New
Jersey
I. Overview of a State's Comprehensive Person-Centered Employment Initiatives
Legislation to establish a Medicaid Buy In program for persons with
disabilities became effective on February 1, 2001.
New – Download
file of two summary charts
State’s Medicaid Buy-In Program Design Features
- Income Eligibility Criteria
- Resource Limits and Exclusions
- Cost Sharing - Minimum Income Level and Premium or Cost Share Methods
- Work Related Policies and Protections
State’s SSI and Other Medicaid Income Standards for Adults
with Disabilities
II. What's New and Persons to Contact
New-
665 Medicaid Buy-In enrollees as of June 30, 2003
Persons to Contact
William Ditto, Executive Director
New Jersey Office on Disability Services
240 West State Street 9th Floor, PO Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
Phone: 609-292-7800
Fax: 609-292-1233
E-mail: William.Ditto@dhs.state.nj.us
Office on Disability Services Web Page
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/
Michael Hehir
New Jersey Office on Disability Services
240 West State Street 9th Floor, PO Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
Phone: 609-633-1297
E-mail: Michael.Hehir@dhs.state.nj.us
III. Program Development - Past and Present
- Executive Branch Leadership, Cross Disability Coalition Leadership
and Interagency Working Groups
- Initial Planning, Information Gathering and Program and Fiscal
Estimates
Text of Legislation Enacted
Link to New Jersey Legislation Search for Medicaid legislation
Download pdf file of New Jersey Medicaid
Buy-In law (underlined section)
IV. State Legislation - Adopted and Pending
On September 11, 2000, Governor Christie Whitman signed Assembly
Bill
No. 2606 which provides for a Medicaid Buy In program.
Text of Legislation Enacted
Link to New
Jersey Legislation Search for Medicaid legislation, then scroll
through "Medicaid" legislation until you find A-2606
V. Current State Policies and Program Descriptions
- State Policies: State Plans, Regulations and Waiver Requests to
Federal Agencies - Pending and Adopted Programs
- Ensuring Informed Choice and Person - Centered Programs: Benefits
Counseling, Work Force Investment Act Implementation and Related Educational
Services
- Descriptions for Consumers and Staff Training Activities
Direct link to Office of Disability explanation of New Jersey
Medicaid Buy-In program
http://www.njworkability.nj.gov/njworkability.html
VI. Program Data and Impact
- Medicaid Buy-In Data
665 Medicaid Buy-In enrollees as of June 30, 2003
- Consumer Surveys and Evaluation Studies
VII. Comprehensive Employment Initiatives
Personal Assistance Services (PAS)
Consumer-directed PAS program administered by the the Office of
Disability Services
Direct Link to explanation of program
http://www.njworkability.nj.gov/persast.html
Link to other PAS programs administered by the Office of Disability
Services
http://www.njworkability.nj.gov/njwaiver.html#Personal
Transportation Services
Research effort on transporation needs for employment of persons with
disabilities
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