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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 26, 2020 9:12 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> NJ Medicaid Takes Action to Ensure Nursing Home
Residents
Receive Their Federal Stimulus Checks</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in'>NJ
Medicaid Takes Action to Ensure Nursing Home Residents Receive Their Federal
Stimulus Checks</SPAN></B></P>
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BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in'>NJ
Human Services Issues Guidance Making Clear Long-Term Care Facility
Residents
Are Entitled to Their Checks </SPAN></I></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">May 21, 2020</SPAN></B></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>(TRENTON) – Department of
Human
Services Commissioner Carole Johnson today released guidance making clear
that
individuals with Medicaid coverage who reside in long-term care facilities
are
entitled to receive their federal stimulus payments and the payments cannot
be
retained by the facilities. Further, payments will not be counted as
income or considered a Medicaid resource for up to a year. The federal CARES
Act
provided for economic stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per
adult.</SPAN></P>
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white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;
TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>“Stimulus checks are your money
whether you live in your own home or in a nursing facility,” Commissioner
Johnson said. “We’ve heard concerns and questions from families about the
status
of this money for older adults living in long-term care facilities. With
today’s
action, we are reminding facilities that Medicaid payments are payment in
full
and stimulus payments are individuals’ money for their own use.”</SPAN></P>
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white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;
TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>Under the guidance a facility must
notify the resident or their authorized representative that the stimulus
payment
has been received and promptly make the resident’s stimulus payment
available to
access and spend. The facility also should assist the resident in
utilizing the funds for their personal needs.</SPAN></P>
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white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;
TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>Human Services Assistant
Commissioner
Jennifer Langer Jacobs, who oversees the state’s Medicaid program known as
NJ
FamilyCare, said facility residents or family members who suspect a facility
is
withholding a stimulus payment should contact the Medicaid program at
609-588-2556.</SPAN></P>
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white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;
TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>“Please don’t hesitate to call,”
Assistant Commissioner Jacobs said. “We want to make certain that Medicaid
recipients residing in long-term care facilities receive and have the
ability to
spend these stimulus payments.”</SPAN></P>
<P
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white; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;
TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>“Older adults living in long-term
care
facilities or their families deserve the dignity of choosing what to do with
their stimulus check,” said Human Services’ Division of Aging Services
Director
Louise Rush. “They can spend it or save it as they see fit, but the bottom
line
is this: it’s their decision.”</SPAN></P>
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