New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 66 - INDEPENDENT CLINIC SERVICES
Subchapter 3 - HEALTHSTART
Section 10:66-3.2 - Scope of services

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:66-3.2

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

(a) HealthStart maternity care services provided by a HealthStart-certified provider are obstetrical care services provided in accordance with the recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a program of support services provided in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:54-6. HealthStart pediatric care services include up to nine preventive visits, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, provided by a HealthStart-certified provider who assumes the primary responsibility for coordination and continuity of care.

(b) HealthStart comprehensive maternity care includes both medical maternity care services and health support services, which are described below in (b)1 and 2, respectively.

1. Medical maternity care services include:
i. Ambulatory prenatal services;

ii. Admission arrangements for delivery;

iii. Obstetrical delivery services; and

iv. Postpartum medical services.

2. Health support services include:
i. Case coordination services;

ii. Health education assessment and counseling services;

iii. Nutrition assessment and counseling services;

iv. Social-psychological assessment and counseling services;

v. Home visitation; and

vi. Outreach, referral and follow-up services.

(c) HealthStart comprehensive pediatric care includes nine preventive child health visits; all the recommended immunizations; case coordination and continuity of care including, but not limited to, the provision or arrangement for sick care, 24 hour telephone access, and referral and follow-up for complex or extensive medical, social, psychological, and nutritional needs.

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