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NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-5 - Divisions; directors

26:1A-5. Divisions; directors  There shall be within the department such divisions as the commissioner may, subject to approval by the Public Health Council, from time to time establish. Each division shall be under the supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work assigned to it; and two or more divisions may be consolidated by the commissioner. The commissioner may authorize one of the division directors to act for him and in his place, as his deputy during his absence or disability. The commissioner may delegate such of his powers, as he may deem desirable for the efficient administration of the department, to be exercised under his direction and supervision by one or more of the division directors. Each division director shall devote his entire time and attention to the performance of his duties. L.1947, c. 177, p. 794, s. 5. Amended by L.1950, c. 29, p. 60, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-6 - Meetings of Public Health Council

26:1A-6. Meetings of Public Health Council  The Public Health Council shall enact and from time to time may amend rules in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business. It shall meet in the offices of the department at Trenton in each month at such times as its rules may prescribe. It shall meet at such other times and places within the State as, in its judgment, may be necessary. Four members of the council shall constitute a quorum thereof and, except as otherwise provided in section seven of this act, all action shall be taken by a majority vote. The commissioner shall attend all meetings of the council. The council shall elect one of its members chairman who shall hold office for one year and until his successor shall be elected. The council shall keep complete and accurate minutes of all its meetings, hearings, and other sessions. All such minutes shall be retained in a permanent record, and shall be available for public inspection at all times during the office hours of the department. L.1947, c. 177, p. 794, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-7 - State Sanitary Code

26:1A-7. State Sanitary Code  7. The Public Health Council shall have power, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all its members, to establish, and from time to time amend and repeal, such reasonable sanitary regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this act or the provisions of any other law of this State as may be necessary properly to preserve and improve the public health in this State. The regulations so established shall be called the State Sanitary Code. The State Sanitary Code may cover any subject affecting public health, or the preservation and improvement of public health and the prevention of disease in the State of New Jersey, including the immunization against disease of all school children in the State of New Jersey. In addition thereto, and not in limitation thereof, said State Sanitary Code may contain sanitary regulations: (a) prohibiting nuisances hazardous to human health; (b) (deleted by amendment) (c) regulating the use of privies and cesspools; (d) regulating the disposition of excremental matter; (e) regulating the control of fly and mosquito breeding places; (f) regulating the detection, reporting, prevention and control of communicable and preventable diseases; (g) regulating the conduct of public funerals; (h) regulating the conduct of boarding homes for children; (i) regulating the conduct of maternity homes and the care of maternity and infant patients therein; (j) regulating the conduct of camps; (k) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1987, c.302) (l) regulating the preparation, handling, transportation, burial or other disposal, disinterment and reburial of dead human bodies; (m) prescribing standards of cleanliness for public eating rooms and restaurants; (n) regulating the conduct of tattoo parlors; (o) regulating the conduct of body piercing; and (p) regulating the conduct of cosmetic tattooing. Prior to the final adoption by the council of any sanitary regulation or amendment thereto or repealer thereof the council shall hold a public hearing thereon. The council shall cause to be published, at least once, not less than 15 days prior to such hearing, in each of the counties of the State in a newspaper published in each of said counties, or if no newspaper be published in any such county, then in a newspaper circulated in such county, a notice of such hearing, specifying the time when and the place where such hearing will be held, together with a brief summary of the proposed regulation, amendment or repealer and a statement that copies of the text thereof may be obtained from the State Commissioner of Health and Senior Services or from the board of health of any municipality in the State. The State Department of Health and Senior Services shall prepare and make available on request therefor, copies of the text of such proposed regulations and changes therein in the manner described in such public notice. L.1947,c.177,s.7; amended 1953, c.165, s.1; 1974, c.150, s.1; 1977, c.224, s.12; 1987, c.302, s.1; 1997, c.326.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-8 - Regulations to state date; copies; certified copies of Sanitary Code; evidence

26:1A-8. Regulations to state date; copies; certified copies of Sanitary Code; evidence  Every sanitary regulation or amendment thereto or repealer thereof adopted in accordance with the provisions of section seven of this act shall state the date on which it takes effect, and shall be published by the filing of a copy thereof, duly signed by the chairman of the council, in the office of the Secretary of State and the sending of copies thereof, by the commissioner, to each local board of health and to the clerk of each municipality within the State. Copies shall be printed in such manner as the Public Health Council may from time to time determine, the same to be made available to the public on request. The commissioner, or one of the division directors designated by him, shall, for a fee of one dollar ($1.00) each, furnish copies of the State Sanitary Code and its amendments certified by the chairman of the council and such certified copies shall be received in evidence in all court or other judicial proceedings in the State. L.1947, c. 177, p. 796, s. 8. Amended by L.1950, c. 29, p. 60, s. 3; L.1953, c. 165, p. 1425, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-9 - Force and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulations

26:1A-9. Force and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulations  The provisions of the State Sanitary Code shall have the force and effect of law. Such code shall be observed throughout the State and shall be enforced by each local board of health, the local police authorities and other enforcement agencies. Nothing herein contained however shall be deemed to limit the right of any local board of health to adopt such ordinances, rules and regulations, as, in its opinion, may be necessary for the particular locality under its jurisdiction; but such ordinances, rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the laws of this State or the provisions of the State Sanitary Code, except, however, that such ordinances, rules and regulations may be more restrictive than the provisions of the State Sanitary Code. Every person organization or board of education having control of any public or private school in this State shall insure compliance with the State Sanitary Code as it pertains to the immunization against disease of children attending or having the right to attend such school, including any provision of the code which prohibits attendance by a child who has not been immunized. L.1947, c. 177, p. 796, s. 9. Amended by L.1974, c. 150, s. 2, eff. Nov. 11, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-9.1 - Exemption for pupils from mandatory immunization; interference with religious rights; suspension

26:1A-9.1. Exemption for pupils from mandatory immunization; interference with religious rights; suspension  Provisions in the State Sanitary Code in implementation of this act shall provide for exemption for pupils from mandatory immunization if the parent or guardian of the pupil objects thereto in a written statement signed by the parent or guardian upon the ground that the proposed immunization interferes with the free exercise of the pupil's religious rights. This exemption may be suspended by the State Commissioner of Health during the existence of an emergency as determined by the State Commissioner of Health. L.1974, c. 150, s. 6, eff. Nov. 11, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-10 - Violation of State Sanitary Code, penalty

26:1A-10. Violation of State Sanitary Code, penalty  10. Each violation of any provision of the State Sanitary Code shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable by a penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000. Each such penalty shall be sued for and recovered in a civil action, in any court of competent jurisdiction, by and in the name of the State Department of Health or by and in the name of the local board of health of the municipality in which the violation occurred.  Any penalty recovered in any such action shall be paid to the plaintiff therein. When the plaintiff is the State Department of Health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the department to the State Treasurer. When the plaintiff is a local board of health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality within which the local board has jurisdiction.  L.1947,c.177,s.10; amended 1953,c.26,s.1; 1993,c.55.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-11 - Additional powers of Public Health Council

26:1A-11. Additional powers of Public Health Council  In addition to its powers and duties otherwise provided in this act, the Public Health Council may: a. Request from the commissioner such information, concerning the work of the department, as it may deem necessary; b. Consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of public health, and may advise the commissioner thereon; c. From time to time submit to the commissioner any recommendations which it may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the department; d. Study and investigate the public health activities of the State and report its findings thereon to the Governor and the Legislature. L.1947, c. 177, p. 798, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-12 - Local by-laws or ordinances to be filed with commissioner; modification or annulment

26:1A-12. Local by-laws or ordinances to be filed with commissioner; modification or annulment  Every local board of health shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of every by-law or ordinance of such board immediately upon passage of the same. The Public Health Council may modify or annul any order, regulation, by-law or ordinance of any local board of health if, after giving reasonable notice and affording an opportunity to be heard to the members of such local board, the council shall determine that such order, regulation, by-law or ordinance concerns a matter which affects the public health beyond the territory over which such local board has jurisdiction. L.1947, c. 177, p. 799, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-13 - Prescribing organization; personnel, duties regarding; Civil Service

26:1A-13. Prescribing organization; personnel, duties regarding; Civil Service  The commissioner shall, subject to approval by the Public Health Council, prescribe the organization of the department. He shall, subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes relating to Civil Service, appoint the directors of the divisions and such other personnel as he may consider necessary for the efficient performance of the work of the department. He shall prescribe the duties of all such persons thus appointed and shall, subject to approval by the Public Health Council, fix their compensation within the limits of available appropriations. All such persons thus appointed shall be in the classified service of the Civil Service of the State, unless otherwise provided by law. L.1947, c. 177, p. 799, s. 13. Amended by L.1950, c. 29, p. 61, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-14 - Abolishment of offices or positions

26:1A-14. Abolishment of offices or positions  Subject to approval by the Public Health Council, the commissioner may, subject to any provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes relating thereto, abolish any office or position which in his judgment it may be unnecessary to retain. L.1947, c. 177, p. 799, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-15 - Additional powers of commissioner

26:1A-15. Additional powers of commissioner  The commissioner, in addition to his powers and duties otherwise provided in this act or by any other law, shall: a. Exercise all functions and powers of the department not specifically vested in the Public Health Council by this act; b. Adopt rules and regulations governing the internal management of the department; c. Administer the work of the department; d. Enforce all laws relating to the health of the people of the State, and all provisions of the State Sanitary Code; e. Administer all laws which are by their terms included under his jurisdiction or under the jurisdiction of the department; f. Maintain liaison with local, State and Federal officials and agencies concerned with matters of public health or otherwise related to the functions of the department; g. Report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Public Health Council, with respect to the work of the department, on March fifteenth of each year and at such other times as he may deem in the public interest; h. Institute or cause to be instituted such legal proceedings or processes as may be necessary properly to enforce and give effect to any of his powers or duties as prescribed in this act; i. Cause studies to be made to determine whether the recognized public health activities of local health departments are being conducted and whether minimum standards of performance are being met in all municipalities of the State and for the purposes of this subsection, the commissioner shall recommend and the Public Health Council shall prescribe what are to be considered as "recognized public health activities" and "minimum standards of performance" ; j. Require local boards of health to establish and maintain a program of recognized public health activities and to meet minimum standards of performance as prescribed by the Public Health Council in accordance with the provisions of subsection "i" of this section. L.1947, c. 177, p. 800, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-15.1 - Advisory board on health information electronic data interchange technology, Statewide electronic health record policy.

26:1A-15.1 Advisory board on health information electronic data interchange technology, Statewide electronic health record policy.  11. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall establish an advisory board to make recommendations to the commissioners on health information electronic data interchange technology policy, including a Statewide policy on electronic health records, and measures to protect the confidentiality of medical information. The members of the board shall include, at a minimum, representation from health insurance carriers, health care professionals and facilities, higher education, business and organized labor, health care consumers, and the commissioner of each department in the State that uses individuals' medical records or processes claims for health care services. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L.1999, c.154, s.11; amended 2005, c.352, s.18; 2012, c.17, s.94.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-15.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-15.2 - Annual report to Governor, Legislature.

26:1A-15.2 Annual report to Governor, Legislature.  12. The Commissioner of Health, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall present an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the development and use of health information electronic data interchange technology in New Jersey. The report shall be prepared in consultation with the advisory board established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1999, c.154 (C.26:1A-15.1). The report shall include any recommendations, including proposals for regulatory and legislative changes, to promote the development and use of health information electronic data interchange technology in this State. L.1999, c.154, s.12; amended 2012, c.17, s.95.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-16 - Access to premises for examination

26:1A-16. Access to premises for examination  The commissioner shall have full access to any premises for the purpose of examination if he has reason to believe that on the premises there exists a violation of any health law of the State or any provision of the State Sanitary Code. L.1947, c. 177, p. 801, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-17 - Inspection, right of

26:1A-17. Inspection, right of  The commissioner shall have the same right of inspection in regard to all matters affecting the public health as has been or may be conferred upon the local boards of health. L.1947, c. 177, p. 802, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-18 - General supervision over sanitation and hygiene matters

26:1A-18. General supervision over sanitation and hygiene matters  The commissioner shall exercise general supervision over all matters relating to sanitation and hygiene throughout the State. Whenever in the opinion of the commissioner it is necessary or advisable, a sanitary survey of the whole or of any part of the State shall be made. The commissioner may enter upon, examine and survey any source and means of water supply, sewage disposal plant, sewage system, prison, public or private place of detention, asylum, hospital, school, public building, private institution, factory, workshop, tenement, public wash room, public rest room, public toilet and toilet facility, public eating room and restaurant, and also any premises in which he has reason to believe there exists a violation of any health law of the State, any provision of the State Sanitary Code, or any law which he has the duty of administering. L.1947, c. 177, p. 802, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-19 - Sanitary inspections

26:1A-19. Sanitary inspections  The commissioner may make a sanitary inspection of any person or property in transportation through the State, and of any car, boat, or other vehicle in which such person or property may be transported, and may enforce such detention or disinfection as may be necessary for the public safety. L.1947, c. 177, p. 802, s. 19.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-20 - Local health officials, duties of

26:1A-20. Local health officials, duties of  Every local health official shall furnish the commissioner with such information as the commissioner may demand, and shall perform such acts as the commissioner may direct, with regard to, and within, the territory under the jurisdiction of the local health official. L.1947, c. 177, p. 802, s. 20.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-21 - Annual conference of local health officials

26:1A-21. Annual conference of local health officials  At least once in every year the commissioner shall call together local health officials for a general conference on the subject of the health of the people of the State, and a discussion of ways and means to promote the same and to prevent disease. L.1947, c. 177, p. 802, s. 21.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-22 - Delegates to annual conference; expenses

26:1A-22. Delegates to annual conference; expenses  Each local board of health may appoint one or more of its members, officers, or employees as a delegate or delegates to attend the annual conference. The actual traveling and hotel expenses of each delegate shall be paid by the treasurer or other disbursing officer of the municipality within which the local board has jurisdiction, upon presentation by each delegate of a certificate of his appointment and a bill of his expenses duly verified by affidavit. L.1947, c. 177, p. 802, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-23 - Failure of local boards to enforce laws or regulations; order of commissioner

26:1A-23. Failure of local boards to enforce laws or regulations; order of commissioner  The commissioner shall call to the attention of any local board of health, by such notice as he may deem reasonable, any failure on its part to enforce the laws of the State or the provisions of the State Sanitary Code and afford such local board an opportunity to explain its failure. The determination of the commissioner as to what is a reasonable notice shall be conclusive. If, after a hearing, it is found that no good reason exists for the failure of the local board of health to enforce the law or the provisions of the State Sanitary Code, the commissioner shall issue an order directing it to do so. If the local board fails to comply with such order within the time specified, or, if none is specified, within a reasonable time, the commissioner shall immediately take such action as may be necessary to perform the acts specified in the order. In all legal proceedings the order of the commissioner shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with the provisions of this section, and conclusive evidence of the violation recited in the order. L.1947, c. 177, p. 802, s. 23.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:1A-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:1A-24 - Contract of commissioner where local board fails to perform

26:1A-24. Contract of commissioner where local board fails to perform  Any contracts which the commissioner may make for the purpose of carrying out the power given to him in the second paragraph of section twenty-three of this act shall be binding upon the local municipality and shall have the same force and effect as if duly authorized and made by the local board of health. L.1947, c. 177, p. 803, s. 24.