor or a vocational training program under this act who shall escape or attempt to escape while in such status outside the county institution shall be deemed to have escaped and treated in accordance with the law. L.1968, c. 372, s. 10, eff. Dec. 27, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-51 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-51
Legal settlement in State
Status: in_force

30:4-51. Legal settlement in this State, as distinguished from legal settlement in any political subdivision thereof, shall be continuous residence in the State for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the date of the application for admission or commitment, excluding the time, if any, spent by the patient in any charitable or correctional institution or public hospital. Amended 1995,c.155,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-12
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

6. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. Standards for eligibility for respite care services; b. Target populations and situations to be given priority in receiving services; c. Qualifications and requirements of sponsors and providers; d. Provider reimbursement and payment levels for respite care services, provided that: (1) the hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services, personal care services, and homemaker services, in which the services are provided on a weekday, shall be no less than the hourly State Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rate for personal care services, and that the hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services, personal care services, and homemaker services, in which the services are provided on a weekend or on a State or federal holiday, shall be no less than the amount of the hourly State Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rate for personal care services plus $1; and (2) each eligible person shall receive up to $6,559.63, or a higher amount which the Commissioner of Human Services may approve, of respite services in a calendar year; e. Service and cost limitations for eligible persons; f. A sliding scale fee schedule for co-payments; and g. Procedures for reporting on implementation of the program. L. 1987, c. 119, s. 6; amended 2023, c.86, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7n — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7n
Hourly reimbursement rate for Medicaid personal care services.
Status: in_force

1. The hourly reimbursement rate for personal care services within the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), whether the services are provided in the Medicaid fee-for-service delivery system or through a managed care delivery system, shall be no less than the established State Medicaid fee-for-service rate. On July 1, 2019, the reimbursement rate shall be $18 per hour. L.2017, c.239, s.1; amended 2019, c.275, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-52 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-52
State to bear costs of nonresident
Status: in_force

30:4-52. Any patient not having lived in the State for at least one year prior to the application for admission or commitment to any institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill or developmentally disabled in this State shall not be deemed to have a legal settlement in this State but shall be admitted or committed to one of the institutions owned by the State pending his removal to the place where he has a legal settlement, if any, and the cost and expense of care and treatment of such patient during such confinement, and his removal, when the cost of his removal is not otherwise provided for, shall be borne by the State. Amended 1965,c.59,s.43; 1995,c.155,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11-22 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-22
Nursing home administrator defined
Status: in_force

As used in this act, the term "nursing home administrator" means any individual who is charged with the general administration or supervision of a nursing home or convalescent home whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether or not his function or duties are shared with one or more other individuals. L.1968, c. 356, s. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23.6
Affiliation of hospitals with medical and dental colleges
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality, wherein a public hospital is located under the control of the said board or governing body, pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes, or any other law, is authorized to contract for the affiliation of such hospital with any corporation licensed in this State to conduct a college of medicine or a college of medicine and dentistry. L.1955, c. 22, p. 73, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.2
Application for determination of eligibility.
Status: in_force

14. Application for determination of eligibility for functional services for a person under the age of 21 years who is believed to have a developmental disability may be made to the commissioner by: 1. the person's parent or guardian; 2. a child-caring agency, hospital, clinic, or other appropriate agency, public or private, or by a physician having care of the minor, provided the written consent of the parent or guardian or the Division of Youth and Family Services, under its care and custody program, has been obtained; or 3. a Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part having jurisdiction over the minor. Application for determination of eligibility for any person over 18 years of age for functional services may be made by: a. a person with a developmental disability over 18 years of age on the person's own behalf; b. the guardian of the person of an adjudicated incapacitated adult; or c. any court of competent jurisdiction in which the issue of mental deficiency may have arisen and which finds that it is in the interest of the person with an alleged mental deficiency to determine such eligibility. L.1965, c.59, s.14; amended 1967, c.203; 1991, c.91, s.312; 2010, c.50, s.33; 2013, c.103, s.80.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6C-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6C / Section 6C-8
Establishment of aftercare clinics; incorporation in statewide drug abuse treatment and counseling clinics
Status: in_force

Each of the several counties, or several counties on a joint cooperative basis, may establish a regional medically oriented clinic to provide aftercare treatment for individuals released or discharged from mental hospitals as provided for herein, or may enter into a contractual relationship with an existing public or private facility to provide such aftercare treatment. On and after July 1, 1971, any clinic theretofore or thereafter established shall become a part of the Statewide system established under this supplementary and amendatory act; provided, however, the board of chosen freeholders of a county in which any such clinic is then presently operating may provide by resolution for such clinic to continue to operate as an independent county agency with the cost therefor to be paid by said county. In such case, the particular clinic shall not become part of the Statewide system, but shall operate as an independent county agency under the direction and at the expense of the county in which it is located; provided, however, it shall conform to standards, rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. Thereafter, any such clinic operating as an independent county agency may become part of the Statewide system upon the approval by the commissioner of a resolution adopted by the board of chosen freeholders of such county requesting the commissioner to assume operation and control of such clinic. Copies of resolutions authorized by this section shall be forwarded to the commissioner within 10 days after adoption. Any county operating a clinic which becomes a part of the Statewide system established hereunder shall maintain, operate and make available to the Department of Health any building, space or other physical facility used by the county clinic for the continued use by the Department of Health at no cost for the Statewide system. Such building, space or other physical facility shall be so made available to the Department of Health at no cost to the Department or the State of New Jersey for a term of 5 years; provided, however, said term may be extended or decreased upon the written agreement of the Commissioner of Health and a resolution therefor by the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which said clinic is located. L.1964, c. 226, s. 8. Amended by L.1967, c. 130, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1967; L.1971, c. 128, s. 8, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-9.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1AA / Section 1AA-9.2
Duties of Ombudsman.
Status: in_force

2. a. The duties of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) to serve as a source of information for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families and interested members of the public, to help them better understand State and federal laws and regulations governing individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities; (2) to provide, in coordination with the State Council on Developmental Disabilities: (a) information and support to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families in navigating and understanding the process for obtaining services and supports from the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services and the Division of Children's System of Care in the Department of Children and Families, including information and support regarding individuals who transition from receiving services and supports from the Division of Children's System of Care to receiving services and supports from the Division of Developmental Disabilities; and (b) assistance to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in obtaining from the Division of Children's System of Care or the Division of Developmental Disabilities, as appropriate, services, supports, and opportunities that focus on personal goals and help those goals become a reality; (3) to provide information and communication strategies to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families for resolving a disagreement with the Division of Children's System of Care, the Division of Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Human Services regarding the evaluation, placement, or provision of services and supports to an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability; and to educate individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families on the available options for resolving such disputes; (4) to work neutrally and objectively with all parties to help ensure that a fair process is followed in the resolution of disputes concerning the provision of services and supports to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services from the Division of Children's System of Care or the Division of Developmental Disabilities, as appropriate; (5) to identify any patterns of complaints that emerge regarding rights and services of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and to recommend strategies for improvement to the Division of Children's System of Care and the Division of Developmental Disabilities or the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Human Services; and (6) to assist the Division of Children's System of Care and the Division of Developmental Disabilities in creating public information programs designed to acquaint and educate individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, their families, and the public about the duties of the ombudsman. b. The ombudsman shall treat communications received in the course of the ombudsman's duties, including personally identifiable information regarding individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families, and others from whom information is acquired, as confidential, except when disclosure is necessary to enable the ombudsman to perform the duties of the office and consent for disclosure is obtained. Upon receipt of information that by law is confidential or privileged, the ombudsman shall maintain the confidentiality of the information and shall not disclose or disseminate the information except as provided by applicable State or federal law. L.2017, c.269, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-26
Use of hospital; gynecologic service; charges
Status: in_force

A maternity hospital established under section 30:9-24 of this Title shall be used exclusively for the care and treatment of persons in the county requiring the care and attention for which such hospital was intended whether such persons be indigent or nonindigent. Whenever in its judgment the public need requires, the board of chosen freeholders of the county by resolution may also authorize the establishment of a gynecologic service at such hospital for such indigent or nonindigent persons in addition to the obstetrical service. The board of managers may make reasonable charges for the care and treatment of nonindigent patients and moneys received therefor shall be turned over to the county treasurer who shall apply it to the appropriation for the maintenance of the hospital. Amended by L.1961, c. 90, p. 641, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.21 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.21
Cooperative agreements.
Status: in_force

2. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Families shall enter into cooperative agreements with each other as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2014, c.78, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-8.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8.14
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. The department shall establish rules and regulations or departmental procedures to ensure that any inmate telephone call system established by this act provides reasonable security measures to preserve the safety and security of each State and county correctional facility, staff member, and person outside a facility who may receive inmate telephone calls. L.2016, c.37, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-36 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-36
Family Support System
Status: in_force

4. a. There is established in the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services a Family Support System to create flexible supports designed to strengthen and promote families who provide care within the family home for a family member with a developmental disability. b. The Statewide system shall include, but not be limited to the following services: after school care; cash subsidies; communication and interpreter services; counseling services; crisis intervention; day care; equipment and supplies; estate and transition planning; home and vehicle modification; home health services; homemaker assistance; housing assistance; medical and dental care not otherwise covered; parent education and training; personal assistance services; recreation services; respite care for families; self advocacy training; service coordination; specialized diagnosis and evaluation; specialized nutrition and clothing; therapeutic or nursing services; transportation; voucher services; and other services as identified by the family. c. A family is eligible to participate in the system if the family resides in the State; the family member has a developmental disability and is eligible for services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities; and the family meets the income, need and other criteria established by the Commissioner of Human Services. The commissioner shall establish income, need and other criteria to ensure that the expenditures for the system are within the limits of the funds available for the purposes of this act. d. A family may either receive services from an agency under contract with the department or may exchange a voucher for services of its choice. L.1993,c.98,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7h — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7h
Reimbursement by State Medicaid program, rates; other costs.
Status: in_force

2. a. A pediatric rehabilitation hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) with 30 or fewer beds shall be reimbursed 100% of its Medicaid allowable reimbursable costs as defined by Medicare Principles of Reimbursement, subject to the "Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982" (TEFRA), Pub.L.97-248 as amended, and adjusted for occupancy, if applicable. Any 2001, 2002 or 2003 Medicare cost reports that are not settled for Medicaid reimbursement on or before July 1, 2004 shall be prospectively settled, based on Medicaid allowable reimbursable costs as defined by Medicare Principles of Reimbursement, subject to TEFRA, and adjusted for occupancy, if applicable. b. A pediatric rehabilitation hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) with more than 30 beds shall be reimbursed a prospective per diem rate by the State Medicaid program for Medicaid fee-for-service recipients. The initial prospective per diem rate shall be based on the total allowable cost for Medicaid patients divided by the total Medicaid days from the calendar year 1999 Medicare/Medicaid cost report, and shall be considered the base year rate. If the hospital has been in operation less than two full years prior to fiscal year 1999, the prospective per diem rate will be set using its first finalized audited fiscal year 2000 Medicaid/Medicare cost report. The base year rate shall be updated each year by the economic factor specified in N.J.A.C.10:52-5.13. The Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt regulations to permit a pediatric rehabilitation hospital to seek rate relief or to seek a new base year rate in the event the hospital has experienced an increase in its operating costs which would impact the existing per diem rate, net of capital costs, greater than 5%. The hospital shall furnish evidence of that increase in costs to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services and request an adjustment to its prospective inpatient reimbursement rate. c. A pediatric rehabilitation hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall be: (1) reimbursed its outpatient costs based on applicable cost-based Medicare Principles of Reimbursement through the Medicare/Medicaid cost report, and shall not receive final reimbursement based on an outpatient prospective reimbursement methodology. If necessary, the Department of Human Services shall adopt regulations to specify an interim claims processing and payment methodology; (2) entitled to a per diem adjustment to account for increases in its capital expenditures. Adjusted per diem payments shall begin upon project completion and facility operation. The adjustment shall be calculated based on the Medicaid share of the inpatient costs for any capital expenditures made on or after December 31, 2003. Utilizing data from the Medicare/Medicaid Cost Report, the Medicaid share shall be determined by dividing the combined total of Medicaid fee-for-service days and Medicaid managed care days by the total number of inpatient days; and the inpatient costs for capital expenditures shall be determined by dividing the hospital's inpatient costs by its total costs and multiplying that number by its total additional capital costs; and (3) entitled to receive a per diem adjustment for its graduate medical education program, with the adjustment to be based on the Medicaid share of the costs incurred by the graduate medical education program. The Medicaid share shall be determined by dividing the Medicaid inpatient days by the total number of inpatient days and multiplying that number by the total amount of graduate medical education costs as reported on the Medicare/Medicaid cost report. L.2001, c.393, s.2; amended 2003, c.223; 2004, c.76.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-29 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-29
References to Division of Mental Retardation
Status: in_force

With respect to the functions, powers and duties hereby transferred to the Division of Developmental Disabilities, whenever reference is made in any law, contract or document to the Division of Mental Retardation or to the director thereof, the same shall mean and refer to the Division of Developmental Disabilities and the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, respectively. L. 1985, c. 145, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.25
Definitions relative to long-term care for Medicaid recipients.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Funding parity between nursing home care and home and community-based care" means that the distribution of the amounts expended for these two categories of long-term care under the Medicaid program reflects an appropriate balance between the service delivery costs of those persons whose needs and preferences can most appropriately be met in a nursing home and those persons whose needs and preferences can most appropriately be met in a home or community-based setting. "Home and community-based care" means Medicaid home and community-based long-term care options available in this State, including, but not limited to, the Global Options Waiver, Adult Day Health Services, Traumatic Brain Injury, AIDS Community Care Alternatives Program, Community Resources for People with Disabilities, and Community Resources for People with Disabilities Private Duty Nursing. L.2006, c.23, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.374.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-18
Inapplicability of act to actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, of agency involved in transfer or assignment
Status: in_force

This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect, nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, division, bureau, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Corrections or to any agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such department, division, bureau, board or other agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.1976, c. 98, s. 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23.4
Clerical assistants; agreed compensation; suspension or dismissal
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the statutes or any provisions thereof, a medical director appointed hereunder may appoint clerical assistants, such as a secretary, stenographers and clerks, as he may deem necessary in order to carry out his duties properly as medical director, at a compensation to be jointly agreed upon between the county and the municipality and the salaries shall be equally borne and assumed by said county and municipality. The medical director shall also have the power to suspend, try, dismiss or remove any subordinate or employee who comes under his supervision after charges have been filed by him or his assistants, in writing. All such subordinates or employees may be removed only after public hearing and provided the action is taken in accordance with the civil service and tenure of office acts and such action shall be subject to review in the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ. L.1941, c. 52, p. 135, s. 4. Amended by L.1953, c. 29, p. 539, s. 60.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-16.18 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-16.18
Uses of inmate's county correctional facility identification card.
Status: in_force

9. a. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall accept a former inmate's county correctional facility identification card as two points for the purposes of applying for a non-driver identification card. b. An inmate's county correctional facility identification card shall be accepted by all State, county, and municipal agencies and New Jersey nonprofit organizations for six months following the date of release from incarceration to allow the released inmate to gain access to services for which the inmate is deemed eligible including, but not limited to, establishing the inmate's identity. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section, whenever the Motor Vehicle Commission agencies are closed during a declared public health emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), a state of emergency, pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), or both, the inmate's Department of Corrections identification card shall be accepted by all State, county, and municipal agencies and New Jersey nonprofit organizations in a manner as to allow the released inmate to gain access to services for which they are deemed eligible for the duration of the public health emergency. L. 2021, c.312, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-25 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-25
County jail prisoners employed by chosen freeholders; guards, etc.
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county in this state may cause to be employed within such county any or all prisoners in any county jail under sentence, or committed for nonpayment of a fine and costs, or committed in default of bond for nonsupport of family. When prisoners are so employed they shall be in the custody and control of the sheriff, who shall make rules and regulations governing their employment. The sheriff may provide necessary guards and attendants while prisoners are so employed and fix their duties and salaries, as well as the terms of their employment. The wages and salaries of such guards and attendants, and other necessary expenses in connection therewith, together with wages or earnings paid to prisoners as hereinafter provided, shall be included in and shall be charged against the cost of such work.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-51 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-51
Violation of conditions
Status: in_force

In case of the violation of the conditions laid down for his conduct, custody and employment, any person placed at outside labor or for study, may then be required to serve the balance of the sentence in ordinary confinement and may thereupon cancel any earned diminution of his term. L.1968, c. 372, s. 8, eff. Dec. 27, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-19
License required for conducting, maintaining, operating mental health program; fees.
Status: in_force

2. a. A person shall not conduct, maintain or operate a mental health program unless: (1) the commissioner or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable, has issued a license to that person, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable, which prescribe standards for the provision of services by a mental health program; and (2) that person has a purchase of service contract or an affiliation agreement with the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, including, but not limited to, the Division of Children's System of Care, as applicable. b. Application for a license to conduct, maintain, or operate a mental health program shall be made upon forms prescribed by the commissioner or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable. The commissioner or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable, shall charge such nonrefundable fees for the filing of an application for a license, and for any renewal thereof, as the commissioner or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable, shall from time to time fix by regulation. L.1995, c.321, s.2; amended 2003, c.117, s.37; 2006, c.47, s.172; 2012, c.16, s.124.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4J-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4J / Section 4J-4.1
Non-participating hospital, payment for emergency treatment for NJ FamilyCare enrollee.
Status: in_force

4. a. A non-participating hospital that provides emergency health care services to an enrollee in NJ FamilyCare who is enrolled in a managed care plan shall accept, as payment in full, the amount that the non-participating hospital would otherwise receive from the Medicaid program for the emergency services and any related hospitalization if the recipient were a participant in fee-for-service Medicaid. b. As used in this section, "contractor" and "non-participating hospital" have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of P.L.2004, c.103 (C.30:4D-6h). L.2004,c.103,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-116 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-116
Retaking persons leaving without discharge
Status: in_force

The chief executive officer of any state institution, or any subordinate officer or employee of the institution appointed by him in writing as a special officer, shall have power to arrest without warrant any inmate committed thereto by order of any court, who shall leave such institution, without first obtaining a parole or discharge, and return him or her to the institution. For purpose of retaking, the chief executive officer or special officer may go to any place either within or without this state, where the escaped inmate may be.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-19 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-19
Loans to meet expenditures; bonds; expenditures for furnishings and equipment
Status: in_force

A city through its governing body may from time to time or at once, as may be deemed most advantageous, borrow the money necessary to reconstruct, repair and improve a hospital as authorized by section 30:9-18 of this Title and may for that purpose issue bonds in a sum not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars. Out of the proceeds the city may expend a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars for furnishing, refurnishing and equipping the buildings, property, apartments and appurtenances of the enlarged or reconstructed hospital. Amended by L.1938, c. 275, p. 596, s. 2, eff. May 25, 1938.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4B-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-2
Functions, powers, duties
Status: in_force

All functions, powers and duties relating to public assistance and welfare services, assigned to it by the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services, shall be administered through the Division of Economic Assistance, together with other related functions and duties the Commissioner of Human Services may, from time to time, find appropriate to be administered through the division. L.1950,c.166,s.2; amended 1962,c.197,s.5; 1967,c.206,s.2; 1989,c.88,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-4
Guidelines
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner shall prepare guidelines for respite care demonstration projects which shall include: (1) Standards for eligibility for respite care services; (2) Target populations that will be given priority in receiving services; (3) Standards for financial eligibility of recipients and legally responsible care-givers for State funded respite care services and a sliding fee schedule based on the service recipient's and legally responsible care-giver's ability to pay for respite care services; and (4) Procedures for reporting on implementation of each demonstration project. b. The commissioner shall review project proposals submitted by agencies and organizations interested in participating in the program as sponsors, and approve those proposals which best meet the purposes of the respite care demonstration program. L.1983, c. 284, s. 4; per s.7, expired June 30, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6E-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6E / Section 6E-1
Findings, declarations relative to establishment of Office of Disability Services.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey citizens with disabilities want the same things in life as the other residents of this State: to be productive citizens who contribute to the communities in which they live, to be good family members and good neighbors, and to work hard at jobs that provide satisfaction and independence. b. These individuals deserve the recognition and support of State, county and local governments to protect their rights and to reach their full potential. c. To fulfill this responsibility, State government should establish a designated agency, to work cooperatively with appropriate agencies in each county, which is empowered to serve citizens with disabilities effectively so that comprehensive programs can be developed and coordinated on a Statewide basis to support the efforts of these citizens to overcome those barriers which their disabilities may pose to reaching their goals. L.1999,c.91,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-52 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-52
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

6. The Department of Corrections, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.233, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-77 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-77
Referrals to program, requirements for family preservation services
Status: in_force

4. a. Subject to the guidelines and policies of the specific contracts entered into by providers of family preservation services, agencies authorized to place children in the State may refer a family to the appropriate family preservation services program. All members of the family who accept such services shall be responsible for cooperating fully with the family preservation direct services worker. b. The family preservation services provided under this act shall meet the following criteria: (1) A family preservation direct services worker shall carry a caseload of a maximum of two families at any given time, except that during the last week of the provision of services with one of the two families, the worker may carry a third case. The family preservation direct services worker may serve a total of 18 families within a 12 month period; (2) An eligible family shall receive an initial visit by the family preservation direct services worker within 24 hours of the referral. The program shall provide services to a family for four to eight weeks, as appropriate. The worker shall conduct a follow-up evaluation of the family at three, six and 12 months after the family has completed the program; (3) Family preservation services shall be provided in the family's home, community or the child's school, consistent with the needs of the family. The family preservation direct services worker shall visit the family for no less than five hours per week. The worker shall be available to provide services to the family 24 hours a day, seven days a week; (4) The family preservation direct services worker shall develop, in consultation with the family, a service plan which addresses the reasons for the consideration of the out-of-home placement. The plan shall also include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the family's strengths and problems, a statement of options designed to solve the problems and the identification of appropriate resources that will be needed to maintain the progress achieved through the program; and (5) The agency referring the family shall identify the services which will be provided to the family during and after the provision of family preservation services. L.1993,c.157,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-6.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-6.2
"Prisoner Reentry Commission."
Status: in_force

10. a. To assist and advise in issues pertaining to prisoner reentry, there is established in the Department of Corrections an advisory commission to be known as the "Prisoner Reentry Commission." The purpose of the commission shall be to review, study, and offer solutions to problems facing prisoners re-entering society, including, but not limited to determining whether: (1) New Jersey should seek a federal waiver under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act to expand Medicaid eligibility to non-disabled adults, to leverage additional federal funds in order to target high risk populations; (2) Health care and treatment resources for former prisoners are adequate and if not, methods by which they can be improved; (3) The prison population can be incorporated fully into New Jersey's workforce development strategy; and (4) Sources of funding intended for the same populations and communities could be tapped, coordinated and leveraged effectively. b. In addition, the commission shall: (1) Evaluate and provide recommendations for special issues concerning juvenile reentry; (2) Evaluate and make recommendations concerning current law on juvenile waiver; and (3) Evaluate and provide recommendations for inter-agency communication, information sharing, and problem solving. c. (1) The advisory commission shall consist of 18 members as follows: (a) The Attorney General or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (b) The Secretary of State or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (c) The Commissioner of Corrections or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (d) The Commissioner of Human Services or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (e) The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (f) The Commissioner of Community Affairs or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (g) The Commissioner of Education or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (h) Two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall each be of different political parties; (i) Two members of the General Assembly, to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, who shall each be of different political parties; (j) The Chairman of the State Parole Board or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (k) The Executive Director of the Youth Justice Commission or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (l) The Executive Director of the Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (m) The New Jersey Public Defender or his designee, who shall serve ex officio; (n) One representative from the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice; and (o) Two public members, who by experience or training have expertise in issues facing former prisoners, to be appointed by the Governor. (2) The Governor shall designate one member as chairman and two members as vice-chairmen of the commission from among the members listed in this subsection. (3) The public members shall be appointed for a five-year term. Vacancies in the membership of the advisory commission shall be filled in the same manner provided for in the original appointments. The members of the advisory commission shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and other miscellaneous expenses necessary to perform their duties, within the limits of funds made available to the advisory commission for its purposes. (4) A member of the commission may be removed for good cause. d. The commission may meet at the call of its chair and hold hearings at the times and in the places it may deem appropriate and necessary to fulfill its charge. The advisory commission 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. e. The commission shall annually submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) along with any recommendations it deems appropriate, including any legislative proposals it may wish to make. L.2009, c.329, s.10; amended 2025, c.35, s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-7.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-7.5
Ann Klein Forensic Center designated.
Status: in_force

3. Whenever any reference is made in any law, contract or document to The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, the same shall mean and refer to the Ann Klein Forensic Center L.1998,c.152,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7C-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7C / Section 7C-1
Title; interstate corrections compact
Status: in_force

1. Title. This chapter may be cited as the Interstate Corrections Compact. 2. Interstate Corrections Compact. The Interstate Corrections Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with any other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: L.1973, c. 15, s.s. 1, 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-3
Eligibility for care and treatment; place of institutionalization; transfer
Status: in_force

ARTICLE III (a) Whenever a person physically present in any party State shall be in need of institutionalization by reason of mental illness or mental deficiency, he shall be eligible for care and treatment in an institution in that State irrespective of his residence, settlement or citizenship qualifications. (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, any patient may be transferred to an institution in another State whenever there are factors based upon clinical determinations indicating that the care and treatment of said patient would be facilitated or improved thereby. Any such institutionalization may be for the entire period of care and treatment or for any portion or portions thereof. The factors referred to in this paragraph shall include the patient's full record with due regard for the location of the patient's family, character of the illness and probable duration thereof, and such other factors as shall be considered appropriate. (c) No State shall be obliged to receive any patient pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this article unless the sending State has given advance notice of its intention to send the patient; furnished all available medical and other pertinent records concerning the patient; given the qualified medical or other appropriate clinical authorities of the receiving State an opportunity to examine the patient if said authorities so wish; and unless the receiving State shall agree to accept the patient. (d) In the event that the laws of the receiving State establish a system of priorities for the admission of patients, an interstate patient under this compact shall receive the same priority as a local patient and shall be taken in the same order and at the same time that he would be taken if he were a local patient. (e) Pursuant to this compact, the determination as to the suitable place of institutionalization for a patient may be reviewed at any time and such further transfer of the patient may be made as seems likely to be in the best interest of the patient. L.1956, c. 178, p. 679, art. III.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7bbb — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7bbb
Application for State plan amendments, waivers as necessary.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to ensure federal financial participation for State expenditures under the federal Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. L.2025, c.206, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-146 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-146
Youth correctional institution complex defined
Status: in_force

The Youth Correctional Institution Complex shall include the existing Youth Reception and Correctional Center, Yardville, and the Youth Correctional Institutions at Bordentown and Annandale and all new or additional institutions, farms, camps, quarries or grounds designated by the State board, where persons sentenced to the Youth Correctional Institution Complex may, from time to time, be kept, housed or employed. Amended by L.1948, c. 60, p. 149, s. 3; L.1963, c. 65, s. 1; L.1970, c. 300, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-37 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-37
Incentivize capacity increase for infant, toddler care.
Status: in_force

2. The purpose of this act shall be to incentivize the expansion of capacity for infants and toddlers, provide technical assistance to child care providers for the expansion of child care spaces for infants and toddlers, address shortages in infant and toddler care capacity that is available for working families, and support the developmental needs of young children. L.2022, c.25, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.26 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12.26
Administrator; appointment; term; salary; secretary to board
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders shall appoint a competent and qualified administrator who shall serve for a term of 3 years. The salary of the administrator shall be fixed by the board of chosen freeholders. The administrator shall not be one of the 9 members of the board of managers, but shall serve as the secretary to the board of managers. L.1966, c. 178, s. 5, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-12.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-12.1
"Anti-Hunger Link" to be established, maintained on all executive department websites.
Status: in_force

1. a. The State Chief Technology Officer of the New Jersey Office of Information Technology, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish and maintain an "Anti-Hunger Link" on the official website of every State executive department. The link shall direct the website user to a dedicated Internet webpage that lists all of the emergency food programs in the State, including, but not limited to, emergency meal providers, food pantries, soup kitchens, child and senior feeding programs, faith-based anti-hunger initiatives, and other food programs. b. The State Chief Technology Officer of the New Jersey Office of Information Technology, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish and maintain the dedicated emergency food program webpage described in subsection a. of this section; however, as deemed by the State Chief Technology Officer to be appropriate, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture, the dedicated emergency food program webpage may be established, hosted, and maintained by a nonprofit organization, pursuant to an agreement that is entered into between the Department of the Treasury and the nonprofit organization. c. The "Anti-Hunger Link" and dedicated emergency food program webpage established under this section shall be regularly updated, on a schedule to be determined by the State Chief Technology Officer. L.2019, c.90.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4E-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4E / Section 4E-8
Home Care Expansion Program
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner shall establish and administer through the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services a program which shall be known as the Home Care Expansion Program, and which shall be funded with Casino Revenue Fund monies. This program shall incorporate, whenever possible, the features of CCPED, including eligibility criteria, with the exception of Medicaid resource and income limitations. b. In order to ensure maximum efficiency in the use of State funds and prevent duplication of services, the Home Care Expansion Program shall utilize mechanisms currently in place in the CCPED program. L. 1988, c. 92, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-60 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-60
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections shall after notice and hearing promulgate, pursuant to law, such rules and regulations it may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1979, c. 472, s. 4, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-68.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-68.1
Medicaid and Medicare eligible patients
Status: in_force

In the case of Medicaid and Medicare eligible patients residing in the State psychiatric facilities, the maintenance costs to be paid by the counties shall be satisfied by federal Medicaid or Medicare Part A payments to the State. Should a State psychiatric facility lose its accreditation and subsequently not receive federal Medicaid and Medicare Part A payments, the counties shall not be liable for the maintenance of Medicaid or Medicare eligible county patients. 1980,c.8; amended 1990,c.73,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-12
Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

6. The Commissioner of Human Services shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the activities of the program. The report shall include a listing of the grants awarded under the program, the number of persons served through the grants and such other information as the commissioner deems appropriate. L.2001,c.62,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-11.6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-11.6
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

53. 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 to implement the provisions of this act. The commissioner shall provide an opportunity for public input in the development of the rules and regulations.
1999, c.53, ss.23-26, 52,53.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-92a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-92a
Special credits.
Status: in_force

3. In addition to credits received pursuant to R.S.30:4-92 and R.S.30:4-140, the commissioner also may award inmates special credits to provide further remission from time of sentence for achievements in education and workforce training. L.2009, c.330, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-180 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-180
Minimum compensation; yearly increase; maximum compensation
Status: in_force

The annual minimum compensation of such officers shall be the sum of eighteen hundred dollars and the annual minimum compensation of such farmer guards shall be the sum of sixteen hundred dollars and such officers and farmer guards shall each year thereafter receive an increase of one hundred dollars per annum until the annual compensation of such officers shall reach the sum of twenty-four hundred dollars and of such farmer guards twenty-two hundred dollars, which shall be the maximum compensation of such officers and farmer guards.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-177.61 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-177.61
Standardized admission protocols, medical clearance criteria for transfer of patients to psychiatric facilities.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, the State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Hospital Association, the Hospital Alliance of New Jersey, the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals, the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the New Jersey Psychiatric Association, and such other groups as deemed appropriate by the commissioner, shall develop standardized admission protocols and medical clearance criteria for transfer or admission of a hospital emergency department patient to a State or county psychiatric hospital or a short-term care facility. The standardized admission protocols shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (1) routine laboratory and diagnostic tests, based on nationally recognized standards of care, for patients whose clinical presentation warrant such testing. If there is a clinical disagreement about the testing between the examining physician at the emergency department and the assigned physician at the psychiatric hospital or facility, the physicians shall engage in direct physician-to-physician communication to resolve the disagreement; (2) a medical clearance checklist form for transfer or admission to a State or county psychiatric hospital or a short-term care facility, including contraindications for admission to a State or county psychiatric hospital or short-term care facility; (3) guidelines for emergency medical services personnel when there is a delay in accepting patients at the receiving State or county psychiatric hospital or short-term care facility once patient transport has begun; (4) each separate governing body for a hospital emergency department shall be responsible for reviewing the relevant internal medical clearance protocols consistent with the general parameters set forth in this act as well as provisions in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, section 9121 of Pub.L.99-272 (42 U.S.C. s. 1395dd), to ensure that there is no conflict with the medical clearance procedures or transfer of a patient; (5) procedures for requesting a transfer of a patient to a State or county psychiatric hospital or short-term care facility by emergency department personnel and procedures for accepting a transfer of a patient by a State or county psychiatric hospital or short-term care facility; (6) procedures to contact the designated State or county psychiatric hospital or short-term care facility physician who is responsible for coordinating medical clearance of a patient, on a 24-hours per day, seven-days-a-week basis; and (7) a mechanism for training emergency department hospital staff, screening center staff, State and county psychiatric hospital staff, short-term care facility staff, and emergency medical services staff in the standardized admission protocols established pursuant to this section. b. The Commissioner of Human Services shall collect data from the hospital emergency departments and State and county psychiatric hospitals and short-term care facilities regarding the protocols established pursuant to this section and evaluate the effectiveness of the protocols on patient care one year after their implementation. L.2009, c.242, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.3
Criminal, civil violations
Status: in_force

a. No person shall at any time knowingly charge, solicit, accept or receive, in addition to any amount otherwise required to be paid under P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.), any gift, money, donation or other consideration other than a charitable, religious, or philanthropic contribution from an organization or from a person unrelated to the patient as a precondition of admitting a patient to a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility or as a requirement for a patient's continued stay in the facility when the cost of the services provided therein to the patient is paid for in whole or in part under P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.). A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a crime of the third degree. b. No person shall knowingly require as a condition of accepting payment under P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.) that a qualified applicant or his family member pay or enter into an agreement to pay as a private patient at a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility for any period. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a crime of the third degree. c. No person shall knowingly require as a condition of continued stay at a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility approved as a Medicaid provider that a qualified applicant as defined pursuant to P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.) or his family member pay any sum of money, or other consideration, including the furnishing of an agreement by a family member which obligates that party to pay for care rendered a qualified applicant. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a crime of the third degree. d. The provisions of subsections a., b. and c. of this section shall not apply to agreements to provide continuing care between a life care community, as defined by regulation, and a person financially eligible for benefits under P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.). e. Any person who violates subsection a. of this section, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, is civilly liable: (1) to the paying individual for the amount of any gift, money, donation or other consideration, and for interest on the amount of any gift, money, donation or other consideration at the maximum legal rate in effect on the date of payment; (2) to the State for payment of any amount not to exceed threefold the amount of any gift, money, donation or other consideration referred to in subsection a. of this section; and (3) to the State for payment in the sum of $5,000.00 for each claim submitted for reimbursement for a period in which a gift, money, donation or other consideration referred to in subsection a. of this section was charged, solicited, accepted, or received. f. Any person who violates subsection b. or c. of this section in addition to any other penalties provided by law is civilly liable to: the paying individual for the amount paid on behalf of a qualified applicant plus interest at the maximum legal rate in effect on the date of payment and attorney's fees; and to the State for payment of a penalty in the amount of $5,000.00. g. The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the name of the paying individual and the Department of Human Services for the collection and enforcement of civil penalties provided for in this section. A paying individual may bring a civil action in the Superior Court to enforce his rights under this section. A civil penalty incurred pursuant to this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. L. 1985, c. 303, s. 6, eff. Aug. 24, 1985. Amended by L. 1986, c. 8, s. 2, eff. March 28, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.20
Responsibilities of department.
Status: in_force

12. The department shall be responsible for the cost of processing and funding all criminal history record background checks required pursuant to P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.). The department shall also be responsible for paying the cost of obtaining the fingerprints or other identifier authorized by the Division of State Police, unless that service is available at no cost to the employee or individual seeking employment.
L.2000,c.77,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-2
Department of Human Services.
Status: in_force

30:1-2. The Department of Human Services created as the Department of Institutions and Agencies by an act entitled "An act concerning the charitable, hospital, relief, training, correctional, reformatory and penal institutions, boards and commissions located and conducted in this State, which are supported in whole or in part from county, municipal or State funds," approved February 28, 1918 (L.1918, c.147, p. 343, as amended by L.1919, c.97, p. 222), and continued and reorganized by P.L.1976, c.98, is continued and is hereby constituted a principal department in the Executive Branch of the State Government. Such department shall consist of the Commissioner of Human Services, who shall be the head of the department and its principal executive officer, with such divisions, bureaus, branches, committees, officers, and employees specifically referred to in the act, or as may be constituted or employed by virtue of this Title. amended 1948, c.87, ss.1,7; 1971, c.384, s.2; 1981, c.115, s.2; 2013, c.253, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7.2
Consent for treatment for certain patients, inmates, residents or juveniles.
Status: in_force

2. The chief executive officer of a State or county psychiatric hospital or developmental center, a State or county penal or correctional institution, or a juvenile facility or detention center, or the regional administrator of a Division of Developmental Disabilities community services region is hereby authorized to give consent for medical, psychiatric, surgical, or dental treatment to patients who lack mental capacity, inmates, or juveniles under age 18, or residents, hospitalized, confined, or placed by the Division of Developmental Disabilities in community-based alternate living arrangements in the State or in private facilities both in and outside the State, under circumstances where it appears that: a. The patients, inmates, juveniles, or residents, because of mental incapacity or nonage, are legally prevented from giving consent to the treatment; and b. Either: (1) there is no parent or guardian known to the officer or administrator, after reasonable inquiry, who has the mental capacity to give consent for the treatment of patients, inmates under the age of 18, or residents; or (2) where a parent or guardian, after reasonable notice of the proposed treatment and a request for consent, and prior to the date fixed in the notice for the rendering of the treatment, refuses or neglects to execute and submit to the officer or administrator a writing expressing either the grant or denial of the consent; and c. Where a licensed physician, psychiatrist, surgeon, or dentist certifies that the treatment to be performed is essential and beneficial to the general health and welfare of the patient, inmate, or resident, or will improve the opportunity for recovery or prolong or save the person's life. L.1969, c.181, s.2; amended 1995, c.280, s.31; 1997, c.208, s.2; 2013, c.103, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7E-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7E / Section 7E-3
Reimbursements for medical care of inmates
Status: in_force

3. a. Whenever the court shall determine, from its due consideration of the presentence report prepared in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:44-6 or any pretrial investigation or report, that a person to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment or ordered to detention in a State correctional facility or county jail is an enrollee or a covered person under a health insurance plan, it shall, as part of the disposition imposing the term of imprisonment or order providing for detention, so notify the commissioner or the chief administrative officer of the appropriate county jail. b. The State Treasurer or county treasurer shall file a claim with the health insurance plan for a reimbursement of the costs incurred by the State or the county, in providing any medical care, surgery, hospitalization or treatment to any inmate who is covered under a health insurance plan. The claim shall be filed in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection f. of this section. The reimbursements authorized under this subsection shall be payable to the State Treasurer or the county treasurer and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the State or the county in providing medical care, surgery, dental care, hospitalization or treatment to an inmate. c. Nothing in Title 30 of the Revised Statutes concerning the responsibility of the commissioner to provide for the care and custody of the inmates in a State correctional facility under the commissioner's control shall be construed to prohibit, restrict or otherwise hinder the State in seeking reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this act from an inmate or a health insurance plan for any costs incurred by the State correctional facility in providing medical care, dental care, surgery, hospitalization or treatment to an inmate. d. Nothing in R.S.30:8-17 concerning a sheriff's responsibility to provide for the care and custody of the prisoners or detainees in a jail under his control shall be construed to prohibit, restrict or otherwise hinder the county in seeking reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this act from an inmate or a health insurance plan for any costs incurred by the county jail in providing medical care, dental care, surgery, hospitalization or treatment to an inmate. e. Nothing in R.S.30:8-19 concerning the county governing body's responsibility to provide for the custody and care of the prisoners or detainees in a jail under its control shall be construed to prohibit, restrict or otherwise hinder the county in seeking reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this act from an inmate or a health insurance plan for any costs incurred by the county jail in providing medical care, dental care, surgery, hospitalization or treatment to an inmate. f. The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. Those rules and regulations shall include: (1) Procedures for the filing of the reimbursement claims permitted under this section; (2) Provisions specifying the primary coverage responsibilities of health insurance plans, subject to the provisions of this section; and (3) Such other matters as the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance may deem appropriate and necessary. g. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require or allow an inmate to obtain services from a doctor, dentist, surgeon or other health care practitioner or facility other than the services provided by a State correctional facility or county jail. L.1995,c.254,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-25.20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-25.20
Single process for determining eligibility for services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Division of Children's System of Care in the Department of Children and Families, shall develop a single process for determining eligibility from the two divisions for services for individuals with developmental disabilities who are 18 years of age or over and for individuals who are under 18 years of age, in any case in which the two divisions mutually determine that a single process is clinically appropriate. The process, at a minimum, shall provide for: (1) a one-time application to be used for determining eligibility for services from the Division of Children's System of Care and the Division of Developmental Disabilities; and (2) consent for authorizing release of information on the application about an individual with a developmental disability to the Division of Developmental Disabilities at the time services are requested from the Division of Developmental Disabilities for the individual. b. The Division of Developmental Disabilities may request updated or additional information on specific developmental delays or medically diagnosed mental or physical conditions of an individual with a developmental disability that is necessary to determine eligibility of the individual for the specific services requested. L.2014, c.78, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-82.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-82.5
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Isolated Confinement Restriction Act." L.2019, c.160, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-15.1
Permit for operation of stand in public building, grounds and premises by blind person
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for the head of any department, board, agency, or governing body in charge of any State, county or municipal building, grounds and premises, to grant priority and preference to the New Jersey State Commission for the Blind in the issuance of a permit to operate in such building, grounds and premises, under their control, a stand, with or without mechanical machines, for the vending of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, and such other articles as may be approved; provided, however, that such stand, with or without mechanical machines, shall be operated by a blind person under the supervision and control of the said New Jersey Commission for the Blind. Such blind person must be 21 years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State for 1 year immediately prior to the date of his application for a stand, with or without mechanical machines. In buildings, grounds and premises where a stand, with or without mechanical machines, now exists the present operator shall not be removed, but when such operator ceases to operate such stand, with or without mechanical machines, priority and preference for the further operation of the stand, with or without mechanical machines, shall be granted to the New Jersey Commission for the Blind. L.1938, c. 349, p. 877, s. 1, eff. June 14, 1938. Amended by L.1962, c. 59, s. 1; L.1963, c. 81, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-7
Transfer of patients; effect; payment of costs; agreements with non-party States
Status: in_force

ARTICLE VII (a) No person shall be deemed a patient of more than 1 institution at any given time. Completion of transfer of any patient to an institution in a receiving State shall have the effect of making the person a patient of the institution in the receiving State. (b) The sending State shall pay all costs of and incidental to the transportation of any patient pursuant to this compact, but any 2 or more party States may, by making a specific agreement for that purpose, arrange for a different allocation of costs as among themselves. (c) No provision of this compact shall be construed to alter or affect any internal relationships among the departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of a party State, or between a party State and its subdivisions, as to the payment of costs, or responsibilities therefor. (d) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prevent any party State or subdivision thereof from asserting any right against any person, agency or other entity in regard to costs for which such party State or subdivision thereof may be responsible pursuant to any provision of this compact. (e) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to invalidate any reciprocal agreement between a party State and a non-party State relating to institutionalization, care or treatment of the mentally ill or mentally deficient, or any statutory authority pursuant to which such agreements may be made. L.1956, c. 178, p. 681, art. VII.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-67 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-67
Petition for hearing.
Status: in_force

5. The individual may petition for a hearing on the accuracy of the criminal history record information with the appropriate State or federal agency or court. L.1999, c.358, s.5; amended 2000, c.97, s.5; 2017, c.328, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-60 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-60
Center of Excellence for Autism.
Status: in_force

5. a. The council shall make awards of grants and contracts to public and nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, improving and providing basic operating support for a Center of Excellence for Autism in the State where basic and applied biomedical research, diagnosis and treatment for autism shall take place. b. The council shall define the scope of the programs to be undertaken at the center with the understanding that the center shall conduct: (1) basic and clinical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control and treatment of autism, including research in the fields of developmental neurobiology, genetics, psychopharmacology, neuroimaging, immunology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology and endocrinology; (2) training programs on biomedical treatments, diagnosis and prevention for autism for physicians, scientists and other health care and allied health care professionals in the State; and (3) information and continuing educational programs on the latest advances in biomedical research on autism for physicians and other health care and allied health care professionals who provide care for patients with autism in the State. c. The center may carry out programs to make individuals in the State aware of opportunities to participate as subjects in research conducted by the center. The program may provide fees to these subjects. The program may, in accordance with guidelines established by the council, provide to these subjects health care, referrals for health and other services and such incidental services as will facilitate the participation of individuals as subjects. d. The center may provide stipends for health care professionals enrolled in training programs established under paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section. e. The council may require the periodic preparation of reports on the activities of the center and the submission of the reports to the council. f. The center shall use the facilities of a single medical facility or higher education medical institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating facilities or institutions, and shall meet any requirements as may be prescribed by the council, with the understanding that the work carried out at the center shall be comprehensive and fully collaborative. L.1999, c.105, s.5; amended L.2007, c.168, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-10
Advisory Council on Personal Attendant Services.
Status: in_force

10. a. There is established in the department an Advisory Council on Personal Attendant Services which consists of 19 members as follows: the Director of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families, the Director of the Division of Aging Services, the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, and the Director of the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services, the Director of the Division of Veterans' Services in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, and the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or their designees, who shall serve ex officio, and 13 members appointed by the commissioner who are residents of this State, one of whom is a member of the New Jersey Association of County Representatives of Disabled Persons, four of whom represent providers of personal attendant services, five of whom represent consumers of personal attendant services and three of whom represent advocacy groups or agencies for the physically disabled. A vacancy in the membership of the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The members of the council shall serve without compensation, but the department shall reimburse the members for the reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. b. The council shall hold an organizational meeting within 30 days after the appointment of its members. The members of the council shall elect from among them a chairperson, who shall be the chief executive officer of the council and the members shall elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the council. c. The council shall: (1) Advise the commissioner on matters pertaining to personal attendant services and the development of the personal attendant program, upon the request of the commissioner; (2) Review the rules and regulations promulgated for the implementation of the personal attendant program and make recommendations to the commissioner, as appropriate; (3) Evaluate the effectiveness of the personal attendant program in achieving the purposes of this act; and (4) Assess the Statewide need for personal attendant services and the projected cost for providing these services Statewide. L.1985, c.307, s.10; amended 1985, c.524, s.7; 2006, c.47, s.160; 2012, c.16, s.116; 2012, c.17, s.395.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-62.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-62.1
Grants or contributions; acceptance
Status: in_force

The Child Placement Advisory Council may accept from any governmental department or agency, public or private body or any other source, grants or contributions to be used for carrying out its responsibilities under P.L.1977, c. 424 (C. 30:4C-50 et seq.). L.1982, c. 24, s. 9, eff. April 27, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4J-16 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4J / Section 4J-16
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

16. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. The rules and regulations shall provide for a transition from enrollment in the NJ FamilyCare program to the Medicaid program of parents or caretaker relatives who become eligible for Medicaid in 2006 as a result of the changes in the Medicaid income eligibility levels provided for in this act. L.2005,c.156,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-59 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-59
Written notice in advance of review.
Status: in_force

10. Each board shall provide written notice of the date, time and place of each review at least 15 days in advance to the following, each of whom shall be entitled to attend the review and to submit information in writing to the board: a. The division or agency; b. The child; c. The parents including a non-custodial parent or legal guardian; d. The temporary caretaker; e. Any other person or agency whom the board determines has an interest in or information relating to the welfare of the child; f. The counsel for a parent, child or other interested party who has provided or is providing representation in the case before the board; and If the child's caretaker is a resource family parent or relative, the caretaker shall receive written notice of, and shall have a right to be heard at, the review, but the caretaker shall not be made a party to the review solely on the basis of the notice and right to be heard. The board may determine who may be in attendance at any particular portion of its meeting. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to exclude judges and court support staff from attending review board meetings. The written notice shall inform the person of his right to attend the review and to submit written information and shall be prepared in a manner which will encourage the person's attendance at the review. Notice to the child may be waived by the court on a case by case basis either on its own motion or on the petition of any of the above persons in cases where the court determines that notice would be harmful to the child. A waiver of notice to the child shall not waive the notice requirement to counsel for the child or other representatives of the child. The review board may seek information from any agency which has been involved with the child, parents or legal guardian or temporary caretaker. If the agency fails to provide the requested information, the court may, upon the request of the board, issue a subpena to the agency for the information. The board shall conduct a review and make recommendations based upon the written materials; provided, however, that the board shall afford any party or person entitled to notice pursuant to this section a reasonable opportunity to appear and to present his views and recommendations. Upon the request of the board, the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court may subpena a person to attend the review board meeting. A designated agency shall provide relevant and necessary information to the board regarding a child who is reviewed by the board. L.1977, c.424, s.10; amended 1978, c.125, s.6; 1982, c.24, s.4; 1984, c.85, s.5; 1987, c.252, s.7; 1999, c.53, s.46; 2004, c.130, s.87; 2007, c.228, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.12
Allocation of cost savings.
Status: in_force

12. The Commissioner of Corrections shall allocate a portion of any cost savings realized from the enactment of P.L.2019, c.364 to the Office of Victim Services for the operating costs of the Focus on the Victim Program and other services to facilitate inmates' successful reentry. L.2019, c.364, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 30:8-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-10
County jail matrons; appointment, term and compensation
Status: in_force

The sheriff of each county may appoint not more than three suitable women residents of the county as matrons of the county jail, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the sheriff and whose compensation shall be fixed by the board of chosen freeholders of the county and be paid semimonthly by the county.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-7.5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7.5
Exemption from personal liability for chief executive officer, regional administrator.
Status: in_force

5. Under all of the foregoing circumstances, the chief executive officer or regional administrator, granting such consent in the exercise of his discretion, upon the recommendation contained in the medical, psychiatric, surgical or dental certification, shall be exempt from personal liability in the performance of such public duty. L.1969,c.181,s.5; amended 1997, c.208, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-27 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-27
Contracts for mutual services between county and municipality
Status: in_force

Whenever a county establishes a hospital under section 30:9-24 of this title adjacent to or near a municipal hospital, the county and municipality in the management of the respective hospitals may render one for the other such services as they may by contract agree upon. Such contract shall be in writing and shall be executed by the governing bodies or chief executive officers of the contracting parties; may be for a fixed or indefinite term; and may from time to time be amended by the contracting parties. Such contract shall fix or regulate the cost to be paid for such services; by whom to be paid; shall specify the duties to be performed by each of the contracting parties and shall contain such other provisions as the contracting parties may deem necessary. For the purpose of carrying the contract into effect, the contracting parties may acquire and hold in common any personal property useful or necessary in its proper execution.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-25.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-25.3
Child abuse registry search.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families shall conduct a search of its child abuse registry to determine if a report of child abuse or neglect has been filed, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.10), involving a person registering as a prospective provider or a household member of the prospective provider or as a current provider or household member of the current provider. b. The division shall conduct the search only upon receipt of the prospective or current provider or household member's written consent to the search. If the person refuses to provide his consent, the family day care sponsoring organization shall deny the prospective or current provider's application for a certificate or renewal of registration. c. The division shall advise the sponsoring organization of the results of the child abuse registry search within a time period to be determined by the Department of Children and Families. d. The department shall not issue a certificate or renewal of registration to a prospective or current provider unless the department has first determined that no substantiated charge of child abuse or neglect against the prospective or current provider or household member is found during the child abuse registry search. L.1993, c.350, s.3; amended 2004, c.130, s.108; 2006, c.47, s.169; 2012, c.16, s.121.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.13
Request for criminal history record background check, time limits, restrictions upon employees.
Status: in_force

4. a. In the case of a child care center established after the effective date of P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.), the owner or sponsor of the center, prior to the center's opening, shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check on each staff member is sent to the Department of Human Services for processing by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the center until the criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.). b. In the case of a child care center licensed or granted life-safety approval prior to the effective date of P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.), the owner or sponsor of the center, at the time of the center's first renewal of license or life-safety approval next following that effective date, shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check for each staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. c. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins employment at a child care center, the owner or sponsor of the center shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A new staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the center until the criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.). d. In the case of child care centers under contract to implement early childhood education programs in school districts, the department shall ensure that a criminal history record background check is conducted on all current staff members as soon as practicable, but no later than six months after the effective date of P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.). L.2000, c.77, s.4; amended 2004, c.130, s.99; 2007, c.260, s.77.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4.1
Requirements for internship in public hospital
Status: in_force

No hospital licensed by this State or operated by the State, a county or a municipality and which receives funds pursuant to the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.) shall require an individual as a condition to serving an internship in such hospital to take an examination other than an examination which may be required by rules and regulations of the State Board of Medical Examiners. L.1971, c. 112, s. 1, eff. April 22, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.37 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.37
Discharge plan
Status: in_force

14. A person discharged by the court shall have a discharge plan prepared by the treatment team at the facility designated for the custody, care and treatment of sexually violent predators, pursuant to this section. The treatment team shall give the person an opportunity to participate in the formulation of the discharge plan. L.1998, c.71, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-80.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-80.1
Lien against property of persons confined, receiving services.
Status: in_force

1. Every institution or other residential service maintained in whole or in part by State or county funds, which provides inpatient care, supervision and treatment for persons with developmental disabilities, shall have a lien against the property of a person receiving functional services from that institution or service for the total cost of the care and maintenance of the person in the institution at the per capita cost rate of maintenance fixed in accordance with law. The lien shall also attach to the real and personal property of any person chargeable by law with the support and maintenance of the person and against whom a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order directing the person to pay all or a part of the cost of maintaining the person in an institution, provided that the amount of the lien shall not exceed the amount of maintenance required to be paid by the order of court. The lien shall also attach to the real and personal property of any person chargeable by law with the support and maintenance of the person pursuant to subsection b. of R.S.30:4-60, but the amount of the lien shall not exceed the amount of maintenance to be paid. Liens under this section, when properly filed as set forth herein, shall have priority over all unrecorded encumbrances and shall be at the rate to be determined as provided in Title 30 of the Revised Statutes. L.1938,c.239,s.1; amended 1946, c.306, s.1; 1947, c.274, s.1; 1956, c.162, s.1; 1995, c.155, s.23; 2005, c.55, s.7
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6.17
Information provided to county welfare agency, board of social services.
Status: in_force

5. a. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide to the appropriate county welfare agency or board of social services, in advance of an inmate's release, the inmate's name, release date, and contact information, which shall include, but not be limited to, a telephone number or an email address. b. The commissioner shall provide to reentry organization selected as a residential address pursuant to subsection d. of section 4 of this bill, in advance of an inmate's release, the information required in subsection a. of this section unless the inmate requests that the information not be forwarded. L.2020, c.45, s.5; amended 2021, c.312, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4A-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-10
Diagnosis and recommendation in writing
Status: in_force

When a person is properly admitted to the diagnostic center, accompanied by the order of the court, or on voluntary admission as provided for herein, he shall be received and thereafter a complete diagnosis made and a report and recommendation thereon in writing shall be given to the agency or court requesting the original admission of the person. The agency, following receipt of the report, shall advise the diagnostic center of the disposition to be made of the person and upon failure so to do the diagnostic center shall release the person within the ninety-day period of commitment, or effect his actual transfer to his former place of confinement, placement or residence. L.1946, c. 118, p. 553, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.38 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.38
Monitoring of long-term care services.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Human Services shall monitor the services provided to an individual receiving services under the Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports section 1115 demonstration waiver, in accordance with this section. b. In the case of an individual who receives services under one of these programs through a managed care organization, the department shall annually perform a review of a sample of the number of encounters the individual has had with the managed care organization in a given month, as compared with the services authorized for the individual by the program, to help ensure efficient utilization of services from the managed care organization. c. In the case of an individual who receives services under one of these programs through a provider whose claims are processed by a third-party billing agent, the department shall require the third party-billing agent to annually perform a review of a sample of the provider's billing limits and the services provided to the individual, to help ensure that: services are provided if those services are authorized for the individual by the program; and claims are processed if those claims do not exceed the billing limits authorized for the individual by the program. L.2015, c.153, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-7b — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-7b
Preparation of five-year plan for developing Statewide network of managed care providers
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare a five-year plan to develop a Statewide network of managed care providers for Medicaid recipients pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). A managed care plan may include, but is not limited to, the Garden State Health Plan, or its successor, any other State approved or federally qualified health maintenance organization, or any other cost effective health plan, prepaid or otherwise, that is under contract with the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services to provide managed care services to Medicaid recipients. The commissioner shall prepare the plan within one year of the effective date of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.24 et al.) and submit the plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Institutions, Health and Welfare and General Assembly Health and Human Services Committees. L.1991,c.187,s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

30:1-1. As used in this Title: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. amended 1971, c.384, s.1; 1981, c.115, s.1; 2013, c.253, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-165.11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-165.11
"Incapacitated person" defined.
Status: in_force

5. As used in P.L.1970, c.289 (C.30:4-165.7 et seq.) the term incapacitated person has the same meaning as defined in N.J.S.3B:1-2. L.1970,c.289,s.5; amended 1976, c.76, s.4; 1985, c.133, s.6; 1997, c.379, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-86 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-86
Checks required prior to submission of petition.
Status: in_force

9. a. Prior to the submission of a petition for appointment as a kinship legal guardian, the caregiver and any adult residing in the caregiver's household shall undergo: (1) a criminal history record background check, which shall be conducted by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and shall include an examination of its own files and the obtaining of a similar examination by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (2) a domestic violence central registry check, which shall be conducted by the Division of State Police. The Division of State Police shall provide a report on all incidents of domestic violence perpetrated by the caregiver and any adult in the caregiver's household. The Division of State Police shall provide the results of the criminal history background and central registry checks to the commissioner or his designee. b. Prior to the submission of a petition for appointment as a kinship legal guardian, the division shall arrange for and coordinate a division child abuse registry record check. The division shall report the results of the registry check directly to the court. L.2001,c.250,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-22.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-22.3
Payment to pharmacy for certain forged, fraudulent prescriptions, program's responsibilities.
Status: in_force

2. 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 "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program 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.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7B-12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7B / Section 7B-12
Effective date of compact
Status: in_force

ARTICLE XII This compact shall enter into full force and effect as to any State when enacted by it into law and such State shall thereafter be a party thereto with any and all States legally joining therein. L.1956, c. 178, p. 684, art. XII.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-20
Necessity for identification; prerequisites
Status: in_force

No goods or articles made in this or any other State may be displayed, advertised, offered for sale or sold in this State upon a representation that the same are made by blind persons unless the same are identified as such by label, imprint, stamp or symbol, and no such goods or articles may be so identified unless at least 75% of the total hours of direct labor of producing such goods or articles shall have been performed by a blind person or persons. L.1964, c. 290, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.10
Application for State plan amendments, waivers.
Status: in_force

10. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program, and shall take such additional steps as may be necessary to secure on behalf of participating ACOs such waivers, exemptions, or advisory opinions to ensure that such ACOs are in compliance with applicable provisions of State and federal laws related to fraud and abuse, including, but not limited to, anti-kickback, self-referral, false claims, and civil monetary penalties. b. The Commissioners of Health and Senior Services and Human Services may apply for participation in federal ACO demonstration projects that align with the goals of this act. c. The provisions of this act shall not be construed to require State funding for any evaluation or start-up costs of an ACO. L.2011, c.114, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-19.3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-19.3
Definitions relative to intergovernmental transfer program under Medicaid.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Bank" means a State or federally chartered bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association located in this State that is authorized to receive public funds and that is selected by the participating governmental entities to carry out the provisions of this act. "Intergovernmental transfer" means the transfer of money to the State account by a participating governmental entity as contemplated by an intergovernmental transfer agreement. "Intergovernmental transfer agreement" means an agreement among the State Treasurer, the Commissioners of Human Services and Health, and a participating governmental entity pertaining to participation in and implementation of the intergovernmental transfer program. "Intergovernmental transfer program" or "program" means a program to enhance federal financial participation under the Medicaid program by using intergovernmental transfers. "Medicaid" means the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program" established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). "Medicaid State plan" means the plan submitted by the State to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Department of Health and Human Services, including any amendments thereto. "Participant accounts" means the accounts maintained at the bank by each participating governmental entity for the purpose of effectuating the intergovernmental transfer program. "Participating governmental entity" means any governmental entity that owns a nursing facility enrolled in the Medicaid program and qualifies for a supplemental payment under the Medicaid State plan, and which signs an intergovernmental transfer agreement. "State account" means the account maintained at the bank by the State Treasurer for the purpose of the intergovernmental transfer program. "Supplemental payment" means the Medicaid payment made by the State to a participating governmental entity for a specified fiscal year, as set forth and provided for in an intergovernmental transfer agreement. L.2000, c.28, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.380.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-49.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-49.1
Settlement of married woman
Status: in_force

The settlement of a married woman shall be that of her husband except as otherwise herein provided: (a) If her husband at the time of her marriage does not have settlement in any State, she shall retain her own settlement until her husband acquires one or until hers is lost; (b) A widow or woman who is divorced or separated by judicial decree from her husband shall have the same settlement which she had at the time of the death of her husband or of her divorce or judicial separation, but may subsequently acquire a new settlement; (c) After continuous separation from her husband and absence from the State for 1 year, a married woman's settlement shall be lost until such time as she and her husband voluntarily resume living together in which event her settlement will be that of her husband. L.1965, c. 59, s. 37.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-14
Notice of action taken on application.
Status: in_force

14. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall give due notice in writing to the applicant or complainant of the action taken on any application as provided in sections 11 and 12 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-11 and C.30:4C-12). L.1951, c.138, s.14; amended 1962, c.197, s.17; 2012, c.16, s.66.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-20 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-20
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to: a. limit the authority of the Department of Health and Senior Services with respect to the licensure of a health care facility pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), regardless of whether the facility operates a separate psychiatric unit or service, or limit the authority of the Department of Human Services with respect to the licensure of an alcohol treatment facility pursuant to P.L.1975, c.305 (C.26:2B-7 et seq.), or the issuance of a certificate of approval to a narcotic and drug abuse treatment center pursuant to P.L.1970, c.334 (C.26:2G-21 et seq.); b. require the licensure of any facility or center referenced in subsection a. of this section by the Department of Human Services; or c. require licensure of a mental health agency which does not provide a mental health program that is subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable. L.1995, c.321, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.173.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-32.7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-32.7
Definitions relative to services for persons with developmental disabilities.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Division" means the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services. "Eligible person with a developmental disability" or "eligible person" means an eligible person with a developmental disability as defined in section 3 of P.L.1985, c.145 (C.30:6D-25). "Services" means services as defined in section 3 of P.L.1985, c.145 (C.30:6D-25). L.2011, c.163, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-7 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-7
Project application
Status: in_force

Each project application shall contain such information and be submitted in such form and at such time as may be required by regulations of the department. The county mental health board shall transmit to the department its recommendations with respect to each project which has been submitted to it. L.1957, c. 146, p. 551, s. 7. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 7, eff. June 12, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-3a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-3a
"Invalid coach service" deemed to mean "mobility assistance vehicle service"
Status: in_force

4. Whenever the term "invalid coach service" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document which pertains to the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to "mobility assistance vehicle service." L.1997,c.102,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-76 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-76
Establishment of family preservation services program; objectives.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Department of Children and Families may establish, through purchase of service contracts with community-based organizations, at least one family preservation services program in each county in the State. The program shall provide services to families whose children are at imminent risk of placement as determined by agencies authorized to place children, or whose children are being prepared for reunification. b. The family preservation services program shall be based on the following objectives: (1) The prevention of out-of-home placement by enhancing family functioning and problem solving; (2) The development of appropriate crisis management and parenting skills; (3) The provision of services to families, as needed, including transportation, emergency financial assistance for food, clothing and housing, family counseling and substance use disorder treatment; and (4) The development of linkages with service networks and community resources. L.1993, c.157, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.148; 2023, c.177, s.99.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-70 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-70
Establishment of CART, CIACC.
Status: in_force

5. A county may establish a CART and CIACC in accordance with the provisions of this act. In the event that a county does not establish a CART or CIACC, the Department of Children and Families may establish a CART or CIACC for that county. L.1992, c.111, s.5; amended 2006, c.47, s.145.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.1
Suspension or disqualification of providers, termination of benefits to recipients; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

a. The director may suspend, debar or disqualify for good cause any provider presently participating or who has applied for participation in the program, or may suspend, debar or disqualify for good cause any person, company, firm, association, corporation or other entity who is participating directly or indirectly in the Medicaid program, or who is an agent, servant, employee or independent contractor of a provider in the Medicaid program. b. The director may terminate or otherwise restrict medical assistance benefits to any eligible recipient thereof for good cause. c. The director may promulgate such rules, regulations and administrative orders as are necessary to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this section. L.1979, c. 365, s. 17, eff. Feb. 4, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8
Claim payment method.
Status: in_force

8. The determination of the method of providing payment of claims under this act shall be made by the State Medicaid Commission on recommendation of the commissioner which method may be: a. (1) By contract, except as prohibited by paragraph (2) of this subsection, with insurance companies incorporated and licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey or with nonprofit health service corporations, dental service corporations, hospital service corporations or medical service corporations, incorporated in New Jersey, and authorized to do business pursuant to P.L.1985, c.236 (C.17:48E-1 et seq.), P.L.1968, c.305 (C.17:48C-1 et seq.), P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.) or P.L.1940, c.74 (C.17:48A-1 et seq.), to underwrite, but not for profit, on an insured premium approach, that portion of the program covering all cash grant beneficiaries plus all other State certified recipients of medical assistance within the classes set forth in section 3i. of this act, with the exception of those persons who are confined in institutions for tuberculosis and mental care or who are required by medical necessity to be confined on a presumably permanent basis in other medical care institutions by reason of disease or injury, which contract executed pursuant to this subsection shall provide that for those persons included in the program but not covered on an underwritten basis, the same carrier selected under this subsection shall act as fiscal agent for the department, but not for profit, for such medical assistance benefits as may be available, and any carrier selected pursuant to the provisions of this act is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to undertake the performance of the requirements of such contract. (2) The State Medicaid Commission shall not approve any contract, pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-11), with an insurance company or corporation as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that offers to pay all or part of the medical cost of injury, disease or disability of an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance payable under Medicaid using any contract that provides for a deductible which qualifies the contract as a high deductible health plan for which qualified medical expenses are paid using a health savings account established pursuant to section 223 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.223). b. (1) By contract, except as prohibited by paragraph (2) of this subsection, with any corporation doing business in the State of New Jersey, including nonprofit organizations incorporated in New Jersey and authorized to do business pursuant to P.L.1985, c.236 (C.17:48E-1 et seq.), P.L.1968, c.305 (C.17:48C-1 et seq.), P.L.1938, c.366 (C. 17:48-1 et seq.) or P.L.1940, c.74 (C.17:48A-1 et seq.), to act as fiscal agent. (2) The State Medicaid Commission shall not direct that payment of claims be made by the Department of Human Services, pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-11), with a corporation or nonprofit organization as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that offers to pay all or part of the medical cost of injury, disease or disability of an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance payable under Medicaid using any contract that provides for a deductible which qualifies the contract as a high deductible health plan for which qualified medical expenses are paid using a health savings account established pursuant to section 223 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.223). c. By direct administration by the Department of Human Services. L.1968,c.413,s.8; amended 1988, c.6, s.2; 2005, c.248, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6D-1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6D / Section 6D-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Developmentally Disabled Rights Act." L.1977, c. 82, s. 1, eff. May 5, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-13 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-13
List of State-owned properties available for use as residential treatment facility for certain individuals.
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Human Services, in conjunction with the State Treasurer, shall prepare and maintain a list of all available State-owned properties that would be suitable for use as housing for adults with mental illness, or children or adults with developmental disabilities. The list shall include: the location of the property; the general condition of the property, including whether the property is available for immediate occupancy; and the square footage of the property including, if available or applicable, the size of potential sleeping areas, eating areas and kitchen space, recreational space, and classroom space. The commissioner shall provide the list to nonprofit and for-profit agencies and organizations that provide or intend to provide housing for adults with mental illness or children or adults with developmental disabilities, upon request of the agency or organization and when the State is provided notice, either verbally or in writing, that the agency or organization is relocating. L.2007,c.76,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-123.98 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-123.98
"Sex Offender Supervision Fund."
Status: in_force

8. There is hereby established the "Sex Offender Supervision Fund" as a nonlapsing, revolving fund. This fund shall be administered by the Chairman of the State Parole Board, and all moneys deposited therein pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2013, c.214 (C.30:4-123.97) shall be used for operational expenses incurred by the board in supervising sex offenders who have been released from incarceration. These operational expenses shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of salary and benefits for the hiring of additional parole officers; the acquisition and operation of equipment utilized for continuous monitoring of sex offenders pursuant to P.L.2007, c.128 (C.30:4-123.89 et seq.); and the purchasing of equipment to expand the board's capabilities to supervise released sex offenders, including motor vehicles and computer equipment for parole officers. Operational expenses shall not include increments, cost of living increases, or administrative expenses. L. 2013, c.214, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-17.23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-17.23
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Independence, Dignity and Choice in Long-Term Care Act." L.2006, c.23,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:11B-4.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 11B / Section 11B-4.4
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

9. The Commissioners of Children and Families and Human Services, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations as the commissioners determine necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2017, c.328, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23.8
Lease of equipment or space
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality, wherein such public hospital is located, is authorized to contract with any such corporation for the sale, lease or permission to use any equipment, facilities or unused space of such hospital reasonably required by the said college in the performance of its teaching and research functions or in the performance of functions required to be performed by it under any other contract authorized by this act. Any such lease or permission to use may be made for a nominal price or rental while such facilities, services or space is used by the said college for the purpose of promoting the health and general welfare of the county or municipality. L.1955, c. 22, p. 74, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-17
Application process.
Status: in_force

5. a. An individual requesting personal assistance services shall make an inquiry to the county designated agency in the county where the individual resides, or intends to reside. If the applicant meets the criteria set forth in subsections a., b., c., and g. of section 4 of P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-16), then the county designated agency shall furnish the applicant with a complete application package for services under the personal assistance services program. If the applicant does not meet the criteria set forth in subsections a., b., c., and g. of section 4 of P.L.1987, c.350, the individual shall be provided with written notification of ineligibility by the county designated agency. b. Upon notification from the applicant that he has completed the application package, the county designated agency shall arrange for a social assessment of the applicant. The assessment shall be used to determine the applicant's eligibility as set forth in subsections d., e., f., h., and i. of section 4 of P.L.1987, c.350. c. As part of the application process, the applicant shall prepare a personal assistance services plan, with participation from the county designated agency and assessor, if requested by the applicant, which will meet the applicant's need for personal assistance services. The plan shall include a list of the types of services required, and include an estimate of the time needed and frequency of services to be provided under the personal assistance services program. d. Following receipt of the results of an assessment, the personal assistance services plan and the other application materials from the applicant, the county designated agency shall determine the applicant's eligibility and provide written notification of the result to the applicant. e. If the applicant has been determined to be eligible, the county designated agency shall conduct a financial evaluation of the applicant to determine the requirement of the person, or person's spouse, to pay for personal assistance services, in accordance with the sliding fee scale established pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-19). If the eligible applicant is found to be responsible for the payment of cost share, the applicant shall be furnished with an estimate of the total monthly cost of services, and a statement of the percentage of total cost, or actual amount of money that the eligible person or the person's spouse is required to pay. f. The county designated agency shall seek to implement the personal assistance services plan or Cash Management Plan, as applicable, prepared by the consumer, subject to the availability of funding for personal assistance services. The respective plan shall be revised upon request of the consumer or the county designated agency. g. The county designated agency shall arrange for a comprehensive social and financial reassessment of the consumer at 12-month intervals. h. In the event of a dispute between the applicant and the county designated agency with regard to the applicant's eligibility for the personal assistance services program or concerning the services plan prepared pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the applicant may request a hearing, which shall be conducted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). i. The social assessments and financial evaluations performed pursuant to subsections b. and e., respectively, of this section, and the personal assistance services plan prepared pursuant to subsection c. of this section, shall be completed on forms prescribed by the commissioner. j. To assure the timeliness of the process, the commissioner shall establish, in rules, specific time frames for the activities in subsections a., b., d. and e. of this section. L.1987, c.350, s.5; amended 1993, c.215, s.5; 2009, c.160, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-65 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-65
Findings, declarations relative to the "iPHD Project."
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Many New Jersey administrative departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the Departments of Health, Human Services, Community Affairs, Corrections, and Agriculture, currently create, maintain, receive, and transmit individually identifiable data and aggregated data sets in order to perform necessary and vital administrative functions delegated to the agencies. b. The creation of a process by which a State or federal administrative department or agency or an authorized researcher can access data and data sets created or maintained by a federal, State, or local administrative department or agency will help facilitate the development and evaluation of this data, reduce duplicative data collection and maintenance efforts, and allow for comparison of data for accuracy and reliability. c. The linkage of multiple sources of State, federal, and local data and the application of valid statistical techniques can facilitate the identification of population trends and individual and community-level determinants directly related to the health, safety, security, and well-being of New Jersey residents. d. The establishment of a secure, Statewide, integrated Population Health Data Project ("iPHD Project)" containing certain data collected by New Jersey administrative departments and agencies, that includes data related to health and publicly supported programs that will facilitate approved, project-by-project analysis and research and the development of the most effective means for improving the health, safety, security, and well-being of New Jersey residents and the overall cost-efficiency of government programs. e. The Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project established pursuant to P.L.2011, c.114 (C.30:4D-8.1 et seq.) requires the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy to analyze patient data received from the Department of Human Services and from certified Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations in order to evaluate the achievement of the health care quality improvement and cost containment goals of the Demonstration Project, and the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy currently has the technological and operational resources required to receive, maintain, and transmit individually identifiable data and data sets in a secure database. f. The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy is responsible for evaluating New Jersey's Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver Demonstration Project with funding from the New Jersey Department of Human Services and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, whereby it receives comprehensive Medicaid enrollment data, fee-for-service claims data, and managed care encounter data, and conducts analyses of Medicaid claims and encounter data to inform recommendations to improve care and reduce costs for the top one percent of Medicaid beneficiaries who account for a disproportionate share of program spending. L.2015, c.193, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-75.2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-75.2
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Attorney General and the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies shall adopt such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act and to co-ordinate the collection activities and procedures of the boards, officers, agencies and other bodies in the Department of Institutions and of the Bureau of Maintenance Collections. L.1962, c. 207, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-11
Contracts for county psychiatric hospitals.
Status: in_force

30:9-11. If the cost of work performed and materials furnished in the construction, fitting, furnishing, and equipping of county psychiatric hospitals, or laying out the grounds, as provided by R.S.30:9-9, exceeds $1,000, the work shall be performed and materials furnished on a contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder who shall furnish satisfactory security to the county or counties undertaking the work, on bids duly advertised in the county or counties. If buildings are to be constructed, the advertisement shall be published for at least two weeks, once in each week; and if joint counties undertake the work, they shall appoint a committee to advertise and receive the bids and to report the bids to their governing bodies at their next meetings.
amended 2013, c.103, s.101.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-21.4 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-21.4
PAAD recipients, notification as to error in estimated annual income.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a recipient of benefits under the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program, established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), shall notify the Department of Human Services if the recipient unintentionally errs in estimating annual income to determine eligibility for the program due to an unanticipated payment which would render the recipient ineligible for the program. Notification to the department shall be made in the time and manner prescribed by the department. b. If the department determines that the payment was unanticipated, the recipient shall reimburse the program for only those benefits that were paid by the program after the recipient received the unanticipated payment. c. If the department determines that the payment was not unanticipated, the recipient shall reimburse the program for all benefits that were paid by the program in the calendar year in which the payment was received. d. Within 30 days of receipt of a determination by the department that the payment was not unanticipated, a recipient may request a hearing, which shall be conducted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). e. Nothing in this section shall preclude a recipient from reapplying for benefits in the calendar year following the year in which the recipient notified the department pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L.2003, c.281, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.383.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-29 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-29
Statewide youth suicide prevention plan; development, adoption.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, and the New Jersey Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2003, c.214 (C.30:9A-25), shall develop and adopt a Statewide youth suicide prevention plan no later than 180 days after the effective date of this act. b. The plan shall address, but not be limited to, the: (1) identification of existing State and local sources of data concerning youth suicide deaths, youth suicide attempts, and self-inflicted injuries by youth; (2) coordination and sharing of such data among identified State and local sources; (3) promotion of greater public awareness about youth suicide prevention services and resources; (4) identification of barriers to accessing mental health and substance use disorder services, and opportunities to enhance access; and (5) promotion of evidenced-based and best practice programs, listed on the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry, for the prevention and treatment of youth suicide and self-injury. L.2011, c.166, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.113.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-1.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Blind" means having a condition which qualifies an individual as a blind person as defined in section 2 of P.L. 1964, c. 290 (C. 30:6-18). b. "Commission" means the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the Department of Human Services. c. "Visually impaired" means having a condition in which a person has a corrected visual acuity not exceeding 20/70, but not less than 20/200, in the person's better eye, or in which the peripheral field of the person's vision has contracted so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 40 degrees but no less than 20 degrees. L. 1986, c. 147, s. 3, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9A-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-6
Community projects
Status: in_force

a. Community mental health projects shall be submitted annually by sponsoring agencies to the county mental health board and the department in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department. b. All projects shall include an explanation of the operation proposed and a budget showing all sources of revenue, including anticipated State financial aid, and a list of personnel requirements. c. The county mental health board shall recommend the amount of State financial aid to be allocated to each such project in the county based upon an evaluation of the project, the number of people served, the scope of the services provided and such other factors as the board may deem necessary to accomplish the objectives of this act. It shall also recommend the order of priority respecting such projects or parts thereof. L.1957, c. 146, p. 550, s. 6. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 6, eff. June 12, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.17 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.17
Discharge determination.
Status: in_force

17. a. The treatment team at an outpatient treatment provider, short-term care or psychiatric facility or special psychiatric hospital shall, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections b. and c. of this section, administratively discharge a patient from involuntary commitment status if the treatment team determines that the patient no longer needs involuntary commitment to treatment. If a discharge plan has not been developed pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.18), it shall be developed forthwith. b. If the patient is confined pursuant to an order entered under section 15 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.15) in a case in which the Attorney General or a county prosecutor participated, the treatment team shall, no less than 10 days prior to the proposed date of administrative discharge, provide written notice to the committing court and to the person or persons who presented the case for involuntary commitment to treatment. If, within five days of receipt of such notice, a person who presented the case for commitment files a request for a hearing on the issue of continued need for commitment and serves notice of that request, in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.13), the treatment team shall delay the administrative discharge and the court shall schedule a hearing on the issue. The hearing shall be conducted in the manner provided in section 15 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.15). c. If the patient is confined pursuant to an order entered under N.J.S.2C:4-8 concerning acquittal of a criminal charge by reason of insanity or under N.J.S.2C:4-6 concerning lack of mental competence to stand trial, the treatment team shall, no less than 10 days prior to the proposed date of administrative discharge, provide written notice to the committing court and to the prosecutor. If, within five days of receipt of such notice, the prosecutor files a request for a hearing on the issue of continued need for commitment and serves notice of that request, in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.13), the treatment team shall delay the administrative discharge and the court shall schedule a hearing on the issue. The hearing shall be conducted in the manner provided in section 15 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.15). L.1987, c.116, s.17; amended 1994, c.134, s.10; 1996, c.133, s.5; 2009, c.112, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 30:7-10 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-10
Annual report to Governor
Status: in_force

30:7-10. The board of managers shall annually on or before the first day of January in each year report to the Governor an estimate of the cost and expense of managing and conducting the New Jersey Firemen's Home for the succeeding year; also a detailed statement of moneys received, whence received and how disbursed or expended; also all gifts of supplies, materials or other things received, from whom received and how the same were used or appropriated; also the number of guests or patients for the preceding year, the average expense of patients and guests, and the number deceased or discharged; and generally all matters and things relating to the government, management, conduct and control of the home. Amended 2000, c.149, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-3 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-3
Findings, declarations relative to purpose of department
Status: in_force

3. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the purpose of the department shall be to protect the public and to provide for the custody, care, discipline, training and treatment of adult offenders committed to State correctional institutions or on parole; to supervise and assist in the treatment and training of adult offenders in local correctional and detention facilities, so that such persons may be prepared for release and reintegration into the community; and to cooperate with the other law enforcement agencies of this State to encourage a more unified system of criminal justice. The Legislature further finds and declares that: a. There is a need to: (1) Provide maximum-security confinement of those offenders whose demonstrated propensity to acts of violence requires their separation from the community; and (2) Develop alternatives to conventional incarceration for those offenders who can be dealt with more effectively in less restrictive, community-based facilities and programs; b. The environment for incarcerated persons should encourage the possibilities of rehabilitation and reintegration into the community; and c. The incarcerated offender should be protected from victimization within the institution. L.1976,c.98,s.3; amended 1995,c.280,s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4G-6 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4G / Section 4G-6
Evaluation, services plan
Status: in_force

a. Within 30 days after a person has applied for services under the personal attendant program, a member of the staff of the county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner in the county in which the applicant resides shall perform a social evaluation of the applicant to determine if the applicant meets the eligibility criteria pursuant to section 4 of this act, and a financial evaluation to determine ability to pay for personal attendant services in accordance with section 8 of P.L. 1985, c. 307 (C. 30:4G-8). The county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner shall provide the applicant with written notification about the findings of the evaluation. b. If the applicant is eligible, a social worker or registered professional nurse, who is designated by the director of the county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner, shall prepare a personal attendant services plan designed to meet the applicant's specific social, health and personal care needs, using the evaluation as a basis for the plan. The social worker or registered professional nurse shall prepare the plan with the participation of the applicant. c. The plan shall include a list of personal attendant services that shall be provided pursuant to the plan; an estimate of the frequency and duration of the services; an estimate of the total cost of the plan; and a statement of the percentage or amount of money an eligible person or an eligible person's spouse is required to contribute toward the cost of services provided under the plan, pursuant to section 8 of this act. The social worker or registered professional nurse shall revise the plan as frequently as necessary, but shall perform a comprehensive reassessment of the eligible person annually. d. The plan shall not be implemented until the eligible person approves the plan in writing. e. If a dispute arises between the eligible person and the county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner with regard to eligibility for services or the personal attendant services plan, the applicant may request a hearing that shall be conducted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). f. The evaluation and services plan shall be completed on forms prescribed by the commissioner. L. 1985, c. 307, s. 6. Amended by L. 1985, c. 524, s. 5, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-8.22 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-8.22
Submission of annual proposal.
Status: in_force

7. a. Each Regional Health Hub shall annually submit a proposal to the department, describing the Regional Health Hub's annual goals, and the elective activities that the Regional Health Hub will undertake during the upcoming fiscal year. b. In order to become effective, each Regional Health Hub's proposal shall be approved by the department in consultation with the Department of Health. Approval shall be at the sole discretion of the department in consultation with the Department of Health, and the department may request that the Regional Health Hub modify and resubmit a proposal, in order to receive approval. c. In order to facilitate the development of proposals under this section, the department shall annually provide each Regional Health Hub with a list of the department's goals, projects, or priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. d. When finalizing a proposal under this section, the department and relevant Regional Health Hub shall negotiate joint goals, projects, and priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, and agree upon the associated funding that will be needed to accomplish those joint goals, projects, and priorities. e. Each proposal approved pursuant to this section shall include, at a minimum: (1) a description of the joint goals, projects, and priorities agreed upon by the Regional Health Hub and the department for the upcoming fiscal year pursuant to subsection d. of this section; (2) an indication of the amount of funding that will be needed to attain each joint goal, project, and priority identified in the proposal, and an indication of the total amount of funding, overall, that will be needed to execute the proposal; (3) a description of the clear deliverables and performance metrics that will be used to evaluate and measure success in relation to the achievement of the goals, projects, and priorities described in the proposal; and (4) a description of performance-based payments, which shall be tied to the achievement of the clear deliverables and performance metrics described in paragraph (3) of this subsection. Each year, at least 10 percent, but no more than 25 percent of the total funding provided by the department to each Regional Health Hub to undertake the activities described in section 6 of this act shall be contingent upon the Regional Health Hub's achievement of such deliverables and performance metrics. Determination of whether a Regional Health Hub has achieved such deliverables and performance metrics shall be at the sole discretion of the department. L.2019, c.517, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 30:1A-11 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-11
Statewide needs assessment.
Status: in_force

5. The Commissioner of Human Services shall contract with Rutgers, the State University to conduct a Statewide needs assessment to: a. identify and quantify, at all steps in the State's food delivery system, wholesome and nutritious food that goes to waste before it can be made available to those in need of such food; b. identify and quantify the need for emergency or supplemental feeding for families and individuals in the State; c. identify strategies and structures for minimizing spoilage of food resources; d. develop a fiscally judicious plan to secure food from loss to deterioration or waste and to transport and apportion that food to emergency feeding programs throughout the State; e. develop strategies for behaviorally focused educational outreach with at-risk families and individuals; and f. analyze nutritional sufficiencies and deficiencies in existing emergency food programs and develop solutions to generating nutritionally complete, culturally acceptable diets. L.2001,c.62,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-5
Report
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall report to the Governor and Legislature no later than six months before the expiration date of this act concerning: a. The effects of the demonstration program with respect to assessing the demand for and availability of respite care services throughout the State; b. An assessment of the most efficient and effective method for providing respite care services; c. The projected costs for establishing a Statewide respite care program; and d. Recommendations for permanently establishing a Statewide respite care program. L.1983, c. 284, s. 5; per s.7, expired June 30, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.38 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.38
Written notice of release
Status: in_force

15. In addition to any other information required to be released under this act, prior to the release of a person committed under this act, the Department of Corrections shall give written notice of the person's release to the Attorney General or the prosecutor of the county in which the person was prosecuted for the sexually violent offense which rendered the person subject to commitment under this act, depending on which office prosecuted the person for the sexually violent offense. Upon receipt of such notice, the county prosecutor or Attorney General, as the case may be, shall notify the Office of Victim and Witness Advocacy of the county in which the person was prosecuted and that office shall use any reasonable means available to it to give notice of the person's release to the victim of the sexually violent offense or the victim's nearest relative if the sexually violent offense resulted in death, which notice shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1985, c.404 (C.52:4B-44). The notice required under this section shall be given only if a request for such notification has been made by the victim or the victim's nearest relative, as the case may be, to the county prosecutor or Attorney General, as the case may be, at the time the person was sentenced or committed. Failure to notify shall not be a reason for postponement of release. Nothing in this subsection shall create a cause of action against the State, county or any employee of the State or county acting within the scope of the employee's employment as a result of the failure to notify under this act. L.1998, c.71, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 30:9-23.23 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23.23
Transfer exempt, certain.
Status: in_force

9. The transfer of a hospital to an authority pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.) shall be exempt from the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2000, c.143 (C.26:2H-7.11). L.2006,c.46,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 30:6F-5 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 6F / Section 6F-5
"Traumatic Brain Injury Fund"
Status: in_force

5. a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a nonlapsing, revolving fund to be known as the "Traumatic Brain Injury Fund." This fund shall be the repository for monies provided pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87 (C.39:3-8.2) and any other funds approved by the Department of Human Services or the council. b. The State Treasurer is the custodian of the fund and all disbursements from the fund shall be made by the State Treasurer upon vouchers signed by the Commissioner of Human Services or his designee. The monies in the fund shall be invested and reinvested by the Director of the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury as are other trust funds in the custody of the State Treasurer, in the manner provided by law. Interest received on the monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. L.2001,c.332,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-7.8 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7.8
Blood testing required upon admission; information; guidelines for treatment.
Status: in_force

2. a. An adult patient who is admitted for treatment at a State psychiatric hospital shall be required, upon admission, to submit to blood testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted diseases, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services. The guardian, or the patient at a time appropriate to the patient's psychiatric condition, shall be provided with information and counseling regarding the benefits of being tested for HIV infection. The guardian, or patient, shall then be presented with the option of HIV testing. b. The Commissioner of Human Services shall develop guidelines for the treatment and confinement of a patient who tests positive to any disease specified in subsection a. of this section, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, and in accordance with recommended protocols established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Services. c. All employees at a State psychiatric hospital shall be trained to use universal precautions to avoid infection with any sexually transmitted disease, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. L.1997,c.361,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-27.4a — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.4a
Duties of department.
Status: in_force

3. The department shall: a. collect, at a minimum, data about the expanded services provided by a screening service pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.4), the utilization of these services, and the services to which individuals were referred, if any, after receiving the expanded services; and b. issue a report, within one year of a screening service expanding its services pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.4) and annually thereafter, to the Governor and pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) to the Legislature, based on the information collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The report shall include a review and analysis of the collected data and any recommendations for improvements to the expanded services. L.2019, c.391, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-6.12 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 5B / Section 5B-6.12
Noncompliance; penalties.
Status: in_force

3. a. If the owner or sponsor of the child care center 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 center's license or life-safety approval, as appropriate. b. If a staff member of a child care center, other than the owner or sponsor, refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the person shall be immediately terminated from employment at the center. L.2000,c.77,s.3; amended 2004, c.130, s.98.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4-91.14 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-91.14
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

6. The Commissioner of Corrections, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1999,c.243,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4F-2 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4F / Section 4F-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Care-giver" means the family member or other person who ordinarily provides the daily care for or supervision of a frail or severely disabled adult. The care-giver may, but need not, reside in the same household as the frail or severely disabled adult. b. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services. c. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. d. "Frail or severely disabled adult" means any person over the age of 18 who is unable to attend to his daily needs without the assistance or regular supervision of a care-giver due to a chronic, severe mental or physical impairment. e. "Respite or respite care" means the provision of infrequent and temporary substitute care for or supervision of a frail or severely disabled adult on behalf of and in the absence of the care-giver, which shall be rendered in the adult's place of residence, for the purpose of providing relief from the stresses or responsibilities concomitant with providing constant care to a frail or severely disabled adult. Respite care may be provided on an hourly, daily or weekly basis but shall not exceed a maximum of 30 consecutive days or 60 days in total in any calendar year. f. "Sponsor" means a public or private, nonprofit or for profit agency or organization approved by the commissioner which contracts with the department to develop and administer a respite care demonstration project. L.1983, c. 284, s. 2; per s.7, expired June 30, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-60 — NJ Code / Title 30 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-60
Submission of report.
Status: in_force

11. Within 10 days after the completion of such review, the board shall submit a written report to the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court and the division. Such report shall offer one of the following findings, stating the specific reasons therefor: a. That continued placement of the child outside of the home is not in the child's best interest and the child should be returned home within two weeks and that the division or designated agency, as appropriate, shall provide reasonable and available services which are necessary to implement the return home; b. That continued placement outside of the home is in the child's best interest on a temporary basis until the long-term goal is achieved, which long-term goal is: (1) Return to the child's parents or legal guardian, (2) Adoption, (3) Permanent placement with a relative, (4) Kinship legal guardianship, (5) Independent living, (6) Institutionalization, or (7) An alternative permanent placement; c. That continued placement outside of the home on a temporary basis is in the child's best interest, but that there is not sufficient information for the board to make a recommendation, therefore, the board requests the court to order the division or designated agency, as appropriate, to provide the needed information within two weeks of the court order. d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1987, c.252.) In addition to the finding, the board shall state in its report if the placement plan satisfies the criteria provided in section 9 of P.L.1977, c.424 (C.30:4C-58) and if it does not, that the placement plan should be modified or a new plan should be developed. When making its finding pursuant to this section, the child's health, safety and need for permanency shall be of paramount concern to the board. The board shall give priority to the goal of return to the child's parents or legal guardian unless that goal is not in the best interest of the child. If the return has not been achieved within one year, and after considering the family's efforts; the division's or designated agency's provision of reasonable and available services, if reasonable efforts are required; or other relevant factors; the board shall recommend another permanent plan for the child. In addition to the finding, the board shall state the reasons and additional factors it deems appropriate to explain its conclusions. When any change in the plan or situation of the child is recommended, the board shall state its specific recommendations and the factual basis therefor. In accordance with section 8 of P.L.1985, c.85 (C.30:4C-61.1), the board may recommend that the division shall not return a child to his home prior to a review by the board and an order of the court. Within 10 days of the completion of its review, the board shall provide to those persons entitled to notice under section 10 of P.L.1977, c.424 (C.30:4C-59) the specific finding made pursuant to this section, unless the board recommends that the finding shall not be provided to specific individuals as provided in this paragraph. The court may waive notice of findings to the child on a case-by-case basis on its own motion or on the petition of a person listed in section 10 of P.L.1977, c.424 (C.30:4C-59) in cases where the court determines that the nature of the findings would be harmful to the child, or if notice to the child of review was waived. The court may waive notice of findings to persons included in subsection e. of section 10 of P.L.1977, c.424 (C.30:4C-59) on the recommendation of the board or on the petition of other persons entitled to notice. L.1977,c.424,s.11; amended 1978, c.125, s.7; 1982, c.24, s.5; 1984, c.85, s.6; 1987, c.252, s.8; 1999, c.53, s.47; 2004, c.130, s.88.