N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-3.12

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:52-3.12 - Standards for HealthStart pediatric care

(a) Pediatric care services shall be comprehensive, integrated and coordinated.

(b) HealthStart pediatric care providers shall be Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service providers and shall:

1. Directly provide preventive child health care, maintenance of complete patient history, outreach for preventive care, initiation of referrals for appropriate medical, educational, social, psychological and nutrition services, and follow-up of referrals and sick care;

2. Directly provide or arrange for non emergency room-based, 24-hour physician telephone access for eligible patients; and

3. Directly provide or arrange for sick care and emergency care.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-3.12

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1261(a), effective 5/21/2018