N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-3.2

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

Section 10:52-3.2 - Scope of services

(a) HealthStart maternity care services provided by a HealthStart-certified provider shall be obstetrical care services provided in accordance with the recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a program of support services provided in accordance with the New Jersey Department of Health's "HealthStart Comprehensive Maternity Care Services Program Guidelines," dated 1997, available from the Department of Health.

(b) HealthStart comprehensive maternity care includes both medical maternity care services and health support services, which are described in (b)1 and 2 below:

1. Medical maternity care services shall include, but shall not be limited to:

i. Ambulatory prenatal services;

ii. Admission arrangements for delivery;

iii. Obstetrical delivery services; and

iv. Postpartum medical services.

2. Health support services shall include, but shall not be limited to:

i. Case coordination services;

ii. Health education assessment and counseling services;

iii. Nutrition assessment and counseling services;

iv. Social-psychological assessment and counseling services;

v. Home visitation; and

vi. Outreach, referral and follow-up services.

(c) HealthStart preventive child health care services include nine preventive child health visits, all the recommended immunizations, case coordination and continuity of care, including, but not limited to, the provision or arrangement for sick care, 24-hour telephone access, and referral and follow-up for complex or extensive medical, social, psychological and nutritional needs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-3.2

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