N.J. Admin. Code § 8:17-9.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:17-9.3 - Timely provision of services

(a) Provider agencies shall not delay the provision of early intervention services because of disputes between agencies regarding financial or other programmatic responsibilities.

(b) In the event of dispute among agencies, provider agencies, and/or the Department, services are to be provided to eligible children and their families in a timely manner as follows:

1. The service coordinator for the family shall contact the Procedural Safeguards Office, which shall determine the party that is to bear the financial responsibility for functions or services to be provided during the pendency of the dispute;

2. Upon resolution of an interagency dispute, in accordance with 8:17-9.4, the Department shall notify the provider agency determined to have financial responsibility for the early intervention functions or services provided during the pendency of the dispute;

3. The written notification shall include:

i. The name of the financially responsible agency;

ii. The name of the eligible child for whom functions or services are to be provided;

iii. The type of each early intervention function or service to be provided;

iv. The date(s) on which each function or service is to be provided;

v. The frequency and intensity of the early intervention service to be provided, the cost of the service, and the total amount of reimbursement required for each service; and

vi. The name of the provider agency that is to be reimbursed for each function or service.

(c) Upon receipt of written notification, in accordance with (b) above, the agency determined to have financial responsibility shall have 60 days to provide reimbursement to the agency that has assumed financial responsibility for functions or services provided during the pendency of the dispute.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:17-9.3