N.J. Stat. § 30:6B-4: Transfer of eligible persons.

4. Upon receipt of a certificate of the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency of the United States that facilities are available for the care or treatment of a person committed to an institution for the care and treatment of persons who are mentally incapacitated and that the person is eligible for care or treatment, the chief officer of the institution may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Human Services or of the court having jurisdiction over the person, transfer the person to the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency for care or treatment.

A person transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed committed to the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency, pursuant to the original commitment.

L.1952, c.76, s.4; amended 1957, c.138; 2013, c.103, s.90.