Section 30:4D-9.2 - Medicaid to not provide coverage for certain early elective deliveriesa. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, any contract between a carrier and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services that provides benefits to persons who are eligible for Medicaid under P.L. 1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) shall not provide coverage for a non-medically indicated early elective delivery performed at a hospital on a pregnant woman earlier than the 39th week of gestation.b. As used in this section, "non-medically indicated early elective delivery" means the artificial start of the birth process through medical interventions or other methods, also known as labor induction, or the surgical delivery of a baby via a cesarean section for purposes or reasons that are not fully consistent with established standards of clinical care as provided by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.Added by L. 2019, c. 87, s. 3, eff. 9/1/2019.