30:13-3.2 Applicability of act. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the provisions of P.L.1976, c.120 (C.30:13-1 et seq.) and section 3 of P.L.1997, c.241 (C.30:13-3.1) shall apply to any applicant for admission to a nursing home or any resident of the facility, whether the applicant or resident is eligible for benefits under the Medicare or Medicaid program or is a private pay patient, or may in the future convert from a private pay patient to a Medicare or Medicaid patient. L.1997,c.241,s.4.
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