N.J. Admin. Code § 10:66-3.5

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

Section 10:66-3.5 - Standards for a HealthStart Comprehensive Maternity Care Provider Certificate

(a) Comprehensive maternity care services must be integrated and coordinated.

(b) HealthStart maternity care providers, excluding physicians and nurse midwives who are in private practice, shall provide comprehensive maternity care services within the following organizational requirements:

1. The provider shall provide directly or through an approved agreement, at one contiguous site, the following services: ambulatory prenatal and postpartum care, case coordination services; nutrition assessment, guidance and counseling services; health education assessment and instruction; social-psychological assessment, guidance and counseling;

2. The provider shall provide or arrange for the admission of the patient to the appropriate level of care facility for obstetrical delivery services;

3. The provider shall provide or arrange for all necessary laboratory services;

4. The provider shall provide one or more prenatal home visits for each high risk patient;

5. The provider shall provide at least one postpartum home visit for each high risk patient;

6. The provider shall adopt procedures and policies which assure the delivery of coordinated, integrated and comprehensive care; and

7. The provider shall provide referral and follow-up services, which must include, but not be limited to: referral for specialized evaluation, counseling and treatment for extensive social, psychological, nutritional and medical needs.

(c) The provider shall be responsible for linking the mother and newborn infant to a pediatric care provider; if feasible, the linkage should be with a HealthStart pediatric care provider.

(d) An independent clinic may provide the HealthStart health support services component alone upon entering into a written agreement with a private practitioner(s) who shall provide the HealthStart medical care services component. This agreement shall delineate which party is to take primary responsibility for provision of all HealthStart services.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:66-3.5