ExclusiveNJ SNAP Recipients to Continue to Receive Enhanced Food Assistance Benefits in February DDD Updates William England - January 27, 2021 15 Percent SNAP Boost Will Come Along with Maximum February SNAP Benefit Payments (TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (TRENTON) – New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will continue to receive enhanced food assistance benefits in February to help address needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ExclusiveNew Resource for the ID/DD community DDD Updates William England - January 25, 2021 1-25-2021 Announcement from DDD: The following is a helpful resource for our individuals/families to use. www.NJHelps.org is a website that offers straightforward, plain language resource information. What I think is awesome is that it has a screening tool—a 9-step questionnaire—that, depending on the info you plug in, will suggest different programs you may be eligible for:
ExclusiveWalmart closed-POD (point-of-dispensing) program that launched the week of January 18, 2021. Medicaid William England - January 22, 2021 The Division of Developmental Disabilities is pleased to share updated information related to the Walmart closed-POD (point-of-dispensing) program that launched the week of January 18, 2021.
ExclusiveCOVID-19 Update: DDD Webinar January 21, 2021 DDD Updates William England - January 21, 2021 COVID-19 February Webinars Updated Incident Reporting Guidance PPL Webinar Series for Vendors Day Program Re-Opening COVID-19 Vaccine Information Resources
ExclusiveNew Parameters for Vaccination Eligibility groups - as of 1-14-2021 NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities William England - January 20, 2021 See the newly announced groups/ descriptions of who can start making vaccination appointments. More groups will become eligible in the coming weeks. See link below
ExclusiveDDD Update COVID 19 for Families and Providers 1-7-2021 PPL William England - January 8, 2021 COVID-19 January Webinars FY21 DSP Wage Increase Residential Enhancement (20%) Temporary $3 Per Hour Increase for Group Homes Day Service Payments Day Program Re-Opening COVID-19 Vaccine Information Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Resources
ExclusiveReminder: COVID-19 Vaccinations are Free to all; No Need to have insurance DSA News William England - January 7, 2021 Pursuant to the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement, all providers must vaccinate individuals regardless of whether they have health insurance coverage or what type of coverage they have, and are prohibited from balance billing or otherwise charging vaccine recipients. “As we continue to roll out our robust statewide vaccination program, we want to make it clear to New Jerseyans that no one will have to pay for the vaccine itself, regardless of whether or not they have health insurance coverage,” said Governor Murphy. “We strongly encourage everyone to join hundreds of thousands of their fellow New Jerseyans in preregistering to receive the vaccine and taking another step toward ending this pandemic.”
ExclusiveDDD Update COVID 19 for Families and Providers 12-23-2020 PPL William England - January 5, 2021 COVID-19 January Webinars FY21 DSP Wage Increase Residential Enhancement (20%) Temporary $3 Per Hour Increase for Group Homes COVID-19 Vaccine Information Resources