Requires DHS to set reimbursement rates for owners or operators of group homes providing individual support services to certain persons with developmental disabilities.

This bill (A4518) requires New Jersey's Department of Human Services (DHS) to adjust reimbursement rates for group home operators providing support services to residents with developmental disabilities when those residents are temporarily transferred to another facility for medical, psychiatric, or rehabilitative treatment. Specifically, DHS must pay the full reimbursement rate for 60 days during the transfer, then 50% of that rate for an additional 120 days if the resident isn't returned within that period. If a resident cannot return to their group home within six months of transfer, the group home operator may initiate discharge procedures under existing regulations. The bill directly affects group home operators and residents with developmental disabilities who require temporary facility transfers.