New Jersey Statutes 26:2BB-5. Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2BB-5
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The division shall be administered by assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The assistant commissioner shall be appointed by the commissioner with the approval of the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner during the commissioner’s term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the assistant commissioner’s successor. The assistant commissioner shall receive a salary which shall be provided by law.
The Commissioner of Human Services shall report annually to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52;14-19.1, the Legislature, on the activities of the division and include in that annual report an assessment of the adequacy of the current delivery of treatment services in the State and of the need for additional treatment services.
L. 1989, c. 51, s. 5; amended 2023, c.177, s.74.