New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 52B - THE COUNTY OPTION HOSPITAL FEE PILOT PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 10:52B-2.2 - Required elements of county ordinance or resolution

1. The process for communicating with affected hospitals and collecting feedback and comments on the county proposal;

2. Which hospitals are subject to the fee;

3. The revenue or other metric that will be used as the basis for the fee and the rate that will be used to assess the hospital fee;

4. The notice and collection process;

5. Penalties that may be imposed for nonpayment or late payment;

6. The appeals process;

7. Use of fees for administrative costs, transfers for State administrative costs, and transfers to finance Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare payments to county providers;

8. A statement that there will be no impact on patients or payers; and

9. Affirmation that payments made under the pilot program will not supplant or otherwise offset payments made to hospitals from other sources, except that payments may be otherwise limited to the hospital's hospital-specific disproportionate share (DSH) limit as provided in Section 1923(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 1394r-4).