New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 49 - ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
Subchapter 9 - PROVIDER AND BENEFICIARY'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
Section 10:49-9.6 - Free choice by beneficiary and provider

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.