Commissioner and Key Staff
In addition to overseeing eight major Divisions, the Commissioner of Human Services and the Executive Staff rely upon a number of major administrative offices to run the operations of New Jersey’s largest Department.
On the left and/or below you will find links to the following pages:
About the Commissioner
DHS Executive Staff page, which includes the Table of Organization
Email DHS with your comments or questions
Hotlines & Helplines
Administrative Offices...
These offices fill administrative functions which serve the Department and have names which are self-explanatory.
Office of Program Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), and its Office of Licensing (OOL)
Office of Contract Policy and Management (OCPM)
Office of Information Systems (OIS)
For Major Division Staff... go to their respective websites...
Division of Addiction Services (DAS)
Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CBVI)
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH)
Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
Division of Disability Services (DDS)
Division of Family Development (DFD)
Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services (DMAHS)
Divison of Mental Health Services (DMHS) and its emergency mental health branch:
Disaster & Terrorism Branch (DTB)
"In, but not of..."
Two important units of DHS are "in, but not of, DHS..." meaning that while they operate administratively within the Department of Human Services, they are legislatively separate from any departmental entity in the State.
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF)
Office for the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OPMRDD)