New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 57 - PODIATRY SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - PROVISION OF SERVICES
Section 10:57-2.13 - Medical exception process (MEP)
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) For pharmacy claims with service dates on or after September 1, 1999, which exceed Prospective Drug Use Review (PDUR) standards recommended by the New Jersey Drug Utilization Review Board (NJ DURB) and approved by the Commissioners of DHS and DOH, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services has established a Medical Exception Process (MEP). See N.J.A.C. 10:51-2.23for more information on the PDUR program.
(b) The medical exception process shall be administered by a contractor, referred to as the MEP contractor, under contract with the Department of Human Services.
(c) The medical exception process shall apply to all pharmacy claims, regardless of claim media, unless there is a recommended exemption by the NJ DURB that has been approved by the Commissioners of DHS and DOH, in accordance with the rules of those Departments.
(d) The medical exception process (MEP) is as follows: