New Jersey Code § 44:5-18.1

Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of indigent residents; appropriation for
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44:5-18.1. Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of indigent residents; appropriation for
The board of chosen freeholders of any county which has no county mental or psychiatric hospital or clinic may appropriate not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per annum for the necessary expense incident to the diagnosis and treatment of such indigent residents in the county as may require psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, including the cost of diagnosis, special mental tests and treatment. Before expending money for such purposes, the board of chosen freeholders shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems advisable concerning the requirement of residents and eligibility for such relief. Disbursements shall be made through officers designated by the board of chosen freeholders for that purpose on verified bills presented and approved as in the case of other county expenditures.
L.1952, c. 119, p. 459, s. 1, eff. May 5, 1952.

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