New Jersey Statutes 30:4F-12. Rules, regulations
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4F-12
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. Standards for eligibility for respite care services;
b. Target populations and situations to be given priority in receiving services;
c. Qualifications and requirements of sponsors and providers;
d. Provider reimbursement and payment levels for respite care services, provided that:
(1) the hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services, personal care services, and homemaker services, in which the services are provided on a weekday, shall be no less than the hourly State Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rate for personal care services, and that the hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services, personal care services, and homemaker services, in which the services are provided on a weekend or on a State or federal holiday, shall be no less than the amount of the hourly State Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rate for personal care services plus $1; and
(2) each eligible person shall receive up to $6,559.63, or a higher amount which the Commissioner of Human Services may approve, of respite services in a calendar year;
e. Service and cost limitations for eligible persons;
f. A sliding scale fee schedule for co-payments; and
g. Procedures for reporting on implementation of the program.
L. 1987, c. 119, s. 6; amended 2023, c.86, s.1.