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NJ Rev Stat § 44:10-109 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:10-109 - Commissioner's application for waivers, grants.

44:10-109 Commissioner's application for waivers, grants.  3. The commissioner shall apply for any: a. waivers from the federal government, which are necessary for the approval and implementation of this act; and  b. grants through the SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants program within the United States Department of Agriculture to receive federal funding to implement the provisions of this act. L.2021, c.245, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:10-110 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:10-110 - Rules, regulations.

44:10-110 Rules, regulations.  4. The Commissioner of Human Services, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2021, c.245, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-1 - Definitions.

44:11-1 Definitions.  1. As used in P.L.1964, c.155 (C.44:11-1 et seq.): "Court" means the Superior Court in the county whose welfare board is responsible for making payments of public assistance to or for the benefit of the recipient or, in cases where a representative payee has been appointed pursuant to P.L.1964, c.155, the Superior Court having made such appointment. "Functionally incapacitated" means subject to a mental, physical, or emotional condition which renders the individual incapable of receiving and utilizing payments of public assistance in a manner conducive to the health and well-being of the individual and the individual's dependents.  "Representative payee" means a person appointed by a court to act for a recipient to the extent of receiving and administering payments of public assistance.  "Public assistance" means "old age assistance" and "disability assistance" as authorized by Revised Statutes, Title 44, chapter 7; "blind assistance" as authorized by Revised Statutes, Title 30, chapter 6; "assistance for dependent children" as authorized by chapter 86, laws of 1959; together with amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing; and any other program administered through the county welfare boards, by whatever name now or hereafter known, which is authorized to provide financial assistance to needy persons in the form of money payments.  "Recipient" means a person who has been found eligible to receive payments of public assistance.  "Welfare board" means the county welfare board or board of social services responsible for making payments of public assistance to or for the benefit of the recipient.  L.1964, c.155, s.1; amended 1991, c.91, s.446; 2013, c.103, s.120.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-2 - Appointment of representative payee; contents of complaints.

44:11-2 Appointment of representative payee; contents of complaints.  2. Whenever it appears necessary to appoint a representative payee for a recipient who is functionally incapacitated, a complaint seeking such appointment may be filed with the court by the welfare board. The complaint shall set forth the name, age, and place of residence of the recipient; the name and place of residence of the nearest relative of the recipient, if known; and that the recipient has been found otherwise eligible to receive a grant of public assistance. L.1964, c.155, s.2; amended 2013, c.103, s.121.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-3 - Statement that recipient is functionally incapacitated.

44:11-3 Statement that recipient is functionally incapacitated.  3. A verified statement by the director of the welfare board, or the director's authorized representative, annexed to the complaint and setting forth that a review by the Division of Family Services in the Department of Human Services indicates that the recipient is functionally incapacitated, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for the appointment. L.1964, c.155, s.3; amended 2013, c.103, s.122.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-4 - Hearing; evidence; appointment of representative.

44:11-4 Hearing; evidence; appointment of representative.  4. Upon the filing of a complaint and verified statement as provided by P.L.1964, c.155 (C.44:11-1 et seq.), the court shall proceed in a summary manner to hear testimony for the purpose of determining whether the recipient is functionally incapacitated. The written certification of two physicians who have been in the actual practice of medicine and surgery in this State for at least five years shall be sufficient, but not required, evidence to establish the condition of the recipient. If the court is satisfied that the recipient is functionally incapacitated, the court shall appoint a fit and proper person as representative payee for the recipient. L.1964, c.155, s.4; amended 2013, c.103, s.123.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-5 - Powers and duties of representative

44:11-5. Powers and duties of representative  A representative payee appointed pursuant to this act shall be authorized and empowered to receive payments of public assistance made for and on behalf of the recipient, and to administer such payments for the sole benefit of such recipient, in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such payments. Nothing in this act shall authorize or empower such representative payee to receive, hold or administer any other property, real or personal, of the recipient nor to act as representative of the recipient in any other manner whatsoever. L.1964, c. 155, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-6 - Responsibility for payments; statement of account; disposition of balance on death or discharge of representative

44:11-6. Responsibility for payments; statement of account; disposition of balance on death or discharge of representative  (a) A representative payee appointed pursuant to this act shall be personally responsible for the proper expenditure of all payments of public assistance made on behalf of the recipient, but shall not be required to give bond, and shall not be entitled to compensation for any acts or services performed. (b) At least once each year following appointment as representative payee, or upon discharge from such office, or upon notice that payments of public assistance are being discontinued, such representative payee shall file with the court a statement of account under oath showing the total amount of moneys received, the amount disbursed on behalf of the recipient, and the balance, if any, remaining in the hands of the representative payee. No further action by the court shall be required if there is annexed to such statement an approval of the account signed by the director of the welfare board or his authorized representative. (c) Any balance of assistance payments remaining in the hands of a representative payee at the time of his discharge from office, or at the time of discontinuance of public assistance, shall be repaid to the welfare board by such representative payee. (d) Should any representative payee die while in office, his personal representative shall file a statement of account and make disposition of any balance of assistance payments as provided in this section. L.1964, c. 155, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-7 - Discharge of representative.

44:11-7 Discharge of representative.  7. (a) When at a hearing held upon application of the recipient the court determines from the certification of two physicians, or other acceptable evidence, that the recipient is no longer functionally incapacitated, the court may discharge the representative payee. (b) Whenever it appears upon application and good cause shown by the representative payee or the welfare board that the representative payee should be relieved of the representative payee's duties, the court may discharge the representative payee and, if the circumstances still require, appoint a replacement for the representative payee. L.1964, c.155, s.7; amended 2013, c.103, s.124.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:11-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:11-8 - Liberal construction; costs

44:11-8. Liberal construction; costs  This act shall be liberally construed to secure the beneficial intent and purpose hereof. All proceedings under this act shall be without costs except witness fees as required. L.1964, c. 155, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:12-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:12-1 - Definitions

44:12-1. Definitions  For the purposes of this act "Federal Government" means the United States of America, acting through the Office of Economic Opportunity, established under an act of the Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States entitled "The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964" and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, or revisions thereof, or acting through any other Federal agency established by any other act of the Congress of the United States heretofore passed or as may hereafter be passed for like or similar purposes, and "local unit" means all boards, bodies, officers and agencies of the State and of every county, municipality and school district thereof. L.1966, c. 13, s. 1, eff. April 1, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:12-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:12-2 - Local units; powers.

44:12-2 Local units; powers.  2. In order to facilitate cooperation with the Federal Government in carrying out the programs contemplated by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 or related federal legislation, every local unit is authorized: (a) To accept from the Federal Government, subject to terms and conditions appertaining thereto, grants of funds, equipment, supplies, material and other property; and (b) to hold, use, expend, deal with, employ, distribute and dispose of such funds, equipment, supplies, material and other property; and (c) to appropriate money; and (d) to enter into contracts and agreements with the federal and state governments, other local units or private organizations; and (e) to engage in such activities and to do such other acts and things as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the powers given in this act. L.1966,c.13,s.2; amended 1981, c.531, s.1; 2005, c.354, s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:12-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:12-3 - Rules and regulations

44:12-3. Rules and regulations  The director of the New Jersey Office of Economic Opportunity may prescribe rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1966, c. 13, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:12-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:12-4 - Powers as additional and supplemental to other laws

44:12-4. Powers as additional and supplemental to other laws  The powers conferred by this act shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and shall not be subject to any limitation contained in any other law nor shall the limitations of this act affect the powers conferred by any other law. L.1966, c. 13, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:12-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:12-5 - Construction of act

44:12-5. Construction of act  This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose. L.1966, c. 13, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:12-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:12-6 - Approval of prior acts and actions

44:12-6. Approval of prior acts and actions  All acts and actions heretofore taken by any local unit in co-operation with the Federal Government in carrying out the programs contemplated by the aforesaid legislation and all acts and actions heretofore taken pursuant to and in furtherance of said programs are hereby approved, ratified and confirmed. L.1966, c. 13, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:14-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:14-1 - Short title

44:14-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Welfare Per Capita Cost Limitation Act of 1981." L.1981, c. 60, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:14-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:14-2 - Legislative findings and declarations

44:14-2. Legislative findings and declarations  The Legislature finds and declares: that there is a wide disparity in the cost of welfare between counties despite the assumption of the major portion of such costs by the Federal and State Governments; that the county costs are reflected in the real property taxes paid by the county residents; that the tax reform program enacted in 1976 is designed to relieve property tax burdens; that, consistent with the objectives of that tax reform program, it is altogether fitting and proper to establish a program to provide relief for local taxpayers by placing certain limitations on the per capita costs of county welfare. L.1981, c. 60, s. 2, eff. March 3, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:14-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:14-3 - Distribution of funds; determination

44:14-3. Distribution of funds; determination  Funds shall be distributed under this act according to the following formula; CW CWS E=---- -- ------ x CP CP SP where: E is the entitlement for any given county; CW is the cost of welfare to the county government in the State fiscal year ending in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which funds are to be distributed, reduced by a factor reflecting any excess county AFDC error rate above the Statewide average AFDC error rate, as determined by the Division of Public Welfare; CP is the population of the county; CWS is the cost of welfare to all county governments in the State, in the State fiscal year ending in the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which funds are to be distributed; SP is the population of the State. If the per capita county cost of welfare is less than the Statewide per capita cost of welfare, there shall be no entitlement for that year. For the purpose of this act: a. "population" means the population estimates of the Department of Labor and Industry for the most recent year before the year in which the distribution is made; except that in the 2 calendar years immediately following a Federal decennial census, the census figures shall be used; b. "cost of welfare to the county government" means the amount expended by the county to meet its share of the net assistance cost of the supplemental security income and aid to families with dependent children programs, exclusive of administrative and social services expenditures. L.1981, c. 60, s. 3, eff. March 3, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:14-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:14-4 - Entitlement; certification

44:14-4. Entitlement; certification  On or before January 10 of each year the Commissioner of Human Services shall determine and certify to the chief financial officer of each eligible county the amount to which the county may be entitled under the provisions of this act. The State Treasurer, upon certification of the commissioner and upon warrant of the State Comptroller, shall, in the manner and subject to the restrictions provided in section 5 of this act, pay and distribute to each such county the amount determined and certified.  L.1981,c.60,s.4; amended 1989,c.134,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:14-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:14-5 - Semiannual payments by state treasurer

44:14-5. Semiannual payments by state treasurer  The State Treasurer shall make payments required under this act in two equal installments, the first to be payable annually on August 1 of each year and the second payable annually on the succeeding December 1. L.1981, c. 60, s. 5, eff. March 3, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:14-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:14-6 - Anticipation of amount of funds

44:14-6. Anticipation of amount of funds  A county entitled to receive funds under this act shall anticipate the amount certified by the Commissioner of Human Services in its budget. L.1981,c.60,s.6; amended 1989,c.134,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:14-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:14-7 - Reduction of base upon which limitation on county expenditures is determined

44:14-7. Reduction of base upon which limitation on county expenditures is determined  In 1982, a county receiving funds under this act shall reduce the base upon which the limitation on county expenditures is determined in an amount equal to 70% of the funds received in 1981. L.1981, c. 60, s. 7, eff. March 3, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:15-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:15-1 - Findings, declarations relative to elder economic security.

44:15-1 Findings, declarations relative to elder economic security.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that low-income elderly residents of the State are pressured by a widening gap between their increasing housing, health care, fuel, and utility expenses and their fixed incomes. Unfortunately, when income falls short of needs, the value of public support programs is often compromised by insufficient funding, low income limits, and asset limits that discourage savings. The New Jersey Elder Economic Security Standard Index (NJ Elder Index) is a tool that measures the income older adults require to make ends meet and to remain in their own homes. The NJ Elder Index and related data helps elders and policymakers quantify elder economic security; examine the components of economically secure elders' basic expenses; measure how well public policies can help fill these gaps; evaluate current income support programs' ability to move individuals toward economic security; calculate New Jersey's elder economic insecurity rate; and identify who is most likely to lack security. L.2015, c.53, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:15-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:15-2 - Utilization of NJ Elder Index by DHS.

44:15-2 Utilization of NJ Elder Index by DHS.  2. a. The Department of Human Services shall utilize the NJ Elder Index to improve the coordination and delivery of public benefits and services to older adults residing in the State and as a planning tool to allocate public resources more efficiently. b. The department shall update the NJ Elder Index annually using the most recent publicly available data on the costs to live in each county of the State. The department shall further provide the number and percentage of single elder and elder couple households with incomes below the Index by gender, by housing status, by race and ethnicity, and by age 65 to 74 years and 75 or more years, as data sources allow. The data sources to be used shall include:  (1) fair market rents, published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; (2) home ownership costs, published by the U.S. Census Bureau in the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample; (3) the low-cost food plan, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; (4) Medicare Part A and Part B and out-of-pocket costs, published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; (5) Medicare Advantage and Part D contract and enrollment data, published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; (6) annual miles driven by seniors, from the National Household Travel Survey, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation; (7) automobile operation costs per miles driven, published by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and (8) miscellaneous expenses, including clothing, shoes, paper products, cleaning products, household items, personal hygiene items, and a landline telephone, calculated at 20 percent of housing, food, health care, and transportation. c. In addition to the core NJ Elder Index, long-term care costs shall be calculated as a significant element of elders' living costs. The department shall calculate home and community-based long-term care costs. Projections shall include weekly costs for six hours, 16 hours, and 36 hours, with and without adult day services. Data sources to be used in determining these costs shall include: (1) public long-term care costs for homemakers, home health aides, case management, and adult day health services and transportation rates, provided by the New Jersey Department of Human Services; and (2) private long-term care costs, published in the Genworth Cost of Care Survey and adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. d. When updating the NJ Elder Index and related data pursuant to this section, the department shall provide the NJ Elder Index and related data for the State and each county and any other geographic unit for which index data is deemed relevant and desirable. L.2015, c.53, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:15-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:15-3 - Report by department; referral to NJ Elder Index and related data.

44:15-3 Report by department; referral to NJ Elder Index and related data.  3. a. In any case in which the department reports on the incomes of public benefit participants, the department shall compare participant incomes to their local county NJ Elder Index. b. The department shall refer to the NJ Elder Index and related data when: (1) making recommendations for funding to the Governor and the Legislature; (2) establishing public benefit income eligibility limits; (3) calculating the change in economic security levels in order to benchmark the impact of public benefit programs for seniors; (4) designing public outreach programs; and (5) evaluating case management initiatives that capture the incomes of public benefit program participants and track the impact of the resulting economic security benefit for these participants. L.2015, c.53, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 44:15-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Poor|Section 44:15-4 - Compliance subject to appropriation of sufficient funds, funding availability, resources.

44:15-4 Compliance subject to appropriation of sufficient funds, funding availability, resources.  4. Compliance with the requirements of P.L.2015, c.53 (C.44:15-1 et seq.) shall be subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds and the availability of sufficient resources. If sufficient funds and resources are unavailable to the department to enable full compliance with the provisions of P.L.2015, c.53 (C.44:15-1 et seq.), the department shall comply with its provisions to the extent possible within the limits of available funding and resources. L.2015, c.53, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:1-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:1-1 - Persons entitled to practice, etc. under former laws unaffected

45:1-1. Persons entitled to practice, etc. under former laws unaffected  Any person now entitled to practice any profession or to engage in any occupation, governed or regulated by the provisions of this title by virtue of any prior law, shall continue to be entitled to practice or engage in the same, notwithstanding the enactment of this title, and the validity of any license or other authorization to practice any such profession or to engage in any such occupation, heretofore issued to any person under any prior law, or of any proceeding pending to obtain such a license or authorization shall not be affected by the enactment of this title but all such persons shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this title.