N.J.S.A. 30:4D-17.9 — Annual report

30:4D-17.9. Annual report The Commissioner of Human Services shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the effect of the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act on reducing the shortage of skilled nursing and intermediate care facility bed space for Medicaid recipients, the status of the availability of bed space throughout the State and whether any additional admission requirements are necessary to ensure an adequate number of skilled nursing and intermediate care facility beds for Medicaid eligible persons. L. 1985, c. 303, s. 13. 30:4D-17.10. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A substantial proportion of nursing home residents do not need the level of medical care provided in skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities, and to the extent these inappropriate placements occur, there are adverse financial and social consequences; b. After entering a nursing home, many residents become dependent on that facility, experiencing depletion of their financial resources and erosion of their social contacts in the community; c. Inappropriate placements of residents in skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities result in reduced access to available beds for those Medicaid recipients who are actually in need of nursing home care; d. It is, therefore, in the best interests of the citizens of New Jersey that a nursing home preadmission screening program, as currently operates in 30 other states, be established Statewide to determine the needs of Medicaid-eligible and other individuals seeking admission to a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, prior to placement in that facility. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 1. 30:4D-17.11. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services. b. "Division" means the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services. c. "Preadmission screening" means: (1) an initial evaluation to determine eligibility for the preadmission screening program; (2) preparation of an assessment of the individual's need for care in a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility and of the individual's formal and informal support systems; and (3) preparation of an initial care plan and arrangement of, or referral to, needed services. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 2. 30:4D-17.12. Nursing Home Preadmission Screening Program The commissioner shall establish a Nursing Home Preadmission Screening Program in the division, which shall be operational to serve each county in the State no later than one year after the effective date of this act. The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioners of the Departments of Health and Community Affairs, and with other agencies of State government, as appropriate, shall develop standards for preadmission screening. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 3. 30:4D-17.13. Responsibility for preadmission screening A skilled nursing or intermediate care facility is responsible for ensuring that preadmission screening has been performed with respect to every individual who, at the time of application for admission to that facility, is eligible for medical assistance under P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.) or will become eligible within six months following admission, as a condition of reimbursement by the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L. 1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-1 et seq.) for care provided to the individual in that facility. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 4. 30:4D-17.14. Procedures for preadmission screening a. The commissioner shall contract with appropriate agencies for the performance of preadmission screening or perform the screening directly through the division. Preadmission screening shall be made available, upon request and for a reasonable fee to be established by the commissioner, to a private pay individual, whether or not the individual expects to become eligible for the Medicaid program. b. The commissioner shall develop procedures for monitoring the preadmission screening program, for which purpose the commissioner may establish an independent review process, to ensure that screening standards are being met by the division or by those agencies which are under contract to perform preadmission screening pursuant to subsection a. of this section. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 5. 30:4D-17.15. Rules, regulations The commissioner, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L. 1988, c. 97, s. 6.

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