1. a. A drug treatment program operating within a State correctional facility or county jail which meets or substantially meets the requirements for licensing as a residential drug treatment program shall be granted such license by the Division of Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services.

b. A drug treatment program which the Director of the Division of Addiction Services determines does not meet or substantially meet the requirements for licensing as a residential drug treatment program shall be advised by the director, within 60 days of the determination, specifically as to which requirement or requirements the program failed to meet. If such drug treatment program addresses the deficiency or deficiencies and can meet or substantially meet the requirements, the program may reapply for licensure as a residential drug treatment program.

c. The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services may promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.

L.2014, c.1, s.1.