New Jersey Statutes 30:4D-21. Pharmaceutical assistance eligibility
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4D-21
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- 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
b. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, beginning January 1, 1996 and annually thereafter, the income eligibility limits provided in subsection a. of this section shall increase by the amount of the maximum Social Security benefit cost-of-living increase for that year for single and married persons, respectively. The commissioner shall adopt the new income limits annually by regulation pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.).
(2) No cost-of-living increase shall be applied under paragraph (1) of this subsection in calendar year 2022. The cost-of-living increase shall resume beginning January 1, 2023, and the income eligibility limits shall be annually increased thereafter consistent with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
L.1975,c.194,s.2; amended 1975,c.312; 1981,c.499,s.1; 1985,c.291,s.1; 1987,c.221; 1989,c.16; 1991,c.84; 1995,c.27,s.1; 2021, c.131.