34:1B-189 Low-interest loans for medical offices in Health Enterprise Zones, definitions.

3. a. In consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority shall establish and administer a program that makes low-interest loans for the purposes of constructing and renovating medical offices in Health Enterprise Zones as described in section 1 of P.L.2004, c.139 (C.54A:3-7) and the offices of a qualified practice that is located within 5 miles of a Health Enterprise Zone and purchasing medical equipment for use by primary care providers as defined in N.J.S.18A:71C-32 at practices located in Health Enterprise Zones or at qualified practices that are located within 5 miles of a Health Enterprise Zone. The executive director shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C:52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.

b. For the purposes of this section:

"Qualified practice" means a practice at which 50% or more of the total amount received for services at that practice for the taxable year are qualified receipts and 50% or more of the patients whose services are compensated by qualified receipts reside in a Health Enterprise Zone; and

"Qualified receipts" means amounts received for services from the Medicaid program pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), including amounts received from managed care organizations under contract with the Medicaid program, the FamilyCare Health Coverage Program pursuant to P.L.2000, c.71 (C.30:4J-1 et seq.), and the Children's Health Care Coverage Program pursuant to P.L.1997, c.272 (C.30:4I-1 et seq.) for providing health care services to eligible program recipients.

L.2004,c.139,s.3.