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INTERIM LIEN LAW PROCEDURES
Regulations have not yet been promulgated for PL 2005, c.55.
In the interim persons affected by liens may contact the Supervisor
of Patients Accounts (SPA)at the State Psychiatric Hospital
where their hospitalization occurred and request an application
to have their lien(s) discharged. If they have liens from
more than one psychiatric hospital, a separate request must
be made to each hospital. "Discharges" of the Liens
will be filed at the appropriate State Superior Court or County
Clerk or Register of Deeds & Mortgages offices, immediately
upon the SPA's receipt of the completed "Request to Discharge
Lien" forms and the appropriate attachments.
Although this procedure will lead to their lien being removed,
the Department of Human Services is interpreting the law to
mean that the former patient's debt still remains. In order
to remove or reduce this debt it is necessary to request a
"compromise" through the SPA. When going through
the compromise process keep in mind that for all new patients
their obligation will be based on their ability to pay using
a sliding fee scale similar to the charity care scale. For
an individual whose income is below 200 percent of the Federal
Poverty Level or $19,140 there should be no charge for a state
or county hospitalization using this scale.
The new law also adds several factors that the Department
of Human Services must consider during the compromise process.
The commissioner shall allow the person or parent to retain
adequate funds to:
(a) maintain the person's or parent's housing and usual
standard of living in the community;
(b) provide for any necessary medical expenses or special
needs;
(c) support any minor, disabled, elderly or other dependent;
(d) establish a trust to ensure future self-sufficiency;
or
(e) provide for any other genuine financial needs.
The law further states, "Requests to compromise for
settlement of the obligation shall be liberally granted by
the commissioner and shall promote the person's or his parent's
opportunity to obtain and maintain employment, purchase property,
both real and personal, and achieve full reintegration into
the community, as applicable. The commissioner shall ensure
that all persons and parents are notified of their right to
request a compromise and the procedure for doing so."
Following is a list of Supervisor of Patients Accounts for
the various state and county psychiatric hospitals. If you
have any further questions or comments, please contact Phillip
Lubitz, NAMI NEW JERSEY Director of Advocacy Programs at (732)
940-0991 or advocacy@naminj.org.
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STATE HOSPITALS
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
301 Spring Garden Road
Ancora, NJ 08037-9699
Patients Accounts Office
(609) 567-7297
Fax (609) 567-7396
Ann Klein Forensic Center
PO Box 7717 - Stuyvesant Avenue
West Trenton, NJ 08628
Patients Accounts Office
(609) 633-0850
Fax (609) 943-4565
Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center
PO Box 625
Farmingdale, NJ 07727
Patients Accounts Office
Main # (732) 938-5061 Ext.
Fax (732) 919-7006
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
Greystone Park, NJ 07950
Patients Accounts Office
(973) 292-4010 or
(973)-538-1800 Ext. 4342
Fax (973) 540-9648
Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital
200 Sanatorium Road
Glen Gardner, NJ 08826
Patients Accounts Office
(908) 537-2141 Ext. 2211
Fax (908) 537-3138
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Sullivan Way
PO Box 7500
Trenton, NJ 08628
Patients Accounts Office
(609) 633-1511 or (609) 633-1512
Fax (609) 633-1959
Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital
NJ Division of Mental Health Services
PO Box 727
Trenton, NJ 08625-0727
Patients Accounts
(609) 777-0627
Fax (609) 777-0673
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COUNTY HOSPITALS
Bergen Regional Medical Center
Credit & Collections Office
(201) 967-4206
Buttonwood Hospital, Burlington County
Finance Office
(609) 726-7000
Camden County Health Services Center
Finance Office, Comptroller
(856) 374-6461
Essex County Hospital Center
County Council
(973) 621-5019
Meadowview Hospital, Hudson County
Administrator's Office
(201) 319-3660
Runnells Specialized Hospital, Union County
Patients Accounts Office
(908) 771-5719
UMDNJ
United Behavioral Healthcare Inpatient Unit
Patients Accounting Office
(732) 235-4464
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