The New Jersey State Bar Association supports S875 (Singer)/A2256 (Murphy), which requires the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the DHS to accept a permanent change of station order for purposes of satisfying the residency requirement for provision of home and community-based services under certain circumstances.
The Association supports this proposed legislation because it provides that military servicemembers and their families who are relocated to duty stations in New Jersey can qualify for home and community-based services under the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services. This bill is important to ensure that servicemembers stationed in New Jersey by virtue of their assignment in the military are given access to certain accommodations that are afforded to New Jerseyans despite their residency in another state.
For the reasons set forth above, the New Jersey State Bar Association supports S875/A2256 and urges you to vote yes to this bill.