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NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.7 - Admissions for other than mental illness

30:9-12.7. Admissions for other than mental illness  The admission of any person to a county hospital for other than mental illness established under this act shall be subject to the regulations established by the board of managers and on application in writing signed by the patient or a person interested in the admission of the patient by reason of relationship or marriage, or by a person having the charge or care of such patient, or by the sheriff, or by the municipal director of welfare or person charged with the care and relief of the poor, or by any chief of police or police captain in any municipality in the county where such person may be, or by the chief executive officer of any public or private charitable institution or hospital in which the patient may be. All application forms shall be approved by the board of managers for such hospital.  L. 1947, c. 34, s.7; amended by L. 1987, c. 116, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.8 - Persons who may be treated

30:9-12.8. Persons who may be treated  A county hospital or hospitals established under this act shall be devoted to the care and treatment of: (a) Persons suffering from communicable diseases; (b) Mentally ill persons; (c) Sick, disabled, or aged persons of the low-wage group, who are hereby defined to be those persons who are unable to pay prevailing semi-private hospital charges. L.1947, c. 34, p. 91, s. 8. Amended by L.1977, c. 63, s. 15, eff. April 15, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.9 - Investigation of patient

30:9-12.9. Investigation of patient  9. The board of managers shall designate an officer or employee of the institution who shall be charged with the duty, upon the admission of a patient, of investigating the patient's circumstances and his ability to pay. If upon such investigation it appears that the patient or legally responsible relatives are able to pay for his care and maintenance, an order shall be made by such officer or employee that payment shall be made to the custodian of funds, of a specified charge in proportion to the financial ability of the patient or such relative. Such designated officer or employee shall have the same power to collect the charge specified from the estate of the patient or his relatives as is possessed by an overseer of the poor or director of welfare in like circumstances, including, but not limited to the right to create a lien against the real estate of such patient or his relatives. If the investigation shall disclose that the patient or his relatives are unable to pay, the cost shall become a charge upon the county. Should there be a dispute as to ability to pay or doubt in the mind of such officer or employee, the Superior Court may hear the matter and make such order as is deemed to be proper.  L.1947,c.34,s.9; amended 1953,c.29,s.58; 1991,c.91,s.330.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.10 - Fidelity bonds

30:9-12.10. Fidelity bonds  The board of managers may in its discretion require any official or employee to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties and fix the amount of such bond. Where a surety company bond shall be given, the amount of the premium required thereon shall be paid as an expense of the hospital. L.1947, c. 34, p. 92, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.11 - Special policemen

30:9-12.11. Special policemen  The board of managers may appoint and commission as many special policemen for such county hospital as it may deem necessary. Within such territory as shall be prescribed and for such time as shall be limited, any such policeman shall have the same powers as a constable of the county or police officer of the municipality or municipalities wherein such hospital shall be located. Such special policemen shall be charged with the duty of preserving order in and about the hospital and shall have power to arrest and hold any offender against the public peace within the limits of said territory. L.1947, c. 34, p. 92, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.12 - Liability of officers, employees and board members

30:9-12.12. Liability of officers, employees and board members  No action at law shall lie or be maintained against any officer or employee or member of the board of managers for refusing to admit any person as a patient or for admitting, receiving, keeping, detaining, transferring or discharging any patient as provided by this act or as directed by any order made in accordance with this act, whether such person made his own application or the application was made by a friend or relative, or an order was made by a judge or court of the county or State, or any municipality thereof in any of which cases any such application or other, or certified copy thereof, shall be sufficient warrant and authority for the admission, keeping, detention, transfer, discharge and for the reasonable care, treatment, management and control of any patient received or committed under the terms of this act. L.1947, c. 34, p. 93, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.13 - Abolishment of office or employment; consolidation; transfers

30:9-12.13. Abolishment of office or employment; consolidation; transfers  The board of managers shall have power to abolish any office or employment which it shall find to be unnecessary, to combine and consolidate the functions of any office or employment as it may determine, to transfer officers and employees and to promote and reduce the same, subject to the provisions of the civil service law. L.1947, c. 34, p. 93, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.14 - Consolidation of county hospitals with other agencies and facilities

30:9-12.14. Consolidation of county hospitals with other agencies and facilities  The board of chosen freeholders in any such county establishing a hospital pursuant to this act by resolution, may consolidate its county hospitals, homes for the aged, almshouses, psychiatric wards and other similar county agencies and facilities on suitable lands owned by the county and erect, enlarge, furnish and maintain suitable buildings thereon for such purpose. Upon the adoption of any such resolution such county hospitals, homes for the aged, almshouses, psychiatric wards and other similar county agencies and facilities shall be regulated by the provisions of this act and the terms of all members of boards of managers, superintendents, and other officers, not being civil service employees, shall cease. The rights of all persons having civil service status shall not be impaired by this act. L.1947, c. 34, p. 93, s. 14. Amended by L.1950, c. 238, p. 809, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.15 - Second class counties; admission of patients able to pay; charges

30:9-12.15. Second class counties; admission of patients able to pay; charges  Wherever a general hospital is or shall be operated by the board of chosen freeholders of a county of the second class, the said board of chosen freeholders shall have the right to admit patients to the said hospital who are able to pay for their hospitalization, and shall have the right to impose such per diem charges as the said board of chosen freeholders shall determine will be sufficient to pay the per capita costs of such patients. L.1952, c. 58, p. 378, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.15a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.15a - Counties of first class having 700,000 to 900,000 population; admission of patients

30:9-12.15a. Counties of first class having 700,000 to 900,000 population; admission of patients  In any county of the first class having a population of more than 700,000 but less than 900,000 inhabitants, a person may be admitted to the county hospital on the application of his treating physician or on the application of any of the persons enumerated in section 7 of the act to which this act is a supplement, and, notwithstanding the provisions of said section 7, no such application shall be required to be in writing. L.1964, c. 200, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.15b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.15b - Counties of first class having 700,000 to 900,000 population; admission of patients notwithstanding failure to meet qualifications of section 30:9-12.8

30:9-12.15b. Counties of first class having 700,000 to 900,000 population; admission of patients notwithstanding failure to meet qualifications of section 30:9-12.8  In any county of the first class having a population of more than 700,000 but less than 900,000 inhabitants, persons, requiring hospital care and treatment, may be admitted to the county hospital in any case where admission to a non-profit hospital located in the county cannot be obtained within a reasonable time after such care and treatment becomes necessary, notwithstanding that such persons do not meet the qualifications for admission to the county hospital specified in section 8 of the act to which this act is a supplement. L.1964, c. 200, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.16 - Institution for treatment of alcoholics; resolution for establishment

30:9-12.16. Institution for treatment of alcoholics; resolution for establishment  The board of chosen freeholders of any county, by resolution, may provide for the establishment of an institution for the medical treatment of alcoholics and for the prevention of alcoholism as a separate institution or as an institution connected with a county hospital. L.1956, c. 213, p. 767, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.17 - Contents of resolution; board of managers

30:9-12.17. Contents of resolution; board of managers  Any such resolution may provide for the appointment of a board of managers for such institution or may provide for the management, control and operation of such institution by the board of managers of the county hospital. Where a separate and distinct board of managers for any such institution is provided for, the resolution shall specify the number of managers and their terms of office and may include, as ex-officio members, the magistrates or some of them, of the municipal courts situated in the county. L.1956, c. 213, p. 767, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.18 - Powers and duties of board of managers

30:9-12.18. Powers and duties of board of managers  Where any such institution is provided for, the board of managers, subject to the approval of the board of chosen freeholders, may: (a) arrange for, establish and maintain, a clinic or clinics for consultation concerning diagnosis, guidance and treatment of alcoholics to the end that they may be rehabilitated as useful members of society; (b) arrange and provide for the temporary hospitalization of alcoholics; (c) provide for the necessary facilities for the rendering of such hospitalization of alcoholics and for the said clinics by the purchase or construction of such facilities or by the leasing thereof; and (d) to provide such facilities by contract or arrangement with other hospitals, institutions, or organizations and by co-operation with the medical profession and interested groups and individuals. L.1956, c. 213, p. 768, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.19 - Admission of patients; rules and regulations

30:9-12.19. Admission of patients; rules and regulations  The said board of managers shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the admission of persons to the institution in their charge and for the use of the said facilities so provided pursuant to this act. L.1956, c. 213, p. 768, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.20 - Admission or commitment by order of court in criminal cases

30:9-12.20. Admission or commitment by order of court in criminal cases  5. Admission to said institution or the use of the said facilities shall also be provided by the board of managers when ordered by a Superior Court judge or by a judge of a municipal court situated in the county where such judge shall have jurisdiction of the person to be admitted or provided with the use of said facilities by reason of the pendency before him of a criminal charge against such person and where said judge shall be satisfied that the person suffers from acute alcoholism. Any such order so made by a judge may provide for the commitment, of the person so charged, to the said institution as a part or the whole of a sentence imposed. In the event of any such commitment, the said board of managers shall detain the person committed for the term prescribed in accordance with the terms and conditions of such order. Unless otherwise provided by the State Department of Human Services or by the rules of court the said board of managers shall provide the necessary forms for use in connection with commitments to the said institution.  L.1956,c.213,s.5; amended 1991,c.91,s.331.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.22 - Counties with 265,000 to 330,000 population; establishment of institution for disabled or aged persons; powers

30:9-12.22. Counties with 265,000 to 330,000 population; establishment of institution for disabled or aged persons; powers  The board of chosen freeholders of any county having a population not less than 265,000 and not more than 330,000 inhabitants, may establish, erect and maintain a county institution for disabled or aged persons, and for that purpose shall have power to: Purchase and lease real property therefor or acquire such real property by condemnation pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes (Eminent Domain 20:1-1 et seq.); Erect all necessary buildings and make all necessary improvements, plans and alterations; Appropriate money for the purchase of a site and for the construction or reconstruction of all necessary buildings, including the furnishings and equipment therefor, and borrow funds therefor on the credit of the county and issue county obligations therefor in like manner as for other county purposes; Accept and hold in trust for the county any grant or devise of land or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the gift. L.1966, c. 178, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.23 - Board of managers; appointment; term; vacancies; compensation; expenses

30:9-12.23. Board of managers; appointment; term; vacancies; compensation; expenses  The board of freeholders of any such county establishing and maintaining a county institution under authority of this act may appoint a board of managers consisting of 9 residents of the county, irrespective of religious or political belief. Appointed annually to the board of managers shall be the county physician, the director of the county welfare board and one member of the board of chosen freeholders of the county. Of the remaining 6 members, who shall be first appointed, at least one of whom shall be a woman, 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 members for a term of 2 years, and 2 members for a term of 3 years. All such members thereafter appointed shall serve for the term of 3 years and all vacancies shall be filled by the board of chosen freeholders for the unexpired term only. No physician member of the board of managers shall treat patients in said county institution. The members of the board of managers shall serve without compensation but their necessary expenses shall be allowed and paid in the same manner as other expenses of the county institution. L.1966, c. 178, s. 2, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.24 - Chairman and vice-chairman; secretary; treasurer

30:9-12.24. Chairman and vice-chairman; secretary; treasurer  The board of managers shall annually choose from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman. The secretary of the board of managers shall be the administrator of the county institution who shall serve without additional compensation. The treasurer of the board of managers shall be the county treasurer. L.1966, c. 178, s. 3, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.25 - Powers and duties of chairman, board of managers and board of chosen freeholders

30:9-12.25. Powers and duties of chairman, board of managers and board of chosen freeholders  The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board of managers. In the absence or incapacity of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the chairman. The chairman of the board of managers shall sign all checks, drafts, vouchers, requisitions of funds, contracts and other agreements and obligations of the county institution. All disbursements of the county institution shall be by check signed by both the chairman and the treasurer after approval by the administrator. The board of managers shall fix the salaries of the officers and employees of the county institution subject to the approval of the board of chosen freeholders of the county, and such salaries shall be full compensation for all services rendered, except the administrator. The board of managers shall have the general direction, management and control of the county institution, its personnel, the patients and all matters relating to its government and discipline and admission policies and shall make necessary rules and regulations, adopt by-laws, and furnish such reports and other information as may be required by the board of chosen freeholders of the county. The board of chosen freeholders shall make available for expenditures by the board of managers such sums as the board of chosen freeholders may by a majority vote approve. The board of managers shall use the auditor approved by the county, the personnel department and the purchasing department of the county. L.1966, c. 178, s. 4, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.26 - Administrator; appointment; term; salary; secretary to board

30:9-12.26. Administrator; appointment; term; salary; secretary to board  The board of chosen freeholders shall appoint a competent and qualified administrator who shall serve for a term of 3 years. The salary of the administrator shall be fixed by the board of chosen freeholders. The administrator shall not be one of the 9 members of the board of managers, but shall serve as the secretary to the board of managers. L.1966, c. 178, s. 5, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.27 - Powers and duties of administrator

30:9-12.27. Powers and duties of administrator  The administrator shall be the chief executive officer of the institution and subject to the rules, regulations and powers of the board of managers shall: Have general direction and control of the records, accounts and buildings of the institution and its internal affairs, and maintain discipline and enforce all rules and regulations and make such further rules and regulations as he may deem necessary consistent with law and the rules, regulations and directions of the board of managers; With the consent of the board of managers, appoint such resident officers and such employees as he deems proper and necessary for the efficient performance of the business of the institution, and prescribe their duties, and for cause stated in writing after opportunity to be heard, discharge or suspend any officer or employee, subject to formal investigation by the board of managers, and civil service rules and regulations. L.1966, c. 178, s. 6, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.28 - Investigation of patients' financial circumstances by county welfare board

30:9-12.28. Investigation of patients' financial circumstances by county welfare board  The board of managers may designate the county welfare board to investigate the patients' financial circumstances or of those legally responsible for said patients' maintenance. L.1966, c. 178, s. 7, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.29 - Short title

30:9-12.29. Short title  This act shall be known as the "Public General Hospital Assistance Act." L.1977, c. 289, s. 1, eff. Dec. 1, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.30 - Legislative findings

30:9-12.30. Legislative findings  The Legislature hereby finds that: a. Certain public general hospitals in this State provide essential health care and special services not provided by any other health care facility available to the whole population. b. Provision of such necessary care without adequate compensation places a severe strain on hospital budgets, limiting expenditures for improved operating efficiencies, and increasing the cost of borrowed funds. c. The primary responsibility for providing essential health care services for those who cannot afford it rests with State and local government. d. A small number of public general hospitals in the State bear a disproportionate share of providing medical and health care facilities or of providing services for indigent patients. e. Effective hospital management requires that the nature and level of any assistance be known before budgeting and capital planning decisions are made. L.1977, c. 289, s. 2, eff. Dec. 1, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:9-12.31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:9-12.31 - Definitions

30:9-12.31. Definitions  As used in this act: a. "Nonthird party patient" means a hospital in-patient receiving acute care whose hospital expenses are not paid primarily by a third-party payor, and who is a resident of this State. b. "Third-party payor" means an insurance company, medical insurance plan, health and welfare plan, or governmental medical assistance program which has assumed primary responsibility for the hospital expenses of a hospital in-patient. c. "Hospital" means any public general hospital maintained pursuant to P.L.1947, c. 34, s. 1 (C. 30:9-12.1) and R.S. 30:9-13 by a county or municipality and operated and licensed by the State as a general acute care facility, as defined by Department of Health licensure standards, but shall not include any hospital owned and operated by the State. d. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Health. e. "Capital expenditure" means an expenditure for an improvement or purpose having a period of usefulness of 3 years or more. L.1977, c. 289, s. 3, eff. Dec. 1, 1977.