Bill > A6294

Introduced Session

This bill amends P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.51 et seq) to clarify that the uniform gross receipts assessment applied to an ambulatory care facility are to be in effect on July 1, 2025 through the last day of the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2026, subject to the provisions of paragraph (7) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.57), instead of beginning in Fiscal Year 2026 and continuing for each fiscal year thereafter, as originally provided by law. The bill amends section 7 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.57) to stipulate that effective the first day of the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2026, and subject to any necessary federal Medicaid approvals applied for by the Commissioner of Human Services pursuant to the bill, the uniform gross receipts assessment is to be applied at the rate of 2.5 percent to each facility subject to the assessment, except that no facility shall pay an annual assessment greater than $2,000,000. The bill further stipulates that: (1) if the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services fails to approve the State's application for any requisite Medicaid State plan amendments or waivers necessary to implement the provisions of the bill, and until the time such approvals may be received and in effect, the uniform gross receipts assessment on ambulatory care facilities will be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the bill; and (2) facility is to pay its annual assessment to the department in four payments in accordance with a timetable prescribed by the commissioner.

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Clinton Calabrese (D)*, 

Substituted by S5015 (SCS) (on 01/12/2026)

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