30:4D-6.2 Definitions.
1. For the purposes of this act:
a. "Certified trained personnel" means one or more individuals directly providing mobility assistance vehicle services possessing and carrying upon their persons a current certificate of completion of an advanced medical training course, as determined by the Commissioner of Health.
b. "Division" means the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services.
c. "Mobility assistance vehicle service" means the provision of nonemergency health care transportation, supervised by certified trained personnel, for Medicaid recipients who are sick, have an infirmity, or have a disability, and who are under the care and supervision of a physician and whose medical condition is not of sufficient magnitude or gravity to require transportation by ambulance, but does require transportation from place to place for medical care and whose use of an alternate form of transportation, such as taxicab, bus, other public conveyance or private vehicle might create a serious risk to life and health.
d. "Medicaid recipient" means any person who is determined to be eligible to receive mobility assistance vehicle services as provided under P.L.1981, c.134 (C.30:4D-6.2 et seq.) and meets the eligibility requirements pursuant to the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c. 413.
e. "Provider" means any person, public or private institution, agency or business concern lawfully providing mobility assistance vehicle services authorized under P.L.1981, c.134 (C.30:4D-6.2).
L.1981, c.134, s.1; amended 1997, c.102, s.1; 2017, c.131, s.118.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies
Section 30:1-1.1 - Comprehensive social services information toll-free hotline service established.
Section 30:1-1.2 - Establishment of contracts, licensing for social services providers.
Section 30:1-1.2a - Findings, declarations relative to State contracts for social services.
Section 30:1-1.2b - Certain conditions for maintaining contract.
Section 30:1-1.2c - Definitions relative to State contracts for social services.
Section 30:1-2 - Department of Human Services.
Section 30:1-2.4 - Designation of hospital to admit persons involuntarily committed.
Section 30:1-7 - Institutions, facilities covered by Title 30.
Section 30:1-7.2 - References to Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Gero-Psychiatric Hospital
Section 30:1-7.3 - Definitions
Section 30:1-7.4 - Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
Section 30:1-7.5 - Ann Klein Forensic Center designated.
Section 30:1-8 - Commissioner; appointment; salary, tenure
Section 30:1-9 - Divisions; directors, assistant commissioners, powers and duties.
Section 30:1-10 - Secretary and assistants
Section 30:1-10.1 - Schools under control of department; teacher's certificate
Section 30:1-10.2 - Teacher's certificate; issuance by State Board of Examiners
Section 30:1-11 - Powers of commissioner; "appointing authority"
Section 30:1-12 - Findings; general policy; commissioner's power.
Section 30:1-12a - Definitions relative to psychiatric facilities
Section 30:1-12b - Unannounced site visits to State psychiatric facilities
Section 30:1-12.1 - Investigations by commissioner; witnesses; subpena
Section 30:1-12.2 - Commissioner's authority to assure compliance
Section 30:1-12.3 - Report of violation; license suspension.
Section 30:1-13 - Personal attention by board and commissioner; inspections
Section 30:1-15 - Inspection of local and private institutions; reports.
Section 30:1-15.2 - Inspection of premises, books, records, accounts.
Section 30:1-16 - Order of court to remedy improper conditions
Section 30:1-19 - Federal aid for hospitals; State agency designated to receive moneys
Section 30:1-20 - Governor to designate State administrative agency
Section 30:1-21 - Applications for Federal funds authorized
Section 30:1-22 - Deposit and disposition of Federal moneys received
Section 30:1-24 - Deposit of proceeds of sale
Section 30:1-26 - Method of transfer
Section 30:1A-1.1 - References to "Division of Mental Health and Hospitals"
Section 30:1A-4 - New Jersey Boarding Home Advisory Council.
Section 30:1A-5 - Organization of council
Section 30:1A-6 - Duties of council
Section 30:1A-7 - Short title.
Section 30:1A-8 - New Jersey Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program.
Section 30:1A-9 - Grants to emergency food programs.
Section 30:1A-10 - Hunger Prevention Advisory Committee.
Section 30:1A-11 - Statewide needs assessment.
Section 30:1A-12 - Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
Section 30:1A-14 - Division of Aging Services established.
Section 30:1AA-1 - State Council on Developmental Disabilities, additional powers, duties.
Section 30:1AA-1.1 - Findings, declarations relative to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Section 30:1AA-2 - Definition of developmental disability.
Section 30:1AA-3 - Membership of council; vacancies; compensation; terms.
Section 30:1AA-4 - Qualifications of members.
Section 30:1AA-5 - Chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and other officers
Section 30:1AA-6 - Executive director; appointment, duties.
Section 30:1AA-8 - Duties of council, staff.
Section 30:1AA-9 - Annual report
Section 30:1AA-9.2 - Duties of Ombudsman.
Section 30:1AA-9.3 - Annual reports.
Section 30:1AA-10 - Findings, declarations.
Section 30:1AA-11 - Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities.
Section 30:1AA-12 - Director, appointment, powers.
Section 30:1AA-13 - Powers, duties of director
Section 30:1AA-14 - Office, responsibilities.
Section 30:1AA-15 - Governor's council, executive committee.
Section 30:1AA-16 - Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
Section 30:1AA-17 - Coordination of services
Section 30:1AA-18 - Coordination of funding
Section 30:1AA-19 - Rules, regulations
Section 30:1AA-21 - Purpose, duties of task force.
Section 30:1AA-23 - "Sexual violence" defined.
Section 30:1B-2 - Department of corrections; establishment; department defined
Section 30:1B-3 - Findings, declarations relative to purpose of department
Section 30:1B-4 - Commissioner of corrections; appointment; term; compensation
Section 30:1B-5 - Deputy and assistants; administrative divisions, personnel.
Section 30:1B-6 - Powers, duties of commissioner.
Section 30:1B-6.1 - Short title.
Section 30:1B-6.2 - Information provided to inmate prior to release; rules, regulations.
Section 30:1B-6.2a - Commissioner's assistance in obtaining inmate's birth certificate.
Section 30:1B-6.3 - Coordinator for Reentry and Rehabilitation Services.
Section 30:1B-6.4 - Notification to inmate of outstanding fines, assessments, warrants, detainers.
Section 30:1B-6.5 - Short title.
Section 30:1B-6.6 - Findings, declarations relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.
Section 30:1B-6.7 - Definitions relative to incarcerated primary caretaker parents.
Section 30:1B-6.8 - Duties of Commissioner.
Section 30:1B-6.9 - Responsibilities of chief executive officer, warden.
Section 30:1B-6.10 - Coordination of reentry preparation, other rehabilitative services.
Section 30:1B-6.11 - Centralized database for disciplinary reports.
Section 30:1B-6.12 - Allocation of cost savings.
Section 30:1B-6.13 - Additional training for correctional police officers.
Section 30:1B-6.14 - In-service training on non-fraternization, undue familiarity.
Section 30:1B-6.15 - Provision of non-driver identification card.
Section 30:1B-6.16 - Assistance with applications for enrollment in certain programs.
Section 30:1B-6.17 - Information provided to county welfare agency, board of social services.
Section 30:1B-6.18 - Inmate's use of the reentry organization's address.
Section 30:1B-7 - Personal contact with institutions and noninstitutional agencies
Section 30:1B-8 - Transfer to Department of Corrections.
Section 30:1B-8.1 - Name changes
Section 30:1B-8.2 - Prohibits use of local governmental unit name
Section 30:1B-8.3 - Definitions
Section 30:1B-8.4 - Conditions of closing facilities, privatizing services
Section 30:1B-10 - Transfer of functions and powers to Department of Corrections, rules, regulations
Section 30:1B-10.1 - Provision of mental health services to certain incarcerated persons
Section 30:1B-10.2 - Inmate access to drug treatment program; rules, regulations.
Section 30:1B-12 - Transfer of appropriations and available moneys
Section 30:1B-13 - Transfer of employees
Section 30:1B-14 - Preservation of rights of employees
Section 30:1B-15 - Special reemployment and layoff rights
Section 30:1B-16 - Transfer of files, books, papers, records, equipment and property
Section 30:1B-17 - Orders, rules and regulations; continuance after transfer
Section 30:1B-22 - Transfer of state parole board
Section 30:1B-24 - Rules and regulations
Section 30:1B-25 - Salary of commissioner
Section 30:1B-39 - Definitions.
Section 30:1B-40 - Report of inmate abuse.
Section 30:1B-42 - Confidentiality, immunity from liability, retaliation.
Section 30:1B-43 - Penalty for failure to report.
Section 30:1B-44 - Rules, regulations.
Section 30:1B-45 - Liaison chosen, information provided.
Section 30:1B-47 - Definitions relative to domestic violence.
Section 30:1B-48 - Supervised community reintegration program established.
Section 30:1B-49 - Application by eligible inmate to participate in program.
Section 30:1B-50 - Approval, admission to the program.
Section 30:1B-51 - Notice to county prosecutor or Attorney General.
Section 30:1B-52 - Rules, regulations.
Section 30:2-1 - Appropriations
Section 30:2-2 - Appropriation must not be exceeded
Section 30:3-4 - State institutional construction fund; bond issue
Section 30:3-5 - Order of precedence in expenditures
Section 30:3-6 - Expenditures; further appropriation
Section 30:3-9 - Architects selected by competition; jury on designs
Section 30:3-10 - Award of contracts; proposals; advertising
Section 30:4-1.1 - Boards of trustees; powers and duties
Section 30:4-2 - Principal office of each board
Section 30:4-3 - Institutional officers and employees
Section 30:4-3.1 - Residency requirement
Section 30:4-3.2 - Working test period and job training program
Section 30:4-3.3 - Qualified residents; insufficient number
Section 30:4-3.4 - Definitions
Section 30:4-3.5 - Criminal history record checks.
Section 30:4-3.6 - Fingerprinting
Section 30:4-3.7 - Written notice; hearing
Section 30:4-3.9 - Rules, regulations
Section 30:4-3.10 - Cost-bearing by Department of Human Services
Section 30:4-3.11 - Requirements for corrections officer
Section 30:4-3.12 - Definitions relative to employees of State psychiatric hospitals
Section 30:4-3.13 - Staff member not to supervise immediate family member
Section 30:4-3.14 - Notification of outside employment of staff member
Section 30:4-3.15 - Definitions relative to reporting patient abuse, professional misconduct
Section 30:4-3.16 - Report of abuse of patient
Section 30:4-3.17 - Report of professional misconduct
Section 30:4-3.18 - Patient abuse, professional misconduct reporting program
Section 30:4-3.20 - Failure to report, penalty
Section 30:4-3.21 - Regulations
Section 30:4-3.22 - State psychiatric hospital to conduct public meetings.
Section 30:4-3.23 - Definitions relative to State psychiatric hospitals.
Section 30:4-3.25 - Notification relative to certain deaths.
Section 30:4-3.26 - Rules, regulations.
Section 30:4-4 - Management and authority vested in chief executive officers
Section 30:4-4a - Reference to board of managers as reference to chief executive officer
Section 30:4-4.1 - Requirements for internship in public hospital
Section 30:4-5 - Responsibility of executive officer
Section 30:4-6 - Duties of chief executive officer.
Section 30:4-6.1 - Prosecutor notified by institution or parole board of inmate release; process.
Section 30:4-6.2 - "Prisoner Reentry Commission."
Section 30:4-7 - Hospitalization of inmates
Section 30:4-7.2 - Consent for treatment for certain patients, inmates, residents or juveniles.
Section 30:4-7.3 - Authority to consent to emergency treatment.
Section 30:4-7.4 - Notice of required treatment to parent, guardian.
Section 30:4-7.6 - Construction of act relative to healing by prayer.
Section 30:4-7.8 - Blood testing required upon admission; information; guidelines for treatment.
Section 30:4-7.9 - Rules, regulations.
Section 30:4-7.10 - Actions to ensure compliance.
Section 30:4-8 - Isolation or quarantine of inmates having communicable disease
Section 30:4-8.1 - Attendance of prisoners at bedside or funeral of dying or deceased relative
Section 30:4-8.2 - Rules and regulations concerning attendance at bedside or funeral
Section 30:4-8.5 - Furnishing to new arrivals; explanation to non-English speaking prisoners
Section 30:4-8.6 - Assignment of inmates in proximity to family.
Section 30:4-8.7 - Incarceration of female inmates.
Section 30:4-8.8 - Submission of complaints concerning female inmates.
Section 30:4-8.9 - Defendant advised of child support orders, judgments.
Section 30:4-8.10 - Posting of change in visitation privileges on website.
Section 30:4-8.11 - "Private correctional facility" defined.
Section 30:4-8.12 - Telephone service contracts for inmates.
Section 30:4-8.13 - Availability of collect call system for inmates.
Section 30:4-8.14 - Rules, regulations.
Section 30:4-8.15 - Findings, declarations.
Section 30:4-8.16 - Definitions.
Section 30:4-9 - Residence at institution; maintenance
Section 30:4-10 - Maintenance of personnel
Section 30:4-11 - Offices may be changed or abolished
Section 30:4-12 - Bond may be required
Section 30:4-13 - Discharge of unclassified employees
Section 30:4-14 - Police officers for Department of Human Services; powers; appointment
Section 30:4-14.1 - Authorization required to carry firearm
Section 30:4-14.2 - Training requirements for Human Services police officers
Section 30:4-15 - Commissaries for sale of commodities to inmates, visitors and personnel
Section 30:4-15.1 - Collection of "VCCB Surcharge" by commissary in correctional facility.
Section 30:4-16 - Liability in law action
Section 30:4-16.3 - Waiver of filing fee; part payment
Section 30:4-16.4 - Disposition of monies derived from judgment
Section 30:4-16.5 - Definitions relative to civil actions by inmates
Section 30:4-16.6 - Provision of prescription medications to certain incarcerated persons.
Section 30:4-17 - Acquisition of lands for state institutions
Section 30:4-20 - Sale of surplus state hospital lands
Section 30:4-21 - Sale of old deaf school
Section 30:4-22 - Sale of Kearny home for disabled soldiers
Section 30:4-24 - General principles, applicability.
Section 30:4-24.1 - Civil rights and medical care for mentally ill
Section 30:4-24.2 - Rights of patients.
Section 30:4-24.3 - Confidentiality; exceptions.
Section 30:4-24.3a - Submission of certain mental health records required.
Section 30:4-24.4 - Written reports accounting for expenditures.
Section 30:4-24.5 - Study of management and handling of moneys; regulations
Section 30:4-25.1 - Definitions; classes for application for admission to functional services.
Section 30:4-25.2 - Application for determination of eligibility.
Section 30:4-25.3 - Determination of eligibility.
Section 30:4-25.4 - Issuance of statement of eligibility.
Section 30:4-25.5 - Court order for care and custody of eligible minors.
Section 30:4-25.6 - Admission to functional services; alternative services.
Section 30:4-25.7 - Provision for health, safety, welfare, etc., of persons admitted.
Section 30:4-25.9 - Conditions of eligibility for functional services participation.
Section 30:4-25.9a - Required notifications.
Section 30:4-25.10 - Short title.
Section 30:4-25.12 - Entry into cooperative agreements by departments.
Section 30:4-25.14 - Admission to MSU by court orders.
Section 30:4-25.15 - Procedures prior to admission to MSU.
Section 30:4-25.16 - Actions of the court relative to admission to MSU.
Section 30:4-25.17 - Court review of order every six months, possible actions.
Section 30:4-25.18 - Release from MSU.
Section 30:4-25.19 - Construction of act relative to commitment to functional services.
Section 30:4-25.21 - Cooperative agreements.
Section 30:4-25.22 - Construction of act relative to P.L.2012, c.16.
Section 30:4-25.23 - Construction of act.
Section 30:4-27.1 - Findings, declarations.
Section 30:4-27.2 - Definitions.
Section 30:4-27.3 - Involuntary commitment to treatment.
Section 30:4-27.4 - Screening services.
Section 30:4-27.4a - Duties of department.
Section 30:4-27.5 - Screening service procedures.
Section 30:4-27.7 - Immunity from liability.
Section 30:4-27.8 - Short-term care facilities designated.
Section 30:4-27.8a - Plan of outpatient treatment developed by provider.
Section 30:4-27.9 - Purposes, procedures.
Section 30:4-27.10 - Court proceedings.
Section 30:4-27.11 - Patient rights.
Section 30:4-27.11a - Findings, declarations.
Section 30:4-27.11b - Definitions
Section 30:4-27.11c - Patient not deprived of rights through receiving assessment, treatment.
Section 30:4-27.11d - Rights of patient in short-term care facility.
Section 30:4-27.11e - Rights of patient in screening service.
Section 30:4-27.12 - Court hearing.
Section 30:4-27.13 - Notice of hearing.
Section 30:4-27.14 - Patient rights at hearing.
Section 30:4-27.15 - Court findings relative to involuntary commitment to treatment.
Section 30:4-27.16 - Court review hearings.
Section 30:4-27.17 - Discharge determination.
Section 30:4-27.18 - Discharge plan.
Section 30:4-27.18a - Reference to mean "in need of involuntary commitment to treatment."
Section 30:4-27.19 - Interim financial assistance
Section 30:4-27.20 - Discharge of voluntary patients
Section 30:4-27.21 - Transfer of patients
Section 30:4-27.22 - Uniform detainer form
Section 30:4-27.23 - Allowable costs
Section 30:4-27.24 - Short title
Section 30:4-27.25 - Findings, declarations relative to sexually violent predators
Section 30:4-27.26 - Definitions relative to sexually violent predators
Section 30:4-27.27 - Written notice to Attorney General of anticipated release, discharge
Section 30:4-27.28 - Initiation of court proceeding for involuntary commitment
Section 30:4-27.29 - Court hearing
Section 30:4-27.30 - Notice of court hearing
Section 30:4-27.31 - Rights at court hearing
Section 30:4-27.32 - Order authorizing continued involuntary commitment
Section 30:4-27.33 - Involuntary commitment of person lacking mental competence to stand trial
Section 30:4-27.34 - Operation of facility for sexually violent predators; regulations
Section 30:4-27.35 - Annual court review hearing
Section 30:4-27.36 - Recommendation for discharge
Section 30:4-27.37 - Discharge plan
Section 30:4-27.38 - Written notice of release
Section 30:4-31 - Commitment of nonresidents
Section 30:4-34 - County adjuster for commitment of persons with mental illness.
Section 30:4-34.1 - Tenure after 5 years of service
Section 30:4-35 - County adjuster to file certificate of appointment with commissioner
Section 30:4-49 - Legal settlement in county; aliens
Section 30:4-49.1 - Settlement of married woman
Section 30:4-49.2 - Settlement of minor born in wedlock
Section 30:4-49.3 - Settlement of minor born out of wedlock
Section 30:4-49.4 - Minors; capability of separate settlement