Section 30:4D-17.27 - Duties of commissioner relative to report on budget, management planThe commissioner, in consultation with the Medicaid Long-Term Care Funding Advisory Council established pursuant to this act, shall:
a. no later than October 1, 2007, present a report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L. 1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), that provides a detailed budget and management plan for effectuating the purposes of this act, including a projected schedule and procedures for the implementation and operation of the Medicaid long-term care expenditure reforms required pursuant thereto; andb. no later than January 1, 2008, present a report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L. 1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), that documents the reallocation of funds to home and community-based care pursuant to section 4 of this act, and present an updated report no later than January 1 of each succeeding year until the commissioner determines that total Medicaid expenditures for long-term care have been sufficiently rebalanced to achieve funding parity between nursing home care and home and community-based care, at which point the commissioner shall document and certify to the Governor and the Legislature that such funding parity has been achieved.Added by L. 2006, c. 23, s. 5, eff. 6/21/2006.