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NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-7.1 - References to neuropsychiatric institute, training school and certain state schools to mean and refer to certain developmental centers

30:1-7.1. References to neuropsychiatric institute, training school and certain state schools to mean and refer to certain developmental centers  Whenever reference is made in any law, rule or regulation to the New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute, North Jersey Training School at Totowa, New Lisbon State School, Woodbine State School, Vineland State School, Woodbridge State School or Hunterdon State School, it shall mean and refer to the North Princeton Developmental Center, North Jersey Developmental Center, New Lisbon Developmental Center, Woodbine Developmental Center, Vineland Developmental Center, Woodbridge Developmental Center or Hunterdon Developmental Center, respectively. L.1983, c. 231, s. 4, eff. June 29, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-7.2 - References to Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Gero-Psychiatric Hospital

30:1-7.2. References to Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Gero-Psychiatric Hospital  3. Whenever reference is made in any law, contract or document to the Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Center for Geriatrics, the same shall mean and refer to the Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Gero-Psychiatric Hospital.  L.1994,c.24,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-7.3 - Definitions

30:1-7.3. Definitions  1. As used in sections 1 and 2 of P.L.1996, c.150 (C.30:1-7.3 and 30:1-7.4): "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Facility" means a State psychiatric hospital or a State developmental center listed in R.S.30:1-7. L.1996,c.150,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-7.4 - Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services

30:1-7.4. Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services  2. a. Except in the case of an emergency condition, the commissioner shall not implement a decision to close an existing facility or to privatize any services, functions or units of an existing facility, if the commissioner finds that the decision shall result in the abolition of 100 or more non-vacant, full-time positions in the career service at the existing facility or facilities affected by the decision, unless the commissioner has complied with the procedures set forth in this section. b. Pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall conduct at least one public hearing which shall be held in the region in which the facility is located, or a central location designated by the commissioner if more than one facility is affected by the decision, to provide an opportunity for the public to submit testimony on the proposed closing or privatization. The hearing shall be conducted at least 45 days in advance of a facility closure, or at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a Request for Proposal. For a facility closure, the public hearing shall be held within 15 days of publication of a Notice of Intent to close a facility by the commissioner in accordance with subsection c. of this section. The commissioner shall select a publicly convenient location for the hearing and shall give all persons the opportunity to testify in person or to submit written testimony. c. The Notice of Intent to close a facility pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be mailed, telephoned, telegrammed or hand delivered to at least two newspapers for publication, at least one of which shall be within the geographic boundaries of the county where the facility is located. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall not invalidate or delay any facility closure. d. The commissioner shall prepare a report setting forth a fiscal impact analysis, policy rationale and summary of the testimony received at any hearing held pursuant to this section. This report shall be submitted to the chairmen of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within five days of the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award or within 30 days following the last scheduled public hearing for a facility closure. L.1996,c.150,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-7.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-7.5 - Ann Klein Forensic Center designated.

30:1-7.5 Ann Klein Forensic Center designated.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-8 - Commissioner; appointment; salary, tenure

30:1-8. Commissioner; appointment; salary, tenure  The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, after consultation with the State board, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the commissioner's successor. The commissioner shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. He shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties. Appointment of a commissioner shall not be restricted to residents of the State. Amended by L.1948, c. 87, p. 497, s. 2; L.1971, c. 384, s. 4, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-8.1 - Deputy commissioners; appointment, powers and duties; compensation, acting commissioner.

30:1-8.1 Deputy commissioners; appointment, powers and duties; compensation, acting commissioner.  1. The commissioner shall be assisted in the performance of his duties by three deputy commissioners. Each deputy commissioner shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner, and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Each deputy commissioner shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as the commissioner shall prescribe. Unless otherwise provided by law, each deputy commissioner shall receive such salary as may be established by the commissioner with the approval of the Civil Service Commission and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The commissioner may designate one of the deputy commissioners to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the commissioner during his disability or absence.  L.1974, c.44, s.1; amended 2004, c.130, s.44; 2008, c.29, s.88.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-9 - Divisions; directors, assistant commissioners, powers and duties.

30:1-9 Divisions; directors, assistant commissioners, powers and duties.  30:1-9. The commissioner may create within the department such divisions as he may deem necessary. Each division shall be under the supervision of a director or assistant commissioner, who shall be qualified by training and experience, appointed by and receive the compensation fixed by the commissioner, except where otherwise provided by statute, and shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties. The commissioner may in his discretion combine the duties of two or more divisions under one head. The division directors or assistant commissioners shall perform such services and exercise such powers at such times and places as the commissioner shall prescribe. Amended 1971, c.384, s.5; 1974, c.44, s.2; 2005, c.169, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-10 - Secretary and assistants

30:1-10. Secretary and assistants  A secretary and the necessary clerks, stenographers and assistants shall be appointed, and their compensation shall be fixed by the commissioner subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, except where otherwise provided by statute. Amended by L.1971, c. 384, s. 6, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-10.1 - Schools under control of department; teacher's certificate

30:1-10.1. Schools under control of department; teacher's certificate  Whenever in the judgment of both the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies the work of a school under the control and management of the State Department of Institutions and Agencies is equivalent to that of the public schools, the State Department of Institutions and Agencies shall be empowered in its discretion to require any or all of the teachers in such a school to hold a teacher's certificate of the same type as that held by a teacher in the public schools doing similar teaching. L.1946, c. 100, p. 323, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-10.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-10.2 - Teacher's certificate; issuance by State Board of Examiners

30:1-10.2. Teacher's certificate; issuance by State Board of Examiners  The State Board of Examiners shall, upon the application of a teacher employed in such a school, issue a teacher's certificate under the same procedures and regulations as prescribed for the issuance of certificates to teachers employed in the public schools; provided, such application is approved by the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies. L.1946, c. 100, p. 323, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-11 - Powers of commissioner; "appointing authority"

30:1-11. Powers of commissioner; "appointing authority"  The commissioner shall be the official agent of the department for all purposes. Except as otherwise provided by law the commissioner shall be considered the "appointing authority" of the department within the contemplation of the Civil Service laws. He shall likewise be the budget officer, and, unless some other official be designated by him for the purpose, he shall be its fiscal officer. He shall have general charge and supervision of the work of the department. Amended by L.1948, c. 87, p. 497, s. 3; L.1971, c. 384, s. 7, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-12a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-12a - Definitions relative to psychiatric facilities

30:1-12a. Definitions relative to psychiatric facilities  1. As used in this act: "Clinical treatment staff" means a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist or social worker licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, an occupational, recreation, art or music therapist or a substance abuse counselor. "Nursing direct care staff" means a Human Services Assistant, Human Services Technician or a nurse licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. L.1997, c.68,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-12b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-12b - Unannounced site visits to State psychiatric facilities

30:1-12b. Unannounced site visits to State psychiatric facilities  2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall designate staff who are not employed at a State psychiatric facility listed in R.S.30:1-7 to conduct unannounced site visits to randomly check staffing on various shifts at a State psychiatric facility, at least three times during a calendar year. During the site visit, the designated staff shall review: the daily operation of the facility, including, the actual deployment of clinical treatment staff and nursing direct care staff on various shifts to determine whether the actual deployment of staff meets the documented staffing plan of the facility; the system for reporting any information concerning alleged patient abuse or professional misconduct as provided for in P.L.1997, c.70 (C.30:4-3.15 et seq.); the operation of therapeutic programs or activities for patients; and any other aspect of the facility which the commissioner deems appropriate. b. The commissioner shall provide and implement, on an ongoing basis, surveillance procedures designed to identify problems related to patient care at a State psychiatric facility. These procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the use of security cameras and the use of persons to perform covert investigations of the daily operation of the facility. Persons performing covert investigations shall assume roles which do not suggest their actual function. L.1997,c.68,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-12.1 - Investigations by commissioner; witnesses; subpena

30:1-12.1. Investigations by commissioner; witnesses; subpena  The commissioner may make, or cause to be made, such investigations as he deems necessary in the administration of the Department of Institutions and Agencies. For the purpose of any such investigation he may cause to be examined under oath any and all persons whatsoever and compel by subpena the attendance of witnesses and the production of such books, records, accounts, papers and other documents as are appropriate. If a witness fails without good cause to attend, testify or produce such records or documents as directed in the subpena, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons or subpena issued from a court of record in this State. L.1973, c. 101, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-12.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-12.2 - Commissioner's authority to assure compliance

30:1-12.2. Commissioner's authority to assure compliance  15. If the commissioner determines that any county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency has failed to administer their respective programs in accordance with applicable State and federal laws and regulations, the commissioner shall have the authority to take the following action:  a. Take the necessary administrative and programmatic changes necessary to ensure compliance with State and federal law and regulation and bill the municipality or county for the reasonable expenses incurred by the department in ensuring compliance, withhold administrative costs and take such other interim actions, as deemed necessary and appropriate;  b. Hire any consultant or undertake any studies of the agency operations deemed appropriate;  c. Direct expenditures of the county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency in a reasonable and prudent manner to effectuate the purposes of their respective programs, including reallocating funds within the county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency budget and determine additional amounts of revenue needed to implement the programs within the agency's budget; d. Operate the county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency, as deemed necessary and appropriate; and e. Do all acts necessary or appropriate to ensure that the needs of eligible public assistance recipients are met pursuant to State and federal law. L.1990,c.66,s.15; amended 1997, c.37, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-12.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-12.3 - Report of violation; license suspension.

30:1-12.3 Report of violation; license suspension.  4. a. Upon notification of a violation or license suspension pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-12) concerning residential health care facilities or section 9 of P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-9) concerning rooming or boarding houses, the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, shall advise the chief executive officer, or the officer's designee, of a psychiatric facility and special psychiatric hospital, as those terms are defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), a general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) which has a psychiatric unit, and a State developmental center, of a serious health and safety violation in, or the suspension of a license of, a residential health care facility or rooming or boarding house. b. An individual who is discharged or transferred, as applicable, from a psychiatric facility, special psychiatric hospital, psychiatric unit of a general hospital, or State developmental center shall not be placed in a residential health care facility or rooming or boarding house for which the inspection report for that facility or rooming or boarding house, as appropriate, reveals a serious health and safety violation, until such time as the violation has been corrected and any suspension of a license, if applicable, has been lifted. L.2015, c.6, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-12.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-12.4 - No placement of individuals in facilities which were suspended or in violation of license.

30:1-12.4 No placement of individuals in facilities which were suspended or in violation of license.  5. Upon notification of a violation or license suspension of a residential health care facility pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-12), a rooming or boarding house pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-9), or an emergency shelter for the homeless pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1985, c.48 (C.55:13C-3), the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, and the director of a county board of social services or county welfare agency, as appropriate, shall not place or refer an individual to that residential health care facility, rooming or boarding house, or emergency shelter for the homeless, until such time as the violation has been corrected and any suspension of a license, if applicable, has been lifted. L.2015, c.6, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-13 - Personal attention by board and commissioner; inspections

30:1-13. Personal attention by board and commissioner; inspections  The commissioner and the State board shall arrange for personal contact with each of the institutions and the work of the noninstitutional agencies, by visitations and by such other means as they may determine to be necessary and proper, so that they may be as nearly as is practicable continually in touch with and informed concerning the general condition and progress of the several institutions and noninstitutional agencies and the general results of the management thereof and the condition and welfare of the inmates and other persons committed or admitted. The commissioner and the State board shall, personally or by their designated representative, visit and inspect each institution at least semiannually, at periods which shall not be fixed in advance. Amended by L.1971, c. 384, s. 9, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-14 - Local and private institutions and organizations; supervision; inspections; reports

30:1-14. Local and private institutions and organizations; supervision; inspections; reports  In addition to the jurisdiction and power conferred upon the commissioner over the institutions and noninstitutional agencies named in section 30:1-7 of this Title, he shall have supervision over all institutions and organizations, whether county, municipal, public or private, to which payments are made from the treasury of the State, directly or indirectly, for or on account of the board and maintenance of any persons admitted or committed thereto, with the right of visitation and inspection at any and all times, for the purpose of determining the conditions, circumstances and surroundings under which such persons so admitted or committed are lodged, boarded, cared for and maintained. In the execution of this power any member of the State board, the commissioner, or his duly authorized agent, shall have the right of admission to all parts of any building or buildings in which such persons are lodged, cared for or treated, as often as may be necessary. The books, records and accounts of such institution or organization shall be open to his inspection, or for inspection and audit by the State Auditor, or any of his subordinates, in so far as they relate to the receipt and expenditure of State moneys, in order to determine whether the amount so paid by the State is a proper charge, which question the commissioner shall determine, and also to determine whether such persons so admitted or committed are properly and adequately boarded, lodged, treated, cared for and maintained. The extent and results of such supervision and inspection shall be included in the annual or any special report of the commissioner with such recommendations as he may deem necessary. Amended by L.1971, c. 384, s. 10, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:1-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:1-15 - Inspection of local and private institutions; reports.

30:1-15 Inspection of local and private institutions; reports.  30:1-15. The commissioner and the State board shall have the power of visitation and inspection of all county and city jails or places of detention, county or city workhouses, county penitentiaries, county mental hospitals, poor farms, almshouses, county and municipal schools of detention, and privately maintained institutions and noninstitutional agencies for the care and treatment of persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities and persons who are blind, visually impaired, deaf blind, or hard of hearing, or other institutions, and noninstitutional agencies conducted for the benefit of persons with a physical or mental deficiency, or the furnishing of board, lodging or care for children. The commissioner or his duly authorized agent, and any member of the State board shall be admitted to any and all parts of any such institutions at any time, for the purpose of inspecting and observing the physical condition thereof, the methods of management and operation thereof, the physical condition of the inmates, the care, treatment and discipline thereof, and also to determine whether such persons so admitted or committed are properly and adequately boarded, lodged, treated, cared for and maintained. The commissioner and the State board may make such report with reference to the result of such observation and inspection and recommendation with reference thereto, as they may determine. amended 1965, c.59, s.2; 1968, c.85; 1971, c.384, s.11; 1977, c.63, s.11; 2010, c.50, s.20.