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Section
44:1-1
Definitions.
Section
44:1-2
Construction in general
Section
44:1-3
Establishment by board of freeholders
Section
44:1-4
Acquisition of real estate for welfare-house
Section
44:1-5
Erection, alteration and repair of buildings
Section
44:1-6
Levy, assessment and collection of money for buildings and maintenance
Section
44:1-7
Borrowing money and issuing obligations therefor
Section
44:1-8
Acceptance of gifts, devises and bequests
Section
44:1-9
Inspection of welfare-house
Section
44:1-10
Constitution and appointment in general
Section
44:1-10.1
Change of name to county board of social services; resolution or ordinance
Section
44:1-10.2
County welfare board to mean county board of social services
Section
44:1-11
Membership
Section
44:1-12
Terms of members; vacancies
Section
44:1-12.1
Terms of members; additional appointments
Section
44:1-13
Compensation and expenses of members
Section
44:1-14
Organization of board
Section
44:1-15
Supervision of relief and settlement of poor
Section
44:1-16
Regulation and operation of welfare-house
Section
44:1-17
Equipment and maintenance of welfare-house
Section
44:1-18
Meetings of board
Section
44:1-19
Public record of board proceedings
Section
44:1-20
Appropriations; approval by freeholders
Section
44:1-21
Certification of bills to board of freeholders
Section
44:1-22
Working expense fund
Section
44:1-23
Annual report to board of freeholders
Section
44:1-24
Appointment of superintendent; qualifications
Section
44:1-24.1
Temporary welfare director
Section
44:1-24.2
Chief administrative officer of county welfare agencies or boards of social services; duties
Section
44:1-25
Term of superintendent
Section
44:1-26
Appointment of officers and employees
Section
44:1-27
Salaries
Section
44:1-28
Regulations governing officers and employees
Section
44:1-29
General powers of superintendent
Section
44:1-30
Persons receivable in welfare-house
Section
44:1-30.1
Change of almshouse to welfare-house; persons to be admitted
Section
44:1-30.2
Persons admitted to pledge property; lien; agreement to reimburse
Section
44:1-30.3
Recording of certificates; warrant of satisfaction or release
Section
44:1-31
Exercise by superintendent or another of power of overseer; general jurisdiction
Section
44:1-32
Making of contract; terms
Section
44:1-33
Contract authorized by resolution
Section
44:1-34
Collection of expense from participating municipalities
Section
44:1-35
Constitution and appointment of welfare board
Section
44:1-36
Inspection of almshouse or welfare-house
Section
44:1-37
Procedure when municipality elects not to participate
Section
44:1-38
Concurrent resolutions in contiguous and adjoining counties to establish district welfare-house
Section
44:1-39
Submitting resolution to voters of each county
Section
44:1-40
Ballot; form and content
Section
44:1-41
Voting.
Section
44:1-42
Canvass, return and result of vote
Section
44:1-43
Constitution and appointment of district welfare board
Section
44:1-44
Meetings of board
Section
44:1-45
Compensation and expenses of members
Section
44:1-46
Authority of board in general
Section
44:1-47
Appointment of superintendent of welfare
Section
44:1-48
Apportionment of expense of establishment and maintenance of welfare-house
Section
44:1-49
Budgeting and raising expense of operation and maintenance.
Section
44:1-50
Custody of funds raised in respective counties
Section
44:1-51
Payment of bills and accounts
Section
44:1-52
Approval of estimated cost of establishment or enlargement of welfare-house
Section
44:1-53
Borrowing money and issuing bonds to establish or enlarge welfare-house
Section
44:1-54
Term of bonds; raising of principal and interest
Section
44:1-55
Compelling county to share expenses and obligations
Section
44:1-56
Approval of plans and specifications for welfare-house
Section
44:1-57
Notice of readiness to accommodate poor of district
Section
44:1-58
Exemption of welfare-house from taxation
Section
44:1-59
Time of final action on resolution; notice
Section
44:1-60
Continuation of relief by counties not adopting plan
Section
44:1-61
Election by municipality not to participate
Section
44:1-62
Subsequent joining by municipality in county or joint county purpose
Section
44:1-63
Excepted municipalities to provide relief of poor independently
Section
44:1-64
Abolition of municipal almshouses when county relief undertaken
Section
44:1-65
Abolition of county and municipal almshouses when district relief undertaken
Section
44:1-66
Other methods of establishing almshouses
Section
44:1-67
Bond issues for construction, repair or equipment
Section
44:1-68
Classification and care of inmates
Section
44:1-69
Separation of sexes
Section
44:1-70
Denomination of supervisors of almshouses
Section
44:1-71
Keeping of book with certain entries as to each inmate
Section
44:1-72
Penalty for failure properly to keep record book
Section
44:1-73
Appointment
Section
44:1-73.1
Offices of overseer of poor and deputy overseers abolished
Section
44:1-73.2
Municipal director of welfare deemed referred to by mention of overseer, etc.
Section
44:1-73.3
No deprivation of certain county powers
Section
44:1-73.4
Term or compensation of directors of welfare unaffected
Section
44:1-73.5
Civil service, pension or retirement rights unaffected
Section
44:1-73.6
Rights of overseers of poor and deputy overseers unaffected for balance of term
Section
44:1-73.7
Effective date
Section
44:1-74
Term
Section
44:1-75
Qualifications
Section
44:1-76
Removal
Section
44:1-77
Tenure and removal or reduction in cities of first class
Section
44:1-78
Salary
Section
44:1-79
Contract by municipality for services of overseer of adjoining municipality
Section
44:1-80
Removal of director of welfare from duties in adjoining municipality
Section
44:1-81
Certificate of appointment; filing
Section
44:1-82
Lists of overseers
Section
44:1-83
Appointment and powers of deputy overseers
Section
44:1-84
Appointment, salaries and removal of deputies, assistants and others
Section
44:1-85
Helpers to overseers
Section
44:1-86
Determination by director of relief to be granted
Section
44:1-87
Inquiry into application for relief
Section
44:1-88
Granting of relief
Section
44:1-89
Permanent relief in absence of almshouse or welfare-house
Section
44:1-90
Contents of relief order or commitment
Section
44:1-91
Removal of permanent poor to almshouses or welfare-houses
Section
44:1-92
Length of stay of poor persons in institutions
Section
44:1-93
Use of all agencies for relief
Section
44:1-94
Obtaining employment for poor persons and families
Section
44:1-95
Expenses recoverable, procedure
Section
44:1-96
Record of receipts and expenditures
Section
44:1-97
Record as to every applicant for relief
Section
44:1-98
Filing of record on admission to institution
Section
44:1-99
Books relative to money received and orders for relief
Section
44:1-100
Materials, stationery and forms of records
Section
44:1-101
Annual reports by overseers
Section
44:1-102
Place of settlement in general
Section
44:1-103
Married woman and children
Section
44:1-104
Legitimate minor children
Section
44:1-105
Illegitimate minor children
Section
44:1-106
Minor from outside of state
Section
44:1-107
Persons from outside of United States
Section
44:1-108
Granting permanent relief where required of county of settlement
Section
44:1-109
Granting permanent relief in absence of county almshouse, welfare-house or district welfare-house
Section
44:1-110
County chargeable for permanent relief where settlement is therein
Section
44:1-111
Permanent relief where settlement is in county having no provision therefor
Section
44:1-112
Permanent relief in municipality or county other than that of settlement
Section
44:1-113
Permanent relief forbidden to persons without settlement and otherwise removable
Section
44:1-114
Procedure where relief required by person having no settlement anywhere
Section
44:1-115
Procedure where temporary relief required and settlement is elsewhere in state
Section
44:1-116
Procedure where temporary relief required and settlement is outside of state
Section
44:1-117
Duties of overseer
Section
44:1-118
Duties of county adjuster
Section
44:1-119
Written notice of removal
Section
44:1-120
Removal in absence of contest
Section
44:1-121
Contest; how made
Section
44:1-122
Failure to resist removal, review
Section
44:1-123
Liability of municipality, recovery
Section
44:1-124
Bringing poor person into municipality or county unlawfully; misdemeanor
Section
44:1-125
Suspension of sentence or fine upon certain conditions
Section
44:1-126
Transportation of nonresident, approval required.
Section
44:1-127
Enabling nonresident poor to earn funds to return home
Section
44:1-128
When relief may be provided in home
Section
44:1-129
Petition for relief
Section
44:1-130
Summary hearing; order for home relief
Section
44:1-131
Continuance of relief
Section
44:1-132
Revocation of order for relief
Section
44:1-133
Payment of home relief
Section
44:1-134
Notice to board of children's guardians of commitment of minor to almshouse
Section
44:1-135
Supervision of minor committed to almshouse
Section
44:1-136
Temporary commitment of poor minor by overseer to institution or home
Section
44:1-137
Expense of temporary commitment
Section
44:1-138
Notice of placement to boards of freeholders and children's guardians
Section
44:1-139
Obtaining or compelling assistance of relatives
Section
44:1-140
Relatives chargeable
Section
44:1-141
Compelling support by relatives
Section
44:1-142
Contracts between overseers and relatives or others
Section
44:1-143
Compelling support by husband or wife
Section
44:1-144
Sequestration of estate
Section
44:1-146
Recovery of expenses of support
Section
44:1-147
Willful deserter as disorderly person; punishment
Section
44:1-148
Complaint by director of welfare
Section
44:1-152
Visitation of sick poor by official physicians and nurses
Section
44:1-153
Further medical or other relief
Section
44:1-154
Hospitalization and other relief where treatment is urgent
Section
44:1-155
Bond for maintenance from master or commander
Section
44:1-156
Liability of master or commander for landing persons wrongfully
Section
44:1-157.1
Rate of payment
Section
44:1-158
Acquisition of cemetery; issuance of bonds
Section
44:1-159
Annual appropriations to carry provisions of chapter into effect
Section
44:1-160
Deficiency appropriations; temporary loan bonds
Section
44:2-1
Authority to establish and maintain almshouses
Section
44:2-2
Control; officers
Section
44:2-3
Establishment and maintenance of joint county almshouse
Section
44:2-4
Apportioning and raising funds for joint county almshouse
Section
44:2-5
Maintenance of poor in almshouse
Section
44:2-6
Maintenance of undesirable poor outside of almshouse
Section
44:2-7
Employment of inmates
Section
44:2-8
Purchase of municipal almshouses by county
Section
44:2-9
Stewards in third-class counties
Section
44:3-1
Erecting and improving buildings; acquiring land; names for buildings
Section
44:3-2
Acquisition by city of lands outside its limits
Section
44:3-3
Superintendents of indoor relief in cities
Section
44:3-4
Representation of new township in management of almshouse
Section
44:4-1
Definitions.
Section
44:4-2
Chapter inoperative until adopted upon referendum
Section
44:4-3
Construction in general
Section
44:4-4
Establishment of welfare-house or provision for poor by contract
Section
44:4-5
Action on resolution to establish welfare-house or to contract
Section
44:4-6
Acquisition of real estate for welfare-house
Section
44:4-7
Erection, alteration or repair of buildings
Section
44:4-8
Necessary money charge upon municipalities of county
Section
44:4-9
Raising of money for buildings and maintenance
Section
44:4-10
Bonds for buildings, repairs or fittings
Section
44:4-11
Maintenance expense charge upon county
Section
44:4-12
Acceptance of gifts, devises and bequests
Section
44:4-13
Inspection of welfare-house
Section
44:4-14
Abolition of almshouses
Section
44:4-15
Sale of property formerly used for municipal almshouses
Section
44:4-16
Contract with another county for maintenance of permanent poor
Section
44:4-17
Contract authorized by resolution
Section
44:4-18
Terms of contract
Section
44:4-19
Expense under contract; payment by proper county
Section
44:4-20
Membership
Section
44:4-21
Terms of members; vacancies
Section
44:4-22
Compensation and expenses of members
Section
44:4-23
Organization of board
Section
44:4-24
Supervision of relief and settlement of poor; complaints for prevention of cruelty
Section
44:4-25
Supervision of old age relief
Section
44:4-26
Board as manager of welfare-house
Section
44:4-27
Equipment and maintenance of welfare-house
Section
44:4-28
Meetings of board
Section
44:4-29
Approval of appropriations
Section
44:4-30
Certification of bills to board of freeholders
Section
44:4-31
Working expense fund
Section
44:4-32
Appointment of director; qualifications
Section
44:4-33
Director of welfare, classification for civil service; working test period
Section
44:4-34
Appointment and tenure of other officers and employees
Section
44:4-35
Salaries
Section
44:4-36
Regulations governing officers and employees
Section
44:4-37
Functions and duties of director
Section
44:4-38
Functions and duties formerly performed by overseers of poor
Section
44:4-39
Persons receivable in welfare-house
Section
44:4-40
Determination by director of relief to be granted
Section
44:4-41
Deputy director of welfare
Section
44:4-42
Assistant directors for municipalities
Section
44:4-43
Resident helpers and municipal advisory committees
Section
44:4-44
Use of all agencies for relief
Section
44:4-45
Records of proceedings and of relief furnished
Section
44:4-46
Books showing receipts; record of orders for relief
Section
44:4-47
Periodical reports to chosen freeholders
Section
44:4-48
Annual report as to welfare-house
Section
44:4-49
Director's record of receipts and expenditures
Section
44:4-50
Director's record of applicants for relief
Section
44:4-51
Filing of record on admission to institution
Section
44:4-52
Annual report of director to chosen freeholders
Section
44:4-53
Material, stationery and forms of records
Section
44:4-54
Inspection of records and reports
Section
44:4-55
Book kept in every institution; required entries
Section
44:4-56
Penalty for failure to keep book
Section
44:4-57
Place of settlement in general
Section
44:4-58
Married woman and children
Section
44:4-59
Legitimate minor children
Section
44:4-60
Illegitimate minor children
Section
44:4-61
Minors from outside of state
Section
44:4-62
Persons from outside of United States
Section
44:4-63
Permanent relief in place of settlement
Section
44:4-64
Permanent relief in county other than that of settlement
Section
44:4-65
Temporary provision for persons having no settlement in county
Section
44:4-66
Procedure where relief sought by person having no settlement anywhere
Section
44:4-67
Temporary relief in county other than that of settlement
Section
44:4-68
Temporary relief by person having settlement outside of state
Section
44:4-69
County chargeable with relief of all persons having settlement
Section
44:4-70
Settlement; determination; effect of temporary removal
Section
44:4-71
Temporary relief for person having legal settlement elsewhere
Section
44:4-72
Removal of poor person to place of legal settlement; procedure
Section
44:4-73
Duties of director of welfare and county adjuster
Section
44:4-74
Written notice of removal
Section
44:4-75
Removal in absence of contest
Section
44:4-76
Contest; how made
Section
44:4-77
Failure to resist removal; review when failure explained
Section
44:4-78
Liability of county or municipality failing to receive or remove poor person
Section
44:4-79
Bringing poor person into county unlawfully; misdemeanor
Section
44:4-80
Suspension of sentence or fine upon certain conditions
Section
44:4-81
Furnishing transportation to nonresidents.
Section
44:4-82
Inquiry into case by director
Section
44:4-83
Rendition of aid
Section
44:4-84
Temporary relief in suitable home
Section
44:4-85
Relief order and commitment; contents
Section
44:4-86
Investigation and supervision by welfare board
Section
44:4-87
Obtaining employment for poor persons and families
Section
44:4-88
Length of stay of poor person in welfare-house
Section
44:4-89
Classification and care of inmates of welfare-houses
Section
44:4-90
Separation of sexes; exception
Section
44:4-91
Expenses recoverable from poor person or estate; insurance
Section
44:4-91.1
Pledge of property as guaranty for reimbursement; agreement to reimburse
Section
44:4-91.2
Filing certificate of costs of care furnished; legal claim, enforcement
Section
44:4-91.3
Record of welfare house and outdoor liens
Section
44:4-92
When relief may be provided in home
Section
44:4-93
Permanent relief; amount to be adequate; payable monthly
Section
44:4-94
Semiannual report relative to continuance of relief
Section
44:4-95
Notice to board of children's guardians of commitment of minors to welfare-house
Section
44:4-96
Supervision of minors committed to welfare-house
Section
44:4-97
Temporary commitment of poor minor by director to institution or home
Section
44:4-98
Notice of placement to boards of freeholders and children's guardians
Section
44:4-99
Transfer of children from welfare-house to charitable society; maintenance
Section
44:4-100
Ascertaining and obtaining or compelling assistance of relatives
Section
44:4-101
Relatives chargeable
Section
44:4-102
Compelling support by relatives
Section
44:4-103
Contracts between welfare board and relatives or others
Section
44:4-104
Compelling support by husband or wife
Section
44:4-105
Sequestration of estate
Section
44:4-107
Recovery of expenses of support
Section
44:4-108
Willful deserter as disorderly person; punishment
Section
44:4-109
Complaint by director of welfare
Section
44:4-112
Visitation of sick poor by official physicians and nurses
Section
44:4-113
Contract for visiting nursing care
Section
44:4-114
Further medical or other relief
Section
44:4-115
Hospitalization and other relief where treatment is urgent
Section
44:4-116
Bond for maintenance from master or commander
Section
44:4-117
Liability of master or commander for landing persons wrongfully
Section
44:4-118
Burial of poor
Section
44:4-119
Acquisition of cemetery by county; issuance of bonds
Section
44:4-120
Appropriations for year following adoption of chapter
Section
44:4-121
Estimates for ensuing calendar or fiscal years
Section
44:4-122
Appropriation by freeholders for relief of permanent or indoor poor
Section
44:4-123
Additional county appropriation when original appropriation inadequate
Section
44:4-124
Raising or borrowing of additional sums
Section
44:4-125
Appropriations by municipalities for temporary or outdoor poor
Section
44:4-126
Additional municipal appropriations
Section
44:4-127
Emergency county appropriation when municipality fails to appropriate additional sum
Section
44:4-128
Unexpended balances of municipal appropriations
Section
44:4-129
Proposal by resolution to adopt chapter
Section
44:4-130
Time for final action on resolution
Section
44:4-131
Notice of time and place of final action; adjournment
Section
44:4-132
Submission of question to voters of county; notice
Section
44:4-133
Ballot; form and content
Section
44:4-134
Voting
Section
44:4-135
Canvass and return of votes; when chapter becomes operative
Section
44:5-1
Health of indigent and recreation of needy children
Section
44:5-2
Annual appropriation in municipalities to maintain indigent patients and assist health care facilities
Section
44:5-2.1
Effective date
Section
44:5-2a
Health care facility defined
Section
44:5-3
Contracts by cities for care of persons at public expense
Section
44:5-4
Contracts by cities for care of indigent patients; referendum
Section
44:5-5
Referendum; ballot, form
Section
44:5-6
Making of contract
Section
44:5-7
Annual appropriation by city during existence of contract
Section
44:5-8
Authorization of increased annual appropriations in certain cities
Section
44:5-9
Contracts by cities for care of diseased patients
Section
44:5-10
Annual appropriations in certain municipalities to maintain patients or assist hospitals
Section
44:5-10.1
Annual appropriations in certain municipalities for contributions to hospitals
Section
44:5-10.2
Construction or enlargement of private health care facility; municipal appropriations
Section
44:5-12
Distribution of appropriation among nonprofit hospitals or clinics in county
Section
44:5-13
Annual reports to freeholders by hospitals participating in appropriation
Section
44:5-14
Appropriations by counties for constructing or enlarging private charitable hospitals
Section
44:5-15
Bond issues by counties for construction or alteration of charitable hospitals
Section
44:5-16
Annual appropriations for maintenance of charitable hospitals and for care and treatment of poor
Section
44:5-17
Provision by counties over 850,000 for maintenance of patients in hospitals
Section
44:5-18
Annual appropriations for purposes of section 44:5-17
Section
44:5-18.1
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of indigent residents; appropriation for
Section
44:5-19.1
Liens for medical care and hospitalization; priority
Section
44:5-19.2
Form
Section
44:5-19.3
Time of filing
Section
44:5-19.4
Place of filing; effective date of lien
Section
44:5-19.5
Clerk or register of deeds; duties; fees
Section
44:5-19.6
Property concerned
Section
44:5-19.7
Settlement of lien
Section
44:5-19.8
Discharge
Section
44:5-19.9
Support by relatives
Section
44:5-19.10
Court action to force responsible relative to pay
Section
44:6-1
Maintenance by municipalities of clinics for indigent children
Section
44:6-2
Maintenance by boards of education of clinics for indigent children
Section
44:6-3
Appropriations by first-class cities to dental associations conducting clinics for indigent children
Section
44:6-4
Appropriations by certain cities to dental associations conducting clinics for indigent persons
Section
44:6-5
Appropriations for dental clinics
Section
44:7-1
Definitions.
Section
44:7-2
Construction
Section
44:7-3
Persons entitled to old age assistance; applications
Section
44:7-4
Recipient of assistance not deemed pauper
Section
44:7-5
Eligibility of applicants; details
Section
44:7-6
Division of old age assistance continued; director; powers and duties; rules and regulations subject to approval of Civil Service Commission
Section
44:7-6.1
Wages and terms and conditions of employment; collective negotiation with authorized employee organization
Section
44:7-6.2
Negotiated agreement not in compliance with federal law and endangers receipt of federal funds; notice; hearing; determination; authority of commissioner
Section
44:7-6.3
Action or notice of action to be taken on wages or terms and conditions of employment by federal government; consultation on position by commissioner
Section
44:7-7
County welfare boards; creation; organization; membership; terms; vacancies; expenses
Section
44:7-8
Powers of county welfare boards; funds provided by freeholders
Section
44:7-9
County welfare board; election of officers; director not to be member; officers and employees; civil service classification; permanent status
Section
44:7-10
Duties of secretary-treasurer; bond
Section
44:7-11
Director of welfare; working test period; duties; qualifications; deputy director; civil service classification of director and deputy
Section
44:7-12
Relief granted by county welfare boards; amount and nature; treatment other than medical treatment
Section
44:7-13
Burial of old-age assistance recipient
Section
44:7-14
Recipient to pledge property
Section
44:7-15
Certificate of amount of assistance; filing; effect; proceedings for collection and satisfaction; levy; disposition of proceeds; voluntary conveyance
Section
44:7-16
Record of reimbursement agreements; satisfaction
Section
44:7-17
Application for assistance
Section
44:7-18
Investigation of and notice to applicant; review of determination
Section
44:7-19
Assistance by relatives; enforcement
Section
44:7-20
Director's power to issue subpoenas; contempt; false testimony
Section
44:7-21
Report when application granted; change of amount of assistance; cancellation, revocation or suspension
Section
44:7-22
Reconsideration of grant; revised grant
Section
44:7-23
Reports by county welfare board to state division
Section
44:7-24
Ascertainment and appropriation of county's share of cost; temporary rates; payments
Section
44:7-25
State's share; additional payment
Section
44:7-26
Claims for state's share filed monthly; approval and payment
Section
44:7-27
Allotment of federal funds; payment
Section
44:7-28
Governor to include state's share in budget; annual appropriation
Section
44:7-29
State treasurer to receive federal funds; adjustment between contributing agencies
Section
44:7-30
County and state settlement; liability of respective counties
Section
44:7-31
Complaint filed when assistance improperly granted; investigation; payments suspended or canceled
Section
44:7-32
Obtaining assistance falsely a misdemeanor; future grants denied
Section
44:7-33
Violation of chapter; penalty
Section
44:7-34
Recipient of assistance not to receive other public aid
Section
44:7-35
Assistance exempt from taxation levy and process; bankruptcy
Section
44:7-36
First class counties over 800,000 having municipal welfare home but no county welfare home; annual payments to county welfare board for cost of maintenance of persons in home
Section
44:7-37
Appropriation for year in which act is adopted; borrowing funds
Section
44:7-38
Permanent and total disability; assistance from county welfare board; residence
Section
44:7-39
Laws governing assistance for permanent and total disability
Section
44:7-40
Payments by State to each county welfare board
Section
44:7-41
Application for assistance for permanent and total disability
Section
44:7-42
Rules and regulations and administrative orders
Section
44:7-43
Needy blind persons; assistance from county welfare board
Section
44:7-44
Law governing assistance for the blind
Section
44:7-45
Rules, regulations and administrative orders
Section
44:7-46
Payments by state to each county welfare board
Section
44:7-47
Transfer of functions, powers and duties
Section
44:7-48
Supplementary provisions
Section
44:7-49
Repeals
Section
44:7-50
Repeals
Section
44:7-76
Persons authorized to receive assistance
Section
44:7-77
"Medical assistance for the aged" defined
Section
44:7-78
Included costs
Section
44:7-79
Administration of medical assistance
Section
44:7-80
Application for assistance; investigation; scope of payments
Section
44:7-81
Duties of commissioner of institutions and agencies
Section
44:7-82
Funds by state for medical assistance for the aged
Section
44:7-84
Effective date
Section
44:7-85
Definitions
Section
44:7-86
Eligibility; determination of amount
Section
44:7-87
Duties of the commissioner
Section
44:7-88
Duties and responsibilities of welfare boards
Section
44:7-89
Nonliability of recipient of supplementary payments or his legally liable relative for repayment; enforcement of lien arising prior to January 1, 1974
Section
44:7-90
Eligibility for medical assistance under New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act
Section
44:7-91
Supersedure of inconsistent laws
Section
44:7-92
Severability
Section
44:7-93
Services provided to eligible residents by county welfare board.
Section
44:8-107
Short title, other references
Section
44:8-108
Definitions
Section
44:8-109
Public policy
Section
44:8-110
Administration and distribution of state aid for public assistance
Section
44:8-110.1
Disbursement of funds for legal services for successful appeals
Section
44:8-110.2
Reduction of amount of Payments to Municipalities for Cost of General Assistance funds
Section
44:8-110.3
Rules, regulations
Section
44:8-111
Commissioner's duties
Section
44:8-111.1
Centralized registry established; updating of information
Section
44:8-111.2
Registry information made available; provision for comparison checks
Section
44:8-111.3
Report
Section
44:8-112
Powers of commissioner
Section
44:8-113
Administration as to municipalities or counties
Section
44:8-114
Administration and funding of public assistance
Section
44:8-115
Local assistance boards; membership; appointment; compensation
Section
44:8-116
Terms of members of local assistance boards; vacancies
Section
44:8-117
Organization of local assistance boards; director of welfare; employees
Section
44:8-117.1
Municipality authorized to establish staffing level of welfare department
Section
44:8-118
Duties of welfare director
Section
44:8-119
Applicant's affidavit
Section
44:8-120
Immediate assistance
Section
44:8-121
Inquiry by director
Section
44:8-122
Aid and assistance after reasonable inquiry
Section
44:8-123
Order after complete investigation
Section
44:8-124
Continued assistance, manner of; extent
Section
44:8-125
Deductions from public assistance
Section
44:8-126
Exploitation of recipients
Section
44:8-127
Revocation of order for continued assistance
Section
44:8-128
Determination annually of "preceding year's ratables" and public assistance loads of municipalities
Section
44:8-129
Determining amount of State aid
Section
44:8-130
Advance payments to municipality before determination of "current year's public assistance load"
Section
44:8-131
Deductions from amount of State aid payable to municipalities
Section
44:8-132
Counties furnishing hospitalization in maternity hospitals
Section
44:8-133
Commissioner to administer public assistance in municipality when
Section
44:8-134
Duties of municipality when public assistance is administered by commissioner
Section
44:8-135
Election of municipality to administer its own public assistance in following year
Section
44:8-136
Election of municipality to administer its own public assistance during current year
Section
44:8-137
Municipality or county to pay cost of administration
Section
44:8-138
"Public assistance trust fund account"
Section
44:8-139
Transfer of current budget appropriation for public assistance
Section
44:8-140
False statements by applicants
Section
44:8-140.1
Civil, criminal penalties for fraudulent receipt of benefits or payments for general public assistance
Section
44:8-142
Officers and board members failing to comply
Section
44:8-143
Repeal
Section
44:8-144
Laws saved from repeal or modification
Section
44:8-145
Revision of prior laws, construction as; existing positions not affected
Section
44:8-145.1
Transfer from municipal to county welfare agency
Section
44:8-145.2
Appointment of assistant county welfare director
Section
44:8-145.3
Allocation of functions, powers, and duties
Section
44:8-145.4
Employees transferred, remuneration, service intact; provision of services to municipal agency permitted
Section
44:8-145.5
Rules, regulations
Section
44:8-159
Rebates for pharmaceutical products; requirements.
Section
44:8A-48
Repeal; sections superseded
Section
44:10-1.1
Reference to county welfare board to mean reference to county welfare agency
Section
44:10-1.2
Reference to program of assistance for dependent children to mean program of aid to families with dependent children
Section
44:10-5.6
Payment cycles
Section
44:10-5.7
Evaluation, implementation of system
Section
44:10-5.8
Implementation plan, reports
Section
44:10-5.9
Work First New Jersey program administrators, duties
Section
44:10-9
Short title
Section
44:10-10
Findings, declarations
Section
44:10-11
Definitions
Section
44:10-12
REACH program
Section
44:10-13
Powers, duties of commissioner
Section
44:10-14
Registration of able-bodied aid recipients
Section
44:10-15
Individualized service plans
Section
44:10-16
County planning committees
Section
44:10-17
Reports
Section
44:10-18
Independent evaluation
Section
44:10-34
Definitions relative to welfare reform, work activity
Section
44:10-35
Evaluation of caregiver's eligibility for benefits
Section
44:10-36
Eligibility of parent for benefits
Section
44:10-37
Certain income disregarded in computing benefit.
Section
44:10-38
Provision of supportive services
Section
44:10-39
Subsidy for campus-based child care
Section
44:10-40
Medical assistance allowed, certain
Section
44:10-41
Report on Work First New Jersey program
Section
44:10-42
Establishment, updating of standard of need
Section
44:10-43
Rules, regulations
Section
44:10-44
Definitions relative to welfare reform, eligibility.
Section
44:10-45
Determination of eligibility for benefits
Section
44:10-46
Eligibility for persons with less than one year of State residence
Section
44:10-47
Disclosure of applicant information
Section
44:10-48
Eligibility of citizens, eligible aliens.
Section
44:10-49
Assignment of child support rights by signing application for benefits.
Section
44:10-50
Absent child, eligibility for benefits
Section
44:10-51
Provision of emergency assistance.
Section
44:10-51.1
Emergency assistance payments, repayments.
Section
44:10-51.2
Rules, regulations.
Section
44:10-52
Opportunity for hearing
Section
44:10-53
Waiving compliance with Work First New Jersey program for certain projects
Section
44:10-54
Rules, regulations
Section
44:10-55
Short title
Section
44:10-56
Findings, declarations relative to Work First New Jersey Program.
Section
44:10-57
Definitions relative to Work First New Jersey program
Section
44:10-58
Establishment of Work First New Jersey program
Section
44:10-59
Primary responsibility for support; benefits eligibility
Section
44:10-60
Requirements for benefits for individuals under 18 with a dependent child
Section
44:10-62
Adult recipient to seek employment.
Section
44:10-62.1
Short title.
Section
44:10-62.2
Findings, declarations relative to "Public Assistance Cost Reduction and Transportation Independence Pilot Program Act."
Section
44:10-62.3
Establishment of pilot program for transfer of ownership of surplus State motor vehicles to certain nonprofit entities.
Section
44:10-63.1
Work First New Jersey Program, failure to cooperate, sanctions.
Section
44:10-64
Satisfaction of sanction, repayment obligation
Section
44:10-65
Community, alternative work experience not considered employment
Section
44:10-66
Workers' compensation status of recipient participating in community alternative work experience
Section
44:10-67
Injury, illness, death arising from community, alternative work experience
Section
44:10-68
Action against program as tort claim
Section
44:10-69
Reimbursement to tort claims fund
Section
44:10-70
Rules, regulations
Section
44:10-71
Definitions relative to Work First New Jersey program
Section
44:10-72
Time limit on eligibility for benefits
Section
44:10-73
Implementation of Work First New Jersey program by municipal or county agency, reimbursement
Section
44:10-74
Allocation of federal funding
Section
44:10-75
Implementation of electronic benefit distribution system.
Section
44:10-76
Social security number used as common identifier of individuals
Section
44:10-77
Establishment, implementation of technological investments.
Section
44:10-78
Rules, regulations
Section
44:10-79
Short title.
Section
44:10-80
Definitions relative to New Jersey Supplementary Food Stamp Program.
Section
44:10-81
New Jersey Supplementary Food Stamp Program.
Section
44:10-81.1
Food stamp application form, ordinary, concise language required.
Section
44:10-81.2
SNAP application process technologically upgraded.
Section
44:10-81.3
Streamlining SNAP application for senior citizens.
Section
44:10-81.4
Rules, regulations.
Section
44:10-82
Eligibility of noncitizen for program.
Section
44:10-83
State payment of county administrative costs.
Section
44:10-84
Noncitizen federal food stamp recipients not eligible.
Section
44:10-85
Rules, regulations.
Section
44:10-86
Short title
Section
44:10-87
Findings, declarations regarding individual development accounts
Section
44:10-88
Definitions regarding individual development accounts.
Section
44:10-89
New Jersey Individual Development Account Program.
Section
44:10-90
Opening an individual development account; conditions.
Section
44:10-91
Transfer of account on death of holder
Section
44:10-92
Moneys in, interest on account not considered gross income
Section
44:10-93
Regulations; consultation with Human Services
Section
44:10-94
Report to Legislature
Section
44:10-95
Short title.
Section
44:10-96
Definitions relative to the "New Jersey SNAP Employment and Training Provider 50/50 Match Project Act."
Section
44:10-97
Establishment of New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program Employment and Training Provider 50/50 Match Project.
Section
44:10-98
Proposals to participate in project.
Section
44:10-99
Collaboration between partnering providers and county welfare agencies.
Section
44:10-100
Programmatic functions required by partnering provider.
Section
44:10-101
County welfare agencies, departments to assist partnering providers.
Section
44:10-102
Submission of revised State Employment and Training Plan.
Section
44:10-103
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Section
44:10-104
Certain income excluded in determining eligibility.
Section
44:10-105
Review of available data by commissioner.
Section
44:10-106
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Section
44:10-107
Definitions regarding mobile-friendly software and SNAP.
Section
44:10-108
Mobile-friendly software for SNAP recipients.
Section
44:10-109
Commissioner's application for waivers, grants.
Section
44:10-110
Rules, regulations.
Section
44:11-1
Definitions.
Section
44:11-2
Appointment of representative payee; contents of complaints.
Section
44:11-3
Statement that recipient is functionally incapacitated.
Section
44:11-4
Hearing; evidence; appointment of representative.
Section
44:11-5
Powers and duties of representative
Section
44:11-6
Responsibility for payments; statement of account; disposition of balance on death or discharge of representative
Section
44:11-7
Discharge of representative.
Section
44:11-8
Liberal construction; costs
Section
44:12-1
Definitions
Section
44:12-2
Local units; powers.
Section
44:12-3
Rules and regulations
Section
44:12-4
Powers as additional and supplemental to other laws
Section
44:12-5
Construction of act
Section
44:12-6
Approval of prior acts and actions
Section
44:14-1
Short title
Section
44:14-2
Legislative findings and declarations
Section
44:14-3
Distribution of funds; determination
Section
44:14-4
Entitlement; certification
Section
44:14-5
Semiannual payments by state treasurer
Section
44:14-6
Anticipation of amount of funds
Section
44:14-7
Reduction of base upon which limitation on county expenditures is determined
Section
44:15-1
Findings, declarations relative to elder economic security.
Section
44:15-2
Utilization of NJ Elder Index by DHS.
Section
44:15-3
Report by department; referral to NJ Elder Index and related data.
Section
44:15-4
Compliance subject to appropriation of sufficient funds, funding availability, resources.