New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-191.1. Bill of rights for recipients of Congregate Housing Services Program
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-191.1
- 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
b. A Congregate Housing Services Program shall make information related to its services available to the manager of a subsidized housing facility that has contracted with the State to provide a Congregate Housing Services Program. The manager shall be responsible for the distribution and dissemination of the information to its residents and shall include in that information a statement that the services provided by the program shall be provided to:
(1) help meet the needs of a resident;
(2) foster the independence and individuality of a resident;
(3) treat a resident with respect, courtesy, consideration, and dignity; and
(4) assure a resident the right to make choices with respect to services and lifestyle.
c. A Congregate Housing Services Program shall:
(1) advise a resident receiving congregate housing services, in writing, of the availability of information from the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services about issues that may be of concern to a resident; and
(2) make available, upon request, the qualifications of a counselor or other professional who is providing services to residents under the Congregate Housing Services Program.
L.2011, c.125, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.422.