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USA Statutes : new_jersey
Title : TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES
Chapter : 30:6-1
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30:6-1. Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The commission for the amelioration of the condition of the blind and the visually impaired, hereinafter in this article referred to as the ~commission,~ shall hereafter be known as the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It shall provide all means which it deems feasible for ameliorating the condition of the blind and visually impaired and shall prepare and maintain a register of all the blind within the State. Wherever used herein, the word ~blind~ shall be deemed to mean and include the visually impaired.
Amended by L. 1962, c. 197, s. 40; L. 1970, c. 300, s. 22; L. 1986, c. 147, s. 1, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
30:6-1.1. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. ~Blind~ means having a condition which qualifies an individual as a blind person as defined in section 2 of P.L. 1964, c. 290 (C. 30:6-18).
b. ~Commission~ means the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the Department of Human Services.
c. ~Visually impaired~ means having a condition in which a person has a corrected visual acuity not exceeding 20/70, but not less than 20/200, in the person@s better eye, or in which the peripheral field of the person@s vision has contracted so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 40 degrees but no less than 20 degrees.
L. 1986, c. 147, s. 3, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
30:6-1.2. Confidential report
a. The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall require the confidential reporting to the commission by every ophthalmologist, optometrist, other eye or health care provider, or any other agency, organization or facility as the commissioner determines to be appropriate, of all cases in which a person is known to be blind or visually impaired or may become blind or visually impaired as the result of a degenerative eye condition, including, but not limited to: corneal degeneration, uveitis, macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, any progressive hereditary disease causing retinal degeneration, diabetic retinopathy which requires treatment, ischemic optic neuropathy, and glaucoma with a restriction of 10 degrees or less in either eye.
b. The Commissioner of Human Services shall determine by regulation the providers, facilities and agencies which shall be required to report to the commission pursuant to subsection a. of this section immediately upon ascertaining that a person is blind or visually impaired or has a degenerative eye condition. The commissioner shall also determine the types of conditions that shall be reported, the type of information that shall be contained in the confidential report and the method for making the report.
L. 1986, c. 147, s. 4, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
30:6-1.3. Use of report
The confidential reports made pursuant to this act shall not be included under materials available to public inspection pursuant to P.L. 1963, c. 73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.). The reports shall be used only by the commission and other agencies that may be designated by the Commissioner of Human Services and shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom they relate, except insofar as:
a. The individual identified or his legal guardian, if any, or if he is a minor, his parent or legal guardian, consents to the disclosure; or
b. A court, upon making a determination that disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and that failure to make the disclosure would be contrary to the public interest, orders the disclosure.
L. 1986, c. 147, s. 5, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
30:6-1.4. No liability
An individual or organization providing information to the commission in accordance with this amendatory and supplementary act shall not be deemed to be or held liable for divulging confidential information.
L. 1986, c. 147, s. 6, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
30:6-1.5. Voluntary use of services
Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel any individual to receive services from the commission.
L. 1986, c. 147, s. 7, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.
30:6-1.6. Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired administrators, duties
33. The director or other chief administrative officer of any public office of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall:
a. cause copies of the voter registration forms and instructions provided for under subsections e. and f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) and the declination form provided for in subsection b. of section 26 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11) to be distributed at each such office to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided thereby or to seek a recertification, renewal or change of address relative to the assistance provided at such office. An employee of the office shall inquire of every such person whether the person, if not already registered to vote from the place of his or her present residence, wishes to be so registered and shall inform the person that whether or not the applicant chooses to register will not affect the person@s eligibility for those services. The employee shall subsequently review the forms to determine whether or not the person wishes to register to vote. If the person does not wish to register, the employee shall provide the person with any assistance necessary to complete the declination form and then inform the person that the form will be retained by the employee. If the person wishes to register, the employee shall provide the person with any assistance necessary in completing the voter registration form; shall inform the applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee or mail it personally to the Secretary of State; and if the applicant chooses to leave the form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark the lower right hand corner of the document with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to the Secretary of State. The employee shall provide to each applicant who does not decline to register to vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the voter registration form as is provided by the office with regard to the completion of its own forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance;
b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to every office of the commission which provides assistance;
c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages in those offices which are located in any county in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4);
d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee of the office and for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State;
e. provide that the forms, instructions and assistance specified in subsection a. of this section shall be provided to any person with a disability who receives assistance or services at that person@s home from an employee of the office;
f. inform each employee of the office who assists in registering a person to vote that that employee shall not:
(1) seek to influence an applicant@s political preference or party registration;
(2) display any such political preference or party allegiance;
(3) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote; or
(4) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits; and
g. make certain that no information relating to a declination to register to vote by an individual in connection with any type of application for service made by that individual at any office is used for any purpose other than voter registration.
L.1994,c.182,s.33.
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