10. a. The State Treasurer shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the applicable provisions of this act; except that, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 to the contrary, the State Treasurer may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as the State Treasurer deems necessary to implement the applicable provisions of this act, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the State Treasurer in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.

b. The rules and regulations adopted by the State Treasurer pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be adopted in consultation with the commissioner and shall include, but not be limited to: establishment of a system for the efficient collection of the assessment paid by nursing homes pursuant to section 5 of this act; the auditing of nursing home financial information relevant to the collection of the assessment; the reporting of relevant information needed to effectuate the assessment and procedures to effectuate the purposes of section 9 of this act.

c. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the applicable provisions of this act; except that, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the applicable provisions of this act, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.

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