N.J. Admin. Code § 8:85-2.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 8:85-2.14 - Laboratory; X-ray, portable X-ray and other diagnostic services

(a) A NF shall have written agreements with one or more general hospitals or one or more clinical laboratories so that the facility can obtain laboratory services, including emergency services promptly. If the facility has its own laboratory capabilities, the services may not be billed on a separate fee-for-service basis. A laboratory must be:

1. Licensed and/or approved by the New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services and the State Board of Medical Examiners, which includes meeting Certificate of Need and licensure requirements, when required, and all applicable laboratory provisions of the New Jersey Sanitary Code; and

2. Certified as an independent laboratory under the Title XVIII Medicare Program; and

3. Approved for participation as an independent laboratory provider by the New Jersey Medicaid program.

(b) A NF shall have written agreements with one or more general hospitals or one or more Board certified or Board eligible radiologists so that the facility can obtain radiological services, including emergency services promptly.

1. Portable X-ray may be used when medically indicated. The mechanical portion of the services (obtaining the films) may be done by personnel of either the hospital or radiologist, but the interpretation of the film will be by a Board certified or Board eligible radiologist only.

2. X-ray services offered directly by the facility must be in adherence with the standards of the New Jersey Radiological Society.

(c) A NF shall have written agreements with one or more general hospitals or one or more qualified providers so that the facility can obtain other diagnostic services, such as ECG, EEG, CAT scan, MRI and ultrasonogram, including emergency services, promptly.

1. All diagnostic services shall be ordered by a physician, who shall be promptly notified of the test results.

2. All findings and reports shall be recorded in the beneficiary's clinical record.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:85-2.14

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:63-2.14 and amended by R.2005 d.389, effective 1/17/2006.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 4700(a), 37 New Jersey Register 1185(a), 38 New Jersey Register 674(a).
In (a)1, added "and Senior Services"; in (c)2, substituted "beneficiary's" for "recipients".