Title 9, Title 9: CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS

9:6-8.78. Providing staff. 5. The Department of Children and Families shall provide professional and clerical staff to the task force as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1994, c.119, s.5; amended 2006, c.47, s.57.

9:6-8.79. Task force's use of services and consultants 6. a. The task force shall be entitled to call upon the services of any State, county or municipal department, board, commission or agency, as may be available to it for these purposes, and to incur such traveling and other m…

9:6-8.8. Health, safety, best interest of child paramount concern. 1. a. The purpose of this act is to provide for the protection of children under 18 years of age who have had serious injury inflicted upon them by other than accidental means. The safety of the children served sh…

9:6-8.80. Meetings; hearings 7. The task force may meet and hold hearings at such places as it shall designate during the sessions or recesses of the Legislature. L.1994,c.119,s.7.

9:6-8.81. Funds, solicitation, use 8. The task force may solicit, receive, disburse and monitor grants and other funds made available from any governmental, public, private, not-for-profit or for-profit agency, including funds made available under any federal or State law, regula…

9:6-8.82. Report 9. The task force shall present a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature no later than one year after the organization of the task force. L.1994,c.119,s.9.

9:6-8.83 Short title. 1. This act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Comprehensive Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act." L.1997,c.175,s.1.

9:6-8.84 Definitions relative to child abuse, neglect. 2. As used in this act: "Board" means the Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board established under P.L.1997, c.175 (C.9:6-8.83 et al.). "Child" means any person under the age of 18. "Commissioner" means the Commissione…

9:6-8.85 Procedures for responding to reports of medical neglect. 3. The commissioner shall establish procedures for responding to the reporting of medical neglect, including instances of withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled children with life-threatening co…

9:6-8.86 Pursuit of legal remedies for medical care. 4. The division may pursue any legal remedies, including the initiation of legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to: a. prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatment from disable…

9:6-8.87 Exception to requirement to provide reasonable efforts to reunify child with parent. 5. In any case in which the division accepts a child in care or custody, including placement, the division shall not be required to provide reasonable efforts to reunify the child with a…

9:6-8.88 Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board. 6. There is established the Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the board is established with…

9:6-8.89 Membership, terms of board members. 7. a. The board shall consist of 13 members as follows: the Commissioner of Children and Families, the Commissioner of Health, the Director of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families, …

9:6-8.9. "Abused child" defined. For purposes of this act: "Abused child" means a child under the age of 18 years whose parent, guardian, or other person having his custody and control: a. Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon such child physical injury by other than accidental…

9:6-8.90 Duties of board. 8. The board shall: a. Identify the fatalities of children due to unusual circumstances according to the following criteria: (1) The cause of death is undetermined; (2) Death where substance use disorder may have been a contributing factor; (3) Homicide,…

9:6-8.91 Determinations of board; composition of team; report. 9. a. The board shall determine which fatalities shall receive full review. The board may establish local or regional community-based teams to review information regarding children identified by the board. At least on…

9:6-8.92 Confidential master file. 10. a. The board shall record the name, age, date of birth, place of death or pronouncement of death, date and time of death, and circumstances surrounding the death in a confidential master file. Similar information shall be recorded for each n…

9:6-8.93 Subpoena, review of records. 11. a. The board may subpoena and review records that pertain to the child, except as provided in any statute, regulation or Executive Order relating to the confidentiality of criminal investigations and criminal investigative files. The reco…

9:6-8.94 Immunity from liability for civil damages. 12. A member of the board shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of providing in good faith any reports, records, opinions or recommendations pursuant to P.L.1997, c.175 (C.9:6-8.83 et al.). L.1997,c.175,s.12.

9:6-8.95 Solicitation of grants, other funds. 13. The board may solicit and receive grants and other funds made available from a governmental, public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit agency, including funds made available under any federal or State law, regulation or program. L…

9:6-8.96 Regulations by board. 14. The board shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) concerning the operation of the board, procedures for conducting reviews of cases involving child fatalities and near fataliti…

9:6-8.97 Citizen review panels. 15. a. The commissioner shall designate three citizen review panels for the purpose of examining the policies and procedures of State and local agencies and, as appropriate, specific cases, and evaluating the extent to which the agencies are effect…

9:6-8.98 Rules, regulations by department. 19. The Department of Children and Families shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997, c.175, s.19; amended 2006,…

9:6-8.98.1 Study of effects of racial, ethnic disparities on infant mortality. 1. a. The Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board shall study the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on infant mortality. The purpose of the study shall be to: (1) identify Statewide and re…

9:6-8.98.2 Regulations. 2. The board shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2018, c.22, s.2.

9:6-8.99 Regional diagnostic and treatment centers for child abuse and neglect established. 1. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall establish four regional diagnostic and treatment centers for child abuse and neglect affiliated with medical teaching institutions in the…