N.J. Admin. Code § 10:60C-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:60C-1.1 - Purpose

(a) In accordance with the mission of the Department of Human Services, and pursuant to provisions pursuant to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 1915(j) Waiver, individuals are offered a monthly allowance in place of traditional agency Personal Care Assistant (PCA) services provided pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:60-3.1. These funds shall be used to direct and manage their own PCA services. The Personal Preference Program is designed to:

1. Provide eligible Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries an option to self-direct their own personal care services;

2. Offer participants a greater opportunity for choice and control over how to best meet their individual personal care needs;

3. Empower participants by giving them the opportunity to control their own services by deciding by whom, when, and how their services would be delivered; and

4. Offer the participants buying power to get the most out of their program benefits.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:60C-1.1

Amended and recodified from 10:142-1.1 by 56 N.J.R. 2294(a), effective 12/2/2024