New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 46A - FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE SYSTEM
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10:46A-1.1 - Purpose; authority
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Pursuant to 30:6D-33 et seq., the Division of Developmental Disabilities, in conjunction with the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities (NJCDD) must create a system of family support that is flexible and designed to strengthen and promote families that provide care at home for a family member with a developmental disability.
(b) A Statewide family support policy must acknowledge that families themselves are able to define their own needs and select their own services; within available resources, family supports must be chosen by the families, controlled by families and monitored by families.
(c) The system of Family Support shall include, but not be limited to:
(d) The Commissioner shall establish income, need and other criteria, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 52:14B-1 et seq., to ensure that the expenditures for the Family Support System are within the limits of available funding.
(e) The amounts of funds for family support services shall be subject to the funding available in the current fiscal year.
(f) Adults with developmental disabilities should be afforded the opportunity to make decisions for themselves, live in typical homes within their own communities and exercise their full rights as citizens. Adults with developmental disabilities should have options for living separately from their families, but, when this is not the case, families should be provided the supports they need, within available funding limits.