New Jersey Statutes 40:48J-2. Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commission
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:48J-2
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
b. The members shall be appointed within 60 days following the effective date of this section. The commission shall organize as soon as practicable after the appointment of a majority of its members and shall select a chair and a treasurer from among its members, and a secretary who need not be a member of the commission. The presence of six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission may conduct business without a quorum, but may only vote on the issuance of the report required to be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to subsection e. of this section, and on any recommendations, when a quorum is present.
c. All commission members shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for reimbursement of necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the commission for its purposes.
d. The commission may meet and hold public hearings at the place or places it designates during the sessions or recesses of the Legislature.
e. The commission shall study the implementation of P.L.2021, c.17 (C. 40:48J-1 et al.) and shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C. 52:14-19.1), every three years from the effective date of this section; provided, however, that the initial report shall be issued within one year following that effective date. The reports shall include: (1) an analysis of the financial impact of P.L.2021, c.17 (C. 40:48J-1 et al.) on both hospitals and satellite emergency care facilities assessed annual community service contributions thereunder and the municipalities receiving such contributions; (2) an assessment of the adequacy of the amount of the annual community service contributions; (3) an analysis of the administration and equity of these contributions; and (4) any recommendations that the commission determines would improve the administration, equity, or any other aspect of the annual community service contribution system established by P.L.2021, c.17 (C. 40:48J-1 et al.).
L.2021, c.17, s.2.