Notice of proposed changes to Medicaid nursing facility reimbursement rates.

REVISED LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MEDICAID NURSING FACILITY REIMBURSEMENT    TAKE NOTICE that, the Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, intends to submit a State Plan Amendment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to change the nursing facility rates pursuant to P.L.2025, c.206 . This Notice is intended to satisfy the requirements of federal law and regulations, specifically 42 U.S.C. 1396a (a)(13) and 42 CFR 447.205.  Pursuant to P.L.2025, c.206, the Division shall reimburse a special care nursing facility, issued a certificate of need by the Department of Health as of July 1, 2023 to operate a neurologically impaired young adult unit, a base NJ FamilyCare per diem reimbursement rate that is, at a minimum, the greater of the special care nursing facility's FY 2022 base per diem reimbursement rate or $1,100 per diem, contingent upon the special care nursing facility's compliance with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations concerning licensure, patient safety, and quality of care.   For purposes of P.L. 2025, c. 206, "(special care) nursing facilities" means a nursing facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) that is not a unit attached to, or on the same campus as, a rehabilitation or acute care hospital and is not a distinct unit within a NJ FamilyCare-certified conventional nursing facility, and which has been approved by the Department of Human Services to provide care to NJ FamilyCare recipients who require specialized nursing facility services beyond the scope of a conventional nursing facility.  There are no expected fee for service costs associated with this State Plan Amendment for State Fisal Year 2026.   A copy of this Notice is available for public review at all Offices of the Area Agencies on Aging that are situated in all twenty-one counties, as well as at the local Medical Assistance Customer Centers, County Welfare Agencies, and the DHS website at https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/notices/grants/public-notices/. Comments or inquiries must be submitted in writing within 30 days of the date of this notice to:  Assistant Commissioner Division of Aging Services PO Box 807 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0807   3/31/26 THE TIMES $39.00