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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Hotels › Section 29:4-6 - Rates for accommodations; posting

29:4-6. Rates for accommodations; posting
No person engaged in the business of furnishing public lodging accommodations in a hotel shall post or maintain posted on any advertising sign or cause to be placed before the public in any advertising matter or information pertaining to such establishment, any rates for accommodations in any such establishment unless there are available in any such establishment, when vacant, accommodations for immediate occupancy to meet the posted rate of such advertising signs.
L.1967, c. 95, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Hotels › Section 29:4-7 - Posting copy of act and range of rates

29:4-7. Posting copy of act and range of rates
Every person engaged in the business of furnishing public lodging accommodations in a hotel shall post in a conspicuous place or manner in each and every guest room, a printed copy of this act and a statement of the range of rates charged by the hotel, including seasonal rates.
L.1967, c. 95, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Hotels › Section 29:4-8 - Penalties; enforcement

29:4-8. Penalties; enforcement
4. Any person, organization or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 or more than $100.00 for the first offense, and not less than $100.00 or more than $250.00 for the second and each subsequent offense.
The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of a penalty imposed because of the violation, within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, of any provision of this act. The penalty shall be collected and enforced in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State upon the complaint of any person.
L.1967,c.95,s.4; amended 1991,c.91,s.309.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Hotels › Section 29:4-9 - Findings, declarations relative to the protection of hotel employees.

29:4-9 Findings, declarations relative to the protection of hotel employees.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that the hospitality industry is a profitable and vital component of the State's economy, and that hotel employees play a significant role in providing hospitality services to tourists and other guests at hotels throughout the State.
Due to the unique nature of hotel work, hotel employees are particularly vulnerable when working alone in hotel guest rooms, which sometimes may be occupied. This solitary work places them at risk of assault, including sexual assault, and sexual harassment. However, some hotel employers have not adequately addressed the safety concerns of hotel employees.
Many hotel employees are marginalized members of society with limited means to support themselves and their families, and without adequate support, may feel intimidated to report inappropriate and criminal conduct for fear of repercussions or retaliation from their employers.
It is appropriate and necessary to protect hotel employees from violent acts, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other inappropriate or criminal conduct to which they may be subjected while performing their duties.
L.2019, c.123, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Hotels › Section 29:4-10 - Definitions relative to the protection of hotel employees.

29:4-10 Definitions relative to the protection of hotel employees.
2. As used in this act:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
"Hotel" means any hotel, inn, boarding house, motel or other establishment whose proprietor offers and accepts payment for rooms, sleeping accommodations or board and lodging and retains the right of access to, and control of, the premises which are let, which contains at least 100 guest rooms.
"Hotel employee" or "employee" means any natural person who works full-time or part-time performing housekeeping or room service duties at a hotel for or under the direction of the hotel employer or any subcontractor of the hotel employer for wages or salary or remuneration of any type under a contract or subcontract of employment.
"Hotel employer" or "employer" mean any person, including a corporate officer or executive, who directly or indirectly or through an agent or any other person, including though the services of a temporary staffing agency, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of any person employed in furtherance of the hotel's provision of lodging and other related services for the public.
"Guest room" means any room made available by a hotel for overnight occupancy by guests.
"Panic device" means a two-way radio or other electronic device which is kept on an employee's person when the employee is in a guest room, and that permits an employee to communicate with or otherwise effectively summon immediate on-scene assistance from a security officer, manager or supervisor, or other appropriate hotel staff member.
L.2019, c.123, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Hotels › Section 29:4-12 - Violations, penalties; rules, regulations.

29:4-12 Violations, penalties; rules, regulations.
4. a. A hotel employer who does not provide a panic device to its employees pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.123 (C.29:4-11) or does not follow the protocols established in subsections b. and c. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.123 (C.29:4-11) upon a hotel employee reporting an incident shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation and $10,000 for each subsequent violation, collectible by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
b. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2019, c.123, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Hotels › Section 29:4-15 - Severability.

29:4-15 Severability.
3. The provisions of this act shall be deemed to be severable and if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other portion of this act is for any reason held or declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or preempted by federal law, or the applicability of that portion to any person or facility is held invalid, the remainder of this act shall not thereby be deemed to be unconstitutional, preempted or invalid.
L.2021, c.496, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-1 - Definitions.

30:1-1 Definitions.
30:1-1. As used in this Title:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services.
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.
amended 1971, c.384, s.1; 1981, c.115, s.1; 2013, c.253, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-1.1 - Comprehensive social services information toll-free hotline service established.

30:1-1.1 Comprehensive social services information toll-free hotline service established.
1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioners of Community Affairs, Health and Senior Services, Children and Families and Labor and Workforce Development, shall establish and maintain on a 24-hour daily basis a comprehensive social services information toll-free telephone hotline service, operating through one of the existing telephone hotline services of the department. The hotline service shall use a computerized Statewide social services data bank to be developed by the Department of Human Services and shall include among its staff persons who speak English and Spanish. The hotline service shall receive and respond to calls from persons seeking information and referrals concerning agencies and programs which provide various social services, including but not limited to: child care, child abuse emergency response job skills training, services for victims of domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, home health care, senior citizen programs, rental assistance, services for persons with developmental disabilities, mental health programs, emergency shelter assistance, family planning, legal services, assistance for runaways and services for the deaf and hearing impaired, as well as information about public assistance, Medicaid, Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled, Lifeline, Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled, food stamps and home energy assistance.
b. The Commissioner of Human Services, in conjunction with the Commissioners of Community Affairs, Health and Senior Services, Children and Families and Labor and Workforce Development, shall take such actions as are necessary to consolidate existing State telephone hotline services into the comprehensive social services information toll-free telephone hotline service, and thereby eliminate duplicative telephone hotline services.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section to the contrary, the Commissioner of Human Services shall also establish and maintain a toll-free telephone hotline service for persons who are receiving institutional or community-based services from, or through an agency contracting with, the Division of Mental Health Services or the Division of Developmental Disabilities, or their parents, guardians or other responsible persons, to register complaints, request information or assistance, or discuss issues and problems, regarding those services in a confidential manner.
L.1991, c.524, s.1; amended 1995, c.85; 2006, c.47, s.111.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-1.2 - Establishment of contracts, licensing for social services providers.

30:1-1.2 Establishment of contracts, licensing for social services providers.
1. The Commissioners of Human Services and Children and Families, or their designees, shall, to the extent practicable, collaborate to establish:
a. uniform contracting requirements for social service organizations that contract with the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, or both, to provide services to clients of the departments. The requirements shall include, but not be limited to, uniform reporting procedures and uniform audit schedules;
b. centralized licensing review and licensing issuance procedures in which:
(1) the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, as appropriate, shall review the requirements for the purpose of licensing the program to provide specified services to clients of the applicable department, which review shall serve as the basis for issuing or renewing one or more licenses required by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Children and Families, or both, to provide other services to clients of the departments;
(2) in the case of an organization with programs licensed to provide services through both the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Families, each program shall be issued a license by a single department, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the agreed upon licensing issuance procedures; and
c. a multi-year contract to a social service organization that has exhibited a good compliance record with contracting requirements and licensing standards, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as applicable.
L.2011, c.136, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-1.2a - Findings, declarations relative to State contracts for social services.

30:1-1.2a Findings, declarations relative to State contracts for social services.
1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
a. Publicly financed mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services are critical to the health, safety, and well-being of the people of New Jersey, and comprise an integral and essential component of the State's health and safety network in which the taxpayers invest significant resources and public funds.
b. The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic devastation resulting from its outbreak has, and will continue to cause, increased demand for the public provision of these services. Periods of economic shock, insecurity, social isolation, and pandemics increase demand for and reliance on these essential services funded or administered by the State.
c. The Legislature intends to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of essential mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services to its most vulnerable citizens and to ensure such services are delivered efficiently. The State has a proprietary interest in ensuring efficiency and quality in the delivery of these services through licensed community-based organizations and providers, with which the State contracts through the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Families. The State's proprietary interest in these services includes ensuring their uninterrupted delivery by contracted providers licensed by the State.
d. The COVID-19 pandemic forces recognition of the significant health and safety risks undertaken by the individuals who provide these essential health services to the public on behalf of the State. The State has a responsibility to ensure the resources it provides to community-based organizations and providers with which it contracts support the safety of the employees and recipients of these services.
e. In administering its mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services public health program, it is in the State's interest to ensure the individuals who are employed to deliver the services are entitled to raise concerns, issues, and problems, and have full exercise of their liberty of speech and conscience without fear of reprisal or retaliation.
f. The aforementioned interests are best accomplished by requiring all contracts renewed or entered into after the effective date of this act between providers and the State, acting through the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Children and Families for the provision and delivery of behavioral health, mental health, and addiction services to require:
(1) adoption and adherence to a policy sufficient to ensure service providers and service recipients are protected from infection and the spread of COVID-19; and
(2) certification of a commitment to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of services caused by labor-management disputes.
L.2021, c.1, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-1.2c - Definitions relative to State contracts for social services.

30:1-1.2c Definitions relative to State contracts for social services.
4. As used in this act:
'Covered employee' means any regular full-time or regular part-time employee who principally works for a covered provider and who performs or provides any type of work to deliver those services to individuals who are eligible to receive those services.
'Covered provider' means the entity entering into a Contract with the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the Department of Children and Families to provide mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services that employs more than 10 covered employees.
'Labor harmony agreement' means an agreement between a provider and any exclusive representative labor organization which represents or seeks to represent employees performing services under contract with the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the Department of Children and Families that contains a provision prohibiting economic or industrial action on the part of all parties and includes a process for the resolution of disputes between them.
'Labor organization' means a labor organization that is the collective bargaining representative of not less than 1,000 employees in the State of New Jersey that serve in similar classifications or provide similar services as those provided by the employees performing the contract for the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the Department of Children and Families contemplated in this act.
L.2021, c.1, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-1.3 - DHS to receive death record notification, incarceration information electronically.

30:1-1.3 DHS to receive death record notification, incarceration information electronically.
6. The Department of Human Services shall arrange for the electronic receipt of death record notifications from the New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System, pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2003, c.221 (C.26:8-24.1), and of identifying information from the Department of Corrections, pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-6), and from the Administrative Office of the Courts and any county which does not provide county inmate incarceration information to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Department of Human Services shall establish a verification system utilizing the records and information it receives pursuant to this section to confirm that benefits paid under programs of the Department of Human Services are not being paid in a manner inconsistent with laws and regulations regarding eligibility for those benefit programs. This section shall not be construed as changing in any way the laws and regulations regarding eligibility for benefit programs of the Department of Human Services.
L.2013, c.274, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-1.4 - Individuals with developmental disabilities, provision of timeline listing activities appropriate for receipt of benefits.

30:1-1.4 Individuals with developmental disabilities, provision of timeline listing activities appropriate for receipt of benefits.
1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, the Commissioner of Community Affairs, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Commissioner of Transportation, or their designees, shall develop a timeline that lists activities that an individual with a developmental disability may engage in, at a certain age or range of ages, in order to gain the benefit of a State or federal program or fulfill an obligation, as applicable. The timeline shall be arranged by age, as appropriate, and include information about where to access information about the activity, if applicable.
b. The activities to be included on the timeline developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) applying for adult services for individuals with developmental disabilities;
(2) determining if guardianship is necessary and the type of guardianship services appropriate for the individual;
(3) applying for assistance from State or federal housing programs;
(4) applying for benefits from the federal Social Security Administration;
(5) applying for benefits under the "Personal Assistance Services Act," P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-13 et seq.);
(6) if male, registering with the federal Selective Service System;
(7) applying for financial aid for admission to institutions of higher education;
(8) applying for employment or for assistance with job searches; and
(9) contacting the Department of Transportation to learn about transportation services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
c. The Commissioner of Human Services shall: post the timeline developed pursuant to this section on the official website of the Department of Human Services; share the timeline with the Commissioner of Education and Commissioner of Children and Families; and update the timeline as new information becomes available.
L.2016, c.72, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-2 - Department of Human Services.

30:1-2 Department of Human Services.
30:1-2. The Department of Human Services created as the Department of Institutions and Agencies by an act entitled "An act concerning the charitable, hospital, relief, training, correctional, reformatory and penal institutions, boards and commissions located and conducted in this State, which are supported in whole or in part from county, municipal or State funds," approved February 28, 1918 (L.1918, c.147, p. 343, as amended by L.1919, c.97, p. 222), and continued and reorganized by P.L.1976, c.98, is continued and is hereby constituted a principal department in the Executive Branch of the State Government. Such department shall consist of the Commissioner of Human Services, who shall be the head of the department and its principal executive officer, with such divisions, bureaus, branches, committees, officers, and employees specifically referred to in the act, or as may be constituted or employed by virtue of this Title.
amended 1948, c.87, ss.1,7; 1971, c.384, s.2; 1981, c.115, s.2; 2013, c.253, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-2.1 - Reference to state board of control as reference to commissioner of institutions and agencies

30:1-2.1. Reference to state board of control as reference to commissioner of institutions and agencies
Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the State Board of Control, the same shall mean and refer to the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies.
L.1971, c. 384, s. 24, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-2.3a - State Board of Human Services; abolished, functions, powers, duties; transferred.

30:1-2.3a State Board of Human Services; abolished, functions, powers, duties; transferred.
57. a. The State Board of Human Services in the Department of Human Services, established as the State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies pursuant to R.S.30:1-2 and continued as the State Board of Human Services pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1971, c.384 (C.30:1-2.2), is abolished; and all of its functions, powers, and duties are transferred to the Department of Human Services, subject to the provisions of P.L.2013, c.253 (C.30:1-2.3a et al.) and in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.).
b. All appropriations and other monies available, and to become available, to the State Board of Human Services are continued in the Department of Human Services and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which these monies are appropriated, subject to the provisions of this act and any other terms, restrictions, limitations, or other requirements imposed by law.
c. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the State Board of Human Services, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Human Services.
L.2013, c.253, s.57.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-2.4 - Designation of hospital to admit persons involuntarily committed.

30:1-2.4 Designation of hospital to admit persons involuntarily committed.
2. a. In order to ensure the safety of patients, employees and the general public as well as appropriate treatment, a criminal defendant, sentenced inmate, person being examined or treated for fitness to proceed pursuant to N.J.S.2C:4-5 and N.J.S.2C:4-6, person acquitted of a criminal charge by reason of insanity pursuant to N.J.S.2C:4-9, or person who is committed pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994,c.134 (C.30:4-82.4), who is in need of involuntary commitment shall not be admitted to a State psychiatric hospital, unless the Commissioner of Human Services has specifically designated the hospital to admit these persons. The court shall commit these persons to the custody of the Commissioner of Human Services for placement in an appropriate, designated hospital.
b. Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this act, the commissioner shall designate those State psychiatric hospitals which may admit one or more of the persons specified in subsection a. of this section. The designation of a hospital shall be subject to renewal every five years. In the event the commissioner proposes changes either upon renewal of a designation or during the five-year period that would result in a State psychiatric hospital being designated for an additional category of person specified in subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall provide notice of the proposed change to the legislators of a district in which that State psychiatric facility either borders upon or is contained within.
c. The commissioner shall:
(1) arrange for a public hearing in the vicinity of the affected State psychiatric hospital concerning the proposed change; and
(2) review and consider a summary of all comments made at the public hearing prior to making a final decision regarding the proposed change.
L.1998,c.111,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-2.5 - Notification of availability of earned income tax credit, recipients of certain public assistance.

30:1-2.5 Notification of availability of earned income tax credit, recipients of certain public assistance.
2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall notify in writing any person over 18 years of age of the availability of the earned income tax credit provided in section 32 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.32, and the New Jersey earned income tax credit provided in section 2 of P.L.2000, c.80 (C.54A:4-7), if the person:
a. received food stamps under the Food Stamp Program authorized by Title XIII of the "Food and Agriculture Act of 1977," Pub. L. 95-113 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.);
b. received assistance under the "Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance Act," P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.);
c. received assistance from the Work First New Jersey program for dependent children and their parents under P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.);
d. participated in the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program," P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.);
e. received aid under the Supplemental Security Income Program established pursuant to Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.1381 et seq.; or
f. was a foster parent as defined in P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.).
The written notification shall use the statement developed by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2005, c.210 (C.52:18-11.3) for this purpose. The notification shall be distributed in a manner deemed by the commissioner to be the most practicable and cost effective, but that will ensure personal notification of each person. The commissioner shall take such reasonable actions as may be necessary to avoid the distribution of more than one notice to a person who was the recipient of or participated in two or more of the programs listed in this section. The notification shall be distributed between January 1 and February 15 of each calendar year following the calendar year in which the person was a recipient or participant, or foster parent. If the recipient, participant or foster parent was a married couple, only one notice addressed to either the husband or wife, or both, shall be required.
L.2005,c.210,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-7 - Institutions, facilities covered by Title 30.

30:1-7 Institutions, facilities covered by Title 30.
30:1-7. The long-term care facilities, institutions, and psychiatric facilities of this State, within the meaning of this Title, shall include the following, and, as well, any facilities established hereafter for any similar purpose:
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital,
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital,
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital,
Ann Klein Forensic Center,
North Jersey Developmental Center,
New Lisbon Developmental Center,
Woodbine Developmental Center,
Vineland Developmental Center,
Woodbridge Developmental Center,
Hunterdon Developmental Center.
amended 1948, c.60, s.1; 1952, c.65; 1962, c.197, ss.1,49; 1970, c.300, s.1; 1971, c.384, s.3; 1977, c.63, s.10; 1982, c.116, s.1; 1983, c.231, s.3; 1985, c.425; 1987, c.32, s.5; 1987, c.116, s.23; 1987, c.304, s.1; 1988, c.138, s.32; 1994, c.24, s.1; 1998, c.152, s.2; 2001, c.268, s.1; 2013, c.253, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-7.1 - References to neuropsychiatric institute, training school and certain state schools to mean and refer to certain developmental centers

30:1-7.1. References to neuropsychiatric institute, training school and certain state schools to mean and refer to certain developmental centers
Whenever reference is made in any law, rule or regulation to the New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute, North Jersey Training School at Totowa, New Lisbon State School, Woodbine State School, Vineland State School, Woodbridge State School or Hunterdon State School, it shall mean and refer to the North Princeton Developmental Center, North Jersey Developmental Center, New Lisbon Developmental Center, Woodbine Developmental Center, Vineland Developmental Center, Woodbridge Developmental Center or Hunterdon Developmental Center, respectively.
L.1983, c. 231, s. 4, eff. June 29, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-7.2 - References to Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Gero-Psychiatric Hospital

30:1-7.2. References to Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Gero-Psychiatric Hospital
3. Whenever reference is made in any law, contract or document to the Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Center for Geriatrics, the same shall mean and refer to the Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Gero-Psychiatric Hospital.
L.1994,c.24,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-7.3 - Definitions

30:1-7.3. Definitions
1. As used in sections 1 and 2 of P.L.1996, c.150 (C.30:1-7.3 and 30:1-7.4):
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services.
"Facility" means a State psychiatric hospital or a State developmental center listed in R.S.30:1-7.
L.1996,c.150,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-7.4 - Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services

30:1-7.4. Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
2. a. Except in the case of an emergency condition, the commissioner shall not implement a decision to close an existing facility or to privatize any services, functions or units of an existing facility, if the commissioner finds that the decision shall result in the abolition of 100 or more non-vacant, full-time positions in the career service at the existing facility or facilities affected by the decision, unless the commissioner has complied with the procedures set forth in this section.
b. Pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall conduct at least one public hearing which shall be held in the region in which the facility is located, or a central location designated by the commissioner if more than one facility is affected by the decision, to provide an opportunity for the public to submit testimony on the proposed closing or privatization. The hearing shall be conducted at least 45 days in advance of a facility closure, or at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a Request for Proposal. For a facility closure, the public hearing shall be held within 15 days of publication of a Notice of Intent to close a facility by the commissioner in accordance with subsection c. of this section. The commissioner shall select a publicly convenient location for the hearing and shall give all persons the opportunity to testify in person or to submit written testimony.
c. The Notice of Intent to close a facility pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be mailed, telephoned, telegrammed or hand delivered to at least two newspapers for publication, at least one of which shall be within the geographic boundaries of the county where the facility is located. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall not invalidate or delay any facility closure.
d. The commissioner shall prepare a report setting forth a fiscal impact analysis, policy rationale and summary of the testimony received at any hearing held pursuant to this section. This report shall be submitted to the chairmen of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within five days of the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award or within 30 days following the last scheduled public hearing for a facility closure.
L.1996,c.150,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-7.5 - Ann Klein Forensic Center designated.

30:1-7.5 Ann Klein Forensic Center designated.
3. Whenever any reference is made in any law, contract or document to The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, the same shall mean and refer to the Ann Klein Forensic Center
L.1998,c.152,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-8 - Commissioner; appointment; salary, tenure

30:1-8. Commissioner; appointment; salary, tenure
The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, after consultation with the State board, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the commissioner's successor. The commissioner shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. He shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties. Appointment of a commissioner shall not be restricted to residents of the State.
Amended by L.1948, c. 87, p. 497, s. 2; L.1971, c. 384, s. 4, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-8.1 - Deputy commissioners; appointment, powers and duties; compensation, acting commissioner.

30:1-8.1 Deputy commissioners; appointment, powers and duties; compensation, acting commissioner.
1. The commissioner shall be assisted in the performance of his duties by three deputy commissioners. Each deputy commissioner shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner, and until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
Each deputy commissioner shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as the commissioner shall prescribe.
Unless otherwise provided by law, each deputy commissioner shall receive such salary as may be established by the commissioner with the approval of the Civil Service Commission and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The commissioner may designate one of the deputy commissioners to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the commissioner during his disability or absence.
L.1974, c.44, s.1; amended 2004, c.130, s.44; 2008, c.29, s.88.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-9 - Divisions; directors, assistant commissioners, powers and duties.

30:1-9 Divisions; directors, assistant commissioners, powers and duties.
30:1-9. The commissioner may create within the department such divisions as he may deem necessary. Each division shall be under the supervision of a director or assistant commissioner, who shall be qualified by training and experience, appointed by and receive the compensation fixed by the commissioner, except where otherwise provided by statute, and shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties.
The commissioner may in his discretion combine the duties of two or more divisions under one head.
The division directors or assistant commissioners shall perform such services and exercise such powers at such times and places as the commissioner shall prescribe.
Amended 1971, c.384, s.5; 1974, c.44, s.2; 2005, c.169, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-10 - Secretary and assistants

30:1-10. Secretary and assistants
A secretary and the necessary clerks, stenographers and assistants shall be appointed, and their compensation shall be fixed by the commissioner subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, except where otherwise provided by statute.
Amended by L.1971, c. 384, s. 6, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-10.1 - Schools under control of department; teacher's certificate

30:1-10.1. Schools under control of department; teacher's certificate
Whenever in the judgment of both the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies the work of a school under the control and management of the State Department of Institutions and Agencies is equivalent to that of the public schools, the State Department of Institutions and Agencies shall be empowered in its discretion to require any or all of the teachers in such a school to hold a teacher's certificate of the same type as that held by a teacher in the public schools doing similar teaching.
L.1946, c. 100, p. 323, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-10.2 - Teacher's certificate; issuance by State Board of Examiners

30:1-10.2. Teacher's certificate; issuance by State Board of Examiners
The State Board of Examiners shall, upon the application of a teacher employed in such a school, issue a teacher's certificate under the same procedures and regulations as prescribed for the issuance of certificates to teachers employed in the public schools; provided, such application is approved by the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies.
L.1946, c. 100, p. 323, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-11 - Powers of commissioner; "appointing authority"

30:1-11. Powers of commissioner; "appointing authority"
The commissioner shall be the official agent of the department for all purposes. Except as otherwise provided by law the commissioner shall be considered the "appointing authority" of the department within the contemplation of the Civil Service laws. He shall likewise be the budget officer, and, unless some other official be designated by him for the purpose, he shall be its fiscal officer. He shall have general charge and supervision of the work of the department.
Amended by L.1948, c. 87, p. 497, s. 3; L.1971, c. 384, s. 7, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-12a - Definitions relative to psychiatric facilities

30:1-12a. Definitions relative to psychiatric facilities
1. As used in this act:
"Clinical treatment staff" means a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist or social worker licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, an occupational, recreation, art or music therapist or a substance use disorder counselor.
"Nursing direct care staff" means a Human Services Assistant, Human Services Technician or a nurse licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1997, c.68, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.90.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-12b - Unannounced site visits to State psychiatric facilities

30:1-12b. Unannounced site visits to State psychiatric facilities
2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall designate staff who are not employed at a State psychiatric facility listed in R.S.30:1-7 to conduct unannounced site visits to randomly check staffing on various shifts at a State psychiatric facility, at least three times during a calendar year. During the site visit, the designated staff shall review: the daily operation of the facility, including, the actual deployment of clinical treatment staff and nursing direct care staff on various shifts to determine whether the actual deployment of staff meets the documented staffing plan of the facility; the system for reporting any information concerning alleged patient abuse or professional misconduct as provided for in P.L.1997, c.70 (C.30:4-3.15 et seq.); the operation of therapeutic programs or activities for patients; and any other aspect of the facility which the commissioner deems appropriate.
b. The commissioner shall provide and implement, on an ongoing basis, surveillance procedures designed to identify problems related to patient care at a State psychiatric facility. These procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the use of security cameras and the use of persons to perform covert investigations of the daily operation of the facility. Persons performing covert investigations shall assume roles which do not suggest their actual function.
L.1997,c.68,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-12.1 - Investigations by commissioner; witnesses; subpena

30:1-12.1. Investigations by commissioner; witnesses; subpena
The commissioner may make, or cause to be made, such investigations as he deems necessary in the administration of the Department of Institutions and Agencies. For the purpose of any such investigation he may cause to be examined under oath any and all persons whatsoever and compel by subpena the attendance of witnesses and the production of such books, records, accounts, papers and other documents as are appropriate. If a witness fails without good cause to attend, testify or produce such records or documents as directed in the subpena, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons or subpena issued from a court of record in this State.
L.1973, c. 101, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-12.2 - Commissioner's authority to assure compliance

30:1-12.2. Commissioner's authority to assure compliance
15. If the commissioner determines that any county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency has failed to administer their respective programs in accordance with applicable State and federal laws and regulations, the commissioner shall have the authority to take the following action:
a. Take the necessary administrative and programmatic changes necessary to ensure compliance with State and federal law and regulation and bill the municipality or county for the reasonable expenses incurred by the department in ensuring compliance, withhold administrative costs and take such other interim actions, as deemed necessary and appropriate;
b. Hire any consultant or undertake any studies of the agency operations deemed appropriate;
c. Direct expenditures of the county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency in a reasonable and prudent manner to effectuate the purposes of their respective programs, including reallocating funds within the county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency budget and determine additional amounts of revenue needed to implement the programs within the agency's budget;
d. Operate the county agency administering public assistance or municipal welfare agency, as deemed necessary and appropriate; and
e. Do all acts necessary or appropriate to ensure that the needs of eligible public assistance recipients are met pursuant to State and federal law.
L.1990,c.66,s.15; amended 1997, c.37, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-12.3 - Report of violation; license suspension.

30:1-12.3 Report of violation; license suspension.
4. a. Upon notification of a violation or license suspension pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-12) concerning residential health care facilities or section 9 of P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-9) concerning rooming or boarding houses, the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, shall advise the chief executive officer, or the officer's designee, of a psychiatric facility and special psychiatric hospital, as those terms are defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.116 (C.30:4-27.2), a general hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) which has a psychiatric unit, and a State developmental center, of a serious health and safety violation in, or the suspension of a license of, a residential health care facility or rooming or boarding house.
b. An individual who is discharged or transferred, as applicable, from a psychiatric facility, special psychiatric hospital, psychiatric unit of a general hospital, or State developmental center shall not be placed in a residential health care facility or rooming or boarding house for which the inspection report for that facility or rooming or boarding house, as appropriate, reveals a serious health and safety violation, until such time as the violation has been corrected and any suspension of a license, if applicable, has been lifted.
L.2015, c.6, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-12.4 - No placement of individuals in facilities which were suspended or in violation of license.

30:1-12.4 No placement of individuals in facilities which were suspended or in violation of license.
5. Upon notification of a violation or license suspension of a residential health care facility pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 12 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-12), a rooming or boarding house pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-9), or an emergency shelter for the homeless pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1985, c.48 (C.55:13C-3), the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, and the director of a county board of social services or county welfare agency, as appropriate, shall not place or refer an individual to that residential health care facility, rooming or boarding house, or emergency shelter for the homeless, until such time as the violation has been corrected and any suspension of a license, if applicable, has been lifted.
L.2015, c.6, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies › Section 30:1-13 - Personal attention by board and commissioner; inspections

30:1-13. Personal attention by board and commissioner; inspections
The commissioner and the State board shall arrange for personal contact with each of the institutions and the work of the noninstitutional agencies, by visitations and by such other means as they may determine to be necessary and proper, so that they may be as nearly as is practicable continually in touch with and informed concerning the general condition and progress of the several institutions and noninstitutional agencies and the general results of the management thereof and the condition and welfare of the inmates and other persons committed or admitted. The commissioner and the State board shall, personally or by their designated representative, visit and inspect each institution at least semiannually, at periods which shall not be fixed in advance.
Amended by L.1971, c. 384, s. 9, eff. Jan. 5, 1972.