CHAPTER 69

An Act concerning employees of State psychiatric hospitals and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

C.30:4-3.12 Definitions relative to employees of State psychiatric hospitals.

    1. For the purposes of this act:

    "Clinical treatment staff" means a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist or social worker licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, an occupational, recreation, art or music therapist or a substance abuse counselor.

    "Immediate family member" includes the staff member's spouse and children, the staff member's siblings and parents, the staff member's spouse's siblings and parents and the spouses of the staff member's children.

    "Nursing direct care staff" means a Human Services Assistant, Human Services Technician, or a nurse licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.

C.30:4-3.13 Staff member not to supervise immediate family member.

    2. A clinical treatment staff or nursing direct care staff member of a State psychiatric hospital listed in R.S.30:1-7 shall not have direct supervisory responsibilities over any immediate family member.

C.30:4-3.14 Notification of outside employment of staff member.

    3. A clinical treatment staff or nursing direct care staff member of a State psychiatric hospital listed in R.S.30:1-7 shall promptly notify the chief executive officer of the hospital if the staff member also is employed outside of the State psychiatric hospital. The notification shall include the name of the employer and the number of hours per day or week, as applicable, that the staff member is so employed. The information shall be updated at least annually, but as often as necessary to reflect any change in outside employment. The notification to the chief executive officer shall be confidential, and the information shall only be used for the purpose of ensuring that the outside employment does not create a conflict or interfere with the staff member's duties and responsibilities at the State psychiatric hospital.

    Subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes, if a staff member fails to notify the chief executive officer as required in this section, the staff member shall be subject to salary and promotion limitations or demotion, and in the case of deliberate noncompliance with the notification requirement, removal from employment.

    4. This act shall take effect 60 days after enactment.

    Approved April 16, 1997.