Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.

This bill allows New Jersey state health assistance programs to reimburse the costs of medical cannabis for eligible patients. It specifically modifies the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program, the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act to include medical cannabis expenses. The legislation defines medical cannabis costs as the listed price from a dispensary or clinical registrant's website, minus any discounts, and applies to registered qualifying patients under existing medical cannabis laws. These changes would enable reimbursement for medical cannabis through existing state funds without altering the core structure of these assistance programs.