Increases the hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.

This bill increases the hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under the NJ WorkAbility Program from 40 hours per calendar workweek to 112 hours per calendar workweek. The NJ WorkAbility Program provides full State Medicaid health coverage to individuals with disabilities who are working and whose earnings would otherwise make them ineligible for Medicaid. The bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services to apply for necessary state plan amendments or waivers to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program.

Increases the hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.

This bill increases the hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under the NJ WorkAbility Program from 40 hours per calendar workweek to 112 hours per calendar workweek. The NJ WorkAbility Program provides full State Medicaid health coverage to individuals with disabilities who are working and whose earnings would otherwise make them ineligible for Medicaid. The bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services to apply for necessary state plan amendments or waivers to secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program.