N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 13

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N.J. Stat. § 40:13-1 Contracts for public health service

Any county and one or more municipalities therein, and one or more school districts therein, or any of them may enter into a joint contract to provide in such municipalities and school districts, public health service furnishing public health visiting nurses, medical inspection, public clinics and dispensaries and investigation in public health work.

N.J. Stat. § 40:13-2 Contract; contents

In order to provide such public health service, the joint contract between any county and one or more municipalities, or one or more school districts or any of them, may be made with any regularly incorporated health society, board or association regularly organized not for pecuniary profit, which contract shall provide in detail the extent, manner and specifications of the public health work to be done thereunder by such health society, board or association, and shall be for the benefit of all the inhabitants in the territory covered by the contract.

N.J. Stat. § 40:13-3 Health society recognized as regular health organization

Where any such contract is made for such public health work by any regularly organized health society, board or association, before the making thereof as provided in section 40:13-2 of this title such health society, board or association shall be recognized as a regular public health organization by the governing body of each county, municipality and school district in which such organization shall operate under the contract.

N.J. Stat. § 40:13-4 Contract not to exceed three years; advertisement for bids unnecessary

The contract may be for one or more years, not exceeding three, as the governing bodies of such county, municipality and school district may provide under the contract and any provision of any law requiring advertisement for bids before the letting of any contract involving the expenditure of money shall not be applicable to the making of any such contract.

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