Bill > A4949

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Departments of Human Services (DHS)and Children and Families (DCF) to each create the new position of, and hire a full-time, salaried, Director of Medical Services in the Office of Program Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) in the DHS and the Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit in the DCF, respectively. The directors are to serve as advisors to the office, unit, or any other investigative entity responsible for the investigation of incidences of abuse, neglect, or death pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2010, c.5 (C.30:6D-75) or allegations of child abuse or neglect pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C.9:6-8.11) when complex medical issues or conditions exist and meet the educational and professional requirements and carry out the duties and responsibilities outlined in the bill. The bill also appropriates $480,000 from the General Fund of which $240,00 is allocated to both the DHS and the DCF to hire a new Director of Medical Services in the OPIA and the Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit, respectively.

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Yvonne Lopez (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee (on 10/21/2024)

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