New Jersey · statute · N.J. Stat. tit. 26 · 2,528 active provisions
As used in this Title unless otherwise specifically indicated: "State department," "department of health" and "department" mean the State Department of Health; "Commissioner" or "Director" means the State Commissioner of Health, who is the chief administrative officer of the State Department of Health; "Council" means…
As used in this act, unless otherwise specifically indicated, "State Department," "Department of Health" and "department" mean the State Department of Health; "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health who is the chief administrative officer of the State Department of Health; "Council" means the Public Healt…
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.
93. a. The Department of Health, established pursuant to P.L.1947, c.177 (C.26:1A-1 et seq.), and continued and constituted and redesignated as the Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 001-1996, is continued and constituted and redesignated as the Department of Health. The Commis…
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, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification…
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 regard to his knowledge of and interest in public health and each of whom shall be a citizen of this State. Two of such members shall be duly licensed physicians, one member shall be a de…
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. Each division shall be under the supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work assigned to it; and two or…
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. It shall meet in the offices of the department at Trenton in each month at such times as its rules may prescribe. It shall meet at such other times and places within the State as,…
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 time amend and repeal, such reasonable sanitary regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this act or the provisions of any other law of this State as may be necessary proper…
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 on which it takes effect, and shall be published by the filing of a copy thereof, duly signed by the chairman of the council, in the office of the Secretary of S…
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 be enforced by each local board of health, the local police authorities and other enforcement agencies. Nothing herein contained however shall be deemed to limit the right of any…
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 of the pupil objects thereto in a written statement signed by the parent or guardian upon the ground that the proposed immunization interferes with the free ex…
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 less than $50 nor more than $1,000. Each such penalty shall be sued for and recovered in a civil action, in any court of competent jurisdiction, by and in the name of the State…
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 the work of the department, as it may deem necessary; b. Consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of public health, and may advise the…
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 of the same. The Public Health Council may modify or annul any order, regulation, by-law or ordinance of any local board of health if, after giving reasonable notice and affo…
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 11 of the Revised Statutes relating to Civil Service, appoint the directors of the divisions and such other personnel as he may consider necessary for the…
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 any office or position which in his judgment it may be unnecessary to retain.
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 powers of the department not specifically vested in the Public Health Council by this act; b. Adopt rules and regulations governing the internal management of the department; c…
11. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall establish an advisory board to make recommendations to the commissioners on health information electronic data interchange technology policy, including a Statewide policy on electronic health records, and measures to p…
12. The Commissioner of Health, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall present an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the development and use of health information electronic data interchange technology in New Jersey. The report shall be prepared in consultation with the a…
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 exists a violation of any health law of the State or any provision of the State Sanitary Code.
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 upon the local boards of health.
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 is necessary or advisable, a sanitary survey of the whole or of any part of the State shall be made. The commissioner may enter upon, examine and s…
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 in which such person or property may be transported, and may enforce such detention or disinfection as may be necessary for the public safety.
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 direct, with regard to, and within, the territory under the jurisdiction of the local health official.