New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 49 - ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
Subchapter 9 - PROVIDER AND BENEFICIARY'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
Section 10:49-9.5 - Observance of religious belief
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Nothing in the Medicaid program shall be construed to require any beneficiary to undergo any medical screening, examination, diagnosis, or treatment, or to accept any other health care or services provided under the program for any purpose (other than for the purpose of discovering and preventing the spread of infection or contagious disease or for the purpose of protecting environmental health) if such person or his or her parent or guardian objects thereto on religious grounds, except as specified in (b) below.
(b) If a physical examination is necessary to establish eligibility based on disability or blindness, the Medicaid Program may not find an individual eligible for Medicaid unless he or she undergoes the examination.
