Title 30, Title 30: INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

30:4G-13. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Personal Assistance Services Act." L.1987,c.350,s.1; amended 1993,c.215,s.1.

30:4G-14 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: "Advisory Council" means the Statewide Consumer Advisory Council on Personal Assistance Services" established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1987, c.350 (C.30:4G-20). "Applicant" means a person who applies for services under the persona…

30:4G-15 Personal assistance services program. 3. There is established a personal assistance services program in the Division of Disability Services in the Department of Human Services, to be administered by county designated agencies in each of the 21 counties. The program, with…

30:4G-16 Eligibility. 4. A person is eligible for the personal assistance services program if: a. The person has a permanent physical disability; b. The person is 18 years of age or older; c. The person is a resident of this State; d. The person is in need of personal assistance …

30:4G-16.1 Personal assistance consumer bill of rights. 10. There is established a personal assistance consumer bill of rights. Each consumer, and, as appropriate, each applicant: a. Shall be treated with courtesy, respect, and full recognition of one's dignity, individuality, an…

30:4G-17 Application process. 5. a. An individual requesting personal assistance services shall make an inquiry to the county designated agency in the county where the individual resides, or intends to reside. If the applicant meets the criteria set forth in subsections a., b., c…

30:4G-18 Fee schedule. 6. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.160) b. The commissioner shall establish a fee schedule for payments or reimbursements to providers of personal assistance services. The fee schedule shall be reviewed every two years and recommendations shall be mad…

30:4G-19 Sliding fee scale. 7. a. The commissioner shall establish a sliding fee scale for personal assistance services based upon the ability of an eligible person to pay for those services. The sliding fee scale shall apply only to an eligible person whose individual annual gro…

30:4G-2. Definitions For the purposes of this act: a. "Chronic physical disability" means a severe impairment of a permanent nature which so restricts a person's ability to perform essential activities of daily living that the person needs assistance in order to maintain the pers…

30:4G-20 Statewide Consumer Advisory Council on Personal Assistance Services. 8. a. There is established the Statewide Consumer Advisory Council on Personal Assistance Services in the Division of Disability Services in the department, which shall consist of 19 members, at least 7…

30:4G-21. Rules, regulations The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L. 1987,c.350, s.9.

30:4G-22 Direct contract with provider. 9. A consumer shall be free to contract directly with a provider of the consumer's choice, including a vendor providing services on the effective date of P.L.2009, c.160 if the vendor so agrees. L.2009, c.160, s.9.

30:4G-3. Personal attendant demonstration program The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a personal attendant demonstration program in the Department of Human Services to be administered by agencies designated by the commissioner. The program shall provide adults with…

30:4G-4. Eligibility A person with a chronic physical disability who is between 18 and 65 years of age and is a resident of this State is eligible for the personal attendant program if: a. The person is in need of personal attendant services pursuant to a written plan of personal…

30:4G-5. Implementation by counties a. The personal attendant demonstration program shall be implemented in those counties which have established county offices for the handicapped as of January 1, 1985, which counties are: Atlantic Middlesex Bergen Monmouth Cumberland Union Esse…

30:4G-6. Evaluation, services plan a. Within 30 days after a person has applied for services under the personal attendant program, a member of the staff of the county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner in the county in which the applicant re…

30:4G-7. Contracts; fee schedules a. A county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner may contract with other services providers, including private individuals, for personal attendant services provided pursuant to this act. The contracting shall …

30:4G-8. Sliding fee scale a. The commissioner shall establish a sliding fee scale based on the eligible person's or the eligible person's spouse's ability to pay for personal attendant services; except that no eligible person or eligible person's spouse shall have to pay more th…

30:4G-9. Administrative expense limit The department shall not use more than 15% of the amounts appropriated for the personal attendant program for administrative and staff costs. L. 1985, c. 307, s. 9; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.