[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 80

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Senators BASSANO and CODEY

An Act concerning inpatient hospitalization for general assistance recipients and repealing P.L.1950, c.303.

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

    1. The State shall pay inpatient hospitalization costs for a recipient of general public assistance pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.) who is admitted to a special hospital licensed by the Department of Health which is not eligible to receive a charity care subsidy from the Health Care Subsidy Fund established pursuant to P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.51 et al.) and to which payments were made prior to July 1, 1991 on behalf of patients receiving general public assistance.

    2. P.L.1950, c.303 (C.44:8-146 et seq.) is repealed.

    3. This act shall take effect ¹[immediately and is retroactive to July 1, 1991] July 1, 1996¹.                

Eliminates reimbursements by designated municipalities for inpatient hospitalization costs for general assistance recipients.