New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 54 - PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Subchapter 5 - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES PRESCRIBED OR RENDERED BY A PHYSICIAN
Section 10:54-5.17 - Home Care Services; Home Health Services (HH)
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Medicaid reimbursement shall be limited to home health services provided by Medicare-certified, New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services-licensed home health agency that is a participating provider in the New Jersey Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare program. (See N.J.A.C. 8:42 and 10:60-1.2.)
(b) Home Health services shall be prescribed by a physician and shall be directed toward rehabilitation and/or restoration of the beneficiary to the optimal level of physical and/or mental functioning, self-care and independence; or directed toward maintaining the present level of functioning.
(c) Home Health services include the following: professional nursing visits; home health aide services; physical therapy; occupational therapy; speech-language pathology and audiological services; medical social work services; nutritional services; certain medical supplies and equipment; and personal care assistant services.