10:69-6.5 Responsibilities of the Office of Administrative Lawupon transmittal of a contested case from the DMAHS (45 C.F.R. § 205.10and N.J.A.C. 1:1-1 et seq.)
(a) The Office of Administrative Law shall schedule the hearing and shall send any necessary notices to the parties.
(b) The hearing shall be conducted by an administrative law judge who shall issue an initial decision.
New Rule R. 1999 d. 233, effective July 19, 1999. See: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) Public Law 104-193; the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), Section 1902(a)8, 1902(a)10, 1902(e) and Section 1931(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(10), 1396a(a)(8), 1396a(a)(e), and 1396u-1a) respectively); 42 C.F.R. § 435.2 — 42 C.F.R. § 435.170
and 436.100-128; N.J.S.A. 30:4D-1 et seq.; N.J.S.A.44:10-3, P.L. 1997, c. 13, 14, 37 and 38, and 352.