Establishes New Jersey Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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This bill establishes the New Jersey Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The center will be responsible for investigating reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of this population, ensuring high standards of care in state-funded programs, and maintaining a registry of offenders. It also creates a medical review board to investigate deaths of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to determine if abuse or neglect played a role. The center will work to harmonize investigations and improve quality of care across different systems of care.
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