New Jersey § 38a:3-6

§ 38a:3-6.

Subject to the provisions of this act, the Adjutant General of the Department of Military

and Veterans' Affairs is authorized, directed and empowered to take such actions,

and to issue such reasonable rules and regulations, as may be necessary for carrying

out the purposes of this act, including specifically the following: a. To provide standards and procedures for application and determination of eligibility

for admission to veterans' facilities; b. To establish standards and methods for designating the veterans' facility in which

an eligible person shall receive care and treatment consistent with available services

and individual needs and circumstances; c. To establish standards of care, treatment and discipline governing the relationships

between the veterans' facilities and persons admitted thereto; d. To establish standards and procedures for determination and payment of such amounts,

if any, which members shall be required to contribute toward the cost of care and

treatment in accordance with their financial ability, basing such determination upon

a formula of financial ability to pay promulgated annually, provided, however, that

the amount so determined shall first be approved by the Director of the Division of

Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury; e. To negotiate and enter into agreements or contracts with the Veterans Administration

or any other appropriate State or federal agency, and to organize the work of the

veterans' facilities, giving due regard to the opinion of the advisory councils, in

any manner consistent with law to comply with the reasonable requirements of such

State and federal agencies, in order to secure the maximum financial assistance and

services for carrying out the purposes of this act.