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This bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services to ensure coverage of respite care services for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries when a primary payer denies coverage of such services for any reason. As used in the bill, "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). Under the bill, the commissioner is required to establish such procedures as are necessary to ensure that coverage for respite care services is provided to a Medicaid beneficiary under the following circumstances: 1) the beneficiary's primary payer for health care services, whether public or private, denies coverage, for any reason, for respite care services; and 2) the beneficiary is eligible under Medicaid for coverage of respite care services. The provisions of this bill are not to be construed to alter any eligibility requirements for respite care services under Medicaid.

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Tennille McCoy (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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