ASSEMBLY, No. 1180

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

 

 

By Assemblyman DALTON

 

 

An Act concerning the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program and amending P.L.1975, c.194.

 

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. Section 2 of P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-21) is amended to read as follows:

    2. Any resident of this State who is either a recipient of disability insurance benefits under Title II of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.§401 et seq.) or 65 years of age and over and whose annual income is less than[$15,700] $17,500 if single or, if married, whose annual income combined with that of his spouse is less than[$19,250] $28,500, shall be eligible for "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" if he is not otherwise qualified for assistance under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.). Annual income shall not include gain from the sale of a principal residence that is excluded from gross income pursuant to N.J.S.54A:6-9 and federal military pension benefits.

(cf: P.L.1991, c.84, s.1)

 

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill increases the income eligibility limits for the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program from $15,700 to $17,500 for a single person, and from $19,250 to $28,500 for a married couple. The bill also excludes from consideration of annual income federal military pension benefits.


 

Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD; excludes certain income from eligibility consideration.