{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-47","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2H-47","heading":"Skilled or intermediate care nursing facility;  assistance to residents in application for financial assistance","body":"Every skilled or intermediate care nursing facility in this State shall assist its residents in applying to establish eligibility for medical assistance or other payment mechanisms when their self-pay, private insurance, or medicare capability in respect of payment for nursing home facility care, may become sufficiently depleted to necessitate discharge.\nL.1977, c. 387, s. 1.","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":"b868dae3b557a82dd614fd744158c271657d7be7d55c0ea2ac565edcdd941e89","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-46.4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2h-47.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}