ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 2772

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 12, 2021

      The Assembly Human Services Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 2772.

     This bill requires the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services to authorize a recipient of Medicaid benefits who is determined eligible to receive a personal care service benefit and who is attending a post-secondary educational institution and residing on that institution’s campus to participate remotely by telephone or other means in a meeting of a non-medical nature regarding the recipient’s Medicaid benefits.  The provisions of this bill apply to any meeting between the recipient and the division, a managed care organization contracted with the division to provide benefits under the Medicaid program, or any other entity or individual authorized by the division to conduct such meetings.