New Jersey § 34:1b-189

§ 34:1b-189.

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.