Eliminates 16-hour limit on private duty nursing services for Medicaid enrollees aged 21 and older.

New Jersey A4559 removes the 16-hour per 24-hour period limit on private duty nursing services for Medicaid enrollees who are 21 years of age or older. This change allows eligible individuals to receive up to 24 hours of private duty nursing services in a 24-hour period if the severity of their illness necessitates such services, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services. The bill also mandates the Commissioner to apply for necessary state plan amendments or waivers to implement these changes and secure federal financial participation for state Medicaid expenditures.

Eliminates 16-hour limit on private duty nursing services for Medicaid enrollees aged 21 and older.

New Jersey A4559 removes the 16-hour per 24-hour period limit on private duty nursing services for Medicaid enrollees who are 21 years of age or older. This change allows eligible individuals to receive up to 24 hours of private duty nursing services in a 24-hour period if the severity of their illness necessitates such services, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services. The bill also mandates the Commissioner to apply for necessary state plan amendments or waivers to implement these changes and secure federal financial participation for state Medicaid expenditures.