ASSEMBLY, No. 346
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION
By Assemblywoman QUIGLEY and Assemblyman JONES
A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1994 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved June 29, 1993 (P.L.1993, c.155).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.1993, c.155, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:
GRANTS-IN-AID
54 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
20 Physical and Mental Health
24 Special Health Services
7540 Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
Grants-In-Aid
22-7540 General Medical Services........................$1,700,000
Grants:
Payments for Medical Assistance
Recipients - Transportation..........($1,700,000)
2. Upon certification by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury that federal funds to support the expenditures listed below are available, the following sum is appropriated:
FEDERAL FUNDS
54 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
20 Physical and Mental Health
24 Special Health Services
7540 Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
22-7540 General Medical Services..........................$1,600,000
State Aid and Grants:
Medical assistance..........................($1,600,000)
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill appropriates $1,700,000 in General Funds and $1,600,000 in federal funds to the Department of Human Services to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers of transportation services for the balance of FY 1994.
Providers of transportation services to the Medicaid program have not received an increase in their reimbursement rates for many years. This has resulted in the State's largest non-emergency medical transport company, Ambicare, Inc. (Orange) to cease operations, thus leaving Medicaid patients in the Essex County area without transportation to needed medical services. Other medical transportation companies also face financial hardships.
Supplemental appropriation of $1,700,000 in General Funds and $1,600,000 in federal funds to DHS to increase Medicaid reimbursement for transportation services.