Senator Robert Singer (R-30) has shepherded a bill into law that requires assisted living facilities to provide private pay residents with an informational sheet concerning Medicaid eligibility. The governor signed the bill today. The new law requires written information explaining eligibility for participation in the Medicaid program be distributed to all prospective and current private pay nursing home residents, their payer or guardians.
Senator Robert Singer, R-Lakewood, praised the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee for approving Senate Bill 222, which will close a loophole that prevents some workers injured at state psychiatric institutions or correctional facilities from receiving full disability benefits. Temporary workers or workers in high risk positions who have not completed one year of service aren’t eligible for the same disability benefits as co-workers who have more seniority.
In response to concerns that foreclosed properties in some senior communities may be converted to affordable housing without age restrictions, Senator Robert Singer (R-30) has introduced legislation that would maintain the age-restricted status of housing sold in foreclosure and bankruptcy sales.
Senator Robert Singer, Republican member of the Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee, issued the following statement after reading the Department of Public Advocate’s report detailing allegations that elderly patients were evicted on short notice from one company’s nursing homes when their personal savings were exhausted.
“My bill, S-221, would require nursing homes to work with private pay patients to ensure that the residents are aware of where they are on a waiting list for a Medicaid bed before their private funds run out and Medicaid takes over,” Singer said.
Senator Robert Singer (R-30) is drafting legislation that would require a physician who performs intravenous therapy to register with the Department of Health and Senior Services. The purpose of this bill is to ensure that medical practices that provide intravenous oncology and hematology therapies maintain uniform infection prevention and control procedures to ensure the health and safety of patients treated in a physician’s office. The bill is in response to the discovery of five people who had been infected with hepatitis B after receiving care at a local doctor’s office.
Unanimously Passes Senate
The state Senate yesterday passed legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-30) that requires assisted living facilities to provide their private pay residents with an informational sheet concerning Medicaid eligibility. If the bill becomes law, a sheet of written information explaining eligibility for participation in the Medicaid program would be distributed to all prospective and current private pay nursing home residents, their payer or guardians.
The New Jersey Senate unanimously passed legislation today, sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-30) and Assemblyman Joseph Malone (R-30), that would change the statutory reference of “substance awareness coordinator” to “student assistance coordinator” in drug and alcohol abuse programs in public schools.
Clears Senate Health Committee
Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-30) that would make it more difficult for people under the age of 19 to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products was passed by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee today. Senate bill 217 would update current law to require that tobacco products shipped via mail be clearly marked to show that the package contains tobacco products; and the purchaser must be the recipient, at least 19 years old and must sign for the package.
Senator Robert Singer (R-30) and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-21) sent a letter to Governor Jon Corzine today asking that he support an effort to hold hearings of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee to discuss the viability of conducting statewide property reassessments to reflect lower home valuations in property tax bills.
In response to dramatic drops in the prices of New Jersey homes, Senator Robert Singer (R-30) is calling for hearings of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to discuss the possibility of a statewide reassessment of home values to ensure that property taxpayers don’t pay more than they should. Singer noted that as home values have continued to slide, more and more people are successfully appealing their tax bills and having their assessed values reduced.
