2023 New Jersey Statutes 30:4-165.3. Investigation of residency, ability to pay; records maintained by county
The county shall maintain a record of any person receiving residential functional services and make the record available for examination by the department. The county shall cooperate fully with the department in the department’s review and investigation of the person or his chargeable relative’s financial ability to pay for the residential functional services provided to the person. A determination of indigency shall be made by the department and retained in the person’s record maintained by the county.
If arrangements are made which are satisfactory to the department for full payment of the cost of care and treatment of the person and if the commissioner or his designated agent is satisfied that the person requires residential functional services and should be admitted then he shall be so admitted.
L.1965,c.59,s.86; amended 1966,c.82,s.2; 1990,c.66,s.2; 1995,c.155,s.24.