Title 44, Title 44: POOR

44:7-6.2. Negotiated agreement not in compliance with federal law and endangers receipt of federal funds; notice; hearing; determination; authority of commissioner a. If the Commissioner of Human Services determines that (1) a provision in an agreement between a county welfare ag…

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 If the federal government initiates an action or notifies the Commissioner of Human Services of any action it may take t…

44:7-7. County welfare boards; creation; organization; membership; terms; vacancies; expenses The board of chosen freeholders of each of the several counties shall cause to be established in the respective counties, where such is not already established, a county welfare board, h…

44:7-76. Persons authorized to receive assistance Subject to the provisions of this act, any resident of New Jersey who has attained the age of 65 years, who is not eligible to receive medical assistance pursuant to chapter 413 of the laws of 1968, and whose income and resources …

44:7-77. "Medical assistance for the aged" defined For the purposes of this act "medical assistance for the aged" means payment for and on behalf of eligible individuals of part or all of the costs of the following services to the extent authorized in regulations adopted pursuant…

44:7-78. Included costs There may be included in a grant of medical assistance for the aged for any of the services set forth in section 2: (a) The cost of out-patient hospital or clinic diagnostic and treatment services; (b) The cost of prosthetics and appliances; and (c) The co…

44:7-79. Administration of medical assistance Medical assistance for the aged shall be administered by the Department of Institutions and Agencies. L.1962, c. 222, s. 4. Amended by L.1969, c. 227, s. 4.

44:7-8. Powers of county welfare boards; funds provided by freeholders The county welfare boards shall receive and act upon applications for assistance under and in accordance with this chapter, and do all other acts and things necessary in connection with the same for the purpos…

44:7-80. Application for assistance; investigation; scope of payments No grant of medical assistance for the aged shall be made prior to the filing of an application therefor, and the making of an investigation to determine eligibility and the extent of need. No grant of medical …

44:7-81. Duties of commissioner of institutions and agencies Under general policies established by the State Board of Control, the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized, directed and empowered to issue, or to cause to be issued by the appropriate departmental of…

44:7-82. Funds by state for medical assistance for the aged The State shall provide such funds as may be necessary to meet expenditures for medical assistance for the aged. The State shall also pay to each appropriate county welfare board the reasonable costs, if any, incurred by…

44:7-84. Effective date This act shall take effect July 1, 1963, but all arrangements necessary or appropriate to enable this act to become fully effective on said date shall be made as promptly as possible as though this act were effective immediately. L.1962, c. 222, s. 12.

44:7-85. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Basic payment" means any supplemental security income payment made to an aged, blind or disabled person by the government pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1381-1385. b. "Commissioner" means the C…

44:7-86. Eligibility; determination of amount Any person whose income, including any basic payment, is below the public assistance standard established by the commissioner and the government pursuant to the Federal Act is eligible for supplementary payments. The existence of an e…

44:7-87. Duties of the commissioner 3. The commissioner shall: a. Enter into agreements with the government to secure the administration of supplementary payments by the government for such time and upon such conditions as the commissioner may in his discretion deem appropriate. …

44:7-88. Duties and responsibilities of welfare boards 4. Welfare boards shall: a. Be relieved of those duties and responsibilities, under "Old Age Assistance," R.S.44:7-3 to 44:7-37, "Permanent and Total Disability Assistance," P.L.1951, c.139 (C.44:7-38 to 44:7-42), and "Assist…

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 Supplementary payments shall not be considered a loan by the State or by the welfare boards. No requirement under Title …

44:7-9. County welfare board; election of officers; director not to be member; officers and employees; civil service classification; permanent status The county welfare board shall annually elect from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer. The direct…

44:7-90. Eligibility for medical assistance under New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act Any person eligible for basic payments under the Federal Act, any person eligible for supplementary payments and any essential person, may be determined pursuant to regulations…

44:7-91. Supersedure of inconsistent laws All laws and parts of laws of this State inconsistent with this act are hereby deemed superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. L.1973, c. 256, s. 7, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.

44:7-92. Severability If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of the act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the c…

44:7-93 Services provided to eligible residents by county welfare board. 35. a. As used in this section, "eligible resident" means a resident of a residential health care facility, rooming house, or boarding house who is: eligible to receive services under the latest New Jersey C…

44:8-107. Short title, other references 1. a. This act may be cited as the "Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance Act." b. Whenever the term "General Public Assistance Law" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deeme…

44:8-108. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services; "Department" means the Department of Human Services; "Employable person" means any person applying for or receiving public assistance under this act who is not…

44:8-109. Public policy 3. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this State that every needy person shall, while in this State, be entitled to receive such public assistance as may be appropriate with reference to need of a category of persons and whether or not such p…

44:8-110. Administration and distribution of state aid for public assistance State aid for public assistance for the municipalities and counties of this State shall be administered and distributed by the commissioner in the manner prescribed by this act and shall be paid by the c…

44:8-110.1. Disbursement of funds for legal services for successful appeals 1. The Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services shall disburse funds from the Payments to Municipalities for Cost of General Assistance Fund for fees to an attorney or a legal en…

44:8-110.2 Reduction of amount of Payments to Municipalities for Cost of General Assistance funds 2. The Division of Family Development shall reduce the amount of Payments to Municipalities for Cost of General Assistance funds otherwise obliged to be paid to the municipal welfare…

44:8-110.3. Rules, regulations 3. The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall promulgate 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.1996,c.65,s.3.

44:8-111. Commissioner's duties 5. The commissioner shall: (a) Act as the agent of the State in effectuating the purposes of any reciprocal interstate agreements respecting the transportation of dependents; (b) Negotiate with the Federal Government as to any present or future pro…

44:8-111.1. Centralized registry established; updating of information 1. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a centralized registry in the Division of Family Development of the Department of Human Services to contain the names and Social Security numbers, and such …

44:8-111.2. Registry information made available; provision for comparison checks 2. a. The commissioner shall make the information in the centralized registry established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1994, c.147 (C.44:8-111.1) available to those states which are contiguous to New…

44:8-111.3. Report 3. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than one year after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, on the actions taken to carry out the provisions of this act and the results thereof, and shall accompany …

44:8-112. Powers of commissioner 6. The commissioner may: (a) Determine and prescribe the number and qualifications of the personnel employed or to be employed in administering public assistance in each of the municipalities or counties, as appropriate; (b) Require the keeping of…

44:8-113. Administration as to municipalities or counties 7. The commissioner may, as to each municipality or county in which public assistance is administered by the commissioner under P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), (a) Prescribe all rules and conditions under which the f…

44:8-114. Administration and funding of public assistance 8. a. The State shall provide, through each municipality or county, as appropriate, public assistance to the persons eligible therefor, residing therein or otherwise when so provided by law, which assistance shall be fully…

44:8-115. Local assistance boards; membership; appointment; compensation Each local assistance board shall be composed of three or five persons as shall be fixed by the governing body of the municipality and at least one of them shall be a woman and they shall be appointed by the…

44:8-116. Terms of members of local assistance boards; vacancies The term of one member of each local assistance board shall be for one year and such member only may be appointed from among the membership of the governing body of the municipality and the terms of the other member…

44:8-117. Organization of local assistance boards; director of welfare; employees Each local assistance board shall organize and select a chairman and a secretary, and shall appoint a director of welfare who shall be the first executive and administrative officer of the board. He…

44:8-117.1. Municipality authorized to establish staffing level of welfare department 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality shall have the authority to establish staffing levels for the municipality's welfare department for…

44:8-118. Duties of welfare director 12. The director of welfare of each municipality shall as to that municipality, or the county welfare director shall as to that county, as appropriate: (a) Supervise by periodic investigation every person receiving public assistance, such inve…

44:8-119. Applicant's affidavit 13. Each applicant for public assistance in any municipality or county shall be required to make an affidavit to the correctness of his or her statements in his or her application for relief. L.1947,c.156,s.13; amended 1995,c.259,s.21.

44:8-120. Immediate assistance 14. Immediate public assistance shall be rendered promptly to any needy person by the director of welfare of the municipality or the county welfare director, as appropriate, where the person is found at the time of application. Needy persons residin…

44:8-121. Inquiry by director 15. When a person shall apply for public assistance for himself or his dependents, the municipal or county director of welfare, as appropriate, shall inquire into the facts, conditions and circumstances of the case, including customary place of abode…

44:8-122. Aid and assistance after reasonable inquiry The director of welfare, by a written order, shall render such aid and material assistance as he may in his discretion, after reasonable inquiry, deem necessary to the end that such person may not suffer unnecessarily, from co…

44:8-123. Order after complete investigation The director of welfare upon completion of investigation shall determine whether or not continued assistance is necessary, and shall make such order as in his judgment is warranted, having due regard to the circumstances disclosed by i…