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NJ A3615

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Carol Murphy

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adult day health care facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services must establish hybrid telehealth models to provide services when beneficiaries cannot attend in person

  • Remote services are permitted when beneficiaries or their caregivers experience hospitalization, illness, injury, or personal issues, or to prevent infectious disease spread, or for any other reason preventing in-person attendance

  • Telehealth services must include clinical assessment, nursing, dietary, meal delivery, pharmaceutical, social work, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and habilitative services, and must be documented in the beneficiary's plan of care

  • Facilities must be reimbursed for hybrid model services at the same contracted rate as in-person adult day health care services

  • The act takes effect on the first day of the sixth month following enactment

Legislative Description

Requires adult day health care facilities to establish hybrid model for provision of adult day health care services under certain circumstances.

Health

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

2/12/2024

Committee Referrals

Health2/12/2024

Full Bill Text

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