{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.42","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.42","heading":"Hospital not claiming deduction for bad debt eligible for reimbursement for charity care","body":"20.  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.29) to the contrary, a hospital that does not claim any deduction for bad debt for the purpose of the department's determination of that hospital's uncompensated care factor pursuant to N.J.A.C.8:31B-4.39, is eligible for full reimbursement for charity care, as provided pursuant to N.J.A.C.8:31B-4.37, for all eligible patients regardless of a patient's state of residence; except that this section shall not apply in the case of a patient who is not a resident of the United States.\nL.1991,c.187,s.20; amended 1992,c.68,s.2; per s.86 as amended by 1992, c.160, s.27, expired December 31, 1992.","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":"9422ae095565ad807b098092d2a63f90c33e91af9c74f56ecaa1d93182974c18","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.41","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}