New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 52 - HOSPITAL SERVICES MANUAL
Subchapter 3 - HEALTHSTART-MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC CARE SERVICES
Section 10:52-3.10 - Professional staff requirements for HealthStart Comprehensive Maternity Care services
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) All HealthStart comprehensive maternity care services shall be delivered through a team approach by qualified professionals.
(b) Physicians and certified nurse midwives shall be Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service providers and have obstetrical admitting privileges at a licensed maternity care facility.
(c) Case coordinators shall have, at a minimum, a license as a registered nurse; or a Bachelor's degree in social work, health or a behavioral science.
(d) Health professionals shall have a valid license to practice their professions, as required by the State of New Jersey.
(e) All other professionals, for whom no license to practice is required, shall meet generally accepted professional standards for qualification.
(f) Paraprofessionals shall be familiar with the local community, have knowledge or skills in maternal and child health services and shall be supervised by a health professional.
(g) Prenatal, delivery, and postpartum medical services shall be delivered by a physician or a certified nurse midwife.
(h) Nutrition, social-psychological and health education assessments and development of the plan of care shall be provided by appropriate professionals in each of the specialty areas, or by case coordinators or medical care professionals. If the nutrition or social-psychological assessment portion of the plan of care is provided by a case coordinator or medical care professional, then these portions shall be reviewed by a nutritionist or social worker, respectively.
(i) Nutrition and social-psychological basic counseling shall be provided by a case coordinator with at least one year of experience in providing services to maternity patients or by the appropriate specialist in each of the areas or by a registered nurse or obstetrical care provider.
(j) Short term specialized social-psychological and nutrition counseling services shall be provided by a social worker and nutritionist, respectively. The social worker and nutritionist shall be available on site during patient visits.
(k) There shall be adequate professional, paraprofessional and clerical staff to provide, in a timely manner, maternity care services as described herein which meet the needs of the patients.
