New Jersey Statutes 30:6D-12.6. Development, expansion of self-directed support services
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:6D-12.6
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- 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
6. a. Except in the case of a short-term pilot program, the commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, develop and expand the use of self-directed support services throughout the State, and eliminate obstacles to the use of such services. The services shall be made available without regard to the severity of a person‘s disability, except to the extent that the person’s disability would prevent that person from being safely accommodated with self-directed support services.
b. In the event that two or more divisions in the department are funding self-directed support services for the same person, the commissioner shall designate one division as the lead division for the purpose of enforcing a right guaranteed by section 4 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C. 30:6D-4) or P.L.2008, c.128 (C. 30:6D-12.1 et al.).
L.2008, c.128, s.6.