7. An offender sentenced in accordance with the provisions of this chapter who is female shall be confined in a facility designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C. 30:4-91.2), but otherwise shall be subject to the same statutes and rules and regulations as an offender sentenced in accordance with the provisions of this chapter who is male. All statutory references to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center shall be deemed, when applied to a female sentenced in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to refer to the sex offender treatment program at the facility designated by the commissioner.

L.1998, c.72, s.7.