30:4-77 - Settlement of claims; funds for rehabilitation - New Jersey Statutes

30:4-77.  Settlement of claims;  funds for rehabilitation
    The commissioner, with regard to State institutions, or the board of chosen  freeholders, or a proper committee thereof, with regard to county institutions,  may compromise and settle any claim due a State institution or due the board of  freeholders for the support of a patient.  A memorandum of the compromise and  settlement made by the commissioner shall be sent to the State institution  affected thereby and with regard to a compromise and settlement made by a board  of freeholders, or a committee thereof, same shall be entered in the official  minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee.

    When it appears that a patient having moneys on deposit at the institution is sufficiently recovered to be released on convalescent leave to the community  and that such patient is without sufficient income or other funds to provide  for his essential requirements of transportation, food, clothing, housing and  the like for establishment of his normal life in the community until he becomes  gainfully employed or otherwise provided for, the chief executive officer of  the institution, in his discretion, may permit such patient to have a  reasonable sum of money from his funds sufficient to meet such requirements and  to enable the patient to become established in the community.  A report of any  such payments made shall be furnished the board of managers or the board of  chosen freeholders, as the case may be, to be entered in the official minutes  of the next succeeding meeting of the board.

     Amended by L.1956, c. 39, p. 82, s. 1;  L.1965, c. 59, s. 62.