N.J. Admin. Code § 10:54-4.29

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10:54-4.29 - Consultation; follow-up

"Consultation (Follow-up)" means the monitoring of progress, recommending management modifications or advising on a new plan of care in response to changes in the patient's status. If the physician consultant has initiated treatment at the initial consultation and participates thereafter in the patient's management, the codes for subsequent hospital care shall be used (99231-99233). Consultation (Follow-up) codes (99261-99263) shall be used for follow-up consultations provided to hospital inpatients and nursing facility residents only. For consultative services provided in other settings, the codes for office or other outpatient consultations shall be used (99241-99245).

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:54-4.28 by R.1998 d.154, effective 2/27/1998 (operative March 1, 1998; to expire August 31, 1998).
See: 30 New Jersey Register 1060(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 10:54-4.29, Consultation; use of all consultation codes, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:54-4.30.
Adopted concurrent proposal, R.1998 d.487, effective 8/28/1998.
See: 30 New Jersey Register 1060(a), 30 New Jersey Register 3519(a).
Readopted the provisions of R.1998 d.154 without change.