Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Action	Rule	Rule Title	Comments Due:
Reproposal	N.J.A.C. 10:45	Guardianship Services	Comment Period ends December 19, 2025
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:91-7.1	Organizational and General Policy Provisions of the CBVI	Comment Period ends December 19, 2025
Jointly Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 1:10-12.2 and 10:90-19.17	DFD Special Hearing Rules	Comment Period ends October 17, 2025
Proposed New Rule and Repeals	N.J.A.C. 10:36	Behavioral Health Program Service Standards	Comment Period ends October 17, 2025
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87:2.32 and N.J.A.C. 10:87-5.7	NJ SNAP: Elimination of the NJ SNAP Family Cap Provisions	Comment Period ends June 6, 2025
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87-3.17	NJ SNAP Eligibility Factors for Fleeing Felons and Probation/Parole Violators	Comment Period ends May 16, 2025
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:52A-1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.5, 4.11 & 4.12	Psychiatric Adult Acute Partial Hospital and Partial Hospital Services	Comment Period ends January 3, 2025
Proposed New Rules	N.J.A.C. 10:49-9.9	DMAHS Administration Manual: Electronic Records and Electronic Signature Requirements	Comment Period ends January 3, 2025
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:41A	Human Rights Committee	Comment Period ends December 6, 2024
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:41	Records Confidentiality and Access to Client, Division, and Provider Records	Comment Period ends December 6, 2024
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.9 and 3:18	WFNJ Program Financial Eligibility-Income, Resources, Benefits	Comment Period ends September 13, 2024
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:90-3.8 and 10:110-6	WFNJ/Child Care Program: Financial Eligibility-Income, Resources, Benefits; Child Support Pass-Through	Comment Period ends September 13, 2024
Proposed New Rules	N.J.A.C. 10:45	Guardianship Services	Comment Period ends August 30, 2024
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87-3.14	NJ SNAP Updated Procedures for Students in an Institution of Higher Education	Comment Period ends July 19, 2024
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:62	Vision Care Services Manual	Comment Period ends July 5, 2024
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:77A-1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.5, 3.1 and 3.2	Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Services Provided in/by Community Residence Programs	Comment Period ends June 14, 2024
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:90-1.2, 1.5, 2.2, 2.9 and 4.1	Work First New Jersey/General Assistance (WFNJ/GA) – Elimination of 28-Day Protocol for employment related activity	Comment Period ends May 17, 2024
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87-2.2 (c)(3)	New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP)-Spouse Definition	Comment Period ends April 5, 2024
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:91	Organizational and General Policy Provisions of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired	Comment Period extended to April 1, 2024
Proposed Amendments Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:90-1.2, 2.6, 8.2, 8.5, and 20.4 N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.18	Work First New Jersey Program Elimination of the Work First New Jersey(WFNJ)/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Family Cap Provisions; Funeral and Burial/Cemetery Costs	January 19, 2024
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:46D	Contribution to Care and Maintenance Requirements	Comment Period ends January 5, 2024
Proposed Rulemaking	N.J.A.C. 10:77	Rehabilitative Services for Children Background Check Requirements	Public comments will be accepted until 11/17/23
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeals	N.J.A.C. 10:140 N.J.A.C 10:140-6.2 and 7.3	Personal Assistance Services Program	November 4, 2023 Please note the correct email to submit a comment is DDS-Regulations@dhs.nj.gov
Proposed New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:87-13	New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Establishment of the State SNAP Minimum Benefit Program	Comment Period Extended to October 6, 2023
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:67-1.2,1.3,and 3 10:67-2.3	Psychological Services	August 4, 2023
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal and New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:48A N.J.A.C. 10:48A-3.7	Background Checks	June 5, 2023
Proposed Readoption	N.J.A.C. 10:42B	Moderate Security Unit
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:77	Rehabilitative Services for Children	March 18, 2023
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:76	Programs of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Services	March 18, 2023
Proposed Repeal and New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:88-4.2	Families First Program	Comments due: January 6, 2023
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87-2.26, 9.11, and 11.20; and 10:88-1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 6.2, and 6.3	New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Comments due: January 6, 2023
Proposed Repeals	N.J.A.C. 10:88-4.3 and 4.4	Updates Relating to Aging and Expungement of NJ SNAP and WFNJ Benefits	Comments due: January 6, 2023
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:110-1A.1, 3.1, 3.3, 9.5, 11.2, 12.2, 13.1, 14.2, 15.2, 20.3, and 20.4	Child Support Program Flexibility, Efficiency, Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs	Comments due: January 6, 2023
Proposed New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:53	Home and Community Based Services Provided in Assisted Living Residences, Comprehensive Personal Care Homes, and Assisted Living Programs	September 30, 2022
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:44B-1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2A.1, 2A.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5	Manual of Standards for Community Care Residences	August 20, 2022
Proposed Amendments Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:44C-1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.12, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 through 2.10, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.9, 6.13, 6.14, and 6.15 N.J.A.C. 10:44C-1.5	Standards for Community Residences for Persons with Head Injuries	August 20, 2022
Proposed Amendments Proposed Repeals and New Rules Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:44A-1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 2.1 through 2.6,2.9, 2.10, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 6.1 through 6.10 and 6.12 through 6.17 N.J.A.C. 10:44A-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.7, 2.8, 4.3 and 5.6 N.J.A.C. 10:44A Appendix	Community Residences for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities	August 20, 2022
Proposed Readoption	N.J.A.C. 10:43	Guardianship: Need, Appointment, Continuity	July 15, 2022
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:2	County Human Services Advisory Councils; the State Human Services Advisory Council; and the Commissioner’s Executive Advisory Committee	June 3, 2022
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:7	Role of the County Adjuster	June 3, 2022
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:60	Home Care Services	October 15, 2021
Proposed New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:49A	Nursing Facility Patient Care Ratio Requirements	June 18, 2021
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:57	Podiatry Services	June 19, 2020
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:46	Determination of Eligibility	May 1, 2020
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:46C N.J.A.C. 10:46C-2.4	Community Care Waiver Waiting List Procedures	December 20, 2019
Proposed New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:52B	The County Option Hospital Fee Pilot Program	December 6, 2019
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:123-3.4	Personal Needs Allowance Clarifying the Personal Needs Allowance andUpdating the Method of Notice	October 18, 2019
Proposed Amendment	N.J.A.C. 10:110-7.3	Child Support Program – Child Support Enforcement Fees	September 13, 2019
Proposed Amendment	N.J.A.C. 10:90-6.1	Work First New Jersey/General Assistance Clarification of Work First New Jersey Emergency Assistance Availability	August 2, 2019
Proposed Amendment	N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.8	Work First New Jersey General Assistance WFNJ/GA Eligibility for Applicants and Recipients Claimed as Dependents	August 2, 2019
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeals	N.J.A.C. 10:74 N.J.A.C. 10:74-3.6, 3.7, 3.8, and 8.4	Managed Health Care Services for Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare Beneficiaries	May 31, 2019
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:66-1.5 and 5.1	Independent Clinic Services Reimbursement Methodology for Ambulatory Surgical Centers	March 8, 2019
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.7, 2.8, 3.19, 3.20, 6.1, 6.4, 9.1 and 19.3	Removing the Term “Foster” from the Work First New Jersey Program	January 4, 2019
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:44D	Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities	October 5, 2018
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeals	N.J.A.C. 10:52 N.J.A.C. 10:52-8.2, 8.3, and 8.4	Hospital Services Manual	December 1, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeals and New Rules Proposed Repeals Appendices A and B	N.J.A.C. 10:162 N.J.A.C. 10:162-2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 4.5, and 5.7 N.J.A.C. 10:162-5.2 through 5.6, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.10, and 6.15, and 10:162	Intoxicated Driving Program	November 4, 2017
Proposed Amendment	N.J.A.C. 10:110-15.2	Child Support Program Clarification of the Term “Regular Payments: When Used to Determine FIDM Eligibility; Denial, Revocation, or Limitation of U.S. Passport	November 4, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal and New Rule Proposed Repeals	N.J.A.C. 10:31 N.J.A.C. 10:31 Appendix A N.J.A.C. 10:31-12	Screening and Screening Outreach Program	October 20, 2017
Proposed Amendments Proposed Repeals and New Rules Proposed New Rules Proposed Repeals	N.J.A.C. 10:60-1.1, et seq N.J.A.C. 10:60-6 N.J.A.C. 10:60-3.10 N.J.A.C. 10:60-4,7,8,9 &10	Home Care Services	October 20, 2017
Proposed New Rules	N.J.A.C. 10:142	Personal Preference Program	October 20, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:42B N.J.A.C. 10:46B-3.4	Placement	October 20, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:41	Records Confidentiality and Access to Client, Division, and Provider Records	September 15, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:69 N.J.A.C. 10:69-5.5	AFDC-Related Medicaid	September 1, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:37D	Management and Governing Body Standards	August 4, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal and New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:167D N.J.A.C. 10:167D-4 Appendix	Lifeline Credit Program/Tenants Lifeline Assistance Program Manual	August 4, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:167E	Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled	August 4, 2017
Proposed New Rules	N.J.A.C. 10:163	Medical Necessity Review Tool for Substance Use Disorders	August 4, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:41A	Human Rights Committees	July 14, 2017
Proposed Repeals Proposed New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:90-6.9 and 6.10 N.J.A.C. 10:90-6.9	Provisional Housing – Awaiting SSI/SSDI Eligibility (PHASE) Pilot Program	May 5, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:155	Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Program	April 22, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:42A	Life-Threatening Emergencies	April 21, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed New Rule Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:141 N.J.A.C. 10:141-1.12 N.J.A.C. 10:141-1.3	Traumatic Brain Injury Fund	April 7, 2017
Proposed New Rules	N.J.A.C. 10:195	Standards for Placement of Children Out-of-State	March 18, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:164B	Area Agency on Aging Administration	March 18, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed New Rules Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:97 N.J.A.C. 10:97-3.2, 4.1 and 10 N.J.A.C. 10:97-4.16	The Business Enterprise Program of the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired	March 18, 2017
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:92-1.1	Blindness Education Program of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired	March 18, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal and New Rules	N.J.A.C. 10:166 N.J.A.C. 10:166 Appendices A and B	Pediatric Medical Day Care Services	February 17, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:66 N.J.A.C. 10:66-2.19	Independent Clinic Services	February 17, 2017
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:44C	Standards for Community Residences for Persons with Head Injuries	Comment Period Extended to December 15, 2016
Proposed Amendments Proposed New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:44D-1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3, 5.1, and 7.2 N.J.A.C. 10:44D-3.4	Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities	Comment Period Extended to December 14, 2016
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:44B-1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 3.2, and 4.1	Manual of Standards for Community Care Residences	Comment Period Extended to December 14, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments Proposed Repeal	N.J.A.C. 10:167A N.J.A.C. 10:167A-1.4	Provision of Pharmaceutical Services Under the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Program (PAAD)	December 2, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:44C	Standards for Community Residences for Persons with Head Injuries	November 5, 2016
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87-1.11, 1-12, 2.2, 5.9. 5.10, 11.20, 11.21 and 12.1	New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) SNAP Nondiscrimination Policy and Complaints, SNAP Trafficking and Claims, Shelter and Utility Deductions, Separate Household Status for Disabled Individuals, SNAP Income Exclusions, and Methodology for Determining Standard Utility Allowances	Comment Period Extended to October 1, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:77A	Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Services Provided In/By Community Residence Programs	October 3, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:79	NJ FamilyCare – Children’s Programs Manual	September 30, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:48B	Decision-Making for the Terminally Ill	September 16 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:51	Pharmaceutical Services Manual	September 19, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:75	Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Services for Individuals Under Age 21	September 18, 2016
Proposed Readoption	N.J.A.C. 10:161B	Licensure of Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities	September 3, 2016
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87-5.9 and 10:90-1.2, 2.1, and 5.9	WFNJ/TANF/NJSNAP Early Employment Initiative	August 19, 2016
Proposed Readoption	N.J.A.C. 10:3	Contract Administration	August 19, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:46D	Contribution to Care and Maintenance Requirements	August 5, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:37I	Family Support Services	August 5, 2016
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:87-1.11, 1-12, 2.2, 5.9. 5.10, 11.20, 11.21 and 12.1	New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) SNAP Nondiscrimination Policy and Complaints, SNAP Trafficking and Claims, Shelter and Utility Deductions, Separate Household Status for Disabled Individuals, SNAP Income Exclusions, and Methodology for Determining Standard Utility Allowances	July 1, 2016
Proposed Readoption	N.J.A.C. 10:92	Blindness Education Program of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired	June 17, 2016
Proposed Amendments Proposed New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:44D-1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3, 5.1, and 7.2 N.J.A.C. 10:44D-3.4	Central Registry of Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities	June 3, 2016
Proposed Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:44B-1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 3.2, and 4.1	Manual of Standards for Community Care Residences	June 3, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:140	Personal Assistance Services Program	May 6, 2016
Proposed Readoption	N.J.A.C. 10:42B	Moderate Security Unit	Comment Period Extended to April 2, 2016
Proposed Repeal and New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:1-2.1	Rules of Practice; Petition for Rulemaking	Comment Period Extended to February 20, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:167	Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Eligibility Manual	March 19, 2016
Proposed Readoption with Amendments	N.J.A.C. 10:38A	Pre-Placement Program	March 19, 2016
Proposed Repeal and New Rule	N.J.A.C. 10:1-2.1	Rules of Practice; Petition for Rulemaking	January 15, 2016

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