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 10:54-5.43 - Termination of pregnancy
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The Division shall reimburse for medically necessary termination of pregnancy procedures on Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare program beneficiaries when performed by a physician in accordance with 13:35-4.2, of the rules of the New Jersey State Department of Law and Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs, Board of Medical Examiners.
(b) A physician may take the following factors into consideration in determining whether a termination of pregnancy is medically necessary on a Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare program beneficiary:
(c) The determination of medical necessity shall be subject to review by the Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare program in accordance with existing rules and regulations of the Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare program and consistent with the New Jersey State Department of Law and Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs, Board of Medical Examiners, 13:35-4.2.
(d) A "Physician Certification" (Form FD-179) shall be attached to the hospital's Medicaid claim form, either for inpatient or outpatient services, if any of the procedures on the claim relate to a voluntary elective abortion.
(e) Any New Jersey physician with electronic billing capabilities must submit a "hard copy" of the CMS 1500 claim form (for inpatient or outpatient services) for all termination of pregnancy claims with the "Physician Certification" attached to the claim form and must not submit the claim through EMC claim processing.