Bill > A4690

Introduced Session

This bill provides Medicaid coverage for motorized wheelchairs for nursing facility residents under certain circumstances. The bill requires the Medicaid program and the NJ FamilyCare program to provide coverage for a motorized wheelchair for an enrollee residing in a nursing facility under the following conditions: (1) the enrollee is prescribed the motorized wheelchair by the enrollee's licensed physician or primary healthcare provider; and (2) the enrollee received prior authorization for the motorized wheelchair from the enrollee's managed care organization. Under the bill, the enrollee will be granted a possessory interest for the motorized wheelchair for as long as the enrollee requires use of the equipment. When the enrollee no longer needs such equipment, possession and control will revert to the division. The nursing facility will notify the enrollee's managed care organization in writing when such equipment is no longer in use. The Commissioner of Human Services will apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this bill and to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program.

Committee Categories

Rosaura Bagolie (D)*,  Garnet Hall (D)*,  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,  Linda Carter (D),  Vicky Flynn (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee (on 09/12/2024)

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