Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:64G-15. Debts and liabilities; pledge of credit No provision in this act contained shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a debt, liability, or a loan or pledge of the credit, of the State of New Jersey. L.1970, c. 102, s. 15.

18A:64G-16. Acquisition of university site by municipality; sale to university; municipal bond ordinance; gross debt reduction (a) A municipality in which a site has been selected, under this act for the university is hereby authorized to acquire such site and the governing body …

18A:64G-17. Sale of municipal hospital to university The governing body of any municipality in which a site has been selected for the university under this act and wherein a public hospital is located under the control of said governing body pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 30 of t…

18A:64G-18. Retirement rights of former municipal hospital employees The acquisition of the hospital by the university shall not alter the retirement anticipation of any former municipal employee of the hospital. a. Upon the effective date of the acquisition of the hospital by th…

18A:64G-19. Municipal hospital pension obligations; budget request; payment The comptroller of the university shall include such employer pension obligations in his budget request for inclusion in the annual appropriation paid by the State to the university. Payment of such money…

18A:64G-20. Payment of retirement, death or other benefits to former municipal hospital employees No retirement, death, or other benefits shall be payable by the State or the university to such former municipal employees, except that the board of trustees is hereby authorized and…

18A:64G-21. Continuance as university employees Upon the effective date of the acquisition of the hospital by the university, all permanent municipal employees of the hospital in the classified Civil Service, except physicians and dentists, shall continue as employees of the univ…

18A:64G-22. Transfer of appropriations and other moneys All appropriations, grants, and other moneys available and to become available to the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry are hereby transferred to the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey established her…

18A:64G-23. Transfer of employees All employees of the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry are hereby transferred to the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Nothing in this act shall be considered to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or…

18A:64G-24. Transfer of files, records, etc. All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, are hereby transferred to the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. L.1970, c. 102, s. 24.

18A:64G-25. Effect of former orders, rules, regulations This act shall not affect the orders, rules or regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect …

18A:64G-26. Effect upon pending actions or proceedings This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, but such actions, or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner an…

18A:64G-27. Reports, certifications, etc.; filing Whenever, pursuant to any existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, such reports and certifications shall hereafter be…

18A:64G-28. Reference in law, rule, document, etc., to former college Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, the same shall mean and refe…

18A:64G-29. Rights of state in former medical school; transfer In order to carry out the purposes of this act and to provide the program of medical and dental education required for the benefit of the State and the people of New Jersey, all rights of the State of New Jersey in th…

18A:64G-30. Acquisition of interest in Rutgers Medical School facilities; transfers to University of Medicine and Dentistry Upon acquisition by the college of such interest in the facilities of Rutgers Medical School as will permit the college to carry out the purposes set forth …

18A:64G-31. Repealer N.J.S. 18A:64C-1 through N.J.S. 18A:64C-3, N.J.S. 18A:64C-5 through N.J.S. 18A:64C-25, N.J.S. 18A:65-68 through N.J.S. 18A:65-72 and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act, to the extent of such inconsistency, are…

18A:64G-35 "Physician-Dentist Fellowship and Education Program to Provide Health Care to Persons with Developmental Disabilities." 1. There is established a "Physician-Dentist Fellowship and Education Program to Provide Health Care to Persons with Developmental Disabilities" with…

18A:64G-36 Establishment of consortium to advise director. 2. There is established a 17-member Consortium on Physician and Dentist Training in Health Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities to advise the director of the program on the implementation of this act. a. The m…

18A:64G-37 Purpose of program. 3. The program shall: a. Create training sites in each of the northern, central and southern regions of the State; b. Establish cooperative agreements with managed care organizations, community health centers and other health care facilities in the …

18A:64G-38 Qualifications for fellowship applicants. 4. A fellowship applicant shall: a. Be a graduate of a medical school approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners for the purpose of licensure and receive a recommendation from the school's medical staff concerning partici…

18A:64G-39 Appointment of director. 5. The President of Rutgers, The State University shall, in consultation with the consortium, appoint a director for the program who shall be a State licensed physician. The director of the program need not be solely responsible for the program…

18A:64G-40 Annual report to legislative committees. 6. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the consortium and the director of the program, shall report one year after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, to the Senate and General Assembly …

18A:64G-6.1 Board members of University Hospital; appointment; organization; powers. 3. a. The management, supervision, and administration of University Hospital shall be vested in a 13-member board of directors of University Hospital. The board shall be comprised of: (1) five me…

18A:64G-6.1a Powers of University Hospital. 14. a. University Hospital shall be the principal teaching hospital of New Jersey Medical School and New Jersey Dental School, and any other Newark-based medical education program. University Hospital is hereby established as a body cor…

18A:64G-6.1b University Hospital Community Oversight Board. 15. a. There is established a nine-member advisory board to be designated as the University Hospital Community Oversight Board. The purpose of the board shall be to ensure that the mission of the hospital and the intent …

18A:64G-6.1c Rights of transferred employees. 16. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any officers or employees of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who become employees of University Hospital of their rights, privileges, obligations, or stat…

18A:64G-6.1d Approval of Superior Court required for acquisition of University Hospital. 17. a. University Hospital shall be required to obtain approval from the Superior Court of New Jersey prior to entering into a transaction that results in the acquisition of the hospital, and…

18A:64G-6.1e Review, approval of management contracts. 18. a. Prior to entering into a contract with a nonprofit corporation operating one or more hospitals in New Jersey to operate and manage or assist in the operation and management of University Hospital, the Department of Hea…

18A:64G-6.1f Internet website for board of directors. 19. University Hospital shall maintain an Internet website for the board of directors. The purpose of the website shall be to provide increased public access to board operations and activities. The following information shall …

18A:64G-6.1g Five-year period for review of substantive changes. 149. For a period of five years after the effective date of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.), any substantive changes that result in the diminution, deterioration or reduction to essential health care services cu…

18A:64G-6.1h Disposition of medical malpractice claims. 150. For medical malpractice claims incurred at University Hospital, occurring before or after the effective date of this act, University Hospital and its employees shall be represented by the Attorney General in all such ma…

18A:64G-6.1i Liberal construction relative to certain contracts, agreements. 151. a. The provisions of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.) and the authorization pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2006, c.95 (C.18A:64G-6.1) for the board of directors of University Hospital to enter into…

18A:64G-7. Additional powers 7. The board of trustees, in addition to the other powers and duties provided herein, shall have and exercise the powers, rights and privileges that are incident to the proper government, conduct and management of the university and the control of its…

18A:64G-8. Investment of funds; finance committee of board 8. All functions, powers and duties relating to the investment or reinvestment of funds other than those funds specified in paragraph (5) of subsection (n) of section 6 of P.L.1970, c.102 (C.18A:64G-6) within the jurisdic…

18A:64G-9. Authorized investments The Director of the Division of Investment, in addition to other investments, presently or from time to time hereafter authorized by law, shall have authority, subject to any acceptance required, to invest and reinvest such funds in, and to acqui…