New Jersey Medicaid State Plan Amendment 14-0009-MA Regarding Medically Needy Coverage

On December 1, 2014, the New Jersey Medicaid program launched a new approach to establishing financial eligibility for Medicaid managed long-term services and supports for medically needy individuals requiring nursing facility level of care. The state is implementing Qualified Income Trusts (QIT), and eliminating its previous Medically Needy program, which only covered nursing home care. The goal is to allow more elderly and disabled people needing LTSS to apply for Medicaid assistance to pay for care at home, adult day programs, or an assisted living facility. Under the previous Medically Needy program, only nursing home care was covered. This . . .