Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-71

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When any patient shall be committed to any State or county institution as a contributing patient and an order has been made directing the payment of all or part of the cost of the care and maintenance of such patient out of his estate, or by the person or persons chargeable by law with his care and maintenance, and such estate shall subsequently become exhausted or such person or persons chargeable as aforesaid shall become unable to continue such payments, or if such payments so due cannot be collected by the management of the institution, the guardian of such patient, or the person or persons chargeable as aforesaid, or the chief executive officer of such institution may apply in writing to the judicial officer for the reopening of the matter, and such judicial officer shall have power, in his discretion, upon notice to the proper parties, to inquire into the facts, if necessary, and change the status of such patient, and make such further order of directions as may be necessary.

When any patient shall have been or shall be committed to any State or county institution on an order directing the payment of part of the cost of the care and maintenance of such patient out of his estate or by the person or persons chargeable by law with his care and maintenance, it shall be lawful for the judicial officer, upon application of the management of the institution or the Attorney General or county counsel, as the case may be, upon notice to the representative of the estate or to the person or persons chargeable by law with his care and maintenance, upon proof of the ability of the estate of such patient or such person or persons legally liable, to pay the whole or greater portion of the cost of such care and maintenance, not exceeding the per capita cost of maintenance in such institution, to enter an order directing that such new rate be paid by such estate or by such person or persons chargeable by law with the care and maintenance of such patient.

Amended by L.1953, c. 29, p. 522, s. 34; L.1965, c. 59, s. 56; L.1969, c. 258, s. 5, eff. Jan. 7, 1970.

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