N.J. Stat. § 30:9-12.8: Persons who may be treated

A county hospital or hospitals established under this act shall be devoted to the care and treatment of:

(a) Persons suffering from communicable diseases;

(b) Mentally ill persons;

(c) Sick, disabled, or aged persons of the low-wage group, who are hereby defined to be those persons who are unable to pay prevailing semi-private hospital charges.

L.1947, c. 34, p. 91, s. 8. Amended by L.1977, c. 63, s. 15, eff. April 15, 1977.