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S3282 • 2026

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Corrado, Kristin M.
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
  • Topic: Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Official Summary Text

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.
Topic:
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3282

SENATE, No. 3282

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 2, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for
private duty nursing services.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning Medicaid reimbursement for private duty
nursing services and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� The hourly reimbursement
rate for private duty nursing services under the Medicaid program established
pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), when the services are provided
in the Medicaid fee-for-service delivery system, shall be no less than $60 per
hour when a registered professional nurse provides the services, and no less
than $48 per hour when a licensed practical nurse provides the services.

���� 2.��� Within 180 days after
the enactment of this act, the Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for
such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this act and secure federal financial participation for State Medicaid
expenditures under the federal Medicaid program.

���� 3.��� The Commissioner of
Human Services shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the
�Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to
effectuate the purposes of this act.

���� 4.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill would establish
minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing (PDN) services.�
PDN services are individualized nursing services that are provided by licensed
nurses, on a continuous and non-intermittent basis, to certain beneficiaries in
the home setting.� The bill provides that the minimum Medicaid reimbursement
rate for such services is to be no less than $60 per hour when a registered
professional nurse provides the services, and no less than $48 per hour when a
licensed practical nurse provides the services.

���� Existing State regulation, at
N.J.A.C.10:60-11.2, establishes a maximum Medicaid reimbursement rate for PDN
services.� Specifically, the regulation provides for reimbursement of PDN
services at a rate of not more than $40 per hour when a registered professional
nurse provides the services, and not more than $28 when a licensed practical
nurse provides the services.� These maximum reimbursement rates, however, are
insufficient to cover the costs of service provision, and may effectively
dissuade nurses from providing PDN services in the State.

���� The bill would require the
Commissioner of Human Services to apply for such State plan amendments or
waivers as may be necessary to implement the bill�s provisions and secure
federal financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal
Medicaid program.