Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4D-7b

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
The Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare a five-year plan to develop a Statewide network of managed care providers for Medicaid recipients pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.). A managed care plan may include, but is not limited to, the Garden State Health Plan, or its successor, any other State approved or federally qualified health maintenance organization, or any other cost effective health plan, prepaid or otherwise, that is under contract with the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services to provide managed care services to Medicaid recipients.

The commissioner shall prepare the plan within one year of the effective date of P.L.1991, c.187 (C. 26:2H-18.24 et al.) and submit the plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Institutions, Health and Welfare and General Assembly Health and Human Services Committees.

L.1991,c.187,s.42.