New Jersey Statutes 30:4G-8. Sliding fee scale
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4G-8
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
b. The sliding fee scale shall apply only to those eligible persons and their spouses whose annual gross income exceeds the State‘s current applicable income eligibility level for social services established pursuant to the Social Services Block Grant Act, Pub. L. 97-35 (42 U.S.C. § 1397 et seq.).
c. If an eligible person’s personal attendant services costs are covered in whole or in part by any other State or Federal government program or insurance contract, the government program or insurance carrier shall be the primary payer and the personal attendant program shall be the secondary payer.
d. The eligible person receiving services shall sign weekly vouchers attesting to the hours of services rendered. The personal attendant shall then be paid by the county office for the handicapped or other agency designated by the commissioner.
L. 1985, c. 307, s. 8. Amended by L. 1985, c. 524, s. 6, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.14 as amended by 1985, c.524, s.8, expired January 21, 1988.