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Statutes > New-jersey > Title-52 > Section-52-17b > 52-17b-171-1252:17B-171.12 Reinstatement of juvenile in Medicaid program upon release.
8.The Juvenile Justice Commission shall ensure that prior to the scheduled date of release of a juvenile from a detention facility or a facility in which the juvenile was incarcerated, the appropriate staff at the facility notify the applicable county welfare agency to process the reinstatement of the juvenile in the Medicaid program if the juvenile was enrolled in Medicaid prior to detention or incarceration and continues to meet eligibility requirements for the program.
As used in this act, "Medicaid" means the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).
L.2009, c.329, s.8.
