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NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-6 - Admission of confined person; period of stay; retransfer

30:4A-6. Admission of confined person; period of stay; retransfer  If the person, for whom the diagnosis is sought, is confined by virtue of any type of criminal or other process, then admission to the diagnostic center may be secured upon application to the Commissioner of the Department of Institutions and Agencies, who may, after examination of the facts and circumstances, arrange for the transfer of such person from his place of confinement to the diagnostic center. Such person shall remain in the diagnostic center for a period not exceeding ninety days, during which time a complete diagnosis shall be made and a report and recommendation thereon in writing given to the agency requesting the service. Upon completion of the diagnosis, the commissioner shall order the retransfer of the person to his former place of confinement, there to be dealt with in accordance with the statutes in such case made and provided. If necessary, the center may make said retransfer to the former place of confinement. L.1946, c. 118, p. 551, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-7 - Admission of unconfined persons, procedure.

30:4A-7 Admission of unconfined persons, procedure.  7. If the person for whom the diagnosis is sought by any court or agency of the State, county, or municipal government, desiring to utilize the services of the diagnostic center, is not under confinement or process, then admission to the diagnostic center shall be secured upon application to the Superior Court upon forms to be provided by the Department of Human Services. The county adjuster shall be the official charged with the responsibility of assisting with processing of the applications and shall perform functions similar to those set forth in Title 30 of the Revised Statutes. In connection with each application, the court shall order a hearing to be held, which may be in camera at the discretion of the court. At least 10 days' notice of the time, date, and place of the hearing shall be served upon the person, and if a minor or a person who is incapacitated, upon the parent, guardian, person standing in loco parentis, or person having custody and control of the minor or person who is incapacitated. At the hearing, the court shall determine whether the services of the diagnostic center shall be made available to the person and may order the person's confinement in the center for a period not to exceed 90 days, which order shall be provided to the center. L.1946, c.118, s.7; amended 1953, c.29, s.49; 1991, c.91, s.324; 2013, c.103, s.87.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-8 - Minors

30:4A-8. Minors  8. If the person for whom the diagnosis is sought is a minor under the age of eighteen years and is within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part, the said court may make an order placing the said minor in the care and custody of the diagnostic center for a period required for a complete diagnosis and study, not in excess, however, of ninety days and shall cause a copy of said order to accompany said minor to the center. In such case no final commitment or disposition shall be made until the coming in of the report of the diagnostic center. Such report and any recommendation thereon shall not be binding upon the said court but shall be for its guidance in the final disposition of the matter consistent with the best interests of the welfare of the said minor and the community.  L.1946,c.118,s.8; amended 1991,c,91,s.325.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-9 - Voluntary admissions

30:4A-9. Voluntary admissions  Any agency of the State, county or municipal government, desiring to utilize the services of the diagnostic center, upon good cause shown, may arrange for the voluntary admission of the subject for whom the diagnosis is required by securing the execution by said person of a voluntary admission application on forms to be furnished by the center; provided, that such person has attained majority. If such person is a minor then the voluntary admission may be secured by having a parent, person standing in loco parentis or the guardian of such minor, execute the voluntary admission application. L.1946, c. 118, p. 553, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-10 - Diagnosis and recommendation in writing

30:4A-10. Diagnosis and recommendation in writing  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-11 - Determination of rate per day to be paid for maintenance, treatment and diagnosis; payment; financial statements

30:4A-11. Determination of rate per day to be paid for maintenance, treatment and diagnosis; payment; financial statements  The State House Commission in November of each year shall compute and determine the rate per day to be paid for maintaining, treating and diagnosing a person, such rate to become effective on January 1 next following, and the person, court or agency requesting the diagnostic services shall be required to pay such rate of maintenance. The superintendent of the center shall cause regular financial statements to be issued to the several agencies utilizing the services of the center and the revenue when received shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer to become part of the General State Fund. Any funds expended by any court or agency for diagnostic services shall be a proper charge against the person diagnosed or his estate or his legally responsible relatives and may be recovered and reimbursed to said court or agency by the entry of an appropriate order of reimbursement or by any other legal process available for the recovery of just debts and legal obligations. L.1946, c. 118, p. 553, s. 11. Amended by L.1955, c. 44, p. 160, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-12 - Prayer-healing believers not required to submit to medical treatment; but only to quarantine and other regulations

30:4A-12. Prayer-healing believers not required to submit to medical treatment; but only to quarantine and other regulations  Any person who indicates that he subscribes to the art of healing by prayer as practiced by any well recognized religious denomination, the principles of which are opposed to medical treatment, shall not be required to submit to medical treatment unless he, or his parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis, consents, and shall, if he desires, receive such other treatment permitted under Title 45, chapter nine, of Revised Statutes. Any such person, however, shall be subject to all rules and regulations with reference to quarantine and isolation in case of contagious or infectious diseases and subject to physical restraint in case of emergency or violence. L.1946, c. 118, p. 554, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-13 - Active treatments within discretion of superintendent

30:4A-13. Active treatments within discretion of superintendent  In addition to the diagnostic services to be rendered, the superintendent shall in his discretion arrange for active treatment of any person requiring same during the period of diagnostic observation. L.1946, c. 118, p. 554, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-14 - Segregation of minors and adults, criminals and non-criminals

30:4A-14. Segregation of minors and adults, criminals and non-criminals  There shall be full and complete segregation of all persons admitted to the center according to their age, sex and nature of their physical and mental condition. Minors shall not come into contact with adults at the center, neither shall those already convicted of crime mix and mingle with others at the center. L.1946, c. 118, p. 554, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-15 - Management

30:4A-15. Management  Except as otherwise provided for herein, the management, operation and administration of the diagnostic center and the disposition and release of all persons admitted or committed thereto, shall be in conformity with the provisions of Title 30, Revised Statutes. The State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies shall be empowered to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as shall be necessary to give full force and effect to this act. L.1946, c. 118, p. 554, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-16 - Commitments

30:4A-16. Commitments  When the Department of Institutions and Agencies shall certify that the diagnostic center, provided for herein, has commenced to function in accordance with this act, then all commitments heretofore made under the provisions of sections 2:192-1.1 and 2:192-1.2, Revised Statutes, shall be made under this act and no further commitments shall be made under the said sections 2:192-1.1 and 2:192-1.2, Revised Statutes. L.1946, c. 118, p. 555, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4A-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4A-17 - Effective date

30:4A-17. Effective date  This act shall take effect on July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. L.1946, c. 118, p. 555, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-1 - Division of Economic Assistance

30:4B-1. Division of Economic Assistance  The Commissioner of Human Services may, in accordance with R.S.30:1-9, establish a Division of Economic Assistance. The division shall consist of personnel, bureaus, agencies and other administrative units as the Commissioner of Human Services may, from time to time, establish therein.  L.1950,c.166,s.1; amended 1962,c.197,s.4; 1967,c.206,s.1; 1989,c.88,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-2 - Functions, powers, duties

30:4B-2. Functions, powers, duties  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-4 - Appointment of chief executive officers

30:4B-4. Appointment of chief executive officers  The Commissioner of Human Services shall, after consultation with the Board of Economic Assistance and the director of the division, appoint the chief executive officers of each of the bureaus, agencies or other administrative units of the division, which positions shall be in the competitive division of the career service. The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall, from among persons nominated by the commissioner, and after consultation with the Board of Economic Assistance and the director of the division, appoint the chief executive officer of the commission, which position shall be in the unclassified service. This act shall not affect the terms of office of members of the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the agency shall continue to be constituted and to exercise its functions as otherwise provided by law.  L.1950,c.166,s.4; amended 1962,c.197,s.7; 1967,c.206,s.3; 1989,c.88,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-5 - Functions, powers, duties transferred

30:4B-5. Functions, powers, duties transferred  All of the functions, powers and duties of, and records and property maintained by, the Department of Conservation and Economic Development and the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development under and pursuant to the following enumerated acts are hereby transferred to and vested in the State Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Human Services, respectively, and shall be exercised and used through the Division of Economic Assistance in the State Department of Human Services, in accordance with the provisions of this act and as otherwise provided by law: a. "General Public Assistance Law" (P.L.1947, c.156); and b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1989, c.88.) L.1950,c.166,s.5; amended 1989,c.88,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-6 - Use of terms

30:4B-6. Use of terms  Whenever the term "commissioner" occurs or any reference is made thereto in the "General Public Assistance Law," P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Human Services of the State Department of Human Services.  Whenever the term "department" occurs or any reference is made thereto in the "General Public Assistance Law," P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Division of Economic Assistance in the State Department of Human Services.  L.1950,c.166,s.6; amended 1989,c.88,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-7 - Appropriation, transfer of employees

30:4B-7. Appropriation, transfer of employees  For the purpose of defraying the costs of administering, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, the functions herein transferred to the State Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Human Services, respectively, pursuant to section five of this act, the State Department of Human Services may expend, from the appropriation made to it for relief subsidies in the General Appropriations Law for the fiscal year, an amount not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00); and in employing additional personnel, for the administration of the functions, powers and duties transferred under this act, the Commissioner of Human Services shall give preference, wherever possible but in his absolute discretion, to the present employees of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development and the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, who have been engaged in the administration of any of the functions, powers and duties in the departments, by transferring them to substantially similar positions and employments, having in mind the fitness of the employees for the performance of the duties to be assigned to them, in the Division of Economic Assistance in the State Department of Human Services and persons so transferred shall hold the positions and employments with the same civil service status and the same tenure and pension rights, as they formerly had in the respective departments from which they are so transferred.  L.1950,c.166,s.7; amended 1989,c.88,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-8 - Repeal

30:4B-8. Repeal  Provisions of any acts or parts thereof inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1950, c. 166, p. 358, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-9 - Short title

30:4B-9. Short title  This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of Human Services, Division of Economic Assistance Act."  L.1950,c.166,s.9; amended 1989,c.88,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4B-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4B-10 - Effective date

30:4B-10. Effective date  This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty. L.1950, c. 166, p. 358, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-1 - Administration of act in accordance with public policy.

30:4C-1 Administration of act in accordance with public policy.  1. This act is to be administered strictly in accordance with the general principles laid down in this section, which are declared to be the public policy of this State, whereby the safety of children shall be of paramount concern and the best interests of children shall be a primary consideration: (a) That the preservation and strengthening of family life is a matter of public concern as being in the interests of the general welfare, but the health and safety of the child shall be the State's paramount concern when making a decision on whether or not it is in the child's best interest to preserve the family unit; (b) That the prevention and correction of dependency and delinquency among children should be accomplished so far as practicable through welfare services which will seek to continue the living of the children in their own homes; (c) That necessary welfare services to children should be strengthened and extended through the development of private and voluntary agencies qualified to provide the services; (d) That wherever in this State necessary welfare services are not available to children who are dependent or adjudged delinquent by proper judicial tribunal, or in danger of so becoming, then the services should be provided by this State until such times as they are made available by private and voluntary agencies; (e) That the State may assist private, public, and voluntary agencies to construct, purchase, upgrade, or renovate youth facilities for the residential care or day treatment of children in need of these services; and (f) That each child placed outside his home by the State has the need for permanency: through return to the child's own home, if the child can be returned home without endangering the child's health or safety; through adoption, if family reunification is not possible; or through an alternative permanent placement, if termination of parental rights is not appropriate. L.1951, c.138, s.1; amended 1979, c.309, s.1; 1999, c.22; 1999, c.53, s.20; 2015, c.255, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-1.1 - Findings, declarations relative to child protective services.

30:4C-1.1 Findings, declarations relative to child protective services.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey must improve the ability of its child welfare system to protect children from abuse and neglect, and to provide services to at-risk children and families in order to prevent harm to their children; b. Recent data and assessments of the child welfare system in this State demonstrate the need for a new approach to delivering services to this vulnerable population, and the system must therefore be reformed; c. Because the safety of children must always be paramount, allegations of child abuse and neglect must be investigated quickly and thoroughly and protective actions must be taken immediately if necessary; d. Concerns about the safety, permanency and well-being of children require significant changes in: the organization of the child welfare system, the ability to implement best practices within the system; the development of effective services to meet the needs of children and families; and the elimination of impediments to the quick and efficient management of abuse and neglect cases; e. Children need safe, stable and positive relationships with caring adults in order to thrive; and, if their parents are incapable of providing such a caring relationship, the State must look to other families to provide this kind of relationship; f. To ensure the best outcomes for children and their families, these substitute families must be viewed and treated as "resource families" and provided with appropriate support, training and responsibilities, which will include: expedited licensure for this purpose, equalized payment rates for care among the various types of resource families, and enhanced access to necessary support services tailored to their respective needs; g. Youths must be provided with supports and services in their communities that will enable them to grow into healthy and productive adults; and those youths who previously received child welfare services must continue to receive those services beyond the age of 18, up to age 21, as appropriate; and  h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47). i. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47). j. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47).  k. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.47). l. This act will otherwise enhance the quality of the child welfare system in New Jersey by facilitating the transition to other needed long-term systemic changes with regard to out-of-home placements and permanency options for children who cannot live with their birth families. L.2004, c.130, s.1; amended 2006, c.47, s.112.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-2.1 - Division of Child Protection and Permanency as continuation of former agencies.

30:4C-2.1 Division of Child Protection and Permanency as continuation of former agencies.  39. Except as otherwise provided by P.L.1962, c.197, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall in all respects and for all purposes be deemed a continuation of the agency heretofore known as the State Board of Children's Guardians or the State Board of Child Welfare. L.1962, c.197, s.39; amended 2012, c.16, s.54.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-2.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-2.3 - Provision of services to certain individuals aged 18 to 21.

30:4C-2.3 Provision of services to certain individuals aged 18 to 21.  3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Children and Families shall provide services to individuals who are between 18 and 21 years of age and meet the following conditions: a. The individual was receiving services from the department, on or after the individual's 16th birthday; b. The individual, on or after the individual's 18th birthday, has not refused or requested that these services be terminated, as applicable; and c. The commissioner determines that a continuation of services would be in the individual's best interest and would assist the individual to become an independent and productive adult. L.2004, c.130, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.114.