{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-12.53","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-12.53","heading":"Sliding scale for certain hospital charges.","body":"2.\tThe Department of Health shall establish a sliding scale based on income which stipulates the percentage of a hospital charge that an uninsured resident of this State whose family gross income is less than 500% of the federal poverty level is required to pay for health care services rendered at a hospital.\nL.2008, c.60, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.207.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"a53a5ed3163e87c5fbccc614e70e0cb9bd9238e9d4e238b91ce657bc9f9e99fb","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-12.52","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-12.54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}