{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.60","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-18.60","heading":"Uniform charity care eligibility and reimbursement claim form","body":"10. a. The commissioner shall establish a uniform charity care eligibility and reimbursement claim form that a hospital shall be required to use in order to receive reimbursement for charity care under this act.\nb.   A person whose individual or, if applicable, family gross income is less than or equal to 300% of the poverty level shall be eligible for charity care or reduced charge charity care for necessary health care services provided at a hospital.\nThe commissioner shall establish:\n(1)  the maximum level of income at which a person is eligible for full charity care;\n(2)  a sliding scale based on income which specifies the percentage of hospital charges for which a person who is eligible for reduced charity care is responsible; and\n(3)  assets eligibility criteria for full charity care and reduced charge charity care, respectively.\nL.1992,c.160,s.10; amended 1995,c.133,s.6.","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":"10481ca48375592adcf7c8b6629819cac700f2a12ed7a160df3eef30882201d8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.59j","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-18.60a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}