N.J. Admin. Code § 10:49-9.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 10:49-9.6 - Free choice by beneficiary and provider

(a) The concept of freedom of choice shall apply to both provider and beneficiary.

1. A Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiary shall be free to choose providers of service who meet program standards and who elect to participate in the Medicaid program. The MACC shall assist any beneficiary in obtaining services if the beneficiary cannot locate a provider. Exception: See 10:49-14.2, Special Status programs.

2. A Medicaid provider who accepts a Medicaid beneficiary as a patient under the Medicaid program shall accept the program's policies and reimbursement for all covered services and/or items provided or delivered during that period when, by mutual agreement, the beneficiary is under the provider's care. In the provision of professional services, the provider shall be bound by the code of ethics governing his or her profession.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:49-9.6

Amended by R.1997 d.354, effective 9/2/1997.
See: 29 New Jersey Register 2512(a), 29 New Jersey Register 3856(a).
Amended section name; substituted "beneficiary" for "recipient" throughout; in (a)1, substituted "fee-for-service beneficiary" for "recipient"; and in (a)2, substituted "a Medicaid provider who accepts a Medicaid beneficiary as a patient under the Medicaid program" for "A provider who accepts a recipient for care".
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:49-9.3 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. 10:49-9.6, Patient's (beneficiary) certification, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:49-9.9.
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.
Amended by R.2003 d.82, effective 2/18/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 2650(a), 35 New Jersey Register 1118(a).