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Senior Services News Vol. 7, No. 01
New Jersey Medicaid·NJ·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jan 1, 2003
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
The New Jersey Department of Health notified nursing facilities about the automatic application of the 1.4% Social Security COLA increase effective January 1, 2003. Facilities must review the COLA UPDATE REPORT and update patient payment amounts on billing forms when differences of $1.00 or more exist.
Action Required
Immediately: Review the COLA UPDATE REPORT for your facility. Compare the NET INC AFTER column amounts with the Long Term Care TAD MCNH-117 PATIENT PAYMENT amount in Block #35. If difference is $1.00 or more: (1) Change PATIENT PAYMENT amount on TAD Block #35 to reflect actual patient liability and submit to Unisys, (2) Inform County Welfare Agency that new PR1 needs completion. If difference is less than $1.00: (1) Change PATIENT PAYMENT amount on TAD Block #35 only, (2) Do NOT inform County Welfare Agency. EMC submitters should update PATIENT PAYMENT field electronically instead of submitting hard copy forms.