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Hughes
Justice Complex -
8th Fl., P.O. Box 112,
Trenton, NJ 08625 Directions
(609) 376-3200
/ fax
(609) 777-4036
- Deborah Shane-Held
Chief, Deputy Attorney General
- Stephen Slocum
Assistant Chief, Deputy Attorney General
- Christopher Riggs
Assistant Chief, Deputy Attorney General
The Health and Human Services Section provides legal counsel and representation to the Department of Human Service (DHS) and the Department of Health (DOH) which are the two largest Departments within the State of NJ. Within DHS there are various divisions that deputies in the section interact with on a day-to-day basis: Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), Division of Family Development (DFD), Bureau of Guardianship Services (BGS) and Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) which oversees the NJ Medicaid Program.
The Department of Health oversees all aspects of licensure, regulation and certification of the State’s psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, hospice care facilities, assisted living facilities, adult day care facilities and drug treatment facilities. The largest division within the Department of Health is the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) which manages all State psychiatric hospitals, including the Special Treatment Unit for sexually violent predators.
The deputies within the section handle myriad cases for DHS and DOH including Medicaid matters, Special Needs Trusts, Guardianships, enforcement actions involving penalty matters against health care providers, license certification, denials and revocations, and prepare advice memos regarding regulatory changes and policy issues. The deputies within the section also appear in a variety of forums including the Office of Administrative Law, the Law Division, Appellate Division, Supreme Court, the United States District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Finally, a group of deputies in HHS prosecute initial commitment hearings and yearly reviews for sexually violent predators pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24). |
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