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• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1-1. Terms defined
  As used in this Title unless otherwise specifically indicated: "State department," "department of health" and "department" mean the State ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-1. Definitions
  As used in this act, unless otherwise specifically indicated, "State Department," "Department of Health" and "department" mean the State ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-2. State Department of Health established
  There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the State Department of Health. ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-3. State Commissioner of Health; Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services
  3. a. The head and chief administrative officer of the department shall be the State Commissioner of Health, who shall be appointed by the Governor, ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-4 Public Health Council.
  4. There shall be in the department a Public Health Council which shall consist of 10 members, each of whom shall be chosen with due ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-5. Divisions; directors
  There shall be within the department such divisions as the commissioner may, subject to approval by the Public Health Council, from time to time establish. ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-6. Meetings of Public Health Council
  The Public Health Council shall enact and from time to time may amend rules in relation to its meetings and the transaction of its business. ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-7. State Sanitary Code
  7. The Public Health Council shall have power, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all its members, to establish, and from time to ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-8. Regulations to state date; copies; certified copies of Sanitary Code; evidence
  Every sanitary regulation or amendment thereto or repealer thereof adopted in accordance with the provisions of section seven of this act shall state the date ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-9. Force and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulations
  The provisions of the State Sanitary Code shall have the force and effect of law. Such code shall be observed throughout the State and shall ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-9.1. Exemption for pupils from mandatory immunization; interference with religious rights; suspension
  Provisions in the State Sanitary Code in implementation of this act shall provide for exemption for pupils from mandatory immunization if the parent or guardian ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-10. Violation of State Sanitary Code, penalty
  10. Each violation of any provision of the State Sanitary Code shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable by a penalty of not ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-11. Additional powers of Public Health Council
  In addition to its powers and duties otherwise provided in this act, the Public Health Council may: a. Request from the commissioner such information, concerning ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-12. Local by-laws or ordinances to be filed with commissioner; modification or annulment
  Every local board of health shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of every by-law or ordinance of such board immediately upon passage ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-13. Prescribing organization; personnel, duties regarding; Civil Service
  The commissioner shall, subject to approval by the Public Health Council, prescribe the organization of the department. He shall, subject to the provisions of Title ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-14. Abolishment of offices or positions
  Subject to approval by the Public Health Council, the commissioner may, subject to any provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes relating thereto, abolish ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-15. Additional powers of commissioner
  The commissioner, in addition to his powers and duties otherwise provided in this act or by any other law, shall: a. Exercise all functions and ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-15.1 Advisory board on health information electronic data interchange technology, Statewide electronic health records policy.
  11. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall establish an advisory board to make recommendations ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-15.2 Annual report to Governor, Legislature.
  12. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall present an annual report to the Governor ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-15.3 Regulations adopted by Commissioner of Health and Senior Services relative to children's health care coverage.
  4. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act, " ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-16. Access to premises for examination
  The commissioner shall have full access to any premises for the purpose of examination if he has reason to believe that on the premises there ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-17. Inspection, right of
  The commissioner shall have the same right of inspection in regard to all matters affecting the public health as has been or may be conferred ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-18. General supervision over sanitation and hygiene matters
  The commissioner shall exercise general supervision over all matters relating to sanitation and hygiene throughout the State. Whenever in the opinion of the commissioner it ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-19. Sanitary inspections
  The commissioner may make a sanitary inspection of any person or property in transportation through the State, and of any car, boat, or other vehicle ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-20. Local health officials, duties of
  Every local health official shall furnish the commissioner with such information as the commissioner may demand, and shall perform such acts as the commissioner may ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-21. Annual conference of local health officials
  At least once in every year the commissioner shall call together local health officials for a general conference on the subject of the health of ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-22. Delegates to annual conference; expenses
  Each local board of health may appoint one or more of its members, officers, or employees as a delegate or delegates to attend the annual ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-23. Failure of local boards to enforce laws or regulations; order of commissioner
  The commissioner shall call to the attention of any local board of health, by such notice as he may deem reasonable, any failure on its ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-24. Contract of commissioner where local board fails to perform
  Any contracts which the commissioner may make for the purpose of carrying out the power given to him in the second paragraph of section twenty- ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-25. Recovery by State of moneys expended where local board fails to perform
  Any moneys expended by the State, and the amount of all obligations incurred by the State Department, to comply with the orders mentioned in section ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-26. Nuisances; notice to local board
  Whenever any nuisance or source of foulness within the territorial jurisdiction of any local board of health is of such a nature that, in the ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-27. Action to enjoin nuisance
  If no action for abatement, as provided in section twenty-six of this act shall be taken by the local board within the time specified ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-28. Nuisances originating outside territorial jurisdiction
  Whenever any nuisance or foul odors injurious to the public health within the territorial jurisdiction of a local board shall have a source of origin ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-30. Abatement of nuisance; costs
  In every such action in which it shall be ascertained by the court that the nuisance or source of foulness or ill health existed at ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-31. Costs against commissioner
  In case no such nuisance or source of foulness or ill health shall be found to exist, costs shall not be awarded against the commissioner ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-32. Approval of Department of Health; examination of plan or proposed undertaking
  Whenever the approval of the Department of Health is required to any act, plan, paper, or proposed undertaking, the commissioner or one of the division ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-33. Analyses and examinations of materials
  The commissioner may cause to be made, in the State laboratory, analyses and examinations of samples of water, food, drugs, pathological materials and similar substances, ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-34. Gifts or bequests, acceptance of
  Subject to approval by the Governor and the Public Health Council, the commissioner may accept and administer for the State any grant, gift or bequest ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-35. Services of local or Federal officials, acceptance of
  Subject to approval by the Public Health Council, the commissioner may accept the services of any local or Federal official or agency in such manner ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-36. Federal grants
  Subject to approval by the Governor and the Public Health Council, the commissioner may apply for and accept grants from the Federal Government or any ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-36.1. Short title
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Contingency Fund Act." L. 1987, c. 261, s. 1. ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-36.2. Findings, declarations
  The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The federal "WIC" program provides nutritious foods to low-income pregnant and lactating women and infants ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-36.3. Special fund established
  There is established in the General Fund the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Contingency Fund" as a special fund. The State Treasurer shall credit the ...
• New Jersey Health And Vital Statistics Laws Section 26:1A-36.3a. WIC supplemental food program administrators, duties
  29. The director or other chief administrative officer of each agency or office distributing food pursuant to the special supplemental food program for women, infants ...

Last modified: October 22, 2006