ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2113

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED: SEPTEMBER 19, 1996

 

      The Assembly Health Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 2113.

      This bill changes the term "invalid coach service" to "mobility assistance vehicle service" under the Medicaid program, which covers this form of nonemergency health care transportation provided to Medicaid recipients pursuant to P.L.1981, c.134 (C.30:4D-6.2 et seq.). The new term provides a better description of the nature of this service and deletes any reference to a person's disability.

      This bill is identical to Senate Bill No. 1337 (Sacco), which is currently pending in the Senate Health Committee.