Requires Commissioner of Human Services to ensure coverage of respite care services for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries when primary payer denies coverage of such services for any reason.

This New Jersey bill (A 2432) requires the Commissioner of Human Services to ensure Medicaid beneficiaries receive respite care coverage when their primary health insurer (public or private) denies it, provided the beneficiary is otherwise Medicaid-eligible for such services. It mandates the Commissioner to create procedures guaranteeing this coverage without changing existing Medicaid eligibility rules for respite care. The law applies directly to Medicaid recipients who face coverage denials for respite care from their primary payer. It takes effect immediately upon enactment, with the Commissioner required to adopt implementing rules under the Administrative Procedure Act.