New Jersey Statutes Title 26. Health and Vital Statistics 26 § 2H-18.47

(1) Local health planning--$3 million per year;

(2) Demographic study of hospital patients whose accounts are classified as bad debts--$50,000;

(3) Primary Care Physician and Dentist Loan Redemption Program--$1 million per year;

(4) Provision of funds to community health centers funded under sections 329 or 330 of the “Public Health Service Act,” (42 U.S.C. s. 254b, 254c) or which have been designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration in the United States Public Health Service as a Federally Qualified Health Center, to enable these centers to expand their hours of operation to evenings and weekends, and to enhance and advertise their primary health care services as an alternative to hospital emergency rooms--$10 million per year;

(5) Expansion of eligibility for the Medicaid program to 185% of the poverty level for pregnant women and infants up to one year of age;

(6) Establishment of a “HealthStart Plus” program for pregnant women and infants up to age one whose income is between 185% and 300% of the poverty level--$8 million per year;

(7) Establishment of the “Competitive Initiatives Fund” to strengthen relationships between hospitals and community health centers--$6 million per year;  and

(8) Other reform measures established by law which are designed to contain the cost of uncompensated care.

The department shall maintain a separate account for each of the reform measures funded by the Health Care Cost Reduction Fund.