CHAPTER 7 ATTORNEYS GENERAL, DIRECTOR OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS, AND COUNTY ATTORNEYS
Community Benefits
Section 7:32-h
7:32-h Charity Care. –
The provision of charity care may be included in a community benefits plan by a health care charitable trust only to the extent that it:
I. Does not include any sums identified as bad debt, a receivable, or revenue by the trust in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
II. Is provided in accordance with a written policy which is available to the public, which allows any individual to make application and receive a prompt decision on eligibility for and the amount of charity care, and notice of which is prominently displayed in the trust's lobby, waiting rooms, or other area of public access or otherwise is provided to service applicants and recipients who are served in their own homes or in locations other than a facility of the trust.