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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 30, INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES

    Chapter 4: Boards of trustees; appointment; terms; vacancies; removal; compensation; organization

      Section: 30:4-165.6: Person with developmental disability to continue receipt of residential functional services; exceptions.

          
89. Any person with a developmental disability under the age of 18 years who, on the effective date of this act, is receiving residential functional services under order of commitment of any court shall continue to receive residential care as if admitted under Class F of this act, unless within 30 days of the effective date of this act the commissioner shall apply to the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part for an order of commitment to care and custody as provided herein. Persons over the age of 18 for whom a guardian of the person has been appointed and who are receiving residential functional services shall be considered to have been admitted under Class F of this act. Where no guardian has been appointed for a person who is over the age of 18 who is receiving residential functional services on the effective date of this act, the last prior order issued with respect to him shall continue in force and effect for one year following the effective date of this act, unless prior to that time either (1) the person with a developmental disability has been discharged or (2) a guardian of his person has been appointed, or (3) application has been made by a court of competent jurisdiction for his admission to care under Class I as provided herein.

Any order for payment of maintenance issued under prior provisions of Title 30 in effect on the effective date of this act shall remain in force and effect.

L.1965, c.59, s.89; amended 1966, c.82, s.3; 1991, c.91, s.321; 2010, c.50, s.49.



This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:49.






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