New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 52 - HOSPITAL SERVICES MANUAL
Subchapter 3 - HEALTHSTART-MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC CARE SERVICES
Section 10:52-3.5 - Standards for a HealthStart Comprehensive Maternity Care Provider Certificate

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:52-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Comprehensive maternity care services shall be integrated and coordinated.

(b) HealthStart maternity care providers, excluding physicians and nurse midwives who are in private practice, shall provide comprehensive maternity care services within the following organizational requirements:

1. Providers shall provide directly or through an approved agreement, at one contiguous site, the following services: ambulatory prenatal and postpartum care; case coordination services; nutrition assessment; guidance and counseling services; health education assessment and instruction; and social-psychological assessment, guidance and counseling;

2. Providers shall provide or arrange for the admission of patients to the appropriate level of care facility for obstetrical care delivery services;

3. Providers shall provide or arrange for all necessary laboratory services;

4. Providers shall provide one or more prenatal home visits for each high risk patient;

5. Providers shall provide at least one postpartum home visit for each high risk patient;

6. Providers shall adopt policies and procedures to assure the delivery of coordinated, integrated and comprehensive care; and

7. Providers shall provide referral and follow-up services, which shall include, but shall not be limited to: referral for specialized evaluations, counseling and treatment for extensive social, psychological, nutritional and medical needs.

(c) A provider shall link the mother and newborn infant with a pediatric care provider.

(d) An independent clinic may provide the HealthStart health support services component alone upon entering into a written agreement with a private practitioner(s) who shall provide the HealthStart medical care services component. This agreement shall delineate which party shall take primary responsibility for provision of all HealthStart services.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. New Jersey may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.