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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey creates legal framework to appoint receivers for failing developmental disability service providers
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services CommitteeSponsors: Carol Murphy and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The New Jersey Department of Human Services is authorized to petition courts to appoint a for failing or unsafe developmental disability service providers, effective six months following enactment.
Changes accountability measures for residential facilities, sites, and long-term care providers by allowing state intervention to manage operations or transition ownership when health and safety standards are violated.
- The Department of Human Services in New Jersey oversees various social services, including programs for individuals with developmental disabilities through the Division of Developmental Disabilities. context
- Receivership frameworks are commonly used in healthcare and residential care settings to maintain operations and resident safety when a provider is financially or operationally failing. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals with developmental disabilities
Their care services, living sites, and health protections are managed or transitioned under court orders and receiver oversight.
Service providers and site owners
They are subject to potential receivership, turnover of assets, operational control changes, and ownership transfer orders.
Department of Human Services
The department gains the authority to initiate court motions for receiverships and oversee provider transitions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What conditions allow the department to seek a receiver?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
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Expansion of State Intervention Authority
The bill shifts the mechanism of intervention for failing disability service providers from relying solely on provider-initiated actions to empowering the Department of Human Services to seek court-ordered receiverships directly.
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