§ 30:4J-18 — Enhanced outreach, enrollment initiative for certain programs.

26. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish an enhanced NJ FamilyCare outreach and enrollment initiative to increase public awareness about the availability of, and benefits to enrolling in, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, and the NJ FamilyCare Advantage buy-in programs. The initiative shall be coordinated with any outreach efforts implemented pursuant to subsection h. of section 5 of P.L. 2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-12) or related to enrollment in the State's health insurance Exchange established pursuant to the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," Pub.L.111-148, as amended by the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010," Pub.L.111-152, and shall include: a. providing input to the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance for the provision of training to Exchange enrollment assistors, and, as determined by the commissioner, the provision of training to local officials and any other pertinent staff on the eligibility requirements of the NJ FamilyCare program and how to enroll children in the program; b. culturally sensitive, Statewide and local media public awareness campaigns addressing the availability of health care coverage for parents and children under the Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs and health care coverage for children under the NJ FamilyCare Advantage buy-in program; and c. the provision of training and support services, upon request, to community groups, legislative district offices, and community-based health care providers to enable these parties to assist in enrolling parents and children in the applicable programs. L.2008, c.38, s.26; amended 2021, c.132, s.2.