New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 142 - PERSONAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10:142-1.3 - Participant rights
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:142-1.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Participants are afforded the following rights under the Personal Preference Program:
1. To create a cash management plan and make required
changes to meet their own personal needs within the program guidelines for using the budget;
2. To have the expectation of privacy and confidentiality, and to be
treated with dignity and respect;
3. To make decisions about
their own care;
4. To decide how to use a budget within program
constraints, or to have someone of choice help with decisions about the program;
5. To exercise choice of individuals for hiring as employees, including
family members, to provide needed services, subject to limitations set forth at N.J.A.C.
10:142-2.3;
6. To disenroll from the program, at any time, and
return to the traditional Medicaid PCA program under N.J.A.C. 10:60-3 without penalty or loss of benefits
currently received;
7. To change his or her representative, as
appropriate, at any time;
8. To be represented at meetings
pertaining to the program by a representative of their own choosing, including a friend, relative, advocate,
or attorney; and
9. To register a complaint with the State
program office for any reason, on any matter related to the program.
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