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Amends definition of "participating county" under County Option Hospital Fee Program.
Establishes Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Establishes "New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Products for the Homeless Act."
Provides for presumptive eligibility for home and community-based services and services provided through program of all-inclusive care for the elderly under Medicaid.
Designates each community college in State as provider of allowable services under SNAP employment and training program.
Requires DCA to conduct surveys and report data related to homelessness in administering the Rental Assistance Navigation Program.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.
Establishes Domestic Violence Shelter Pet Grant Program to provide funds to house pets in shelters with their owners.
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Creates Code Red alert pilot program to shelter at-risk individuals during hot weather.
Provides DHS and State Board of Medical Examiners to develop and implement process to improve efficiency of reviewing NJ FamilyCare provider applications.
Increases maximum number of respite care service hours funded through DCF for certain families
Requires DHS and other appropriate state agencies to disseminate information on transportation options for persons with developmental disabilities.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement for in-person partial care and intensive outpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services, and associated transportation services, for adults.
Designates each community college in State as provider of allowable services under SNAP Employment and Training Program.
Establishes Office of New Americans in Department of Human Services.
Designates November of each year as "Transgender Awareness Month."
Establishes minimum base NJ FamilyCare per diem reimbursement rate of $1,100 for special care nursing facility with neurologically impaired young adult unit.
Supplemental appropriation of $3.6 million to DHS to increase adult medical day care Medicaid per diem rate from $89.55 to $93.10.
Provides for expansion of certain support team addiction recovery programs; appropriates $1,995,000 from opioid recovery and remediation fund.
Requires DOC to ensure inmates have opportunity to participate in Medicaid pre-enrollment and enrollment sessions at least 60 days prior to release; requires applicable inmates to receive Medicaid card at release.
Requires DHS to provide information to SNAP and WFNJ recipients regarding card skimming, cloning, and similar fraudulent activities and to submit report to Governor and Legislature on these fraud activities.
Requires standard certification period of 12 and 24 months, under certain circumstances, within SNAP.
Requires Medicaid reimbursement for covered behavioral health services provided by local education agency to student who is eligible Medicaid beneficiary.
Revises certain requirements for involuntary commitment for mental health treatment.
Establishes Medicaid per diem rate for pediatric medical day care services delivered by provider offering on-site services; appropriates $3.6 million to DHS.
Amends Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations act to allocate $25 million from “New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund” to support construction and rehabilitation of low- and moderate-income housing.
Creates Mental Health Diversion Program to divert eligible persons away from criminal justice system and into appropriate case management and mental health services.
Establishes minimum NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for traumatic brain injury special care nursing facilities; establishes enhanced NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for nursing facilities under certain circumstances; makes an appropriation.
Establishes State WFNJ Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Program and State WFNJ Diaper Benefit Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.
Establishes State Work First New Jersey Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Program and State Work First New Jersey Diaper Benefit Program; appropriates $2.5 million to DHS.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services; appropriates $20 million.
Requires Medicaid coverage for remote stress tests for pregnant women.
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Creates resume bank for certain persons with disabilities.
Requires prescription drug services covered under Medicaid program to be provided via fee-for-service delivery system.
Urges United States President, Congress, and USDA to take steps to protect SNAP beneficiaries from fraud.
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to develop guidelines for tiered group home placements and transfers.
Establishes programs to address needs of toddlers and certain children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Requires State Medicaid beneficiaries to notify county welfare agencies no later than 20 days of change of circumstances.
Establishes "Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot Program;" appropriates $225,000.
Establishes the last full week of May as "Period Poverty Awareness Week."
Designating fourth Wednesday in May of each year as "Crisis Professionals Day."
Revises and updates law pertaining to guardianship to encourage ethical conduct by guardians and to provide stronger protections for wards and proposed wards.
Revises requirements concerning disqualification from registration as, and duties of, a professional guardian.
"Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Program Oversight and Accountability Act"; establishes vehicle, staffing, and performance standards, and review and reporting requirements for non-emergency medical transport provided under State's non-emergency medical transportation brokerage program.
Permits behavioral and mental health care providers to operate within homeless shelters.
Requires Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.
Establishes Fruit and Vegetable Incentives Program in DHS; appropriates $3 million.
Requires Division of Children's System of Care to establish training program for employees of emergency shelters for homeless.
Requires Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare to provide medically tailored nutrition services for certain enrollees.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family child care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund; establishes requirements for proceeds from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
"Mental Health Access Act;" increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.
Increases minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase program benefit amount.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Calls upon federal government to permit use of SNAP and WIC benefits to pay for diaper purchases.
Requires DHS to employ Transportation Planning Coordinator to oversee provision of transportation services.
Establishes certification card for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Makes various changes to New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect; establishes child protection worker caseload standards.
Prohibits DHS from deeming certain teachers and school employees ineligible for child care subsidies due to number of hours worked when school is not in session for students.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.
Requires DHS to conduct annual Medicaid eligibility redeterminations.
Requires crisis hotline centers to employ individuals with prior experience working with military veterans.
Expands membership and responsibilities of State Council of Developmental Disabilities.
Enhances requirements for applicant seeking to locate substance use disorder treatment center within 500 feet of school.
Requires federal funding to be made available to Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to support Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse if needed to offset unanticipated decrease in dedicated revenues.
Requires pharmacies to sell hypodermic syringes and needles to any customer over the age of 18 and post sign concerning consumer right to purchase clean syringes and needles.
Establishes Office of Resilience in DCF.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services by $4.
Requires DHS to conduct annual Medicaid eligibility redeterminations.
Designates August 27 of each year as "Billy Cray Day."
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities 21 years of age and older to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs.
Increases hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.
Requires DHS to prepare and submit report to Governor and Legislature regarding impact of Medicaid expansion on veterans and their families.
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
Establishes Medicaid Managed Care Organization Oversight Program.
Revises procedures for processing incomplete Medicaid applications; exempts asset transfers of up to $500 per month during look back period for determining eligibility for long-term care services.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Requires Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in DHS to accept permanent change of station order for purposes of satisfying residency requirement for provision of home and community based services under certain circumstances.
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for brain injury services.
Makes County Option Hospital Fee Pilot Program permanent and expands definition of "participating county" under program.
Requires DHS to maintain SNAP outreach plan and to conduct additional outreach programs.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Re-establishes Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative and Advisory Council on Arthritis in DHS.
Designates first week in August as "Adult Diaper Need Awareness Week" in New Jersey.
Requires Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in DHS to accept permanent change of station order for purposes of satisfying residency requirement for provision of home and community based services under certain circumstances.
Requires DHS to establish five-year pilot program to facilitate coordinated provision of systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to adults who have both developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Establishes "Recovery Tax Credit Program"; incentivizes hiring and continued employment of certain individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.
Requires DHS to establish two-year Regional Community Behavioral Health Pilot Program.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain home visitation program services under certain circumstances.
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Codifies and expands Medicaid coverage for certain school-based services.
Establishes program for certain individuals to become certified homemaker-home health aides and provide services to certain Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually eligible enrollees under increased reimbursement rates.
Authorizes home care for individuals who are disabled or elderly and requires health insurance coverage therefor.
Excludes certain income earned from health promotion or disease prevention work from income eligibility determination under NJ FamilyCare, WFNJ, and NJ SNAP.
Revises SNAP eligibility requirements for certain students attending institutions of higher education.
Establishes three-year Medicaid demonstration project to pay for certain drugs according to value-based system.
Urges United States Department of Agriculture to authorize permanent use of SNAP benefits for online purchasing of foods.
Requires Medicaid managed care organizations to notify certain beneficiaries of maximum coverage for personal care service hours.
Establishes two-year pilot program for certain mental health care facilities to treat additional juvenile patients.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
Requires DHS to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.
Increases personal needs allowance to $100 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
"New Jersey Disability Savings Act."
Clarifies that residents with mental illness or substance use disorders may be included on public safety special assistance municipal lists.
Establishes position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Establishes pilot program to refer certain emergency department patients for development of coordinated behavioral health care treatment and support services plan.
Establishes pilot program for 24-hour urgent care for behavioral health.
Requires hiring of vendor to manage Medicaid Multi-State Pooling Supplemental Rebate Arrangement program and associated uniform Preferred Drug List.
Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates.
"New Jersey COVID-19 Working Families Childcare Access Act"; temporarily revises criteria to determine applicant income eligibility regarding child care subsidies.
Permits certain public assistance recipients to use benefits to purchase diapers.
Requires DHS to provide psychiatric service dogs to first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
Appropriates $15,000,000 to DCA for purpose of providing grants to DCF and DHS to establish a workforce development and job retention and advancement services grant program for mental health care and behavioral health care providers.
Establishes the "Mental Health Treatment Reform and Violence Prevention Act."
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Designates April of each year as "Autism Awareness Month" in NJ.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Requires collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys by State agencies.
Recognize contributions of Special Olympics.
Provides comprehensive Medicaid benefits to certain individuals formerly in foster care.
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Establishing Advisory Committee on Family Services and Communications in Division of Developmental Disabilities in DHS.
Concerns special needs trusts for persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach, and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
"Integrated Co-occurring Treatment Facility Construction Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $100,000,000 for facilities that treat substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, and appropriates $5,000.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DHS and expansion of program to all counties.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to ensure coverage of respite care services for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries when primary payer denies coverage of such services for any reason.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DHS and expansion of program to all counties.
Quinn Wilson's Law; provides a gross income tax credit for birth resulting in stillbirth.
Eliminates duplicative requirements for notification to counties of admissions for Division of Developmental Disabilities residential services and for maintenance of those records.
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Modifies definition of "caregiver" for purposes of Statewide Respite Care Program.
Authorizes payment for services rendered in excess of 40 hours per week under agency with choice self-directed employee model within self-directed services program.
Permits children age three through five to receive early intervention services under certain circumstances.
"Behavioral Health Crisis Mobile Response Act."
Requires DHS to establish sobriety standards and drug testing requirements for substance use disorder treatment centers and to conduct both announced and unscheduled inspections.
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
Establishes "Comprehensive Geriatric Fall Prevention Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $11.7 million.
Provides for receipts for applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Expands membership and responsibilities of State Council of Developmental Disabilities.
Concerns financial responsibility for inmates and certain legally charged patients transferred to psychiatric hospitals.
"Mental Health Access Act;" increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.
Establishes security standards for judicial hearings at mental health facilities.
Requires Director of Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS to evaluate and report on interactions occurring between law enforcement and individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Requires Medicaid cover emergency contraception without requiring prescription or other authorization.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Harmonizes the disqualifying offenses and certain other criminal history record background check requirements applicable to home instructors employed under DOE or DHS authority.
Requires reporting of animal abuse by certain child protection agency employees.
Requires Commissioners of DOH and DHS to perform language needs assessment.
Revises and updates membership and purpose of Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Designates December of 3rd of each year as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities."
Requires psychiatrists to complete screening certificates no later than 12 hours after completion of screening documents.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to provide every person engaged in raising a dog for guide or service the right to access public facilities.
Prohibits State from billing counties for cost of psychiatric hospitalization when patient or legally responsible relative is responsible for costs by court order.
Establishes certain requirements for personal service contracts.
Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Provides that persons between 18 and 21 years of age with disabilities are eligible to receive direct support professional services from DHS.
Urges Congress to fully fund programs and activities under federal Elder Justice Act.
"New Jersey Predatory Alienation Prevention and Consensual Response Act."
Acknowledges Universal Declaration of Human Rights and supports United Nations' #StandUp4HumanRights campaign.
Requires each county to establish Reentry, Mental Health, and Addiction Services Coordination Committee to facilitate coordinated provision of mental health, addiction and reentry services to county residents.
Revises requirements for signage indicating accessible facilities for people with disabilities.
Updates certain provisions concerning legal settlements and persons in mental health facilities to reflect changes in civil union, same sex marriage, and parentage laws.
Requires Medicaid preferred drug lists to provide for coverage of buprenorphine for treatment of chronic pain.
Requires State employees to be trained in disability law and etiquette.
Requires DOLWD and DHS to conduct assessment of community rehabilitation programs and community businesses.
Authorizes use of disability benefits for transportation provided by transportation network companies.
Requires DHS to conduct biennial survey of SNAP experience.
Authorizes certain Medicaid recipients residing on post-secondary school campus to participate remotely in meetings of non-medical nature regarding Medicaid benefits.
The "New Jersey Social Innovation Act"; establishes social innovation loan pilot program and study commission within EDA.
"New Jersey Intergenerational Poverty Reduction Act."
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Requires initial Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare eligibility determinations to be made not later than 21 days following application submission; provides that NJ FamilyCare coverage is terminated whenever required premium is not paid for three consecutive months.
Establishes COVID-19 Transitional Assistance Local Grant Program in DHS.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Requires modernization of all State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, and sexual orientation.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Designates October of each year as "Opioid Abuse Prevention Month."
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Establishes "2020 New Jersey Burial Assistance Program;" appropriates $20 million.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
"Homeless Bill of Rights."
Makes supplemental appropriation of $8 million to DHS to increase reimbursement for funeral, burial, and crematory services provided to certain beneficiaries of Work First New Jersey and Supplemental Security Income programs.
Establishes Restaurant Meals Program in DHS; permits certain individuals to use SNAP benefits at approved restaurants; requires participation by certain restaurants operated by institutions of higher education.
Requires involuntary commitment of certain individuals who have been administered opioid antidotes.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities, during public health emergency, to develop guidance for in-person visitation at community-based residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities and require providers to allow such visitation.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
Authorizes use of disability benefits for transportation provided by transportation network companies.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain taxpayers who pay tuition costs for nurse aide in long-term care facilities training program.
Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background checks and other protections for residents of residential substance abuse facilities.
Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Designates April 24 of each year as "Toiletry Day" in New Jersey.
Provides for establishment of three-year pilot program to expand provision of paratransit services in New Jersey.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for programs providing mental health, substance use treatment, or services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Expands availability of NJ FamilyCare Advantage program.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.
Allows primary caregiver of handicapped person and person with autism to apply for and use handicapped parking.
Establishes COVID-19 Local Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program in DHS; appropriates $4 million.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Designates calendar week that includes September 10th of each year as "Suicide Prevention Week" in NJ.
Establishes Division of Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled within Office of Public Defender; designates public defender for developmentally disabled clients in criminal cases.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Designates May of each year as "Better Hearing and Speech Month."
Transfers administration of programs for certain individuals with developmental disabilities from DHS to DCF.
Authorizes special parking insignias for passenger automobiles used to transport the developmentally disabled.
Requires Office of Information Technology to establish centralized, one-stop website resource guide to assist persons in navigating the State's mental health and substance use disorder service systems.
Requires DOLWD and DHS to conduct assessment of community rehabilitation programs and community businesses.
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund and Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council; provides for funds received from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
Authorizes use of disability benefits for transportation provided by transportation network companies.
Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.
Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
"New Jersey Disability Savings Act."
Expresses appreciation and support for essential workers with disabilities or who are blind.
Revises and updates membership and purpose of Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS.
Revises and updates membership and purpose of Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS.
Authorizes Assistant Commissioner of Division of Developmental Disabilities to establish exception rates, and programmatic and staffing requirements, for individuals with highly acute needs.
Expands role of temporary guardian to include arranging placement of alleged incapacitated person in appropriate, less restrictive environment.
Revises SNAP eligibility requirements for certain students attending institutions of higher education.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning persons with disabilities and employment.
Provides voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Special Olympics New Jersey.
Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.
Requires Department of Human Services to develop public emergency response plan for licensed providers of services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS.
Requires DHS to contract with third party entity to apply risk reduction model to Medicaid prescription drug services.
Changes effective date of new law concerning certain State contracts for mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services.
Requires Medicaid managed care organizations to notify certain beneficiaries of maximum coverage for personal care service hours.
Provides voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Special Olympics New Jersey.
Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund and Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council; provides for funds received from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
Codifies and establishes certain network adequacy standards for pediatric primary and specialty care in Medicaid program.
Changes effective date of new law concerning certain State contracts for mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services.
Urges support and protection for African-American women.
Requires DHS to contract with third party entity to apply risk reduction model to Medicaid prescription drug services.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS.
"Behavioral Health Crisis Mobile Response Act."
Establishes grant program for homeless veterans shelters.
Requires Office of Information Technology to establish centralized, one-stop website resource guide to assist persons in navigating the State's mental health and substance use disorder service systems.
Requires DEP to develop beach accessibility guidelines for persons with disabilities.
Increases hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for programs providing mental health, substance use treatment, or services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent, and to permit consensual use of such devices in private rooms.
Designates April 30 of each year as "Therapy Animal Day" in New Jersey.
Requires group homes and other community-based residential programs, as condition of licensure, to implement policies to prevent social isolation of residents.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to request authorization for SNAP benefits to be used to pay delivery charges for online grocery purchases.
Urges AG to ensure funds from opioid litigation settlement agreements are dedicated to substance use disorder treatment and prevention.
Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for programs providing mental health, substance use treatment, or services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes New Jersey Direct Support Professional Core Competency Working Group.
Revises eligibility for convicted drug offenders to receive general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
"New Jersey COVID-19 Working Families Childcare Access Act"; temporarily revises criteria to determine applicant income eligibility regarding child care subsidies.
Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Requires DHS to establish five-year pilot program to facilitate coordinated provision of systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to adults who have both developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Provides comprehensive Medicaid benefits to certain individuals formerly in foster care.
Requires Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action create "Model Employer for Persons with Disabilities" program for State government.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to design and make available to public webpage with employment information for persons with disabilities.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $180 million to DCF, DHS and DOH for increased rates for social service and early intervention providers in financial distress due to coronavirus disease 2019 public health crisis.
Requires certain hospitals and healthcare facilities to collect patients' gender and sexual orientation information.
Establishes Council for Community Recovery and Family Success; appropriates $1.8 million.
Establishes requirements for Division of Developmental Disabilities in DHS to review pending legislation for prospective effects on individuals with disabilities.
Requires each group home or other community-based residence for individuals with developmental disabilities to implement in-person family visitation policy as condition of licensure.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $10 million to Division of Developmental Disabilities for increase to Day Habilitation Program rates for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Urges Congress to fully fund programs and activities under federal Elder Justice Act.
Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $180 million to DCF and DHS for increased rates for social service providers in financial distress due to coronavirus disease 2019 public health crisis.
Establishes pilot programs for 24-hour urgent care for behavioral health and 24-hour county substance use disorder crisis centers; revises requirements to become authorized medication-assisted treatment provider; appropriates $7 million.
Requires DHS to establish two-year Regional Community Behavioral Health Pilot Program.
Establishes pilot program to refer certain emergency department patients for development of coordinated behavioral health care treatment and support services plan.
Requires publication of guide for licensure as integrated care facility; assigns DOH and DHS employees to communicate with facilities.
Requires DOH to establish Community Health Center Integrated Care Loan Program; appropriates funds for purposes of loan program.
Establishing Advisory Committee on Family Services and Communications in Division of Developmental Disabilities in DHS.
Entitles legal guardians and certain other persons to receive detailed information and actual records in association with investigations involving abuse, neglect, or exploitation of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Designates December of 3rd of each year as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities."
Requires long-term care facilities to submit reports regarding residents with disabilities.
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities 21 years of age and older to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs.
Requires hospitals to collect and report demographic data on people with disabilities who are tested or treated for COVID-19 during declared public health emergency.
Renames Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities, creates position of deputy ombudsman, and expands duties of office to apply to all persons with disabilities and their families.
Establishes "Commission on People with Disabilities."
Transfers New Jersey Group for Access and Integration Needs in Emergencies and Disasters from DHS to NJ State Police, revises membership requirements, and requires group to be consulted on certain matters.
Urges Office of Emergency Management to address needs of people with disabilities before, during and after emergency or disaster.
Urges United States Department of Agriculture to authorize permanent use of SNAP benefits for online purchasing of foods.
Permits paramedics to administer vaccines during outbreaks of communicable diseases.
Requires Department of Human Services to annually report on health and well-being of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Requires DHS to conduct study of residential and outpatient substance use disorder treatment availability provided under Medicaid, and to temporarily suspend Medicaid prior and continuing authorization requirements for short-term residential substance use disorder treatment.
Designates each community college in State as provider of allowable services under SNAP Employment and Training Program.
Increases the frequency of permanency hearing from every 12 months to every six months.
Creates resume bank for certain persons with disabilities.
Requires Director of Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS to evaluate and report on interactions occurring between law enforcement and individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Requires DHS to post copies of incident reports involving physical injuries, abuse, neglect, or exploitation in State developmental centers or community-based residential programs on its website.
Establishes COVID-19 Local Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program in DHS; appropriates $4 million.
Requires DOH to implement and oversee Isolation Prevention Project in long-term care facilities during public emergencies.
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Establishes Emergency Child Care Assistance Program for School Staff in DHS throughout duration of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
"Personal Protective Equipment Insecurity Act"; requires Commissioner of Human Services to provide recipients of SNAP with stipend for personal protective equipment; appropriates $5 million from Coronavirus Relief Fund to DHS.
Requires data reporting and testing in certain substance use disorders treatment facilities during COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires DHS to take certain measures concerning Integrated Case Management Services program.
Requires DHS to conduct public outreach regarding noncitizen SNAP participation.
Establishes Restaurant Meals Program in DHS; permits certain individuals to use SNAP benefits at approved restaurants; requires participation by certain restaurants operated by institutions of higher education.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities, during publichealth emergency, to develop guidance for in-person visitation at community-based residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities and require providers to allow such visitation.
Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay.
Requires DHS, DOH, and DCF, in consultation with each other and various other interested parties, to develop public emergency response plan for licensed providers of services to individuals with disabilities.
Requires DHS to perform study regarding status of training and certification opportunities for direct support professionals.
Clarifies that persons may execute legal signatures through handwriting, electronic signing, or use of fingerprint, thumbprint, or other identifying mark.
Revises list of persons eligible for free or reduced fees for beach access; prohibits municipalities from preventing individuals with disabilities from using certain mobility devices on beaches.
Establishes COVID-19 Survivors Grant Program and appropriates $5 million.
Acknowledges Universal Declaration of Human Rights and supports United Nations' #StandUp4HumanRights campaign.
Establishes "2020 New Jersey COVID-19 Medical Assistance Program;" appropriates $10 million.
Establishes COVID-19 Frontline Mental Health Claims Program in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS and makes appropriation.
Establishes temporary Pandemic PTSD Task Force.
Requires DHS to provide psychiatric service dogs to first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides alternate standard for involuntary commitment to treatment in outpatient setting.
Modifies definition of "caregiver" for purposes of Statewide Respite Care Program.
Establishes "Autism and Mental Disorders Study Commission."
Clarifies DHS authority over sober living homes, and requires certain sober living homes to be dedicated for use by persons in substance use recovery who have other mental health disorders.
Eliminates duplicative requirements for notification to counties of admissions for Division of Developmental Disabilities residential services and for maintenance of those records.
Clarifies that Division of Mental Health Advocacy in Office of Public Defender is required to represent indigent patients in all mental health commitment proceedings, whether related to inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Establishes "2020 New Jersey Burial Assistance Program;" appropriates $20 million.
Establishes COVID-19 Transitional Assistance Local Grant Program in DHS.
Harmonizes the disqualifying offenses and certain other criminal history record background check requirements applicable to home instructors employed under DOE or DHS authority.
Provides that persons between 18 and 21 years of age with disabilities are eligible to receive direct support professional services from DHS.
Urges DHS to apply for federal waivers to facilitate and increase access to SNAP benefits during coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak.
Requires standard certification period of 12 and 24 months, under certain circumstances, within SNAP.
Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
"New Jersey Predatory Alienation Prevention and Consensual Response Act."
Provides for termination of parental rights under certain circumstances; expands definition of "abused child."
Establishes security standards for judicial hearings at mental health facilities.
Clarifies that residents with mental illness or substance use disorders may be included on public safety special assistance municipal lists.
Requires assessments prior to laboratory and diagnostic testing of persons undergoing mental health screening.
Establishes centralized, Statewide registry and auditing system for court-appointed guardians.
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
Designates Seeing Eye® dog as State Dog.
Urges the U.S. Senate to enact legislation eliminating deadline for ratification of Equal Rights Amendment.
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Establishes a Personal Care Assistance Task Force in Department of Human Services.
Designates October of each year as "Opioid Abuse Prevention Month."
Prohibits State from billing counties for cost of psychiatric hospitalization when patient or legally responsible relative is responsible for costs by court order.
Authorizes special parking insignias for passenger automobiles used to transport the developmentally disabled.
Establishes the "Mental Health Treatment Reform and Violence Prevention Act."
Updates certain provisions concerning legal settlements and persons in mental health facilities to reflect changes in civil union, same sex marriage, and parentage laws.
Amends Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations act to provide $25 million of Expanded Addiction Initiatives appropriation to services for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.
Revises requirements for signage indicating accessible facilities for people with disabilities.
Requires DHS to develop specific criteria for eligibility of individuals with developmental disabilities for services from adult day health services facilities.
Provides for establishment of three-year pilot program to expand provision of paratransit services in New Jersey.
Requires DHS and other appropriate state agencies to disseminate information on transportation options for persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes Medicaid Services Review Task Force to study national treatment guidelines for certain Medicaid services.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to provide every person engaged in raising a dog for guide or service the right to access public facilities.
Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.
Revises membership requirements for county mental health boards.
Urges municipalities to establish local Access for All Committees to assist citizens with disabilities.
Renames State's "Transgender Day of Remembrance" as "Babs Siperstein Transgender Day of Remembrance."
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Establishes certification card for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Permits change in case manager for persons with developmental disabilities under certain circumstances.
Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Designates month of October as "Learning Disabilities Awareness Month."
Establishes "Matthew's Law Limiting the Use of Restraints."
Transfers administration of programs for certain individuals with developmental disabilities from DHS to DCF.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
Requires DHS to establish sobriety standards and drug testing requirements for substance use disorder treatment centers and to conduct both announced and unscheduled inspections.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Provides that persons between 18 and 21 years of age with disabilities are eligible to receive direct support professional services from DHS.
Requires Office of Information Technology to establish centralized, one-stop website resource guide to assist persons in navigating the State's developmental disability service system.
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Expands membership and responsibilities of State Council of Developmental Disabilities.
Transfers Division of Mental Health Advocacy to DHS; re-titles director as Mental Health Advocate; provides diversion for mental health treatment for persons subject to prosecution in municipal court; appropriates $15,000,000.
Condemns Trump Administration's proposed rule limiting categorical eligibility for SNAP.
Requires DHS to ensure that expedited benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are made available to certain households.
Establishes Medicaid program to provide housing-related services to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
Requires comparable level of services and supports to be provided to former residents of developmental centers transitioning to community placements and for placements to be located within 30 miles of closed centers.
Increases number of home health aide service hours provided to individual with disabilities residing on post-secondary school campus following initial assessment; Requires reassessment every six months.
Quinn Wilson's Law; provides a gross income tax credit for birth resulting in stillbirth.
Designates calendar week that includes September 10th of each year as "Suicide Prevention Week" in NJ.
Provides for receipts for applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Authorizes payment for services rendered in excess of 40 hours per week under agency with choice self-directed employee model within self-directed services program.
Requires one member of board in charge of institution for persons with mental illness or developmental disability to be family member of resident.
Requires initial Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare eligibility determinations to be made not later than 21 days following application submission; provides that NJ FamilyCare coverage is terminated whenever required premium is not paid for three consecutive months.
Requires DCA to approve credentialing entity to develop and administer voluntary recovery residence certification program.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
Provides tuition reimbursement to certain psychiatrists who contract with DCF.
"New Jersey Intergenerational Poverty Reduction Act."
Requires Medicaid cover professional violence prevention counseling services.
Requires hospitals to include warning in patient discharge papers concerning risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications.
Authorizes certain health care and social service resources to be made available during Code Blue Alert.*
Revises and updates membership and purpose of Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS.
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
Requires DOC to ensure inmates have opportunity to participate in Medicaid pre-enrollment and enrollment sessions at least 60 days prior to release; requires applicable inmates to receive Medicaid card at release.
"Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Program Oversight and Accountability Act"; establishes vehicle, staffing, and performance standards, and review and reporting requirements for non-emergency medical transport provided under Medicaid transportation brokerage program.
Recognize contributions of Special Olympics.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain home visitation program services under certain circumstances.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Encourages accessible beaches for people with disabilities.
Expands availability of NJ Family Care Advantage program.
Condemns Trump Administration's policies towards transgender individuals.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Requires rate review study of provider reimbursement rates provided by Medicaid and Children's System of Care for pediatric and adult psychiatry services.
Authorizes Overdose Prevention Centers.
Requires county welfare agencies to conduct full eligibility screening of public assistance and social service programs for each applicant.
"Homeless Bill of Rights."
Repeals anachronistic sections of law pertaining to filial responsibility.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Requires involuntary commitment of certain individuals who have been administered opioid antidotes.
Requires DHS to study emergency response services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DOH mental health screening services.
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Establishes Medicaid Enrollee Encounter Database as part of iPHD Project.
Amends Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to increase appropriation from "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund" to DOH for certain grant purposes.
Requires modernization of all State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, and sexual orientation.
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Limits authority of DHS to impose liens and seek recovery from Medicaid recipient's estate after death.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Establishes Division of Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled within Office of Public Defender; designates public defender for developmentally disabled clients in criminal cases.
Calls on federal government to recognize children of certain LGBTQ parents as United States citizens.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Establishes bundled payments pilot program in Medicaid.
Creates Code Red alert to shelter at-risk individuals during hot weather.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to ensure coverage of respite care services for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries when primary payer denies coverage of such services for any reason.
Designates November 13, 2019 as "Day of Civility" in NJ.
Allows primary caregiver of handicapped person and person with autism to apply for and use handicapped parking.
Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background checks and other protections for residents of residential substance abuse facilities.
Designates April 24 of each year as "Toiletry Day" in New Jersey.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Requires prescription drug services covered under Medicaid program to be provided via fee-for-service delivery system.
Establishes procedure to enforce certain visitation rights of incapacitated persons and persons receiving care from caregiver.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
Requires Department of Human Services to review Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes under Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program.
Authorizes appointment of limited guardian to direct treatment for person with substance use impairment, or involuntary commitment to treatment when substance use disorder poses imminent danger to self, others, or property.
Directs New Jersey State Rehabilitation Council to conduct study to identify trends and gaps in employment of individuals with disabilities.
Designates May of each year as "Emotional and Behavioral Disorder Awareness Month."
Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturer from owning or operating drug rehabilitation facility licensed in State.
Requires collection and reporting of information concerning crimes against the elderly and disabled.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Urges FCC to take all necessary action to designate 9-8-8 to be used for nationwide suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.
Establishes procedures for involuntary civil commitment of children.
"Integrated Co-occurring Treatment Facility Construction Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $100,000,000 for facilities that treat substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, and appropriates $5,000.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Provides for establishment of internal Statewide discharge planning list to facilitate prompt and efficient discharge and transfer of patients with mental health or substance use disorders from hospitals to community-based residential facilities.
Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.
Designates May of each year as "Better Hearing and Speech Month."
Supplemental appropriation of $25 million to DOH to assist certain mental health and addiction service providers transitioning to fee-for-service reimbursement system.
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public education. ***
Establishes process to obtain judgement of adoption for civil union partner or spouse of natural or legal parent of child when that person is named as parent on child's birth certificate.
Authorizes certain health care and social service resources to be made available during Code Blue Alert.*
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels.
Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient is at increased risk of confusion, agitation, behavioral problems, and wandering due to dementia related disorder.
Concerns expansion of services provided by DHS mental health screening services.*
Establishes $18 hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.*
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for Meals on Wheels.
Establishes process to obtain judgement of adoption for civil union partner or spouse of natural or legal parent of child when that person is named as parent on child's birth certificate.
Revises and updates membership and purpose of Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in DHS.
Designates calendar week that includes September 10th of each year as "Suicide Prevention Week" in NJ.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Urges US Congress to pass legislation allowing a regional income eligibility requirement for school nutrition programs.
Renames State's "Transgender Day of Remembrance" as "Babs Siperstein Transgender Day of Remembrance."
Renames State's "Transgender Day of Remembrance" as "Babs Siperstein Transgender Day of Remembrance."
Requires Sexual Assault Response Team to include person trained in interacting with persons with developmental disabilities; designated as "Harrison's Law."
Requires involuntary commitment of certain individuals who have been administered opioid antidotes.
Requires DOC to ensure inmates have opportunity to participate in Medicaid pre-enrollment and enrollment sessions at least 60 days prior to release; requires applicable inmates to receive Medicaid card at release.
Clarifies that residents with mental illness or substance use disorders may be included on public safety special assistance municipal lists.
Codifies and expands Medicaid coverage for certain school-based services.
Urges municipalities to establish local Access for All Committees to assist citizens with disabilities.
Revises eligibility for convicted drug offenders to receive general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Clarifies exception to hearsay rule concerning medical diagnosis or treatment for purposes of providing, continuing, or ending mental health services.
Requires rate review study of provider reimbursement rates provided by Medicaid and Children's System of Care for pediatric and adult psychiatry services.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to ensure coverage of respite care services for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries when primary payer denies coverage of such services for any reason.
Establishes "Autism and Mental Disorders Study Commission."
Condemns Trump Administration's proposed rule limiting categorical eligibility for SNAP.
Provides tuition reimbursement to certain psychiatrists who contract with DCF.
Urges FCC to take all necessary action to designate 9-8-8 to be used for nationwide suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Crisis Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
Requires Department of Community Affairs to approve credentialing entity to develop and administer a voluntary recovery residence certification program.*
Establishes "Task Force on Supportive Technology for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Provides for establishment of internal Statewide discharge planning list to facilitate prompt and efficient discharge and transfer of patients with mental health or substance use disorders from hospitals to community-based residential facilities.
Requires DHS to take certain measures concerning Integrated Case Management Services program.
Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Medicaid Financial Resource Limits.
Establishes "Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities" in DHS.*
Requires Medicaid coverage for group prenatal care services under certain circumstances.
Requires DHS to ensure medication assisted treatment benefits under Medicaid program are provided without the imposition of prior authorization requirements.
Requires Medicaid preferred drug lists to provide for coverage of buprenorphine for treatment of chronic pain.
Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program.
Authorizes appointment of limited guardian to direct treatment for person with substance use impairment, or involuntary commitment to treatment when substance use disorder poses imminent danger to self, others, or property.
Expands membership and responsibilities of State Council of Developmental Disabilities.
Requires collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys by State agencies.
Provides for improved system for eligibility determination for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Requires pharmacy benefits manager providing services within Medicaid program to disclose certain information to DHS.
Recognize contributions of Special Olympics.
Designates July 2 of each year as "Diversity and Unity Day".
Repeals anachronistic sections of law pertaining to filial responsibility.
Allows follow up calls from operators of NJ Suicide Hopeline to minors at risk of committing suicide.
Requires prescription drug services covered under Medicaid program to be provided via fee-for-service delivery system.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Requires repayment of improperly received Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare benefits by parties to certain settlement agreements.
Requires hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services provided through Statewide Respite Care Program and Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving Program to be no less than Medicaid fee-for-service rate for personal care services; makes appropriation.
Provides nursing home residents with right to timely response to certain complaints, concerns, or requests.
Recognizes Colombia for accepting refugees from Venezuela and condemns Venezuela for blocking humanitarian aid efforts.
"Homeless Bill of Rights."
Expands availability of NJ Family Care Advantage program.
Expands purpose of Traumatic Brain Injury Fund to support transportation costs incurred by eligible individuals in accessing support group meetings.
Requires county welfare agencies to conduct full eligibility screening of public assistance and social service programs for each applicant.
Creates Code Red alert to shelter at-risk individuals during hot weather.
Requires DEP to develop beach accessibility guidelines for persons with disabilities.
Designates May of each year as "Better Hearing and Speech Month."
Limits patient information behavioral health care providers may disclose to health insurance carriers.
Authorizes use of disability benefits for transportation provided by transportation network companies.
Requires State employees to be trained in disability law and etiquette.
Establishes Division of Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled within Office of Public Defender; designates public defender for developmentally disabled clients in criminal cases.
Revises State marriage license application form to permit certain changes in middle name and surname.
Directs Department of Agriculture to establish food desert produce pilot program.
"Hunger-Free Campus Act"; requires Secretary of Higher Education to establish grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education; appropriates $1 million.
Designates Thursday of third week of September of each year as "Food Waste Prevention Day" in New Jersey.
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.
Requires Chief Technology Officer to establish "Anti-Hunger Link" for all State websites, providing information on emergency food services.
Urges large food retailers in State to reduce food waste.
Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture.
Urges Chief Innovation Officer to prioritize enhancement of NJOneApp to include all State anti-hunger programs.
Establishes New Jersey Food Waste Task Force to make recommendations concerning food waste in New Jersey.
Designates November of each year as "Food Pantry Donation Month" in New Jersey.
Codifies current practice regarding completion of Perinatal Risk Assessment form by certain Medicaid health care providers.*
Requires Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in DHS to accept permanent change of station order for purposes of satisfying residency requirement for provision of home and community based services under certain circumstances.
Establishes "Count the Kicks" public awareness campaign.
Codifies current practice regarding completion of Perinatal Risk Assessment form by certain Medicaid health care providers.*
Urges Congress to expand SNAP eligibility requirements for students enrolled in college and other institutions of higher education.
Requires DHS to establish electronic portal to promote surplus food donation collaboration among nonprofit organizations, gleaners, and food retailers.
Allows county homelessness trust funds to be used for code blue emergency shelter services.
Respectfully urges FDA to finalize rule banning electrical stimulation devices used in treatment of aggressive or self-injurious behavior.
Requires DHS to study emergency response services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.
Expands Medicaid coverage regarding assistive devices for hearing impaired under certain circumstances.
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain home visitation program services under certain circumstances.
Requires collection and reporting of information concerning crimes against the elderly and disabled.
Urges New Jersey Supreme Court to promote public awareness campaign for food growers to register as placement worksites for community service programs.
Requires initial Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare eligibility determinations to be made not later than 21 days following application submission; provides that NJ FamilyCare coverage is terminated whenever required premium is not paid for three consecutive months.
Limits authority of DHS to impose liens and seek recovery from Medicaid recipient's estate after death.
Authorizes Assistant Commissioner of Division of Developmental Disabilities to establish exception rates, and programmatic and staffing requirements, for individuals with highly acute needs.
Requires modernization of all State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, and sexual orientation.
Condemns Trump Administration's policies towards transgender individuals.
Requires discrimination prevention training for certain providers of services to senior citizens.
Calls on federal government to recognize children of certain LGBTQ parents as United States citizens.
Establishes "Comprehensive Geriatric Fall Prevention Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $26 million.
Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances.
Condemns ongoing federal government shutdown, and urges U.S. Congress and President to take immediate action to reopen government and provide funding for "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" and other similar programs.
Designates November 13, 2019 as "Day of Civility" in NJ.
"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to design and make available to public webpage with employment information for individuals with disabilities.
Directs New Jersey State Rehabilitation Council to conduct study to identify trends and gaps in employment of individuals with disabilities.
Quinn Wilson's Law; provides a gross income tax credit for birth resulting in stillbirth.
Requires Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action create "Model Employer for People with Disabilities" program for State government.
Requires certain hospitals and healthcare facilities to collect patients' gender and sexual orientation information.
Establishes public awareness campaign concerning persons with disabilities and employment.
Requires DHS to implement payment strategy to encourage the use of long acting reversible contraceptives.
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Requires Commissioners of DOH and DHS to perform language needs assessment.
Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances.
Requires DHS to establish sobriety standards and drug testing requirements for substance use disorder treatment centers and to conduct both announced and unscheduled inspections.
Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturer from owning or operating drug rehabilitation facility licensed in State.
Urges United States Bureau of Labor Statistics to designate Direct Support Professionals as Standard Occupational Classification.
Directs Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services to collaborate for purposes of evidence-based policy review; makes an appropriation.
Clarifies DHS authority over sober living homes, and requires certain sober living homes to be dedicated for use by persons in substance use recovery who have other mental health disorders.
"Integrated Co-occurring Treatment Facility Construction Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $100,000,000 for facilities that treat substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, and appropriates $5,000.
Amends Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to provide $15 million of Expanded Addiction Initiatives appropriation to services for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
Requires certain facilities to notify patients or legal guardians of outbreak of contagious disease within 24 hours of onset of outbreak.
Provides that sterile syringe access programs are inherently beneficial uses.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish annual 60 day child support amnesty period.
Designates week of October 14, 2018 as "Homeless Children's Awareness Week."
Authorizes Overdose Prevention Centers.
Establishes bundled payments pilot program in Medicaid.
Provides gross income tax credit for value of certain voluntarily provided treatment of opioid use disorder and immunity from civil liability for such treatment.
Urges Congress to enact "EMPOWER Care Act."
Establishes procedure to enforce certain visitation rights of incapacitated person and persons receiving care from caregiver.
Amends Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations act to increase appropriation from "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund" to DOH for certain grant purposes.
Creates registry of individuals who required medical assistance as result of misusing controlled dangerous substance.
Designates second full week in September as "Direct Support Professional Recognition Week." *
Requires DOH to establish best practices for maternity care to treat and prevent adverse pregnancy related events.
Waives uniform fire safety code permit fees for places of worship with hospitality rooms for the homeless; provides grandfather exemption for certain places or worship with these rooms from newer code requirements.
Establishes Restaurant Meals Program in DHS; permits certain individuals to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits at approved restaurants; requires participation by certain restaurants operated by institutions of higher education.
Requires public institution of higher education to post information and provide counseling to students about New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Supplemental appropriation of $25 million to DOH to assist certain mental health and addiction service providers transitioning to fee-for-service reimbursement system.
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Establishes Medicaid Services Review Task Force to study national treatment guidelines for certain Medicaid services.
Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
"Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Program Oversight and Accountability Act"; establishes vehicle, staffing, and performance standards, and review and reporting requirements for non-emergency medical transport provided under Medicaid transportation brokerage program.
Requires Department of Human Services to review Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes under Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program.
Increases hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.
Concerns State criteria for determining whether child has specific learning disability under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."
Concerns State criteria for determining whether child has specific learning disability under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.
"Babs Siperstein Law"; revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in gender.**
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
Requires children's psychiatric facilities to have on-site staff members supervise patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Establishes procedures for involuntary civil commitment for children.
Designates August of each year as "Gastroparesis Awareness Month."
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Requires certain accessible public restroom facilities be equipped with signs reserving use for persons with disabilities.
Acknowledges 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and supports United Nations' #StandUpHumanRights campaign.
Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.
Allows primary caregiver of handicapped person and person with autism to apply for and use handicapped parking.
Permits creation of local overdose fatality and near fatality review boards.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Designates April 24 of each year as "Toiletry Day" in New Jersey.
Designates May of each year as "Emotional and Behavioral Disorder Awareness Month."
Condemns proposed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2019 federal budget.
Designates March of each year as "Professional Social Work Month" in New Jersey.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain costs of home bedbug infestation remediation.
Makes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider Demonstration Project permanent and renames program.
Establishes Medicaid Enrollee Encounter Database as part of iPHD Project.
Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.
Establishes pilot program in DCF providing animal-assisted therapy to victims of childhood violence, trauma, or children with behavioral health care needs; appropriates $100,000.
Transfers Division of Mental Health Advocacy to DHS; re-titles director as Mental Health Advocate; provides diversion for mental health treatment for persons subject to prosecution in municipal court; appropriates $15,000,000.
Clarifies DHS authority to license and regulate sober living homes.
Permits change in case manager for persons with developmental disabilities under certain circumstances.
Provides affirmative defense to and permits expungement of certain trespass offenses committed as result of person's homelessness; provides for police training.
Requires comparable level of services and supports to be provided to former residents of developmental centers transitioning to community placements and for placements to be located within 30 miles of closed centers.
Concerns procedures for transition of individuals with developmental disabilities from developmental centers to community placements.
Designates February 14 of each year as "Socks for the Homeless Day."
Establishes certain requirements and conditions concerning changes to DHS reimbursement system for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services.
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
Urges Boy Scouts of America to take steps to better include and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual community.
Provides that cooperative sober living residences are inherently beneficial uses.
Requires AG to study use of stun guns by Human Services police officers.
Establishes certain requirements and conditions concerning changes to DHS reimbursement system for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services; appropriates $10 million.
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Requires DHS to develop specific criteria for eligibility of individuals with developmental disabilities for services from adult day health services facilities.
"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities through accountability and transparency; upgrades crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities.
Provides for receipts for applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Requires DHS to ensure that expedited benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are made available to certain households.
Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Establishes performance and training standards for certain Medicaid transportation services and requires DHS to report compliance with standards.
Codifies standard for rehospitalization after conditional discharge from psychiatric facitlity.
Eliminates duplicative requirements for notification to counties of admissions for Division of Developmental Disabilities residential services and for maintenance of those records.
Returns Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to DHS.
Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services; designated as the Mental Health Access Act.
Prohibits home-schooling of children under DCPP care, custody, or supervision without DCPP approval.
Provides for Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for mental health services provided through telepsychiatry.
Establishes security standards for judicial hearings at mental health facilities.
Establishes oversight and accountability for electronic benefits cards issued for public assistance benefits by DHS.
Requires court order to transfer person awaiting hearing for involuntary commitment from private hospital to State psychiatric hospital.
Repeals requirement for general hospitals and State psychiatric hospitals to hold annual public meetings.
Authorizes special parking insignias for passenger automobiles used to transport the developmentally disabled.
Provides for voluntary contributions to the "Homelessness Prevention Program" through real estate sales.
Provides for termination of parental rights under certain circumstances; expands definition of "abused child."
Requires medical examination and submission of student work portfolios for home-schooled children; provides that children under supervision of DYFS may not be home-schooled.
Requires special paratransit vehicles to display flashing warning lights while discharging or receiving passengers.
Clarifies procedures for closing active child protective services cases.
Harmonizes the disqualifying offenses and certain other criminal history record background check requirements applicable to home instructors employed under DOE or DHS authority.
Clarifies manner of public disclosure of findings or information about child abuse or neglect cases resulting in child fatalities or near fatalities.
Requires State to reimburse counties for costs paid for maintenance of county patients in State psychiatric hospitals who are eligible for federal Medicare or Medicaid coverage.
Clarifies that Division of Mental Health Advocacy in Office of Public Defender is required to represent indigent patients in all mental health commitment proceedings, whether related to inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Exempts disabled persons from the payment of municipal parking meter fees unless otherwise posted.
Creates motor vehicle offenses related to special paratransit vehicles.
Provides alternate standard for involuntary commitment to treatment in out patient setting.
Requires psychiatrists to complete screening certificates no later than 12 hours after completion of screening documents.
Establishes the "Mental Health Treatment Reform and Violence Prevention Act."
Concerns financial responsibility for inmates and certain legally charged patients transferred to psychiatric hospitals.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support United Way of New Jersey.
Establishes centralized, Statewide registry and auditing system for court-appointed guardians.
Prohibits State from billing counties for cost of psychiatric hospitalization when the patient or legally responsible relative is responsible for costs by court order.
Provides that children under care, custody or supervision of DCPP may not be home-schooled.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Revises requirements for signage indicating accessible facilities for people with disabilities.
Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.
Requires one member of board in charge of institution for persons with mental illness or developmental disability to be family member of resident.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions, earnings, and qualified distributions associated with special needs trusts.
"Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2018; makes appropriation.
Requires DHS to ensure distribution to senior citizens of notice from Division of Consumer Affairs concerning risks and prevention of fraud.
Prohibits certain mental health facilities, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and homeless shelters in residential zones and within 1,000 feet of schools.
Prohibits emergency shelters for the homeless from refusing to provide services for minimum time frame unless shelters are at maximum capacity.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Transfers administration of programs for certain individuals with developmental disabilities from DHS to DCF.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit certain persons unless they pose danger.
Requires Medicaid program to increase reimbursement for ambulance services provided to Medicaid recipients who are also Medicare eligible to Medicare rate.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to DHS to develop community residences for Division of Developmental Disabilities clients on the waiting list.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify Fourteenth Amendment.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Creates Voluntary Registry for Individuals with a Mental Illness or Developmental Disability.
Establishes the "Mental Health Court Pilot Program" in several vicinages.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Permits young adult who is claimed as a dependent on relative's tax return to receive Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance benefits.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background checks and other protections for residents of residential substance abuse facilities.
Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Clarifies that persons unable to write because of disability may execute legal signatures using fingerprint or other identifying mark.
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Requires county welfare agencies to be open on Saturday mornings.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families.
Expands role of temporary guardian to include arranging placement of alleged incapacitated person in appropriate, less restrictive environment.
Expands background check requirements for entities that provide services to individuals with certain disabilities and requires inspections of certain entities.
Urges Congress and President to enact a long-term reauthorization of Children's Health Insurance Program.
Expresses State's support for addressing homelessness through rapid rehousing strategies and urges use of rapid rehousing core components by community-based programs.*
Designates November 14th through November 20th as "Transgender Awareness Week."
Designates November 20th as "Transgender Day of Remembrance."
Provides for emergency assistance to individuals or families that are homeless or in temporary living arrangement due to domestic violence.
Allows individual to receive additional lifetime emergency assistance under certain circumstances.
Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities.*
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families.
Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities.*
Requires DHS to give priority to temporary rental assistance over use of hotels or motels in emergency assistance to Work First New Jersey recipients.
Urges Congress to pass H.R. 4392.
Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.*
Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.
Requires psychological examination when parent loses custody of child and wants to regain custody of child who is in care or custody of grandparent.
Prohibits snowplow operators from depositing snow in front of certain access points used by persons with disabilities.
Requires hospitals and homeless shelters to provide information on services and resources to individuals who are homeless or military veterans.
Establishes "New Jersey Hearing Impairment Task Force."
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.*
Concerns expansion of services provided by DOH mental health screening services.*
Designates October as "Dyslexia Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves tranparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as "Stephen Komninos' Law."*
Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services.
Establishes commission to study integration of behavioral health services into DOH.
Guarantees full and equal access to all housing to disabled persons who retain their retired service or guide dog as a pet, and who also obtain a new service or guide dog.
Prohibits health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, certain health care providers, and Medicaid from discriminating in providing coverage and services based on gender identity.*
Updates references to DOC and DHS and refers to persons receiving services from DHS.
Requires development and maintenance of data dashboard report to advise of open bed availability in residential facilities providing behavioral health services.
Concerns availability of certain insurance for employers of self-directed employees in Division of Developmental Disabilities in DHS.
Requires DOH to permit certain health care facilities to use shared clinical space when providing primary health care and behavioral health care for mild to moderate behavioral health conditions.
Prohibits emergency homeless shelters from conditioning provision of shelter on enrollment in certain programs.
Permits temporary rental assistance for emergency assistance recipients.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit certain persons unless they pose danger.
Requires DCA to continuously maintain open enrollment period for federal Housing Choice Voucher Program pre-applications.
Requires certain facilities to set aside beds for Medicaid-eligible individuals.
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Designates the week in November of each year that includes Thanksgiving as "Caregivers Appreciation Week." *
Guarantees full and equal access to all housing to disabled persons who retain their retired service or guide dog as a pet, and who also obtain a new service or guide dog.
Requires DHS to report on transition to new fiscal intermediary by Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Provides that cooperative sober living residences are inherently beneficial uses.
Establishes Medicaid Managed Care Organization Oversight Program.
Requires DHS to take certain measures concerning Integrated Case Management Services program.
Allows primary caregiver of handicapped person and person with autism to apply for and use handicapped parking.
Implements person-first language and changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities or substance use disorders.*
Provides that cooperative sober living residences are inherently beneficial uses.
Requires DOH to permit certain health care facilities to use shared clinical space when providing primary health care and behavioral health care for mild to moderate behavioral health conditions.
Establishes certain requirements and conditions concerning changes to DHS reimbursement system for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services.
"Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2018; makes appropriation.
Dedicates $140,000 from NJ Brain Injury Research Fund for community based services provided by Statewide alliance dedicated to assisting persons with brain injury through advocacy, education, information and resources, outreach, and support services.
Provides affirmative defense to and permits expungement of certain trespass offenses committed as result of person's homelessness; provides for police training.
Establishes certain requirements and conditions concerning changes to DHS reimbursement system for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services; appropriates $10 million.
Provides for monitoring and evaluation of transition of mental health and substance use disorder treatment service system and developmental disability system to fee-for-service reimbursement model; makes appropriation.*
Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.
Designates May of each year as "Emotional and Behavioral Disorder Awareness Month."
Establishes Transgender Equality Task Force.
Requires DCF and DHS to study predatory alienation and its effects on young adults and senior citizens.
Permits religious institutions to request DCF conduct child abuse record checks of certain prospective and current employees and volunteers.
Concerns emergency assistance which is repaid by the recipient.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who provide blood donations.
Provides gross income tax credits for certain taxpayers who donate organs.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.
Defines information to be included on death certificates, including gender identification.
Urges Boy Scouts of America to take steps to better include and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual community.
Designates one night in November of each year as a "Night of Conversation" about drug and alcohol addiction.
Exempts homeless from fee for non-driver identification cards.
Commemorates women's access to reproductive health care and annual anniversary of Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. *
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law."
Designates November of each year as "Food Pantry Donation Month" in New Jersey.
Designates November of each year as "Caregivers Awareness Month."
Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services.
Designates one night in November of each year as a "Night of Conversation" about drug and alcohol addiction.
Concerns procedures for transition of individuals with developmental disabilities from developmental centers to community placements.
Provides for notification of emergency contact in event of death of senior citizen in senior citizen housing facility.
Requires county and municipal welfare agencies to create certain records of all individuals who inquire about public assistance programs.
Provides a voucher to certain TANF recipients to purchase diapers.
Requires one member of board in charge of institution for persons with mental illness or developmental disability to be family member of resident.
Increases personal needs allowance to at least $50 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
Establishes New Jersey Advisory Council on Home and Community-Based Settings to implement DHS Statewide Transition Plan.
Requires DHS to develop timeline for use by individuals with developmental disabilities to gain benefit of State and federal programs; requires posting timeline on DHS, DCF, and DOE websites.
Changes statutory reference to pejorative terminology referring to person of certain ethnic background and requires government entities to remove and replace pejorative language in official documents.*
Urges Commissioner of Human Services to participate in National Accuracy Clearinghouse to detect improper dual payments from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Navigating Services and Supports for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities.
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Increases amount of benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*
Establishes procedures for involuntary civil commitment for children.
Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.
Establishes performance and training standards for certain Medicaid transportation services and requires DHS to report compliance with standards.
Concerns standard for involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment.*
Permits young adult who is claimed as a dependent on a relative's tax return to receive Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance benefits.
Repeals requirement for general hospitals and State psychiatric hospitals to hold annual public meetings.
Requires DHS to maintain Statewide registry of registered professional guardians.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Supports U.S Senator Cory Booker's efforts to persuade Federal Trade Commission to prohibit practice of sexual orientation change efforts.
Revises treatment requirements for convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.*
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Requires county welfare agencies to be open on Saturday mornings.
Recognizes State and national observance of "Breast Cancer Awareness Month."
Designates third full week in March as "Horticultural Therapy Week."
Extends eligibility for certain individuals for emergency assistance.
Clarifies that Division of Mental Health Advocacy in Office of Public Defender is required to represent indigent patients in all mental health commitment proceedings, whether related to inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Clarifies DHS authority to license and regulate sober living homes.
Supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DHS for substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Requires comparable level of services and supports to be provided to former residents of developmental centers transitioning to community placements and for placements to be located within 30 miles of closed centers.
Harmonizes the disqualifying offenses and certain other criminal history record background check requirements applicable to home instructors employed under DOE or DHS authority.
Amends "Law Against Discrimination" to provide every person engaged in raising a dog for guide or service the right to access public facilities.
Establishes security standards for judicial hearings at mental health facilities.
Establishes the "Mental Health Treatment Reform and Violence Prevention Act."
Requires DHS to conduct follow-up study of former residents of North Princeton Developmental Center.
Provides for receipts for applications for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Requires DHS to ensure that expedited benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are made available to certain households.
Requires DHS to request waiver of time limits for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients under certain circumstances.
Urges federal Food and Nutrition Service to relax certain time limits in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under certain circumstances.
Requires DOH to establish "New Jersey Autism Website."
Provides for termination of parental rights under certain circumstances; expands definition of "abused child."
Provides advance care planning coverage for Medicaid recipients.
Excludes veterans' benefits from calculation of financial obligation for care at psychiatric facility.
Provides alternate standard for involuntary commitment to treatment in out patient setting.
Prohibits State from billing counties for cost of psychiatric hospitalization when the patient or legally responsible relative is responsible for costs by court order.
Requires court order to transfer person awaiting hearing for involuntary commitment from private hospital to State psychiatric hospital.
Opposes efforts by Congress to reduce funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Exempts disabled persons from the payment of municipal parking meter fees unless otherwise posted.
Concerns financial responsibility for inmates and certain legally charged patients transferred to psychiatric hospitals.
"Protection for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in Institutional and Community Settings Act."
Requires DHS to verify level of severity of reports received about incidents involving individuals with developmental disabilities.
Memorializes Congress and President to authorize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program demonstration projects involving disability benefits.
Requires State to reimburse counties for costs paid for maintenance of county patients in State psychiatric hospitals who are eligible for federal Medicare or Medicaid coverage.
Eliminates duplicative requirements for notification to counties of admissions for Division of Developmental Disabilities residential services and for maintenance of those records.
Revises requirements for signage indicating accessible facilities for people with disabilities.
Requires fire suppression and alarm systems in certain group homes.
Transfers administration of programs for certain individuals with developmental disabilities from DHS to DCF.
Provides for notification of next-of-kin in event of death of senior citizen in senior housing facility.
Requires DHS to establish training, educational assessment, and remedial instruction programs, and minimum educational standards for staff at State psychiatric hospitals.
Clarifies that persons unable to write because of disability may execute legal signatures using fingerprint or other identifying mark.
Requires DHS to ensure distribution to senior citizens of notice from Division of Consumer Affairs concerning risks and prevention of fraud.
Permits change in case manager for persons with developmental disabilities under certain circumstances.
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
Requires DHS to develop specific criteria for eligibility of individuals with developmental disabilities for services from adult day health services facilities.
Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Imposes moratorium on DHS transitions and transfers of residents of State developmental centers until certain conditions are met.
Requires establishment of processes to identify Medicaid eligible incarcerated individuals who are awaiting pre-trail release determinations, are being released following period of incarceration, or are undergoing inpatient hospital treatment.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Requires AG to study use of stun guns by Human Services police officers.
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in sex.
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Transfers Division of Mental Health Advocacy to DHS; re-titles director as Mental Health Advocate; provides diversion for mental health treatment for persons subject to prosecution in municipal court; appropriates $15,000,000.
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires nursing homes to provide training to staff in behavioral health issues.
"Innovative Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act."
Authorizes Governor to enter into interstate compact to clarify Fourteenth Amendment.
Prohibits certain mental health facilities, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and homeless shelters in residential zones and within 1,000 feet of schools.
Clarifies that definition of mental illness in law governing involuntary commitment to treatment includes substance use disorder if dangerous standard met.
Increases personal needs allowance to $55 for low income persons residing in certain facilities.
Requires certain services be prearranged before homeless person is relocated.
Provides for notification to law enforcement authorities of discharge of certain persons brought to screening services for evaluation and assessment for mental health services.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Establishes durational time limits for receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Provides for involuntary commitment to treatment for substance use disorders.
Authorizes special parking insignias for passenger automobiles used to transport the developmentally disabled.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Makes various changes to the "Law Against Discrimination"; repeals section 4 of P.L.1985, c.73.
Creates Voluntary Registry for Individuals with a Mental Illness or Developmental Disability.
Prohibits emergency shelters for the homeless from refusing to provide services for minimum time frame unless shelters are at maximum capacity.
Urges Congress to enact "Responding to Urgent Needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act."
Establishes bill of rights for authorized family members of persons with developmental disabilities.
Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions, earnings, and qualified distributions associated with special needs trusts.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Requires notification to Division of Child Protection and Permanency upon arrest of child's primary caregiver.
Expands role of temporary guardian to include arranging placement of alleged incapacitated person in appropriate, less restrictive environment.
Permits court to order involuntary outpatient treatment in any county; concerns patient compliance with taking medication.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Restricts use of electronic benefit cards by cash assistance recipients.
Denies custody and visitation rights to minor child by family members of individuals convicted of certain crimes.
Requires posting of information about availability of services from substance abuse treatment facilities on county and DHS websites.
Authorizes grandparents to obtain certified copies of death certificates of grandchildren.
Requires DHS to use funds awarded from performance bonuses to increase staffing for processing certain applications and providing certain services.
Establishes a grant program for school districts to establish substance abuse prevention programs for eighth grade students.
Provides for drug testing of adult recipients of Work First New Jersey program benefits.
Prohibits incarcerated individuals from receiving Medicaid, Work First New Jersey, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Supplemental appropriation of $5 million to DHS to develop community residences for Division of Developmental Disabilities clients on the waiting list.
Concerns stalking and related restraining order protections for adoptive children and their adoptive parents victimized by persons whose parental rights to the adoptive children have been terminated.
Requires emergency shelters for the homeless to admit persons with mental illness unless they pose danger.
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities through accountability and transparency; upgrades crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities.
Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.
Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background checks and other protections for residents of residential substance abuse facilities.
Allows adoptees access to nonidentifying family medical history information.
Prohibits transfer of individuals with developmental disabilities from out-of-State to in-State placements under certain conditions.
Allows direct deposit of adoption subsidy payments.
Permits tax credit against gross income tax for certain adoption expenses.
Requires Medicaid program to increase reimbursement for ambulance services provided to Medicaid recipients who are also Medicare eligible to Medicare rate.
Requires certification that persons directly or indirectly receiving State monies or privileges are not unauthorized aliens.
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.
Requires beneficiary photo to be included on State-issued benefit debit cards.
Upgrades assault on victims who are disabled.
Revises distribution of Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.
Criminalizes luring or enticing mentally incapacitated person to commit act likely to be injurious to his welfare.
Requires law enforcement be notified of application to expunge mental commitment record.
Requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain certain benefits.
Removes restrictions on convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Requires certain notifications for termination of services to persons with developmental disabilities and providers.
Establishes certain requirements for use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities in school districts and approved private schools for students with disabilities.; requires DOE to collect and report data regarding restraint and inclusion.*
Removes restrictions on convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Prohibits Division of Developmental Disabilities from compelling transfers of individuals with developmental disabilities from out-of-State to in-State facilities unless certain exceptions apply.
Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.*
Requires DCPP to implement policies and procedures to ensure caseworker safety; "Leah's Law." *
Concerns earned sick leave.
Concerns standard for involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment; requires police training on behavioral health issues.
Requires law enforcement be notified of application to expunge mental commitment record.
Requires development and maintenance of data dashboard report to advise of open bed availability in residential facilities providing behavioral health services.
Requires DHS to ensure distribution to senior citizens of notice from Division of Consumer Affairs concerning risks and prevention of fraud.
Requires DHS to re-evaluate closures and consider reopening developmental center in Northern NJ.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Prohibits Division of Developmental Disabilities from compelling transfers of individuals with developmental disabilities from out-of-State to in-State facilities unless certain exceptions apply.
Urges counties and municipalities to enact "Stigma-Free Zone" resolutions to reduce stigma of mental illness.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses.
Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to make comprehensive list of its programs available to public.
Requires DCF to collect and disseminate data about individuals with developmental disabilities and publish report.
Exempts homeless from fee for non-driver identification cards.
Establishes New Jersey Advisory Council on Home and Community-Based Settings to implement DHS Statewide Transition Plan.
Provides Medicaid coverage for advance care planning.
Requires Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly to develop informational posters describing phone-based complaint procedure, to be conspicuously displayed in certain facilities.
Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities through accountability and transparency; upgrades crimes against individuals with developmental disabilities.
Requires DOH to provide information about crib safety on its Internet website.
Permits up to 10 children to be cared for by a registered family day care provider.
Urges Congress to restore funding to federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Urges revision of DHS Statewide Transition Plan.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Requires DHS to take action to raise public awareness of privacy laws that prevent disclosure of health care enrollment information to immigration authorities.
Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background checks and other protections for residents of residential substance abuse facilities.
Changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities.
Establishes Behavioral Mental Health Advisory Board in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS.
Criminalizes luring or enticing mentally incapacitated person to commit act likely to be injurious to his welfare.
Provides alternate standard for involuntary commitment to treatment in out patient setting.
"HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opiod addiction.
Prohibits transfer of individuals with developmental disabilities from out-of-State to in-State placements under certain conditions.