New Jersey Statutes 26:2H-18.59g. Establishment of technology infrastructure to support the provision of charity care
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2H-18.59g
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- 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
9. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall establish a technology infrastructure to support the provision of charity care pursuant to P.L.1992, c.160 (C. 26:2H-18.51 et al.).
The State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioners of Health and Human Services may, if deemed to be in the State’s best interests, include system features and provisions in the technology infrastructure to satisfy the requirements of multiple programs and purposes, including, but not limited to, programs such as, Medicaid, food stamps, public assistance, and purposes such as the exchange and consolidation of health care information permitted by law, eligibility and identity verification, claims processing, the use of electronic patient identification technology, and electronic data interchange.
L.1996, c.28, s.9; amended 1998, c.37, s.3; 2012, c.17, s.228.