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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Bill A615 Establishes $950 Daily Minimum Medicaid Rate for Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facilities
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure CommitteeSponsors: Gary Schaer and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services must pay a minimum reimbursement rate of $950 per day to participating pediatric skilled care nursing facilities for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare enrollees. To qualify, facilities must comply with State and federal laws on licensure, patient safety, and care quality.
Medicaid-participating pediatric special care facilities will receive a guaranteed baseline state reimbursement of $950 per resident per day, backed by an open-ended from the General Fund.
- New Jersey Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare provide health coverage to qualifying low-income residents, children, and medically fragile individuals. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
pediatric skilled care nursing facility
Participating facilities are guaranteed a minimum baseline reimbursement rate of $950.00 per day, conditioned upon regulatory compliance.
New Jersey Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare enrollees
Enrollees up to 21 years of age receiving specialized long-term nursing care are subject to facility qualification standards tied to facility funding.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
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General Fund Appropriation
The bill includes an open-ended appropriation from the General Fund to the Department of Human Services to cover the rate increases.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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