09 Oct 2014
October 9, 2014

Major Overhaul of Medicaid, Extending Eligibility to Many New Jersey Residents, Scheduled for November 1, 2014

Elder Law, Governmental or Public Benefit Programs, Housing for the Elderly and Disabled, Institutional Liens, Medicaid, Medicaid Planning, New Laws, News Briefs, Qualified Income Trusts, Trustees 0 Comment

New Jersey’s Qualified Income Trust Template For many years, Medicaid programs available to elderly and disabled New Jersey residents to help pay for long-term care costs have been quite limited. The Medicaid-Only Medicaid program pays the care costs of nursing home residents. A companion program, Global Options for Long-Term Care, pays care costs for residents.. read more →

21 Sep 2014
September 21, 2014

Medicaid Liens – Rules Governing Repayment Prior to Establishing Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts

Elder Law, Governmental or Public Benefit Programs, Institutional Liens, Liens, Medicaid, News Briefs, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts 0 Comment

There are different rules regarding the imposition and repayment of Medicaid liens prior to funding special needs trusts (as opposed to the imposition and recovery of Medicaid liens from estates of deceased recipients.(Notably, the lien rules are different in the context of institutional liens (see N.J.S.A. 30:4-80.1) and DDD services (see N.J.A.C. 10:7-6.1). The differences.. read more →

22 Sep 2010
September 22, 2010

A Decision Of The Compromise Panel To Reject A Request To Reduce A State Institutional Lien Is Rarely Overturned On Appeal

Institutional Liens, New Cases, Nursing Facility Litigation 0 Comment

In the Estate of Rosa M. Mendoza v. Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Services, N.J. App. Div. No. A-1553-07T2 (July 20, 2010), the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed a decision of NJ’s Department of Human Services (DHS) which approved the recommendation of the Compromise Panel.. read more →

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