N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:10-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 9A:10-2.3 - Listings of qualified facilities and filling qualified positions

(a) Each year, as specified by the Authority, the Commissioner of Human Services, the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission and the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall each submit a list of qualified facilities and qualified direct care professional positions to the Executive Director of the Authority. Each agency shall also provide any updates to these listings to the Executive Director no later than June 1 of each year.

(b) To better ensure the effectiveness of the program, any agency of the State, any political subdivision thereof, and any nonprofit agency in the State that operates a qualified facility, or provides services under contract funded in whole or in part with State funds at a qualified facility, shall make the greatest possible good faith effort to fill any direct care professional position at the qualified facility with a person having an undergraduate or graduate degree in a human services discipline such as social work, psychology or counseling, or in a health-related profession such as occupational, physical or speech therapy in accordance with P.L. 2005, c. 157.