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Page 156 of 202 § 10:90-12.9 Organization of local assistance board

vi. Make recommendations as to the adequacy in number and qualifications of personnel for the administration of the program. 2. Specific duties of the local assistance board include, but are not limited to, the following: i. The LAB shall provide space within the municipal office for the proper protection and maintenance of all reports, case records and any other materials essential to the administration of WFNJ/GA. (1) Access to case records shall be granted by the LAB, through the agency director, only to the following persons: employees of the municipal agency acting in an official capacity; representatives of another recognized public or private health or welfare agency, organization or institution for the purpose of obtaining information relevant to providing service to a current or former recipient of WFNJ/GA or to a member of his or her family; the client or his or her representative, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-9.11 and authorized representatives of the DFD relevant to State audits and quality control reviews. (2) As a matter of policy, only the agency director or the LAB, by formal action and for a just cause, shall authorize the removal of a case record from the office. (3) Information may be released to authorized persons for statistical purposes but shall not bear the name of the public assistance recipient or any other indication of his or her identity; and ii. Responsibility is vested in the LAB to safeguard the applicants for and/or recipients of public assistance from discrimination by municipal agency employees and vendors who provide services to clients. Any discrimination based upon race, color, sex, religious creed, national origin, marital or birth status, political beliefs or disability is unlawful and subject to appropriate action (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-1.7). (h) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to allow access to confidential information beyond that authorized in N.J.A.C. 10:90-1.11. (i) In Faulkner Act municipalities where no LAB exists, the authority, duties and responsibilities of the LAB resides with the mayor or manager as applicable to the form of government. Functions of the secretary of the LAB are assumed by the municipal clerk. History

HISTORY: Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective January 20, 1998. See: 29 New Jersey Register 3971(b), 30 New Jersey Register 389(a). In (d)1, added a fourth sentence.

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