208-26 FAQsforFirefighterCancerScreening.pdf

N.J.S.A 52:14-17.29ii(a) has recently been amended to include reimbursement for full- time, paid firefighters who work for an SHBP employer, but are eligible for other health care coverage and have waived coverage under SHBP. SHBP municipalities who employ firefighters with other health care coverage can request for reimbursement (for those firefighters only) through the Division of Administration within the Department of the Treasury. Are volunteer firefighters included in this program? N.J.S.A 52:14-17.29ii(a) only applies to full-time, paid firefighters. Two bills have been introduced to provide cancer screenings for volunteer firefighters: A373 (Stanley) and S2037 (Gopal). How does a municipality register for the program? Administration is utilizing an online portal to submit reimbursement claims called SimpliGov. An authorized representative for the public employer, who will be responsible for submitting reimbursement claims, should fill out the registration form here: https://www.nj.gov/treasury/administration/firefighter-app.shtml The authorized representative will be required to upload a letter on public employer letterhead attesting to his or her authority to submit claims on behalf of the public employer. What is an NJCFS Vendor ID? How does an employer know their NJCFS Vendor ID? NJCFS is the State’s accounting system and how the State pays vendors. The NJCFS Vendor ID is typically the FEIN number, but employers can either reach out to their main business office/fiscal officer to confirm which ID would be best to use, or contact OMB’s Vendor Control Unit for more information on their existing IDs: Email: AAIUNIT@treas.nj.gov Phone: (609) 633-0783 How long will it take to be paid once a request has been submitted in SimpliGov? Does the State pay the vendor directly, or will the check be sent to the public employer? Once a properly submitted request has been approved, please allow up to 10 business days for a payment request to be processed. Once the request is approved and the check is cut and mailed, Administration cannot guarantee receipt date, as it depends on the postal service. The check will be sent to the public employer, who is then responsible for paying the invoice to the vendor. The State will not send payment directly to a vendor.