New Jersey
For New Jersey, statute is N.J.A.C. 10:52-11.8; income level for free care is less than or equal to 200 percent of the HHS Poverty Guidelines; highest income the rule still protects is greater than 200 percent of the HHS Poverty Guidelines but not more than 300 percent of these guidelines; required discounts by income band is Income as a percentage of HHS Poverty Guidelines Percentage of Charges Paid by Applicant >200 to 225 20 >225 to 250 40 >250 to 275 60 >275 to 300 80; deadline to apply is at any time up to one year from the date of outpatient service or inpatient discharge, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.
- State
- New Jersey our reading
- Statute
- N.J.A.C. 10:52-11.8 verified
- Income level for free care
- less than or equal to 200 percent of the HHS Poverty Guidelines verified
- Highest income the rule still protects
- greater than 200 percent of the HHS Poverty Guidelines but not more than 300 percent of these guidelines verified
- Required discounts by income band
- Income as a percentage of HHS Poverty Guidelines Percentage of Charges Paid by Applicant >200 to 225 20 >225 to 250 40 >250 to 275 60 >275 to 300 80 verified
- Deadline to apply
- at any time up to one year from the date of outpatient service or inpatient discharge verified
- Basis for the income test
- HHS Poverty Guidelines verified
- Notes
- If qualified medical expenses, as defined for the purposes of Federal income tax deductibility, for applicants eligible for reduced charge charity care exceeds 30 percent of the applicant's or family's, if applicable, annual gross income as calculated by (e) below, such excess will be eligible for 100 percent coverage under charity care. verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
A person whose individual or, if applicable, family income, as determined by (e) below, is less than or equal to 200 percent of the HHS Poverty Guidelines shall be eligible for charity care for necessary health services without cost.
— nj.gov, retrieved 2026-08-27
Source
- nj.govhttps://www.nj.gov/health/hcf/documents/charitycare/02-27-26-charity-care-section.pdf