New Jersey § 30:1b-6

§ 30:1b-6.

The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide to each inmate at least 10 days prior

to release from a State correctional facility: a. A copy of the inmate's criminal history record and written information on the inmate's

right to have his criminal records expunged under chapter 52 of Title 2C of the New

Jersey Statutes; 1 b. General written information on the inmate's right to vote under R.S.19:4-1 ; c. General written information on the availability of programs, including faith-based

and secular programs, that would assist in removing barriers to the inmate's employment

or participation in vocational or educational rehabilitative programs, including but

not limited to , information concerning the “Rehabilitated Convicted Offenders Act,” P.L.1968, c.

282 ( C.2A:168A-1 et seq. ) and the certificate of rehabilitation under P.L.2007, c. 327 ( C.2A:168A-7 et seq. ); d. A detailed written record of the inmate's participation in educational, training,

employment, and medical or other treatment programs while the inmate was incarcerated; e. A written accounting of the fines, assessments, surcharges, restitution, penalties,

child support arrearages, and any other obligations due and payable by the inmate

upon release; f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2020, c. 45 ) g. A copy of the inmate's birth certificate, as issued by the Department of Health, Office

of Vital Statistics, if the inmate was born in New Jersey; h. Assistance in obtaining a Social Security card; i. A one-day New Jersey bus or rail pass; j. A two-week supply of prescription medication and, to the extent consistent with clinical guidelines, a two-week prescription order

with two additional refills ; k. General written information concerning child support, including child support payments

owed by the inmate, information on how to seek child support payments and information

on where to seek services regarding child support, child custody, and establishing

parentage; and l . (1) A medical discharge summary, which shall include instructions on how to obtain

from the commissioner a copy of the inmate's full medical record. Upon request from the inmate, the commissioner shall provide a copy of the inmate's

full medical record in a safe and secure manner, at no charge to the inmate. (2) Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, 2 the commissioner, in consultation with the State Board of Medical Examiners, shall

adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968,

c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), to ensure that these records are expeditiously and securely provided, in a manner

consistent with the provision of medical records by other providers. 1

N.J.S.A. § 2C:52-1 et seq. 2

L.2011, c. 191, eff. Jan. 17, 2012.