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NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-87 - Joint purchases by health-care facilities

30:9-87. Joint purchases by health-care facilities  Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L. 1971, c. 198 (C. 40A:11-1 et seq.) to the contrary, a hospital or institution for the aged and disabled operated under the authority of chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes by a county or municipality, or a county-operated facility licensed by the State Department of Health as a long term care facility, may enter into any contract and make any arrangement with any other such hospital or with any other State, federal or privately owned hospital, or any medical school, or other health related facility having or using hospital services or facilities for the joint purchase of any material, supply or service through a private nonprofit hospital association.  L. 1985, c. 287, s. 1. Amended by L. 1987, c. 224, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-88 - Public bidding exemption

30:9-88. Public bidding exemption  Any purchase, contract or agreement described in section 1 of this act may be made, negotiated or awarded by the board of managers or the governing body of the facility without public advertising for bids and bidding therefor, except that the board of managers or the governing body of the facility shall pass a resolution supporting the reasons for its action, and immediately after awarding of the contract shall once in a newspaper authorized by law to publish official public notices in the municipality or the county in which the hospital or long term care facility is situated, publish a public notice with respect to the duration of the contract, to whom it has been awarded including the name of the primary supplier or manufacturer, the material, supply or service purchased, and the amount of the contract. A copy of the contract shall be provided to the clerk of the municipality or county in which the facility is located and shall be available for public inspection immediately after it has been awarded.  L. 1985, c. 287, s. 2, eff. Aug. 14, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-1 - Declaration of policy

30:9A-1. Declaration of policy  1. It is declared to be the public policy of this State to encourage the development of preventive, treatment and transitional services for mental health clients through the improvement and expansion of community mental health programs in designated service areas for the entire State which will provide these elements of adequate services:  (a) In-patient services; (b) Out-patient services; (c) Partial hospitalization services such as day care, night care, weekend care;  (d) Emergency services 24 hours per day to be available within at least one of the first three services listed above;  (e) Consultation and education services available to community agencies and professional personnel;  (f) Children's services; (g) Services for the elderly; (h) Screening services; (i) Rehabilitative services including vocational and educational programs;  (j) Transitional services; (k) Advocacy services; (l) Training services; and (m) Research and evaluation. The aforementioned services are to be provided principally for persons residing in a particular community or communities which are designated as the community mental health center service area, in or near which the facilities providing the elements of service are situated.  It is further declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a Community Mental Health Citizens Advisory Board for mental health services to plan, establish and recommend to the Commissioner of Human Services and the Director of the Division of Mental Health Services those policies which are necessary to ensure the development and adequate delivery of the aforementioned elements of mental health services.  L.1957,c.146,s.1; amended 1967,c.100,s.1; 1979,c.331,s.1; 1995,c.4,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-3 - Establishment of service; board; members; meetings; mental health administrator

30:9A-3. Establishment of service; board; members; meetings; mental health administrator  The several counties are hereby authorized to provide for community mental health services in accordance with the provisions of this act. Each county board of freeholders, in order to participate under this act, shall appoint a county mental health board of not less than 7 nor more than 12 residents of the county, to serve without compensation, representing local boards of health, school boards, the county welfare board, parent-teacher associations, county mental health associations, and the county medical associations and such other members as the county board of freeholders shall deem necessary. The county mental health board shall annually elect a chairman. The board of freeholders shall provide the mental health board with suitable quarters and such clerical assistance as may be required to carry out its functions. Such board shall meet not less than 4 times in each year and shall review progress in the development of comprehensive community mental health services in the county and make recommendations to the local agencies, the community mental health board and the Department of Institutions and Agencies. Any county mental health board may, with the approval of the board of freeholders, create the position of mental health administrator. The administrator shall be the executive officer of the board and assist in carrying out its duties under this act. The commissioner shall by regulation establish qualifications for the position of mental health administrator. If he is satisfied that the appointee is qualified and that the board of freeholders and the county mental health board have fulfilled the requirements of the act and of regulations issued pursuant thereto, he may approve reimbursement from available Federal and State funds of that portion of the salary of such administrator and of such necessary administrative expenses related to his duties as shall be allowed by regulation. L.1957, c. 146, p. 549, s. 3. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 3, eff. June 12, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-4 - Term of members

30:9A-4. Term of members  The term of each member of the county mental health board shall be for 3 years and shall terminate on June 30, provided, however, that of the members first appointed, 1/3 shall be appointed for a term expiring 1 year, 1/3 for a term expiring 2 years, and 1/3 for a term expiring 3 years from June 30 following the date of appointment, and provided further that the members serving on the effective date of this act shall serve until June 30 following the date on which their terms would otherwise have expired. Members may not be reappointed after serving 2 full 3-year terms, until 2 years shall have elapsed since the expiration of such terms. L.1957, c. 146, p. 550, s. 4. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 4, eff. June 12, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-5 - Powers and duties

30:9A-5. Powers and duties  Subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the regulations of the department, every county mental health board shall have the power and duty to: a. Develop a plan of community mental health services for the county; b. Annually appoint a professional mental health advisory committee of not less than 5, including professional representatives of mental health agencies receiving support under this act to provide all necessary technical advice required by the board; c. Require the professional advisory committee to meet often enough to give full and proper study to all issues confronting the mental health board relating to professional aspects of mental health projects and to make recommendations to the board; d. Review, advise and make recommendations with regard to community mental health service projects submitted for State financial participation. e. Perform such other duties as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1957, c. 146, p. 550, s. 5. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 5, eff. June 12, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-6 - Community projects

30:9A-6. Community projects  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-7 - Project application

30:9A-7. Project application  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-8 - Approval of project

30:9A-8. Approval of project  The commissioner, with due regard for the recommendations made by the community mental health board, shall approve for State financial participation community mental health projects which comply with all regulations of the department and which implement in an efficient and economic manner a community mental health program through educational, consultative, diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitative and after care services for mental health problems of children and adults in the community. The commissioner shall notify the sponsoring agency and the county mental health board of his action and certify the amount of State financial participation allowed, if any. L.1957. c. 146, p. 551, s. 8. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 8, eff. June 12, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-9 - Grants and expenditures

30:9A-9. Grants and expenditures  a. Reimbursement or advancement grants shall be paid to an eligible sponsoring agency from State funds in an amount not exceeding 60% of the allowable expenditures for each project and based upon the priority services to target populations approved by the commissioner. Allowable expenditures shall include expenditures other than capital expenditures, for such purposes as the commissioner shall, by regulation, determine to be necessary or required to carry out the mental health project. The total of the annual reimbursement or advancement grants from State funds for all community mental health projects, exclusive of capital expenditures, in any one county shall be the greater of $100,000.00 or an amount equal to $1.50 multiplied by the population of that county for the 1984 fiscal year of the county and, for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount shall be increased by $0.25, up to a total of $2.00. The amount for each fiscal year shall be multiplied by the population of the county for that particular fiscal year. No county or municipality shall, in any year, appropriate an amount for community mental health projects which is less than the amount appropriated in the preceding year, nor shall any sponsoring agency use any new or additional funding made available pursuant to this act in replacement of current funding levels unless approved in writing by the commissioner. To permit initiation, expansion, improvement or continuation of services, the commissioner may make payments in advance to any sponsoring agency of amounts not to exceed 25% in any one quarter of the fiscal year of the amount of an approved annual grant to the agency. b. Claims for State reimbursement or advancement to the sponsoring agency shall be made in accordance with the regulations of the department. L.1957, c. 146, p. 551, s. 9. Amended by L.1963, c. 77, s. 1; L.1967, c. 100, s. 9, eff. June 12, 1967; L.1969, c. 74, s. 1, eff. June 4, 1969; L.1973, c. 377, s. 1, eff. Jan. 14, 1974; L.1976, c. 79, s. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1976; L.1983, c. 435, s. 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-9.1 - Distribution of appropriated money; considerations

30:9A-9.1. Distribution of appropriated money; considerations  The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall, in distributing any amounts appropriated pursuant to this act, give due consideration to committing funds for establishing essential elements of service in areas lacking comprehensive community mental health centers. In giving this consideration the commissioner shall give due regard to the annual county mental health service plans required pursuant to P.L. 1957, c. 146 (C. 30:9A-1 et seq.). L.1983, c. 435, s. 2, eff. Jan. 5, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-9.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-9.2 - Target populations; initiation or expansion of services

30:9A-9.2. Target populations; initiation or expansion of services  a. The reimbursement or advancement grants shall be used to initiate or expand services to the following target populations and such other populations as may be designated by the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services: (1) Persons in State or county psychiatric institutions whose conditions do not warrant institutionalization; and (2) Adults and children in the community who have psychiatric problems and are at risk of hospitalization because of a lack of alternative community services. b. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations clearly delineating the conditions which shall be met for an individual to be considered part of a "target population." c. In addition, the commissioner shall promulgate standards for monitoring and evaluating local mental health programs and shall cause a report, in writing, to be prepared and submitted to the Governor and the Legislature through the Standing Reference Committees on Institutions, Health and Welfare and the Office of Legislative Services on the results of the monitoring and evaluation, in a manner sufficient to indicate utilization of State funds for target populations served. The commissioner shall include in the report a funding source analysis of all projects within each county receiving reimbursement or advancement grants. The report shall be submitted within 12 months following enactment of this act and annually thereafter. L.1983, c. 435, s. 3, eff. Jan. 5, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-10 - Rules and regulations

30:9A-10. Rules and regulations  The commissioner, with due regard for the recommendations made by the community mental health board, shall make, promulgate, modify, repeal and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary adequately to effectuate the provisions of this act and the powers conferred upon him and upon the department hereunder. L.1957, c. 146, p. 552, s. 10. Amended by L.1967, c. 100, s. 10, eff. June 12, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-11 - Financial grant-in-aid for capital expenditures

30:9A-11. Financial grant-in-aid for capital expenditures  It is declared to be the policy of this State to encourage sponsoring agencies as described herein to establish community mental health centers by making provision for payment of a part of the cost of the capital expenditures required in connection therewith, exclusive of the cost of site acquisition, and upon approval by the commissioner of a proper application by a sponsoring agency for this purpose a financial grant-in-aid may be made not to exceed 60% of that portion of the cost of said capital expenditures to be borne by said agency. L.1967, c. 100, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-12 - Findings, declarations

30:9A-12. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that the incidence of suicide among adolescents has increased alarmingly and suicide presently ranks as the second leading cause of death for adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24 years; that the increase in the rate of adolescent suicide is often associated with the significant changes in life-styles, values and family relationships that are occurring in our society; that the occurrence of adolescent suicide is found among youth of all racial, social and economic backgrounds and even though suicide is underreported as a cause of death for adolescents, in 1982, 114 youth suicides were reported in New Jersey; that mental health professionals believe that many suicides can be prevented through suicide awareness education programs in the schools and crisis intervention programs for adolescents and their families in the community; and that in order to ensure that the most effective prevention and crisis intervention programs are available and developed Statewide, it is necessary to establish a youth suicide prevention program in the State Department of Human Services which will be administered by community mental health services providers in cooperation with local boards of education.  L. 1985, c. 195, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-13 - Youth suicide prevention program

30:9A-13. Youth suicide prevention program  The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall establish a program of youth suicide prevention projects which shall be administered by community mental health services providers in consultation with local boards of education. The objectives of the program shall include but are not limited to the following:  a. Classroom instruction or materials designed to achieve the following objectives: to teach students facts about adolescent suicide and how to recognize signs of suicidal tendencies; to inform students of available community services aimed at prevention of suicide; and to increase students' awareness of the relationship between adolescent suicide and drug and alcohol use.  b. Training programs for classroom teachers and other teaching staff members in suicide prevention.  c. Nonclassroom school or community based programs such as a 24-hour "hotline" telephone service staffed by trained professional counselors, crisis intervention and postintervention services, parent education programs and programs for the families of suicide victims.  L. 1985, c. 195, s. 2, eff. June 26, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-14 - Guidelines

30:9A-14. Guidelines  The Commissioner of Human Services in consultation with the Commissioner of Education shall prepare guidelines for the youth suicide prevention program. In addition to emphasizing the objectives provided in section 2 of this act, the guidelines shall foster cooperation between local boards of education and community mental health services providers.  L. 1985, c. 195, s. 3, eff. June 26, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-15 - Proposals

30:9A-15. Proposals  a. The commissioner shall solicit proposals for suicide prevention projects from community mental health services providers interested in participating in the program.  The commissioner shall review the project proposals and approve and fund, within the limits of monies appropriated for this purpose, three proposals which best meet the objectives of the program.  b. In addition to meeting the program objectives provided in section 2 of this act, a proposal shall include procedures for evaluating the project.  c. The commissioner shall fund one proposal from the northern, central and southern regions of the State in order to ensure that program services are available Statewide.  L. 1985, c. 195, s. 4, eff. June 26, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-16 - Cooperation with school boards

30:9A-16. Cooperation with school boards  The community mental health services provider shall prepare its funding proposal in cooperation with two or more local boards of education which are interested in participating in the suicide prevention program. The provider also shall agree to provide information and training within the limits of available funds to other local boards of education that are interested in providing for suicide prevention programs, upon their request.  L. 1985, c. 195, s. 5, eff. June 26, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-18 - Definitions relative to mental health programs

30:9A-18. Definitions relative to mental health programs  1. As used in sections 1 through 4 of this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Mental health program" means a program of mental health services which is subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner. The program may be public or private, hospital-based or non-hospital-based, incorporated or unincorporated, and for profit or nonprofit. L.1995,c.321,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9A-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9A-19 - License required for conducting, maintaining, operating mental health program; fees.

30:9A-19 License required for conducting, maintaining, operating mental health program; fees.  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.