Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman BRITNEE N. TIMBERLAKE
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Assemblyman THOMAS P. GIBLIN
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Assemblyman JOHN F. MCKEON
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Senator RICHARD J. CODEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Senator NIA H. GILL
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Jasey
SYNOPSIS
Makes Fiscal Year 2020 State supplemental appropriation of $7,500,000 for East Orange General Hospital.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on June 20, 2019.
A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved , 2019 (P.L. , c. ).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L. , c. , the annual State appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2020, there are appropriated out of the General Fund the following sums for the purposes specified:
46 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 20 Physical and Mental Health 22 Health Planning and Evaluation
GRANTS-IN-AID |
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07-4270 |
Health Care Systems Analysis ……………………………. |
$7,500,000 |
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Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Health Planning and Evaluation ..……...….……. |
$7,500,000 |
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Grants-in-Aid: |
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07 |
East Orange General Hospital ............. |
($7,500,000) |
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Department of Health, Total State Appropriation ………………………………………. |
$7,500,000 |
Total Appropriation, General Fund ………………………………. |
$7,500,000 |
12. The following language provision is added to section 1 of P.L. , c. , the annual State appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2020:
46 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 20 Physical and Mental Health 22 Health Planning and Evaluation
GRANTS-IN-AID |
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for East Orange General Hospital shall be allocated by the Department of Health to support the expansion of behavioral health services for adult and adolescent populations at East Orange General Hospital pursuant to a grant agreement between the department and the East Orange General Hospital; provided, however, that the grant agreement shall include appropriate benchmarks and other provisions to ensure that amounts are disbursed to East Orange General Hospital on a monthly basis during the term of the grant agreement based on the percentage of overall work completed, as determined by the Commissioner of Health in consultation with the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, as well as provisions governing repayment of amounts disbursed pursuant to this provision in the event that East Orange General Hospital enters receivership, declares bankruptcy, or ceases operations during the term of the grant agreement, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.1
1[2.] 3.1 This act shall take effect immediately.