New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 74 - MANAGED HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEDICAID/NJ FAMILYCARE BENEFICIARIES
Subchapter 4 - MARKETING
Section 10:74-4.1 - Marketing
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:74-4.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The contractor shall obtain written approval from the Division prior to the commencement of marketing activities, regarding the form and content of the following:
1. Informational and instructional materials
to be distributed to inform Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare enrollees of the scope and
nature of benefits provided by the contractor;
2. Informational and instructional materials
to be distributed to inform Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare enrollees of changes in
program scope or administration;
3.
Public information releases pertaining to the enrollment of Medicaid/NJ
FamilyCare individuals in the contractor's plan; and
4. Instruction to community-based
organizations that will empower them to provide instruction to their
beneficiaries to achieve better health outcomes.
(b) The contractor shall ensure that:
1. All of the contractor's marketing
presentations accurately and clearly represent the benefits and limitations of
the contractor's plan, and are not false or misleading in any way;
2. All of the contractor's marketing
representatives and agents have received sufficient instructions and training
to be capable of performing such marketing activities;
3. All of the contractor's marketing
representatives represent themselves as agents of the contractor involved in
marketing;
4. All marketing
presentations make it clear whether a specific MCO enrollment is voluntary or
mandatory;
5. There are no
activities which influence an individual's enrollment with the contractor in
conjunction with the sale of any other insurance;
6. None of the contractor's marketing
representatives offer or give any form of compensation or reward as an
inducement to a Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare beneficiary to enroll in the
contractor's plan. However, for marketing purposes, the MCO may offer
health-related promotional giveaways that shall not exceed $ 15.00 per item and
non-health-related promotional giveaways that shall not exceed $ 10.00 per
item, the combined total value of both health related and non-health related
promotional giveaways shall not exceed $ 50.00 in the aggregate annually per
individual;
7. No door-to-door
canvassing, telephone, telemarketing or "cold-call" marketing of enrollment
activities by the contractor, or by an employee, or an agent of an independent
contractor shall be performed on behalf of the contractor; and
8. All marketing materials are distributed
throughout all enrollment areas for which it is contracted to provide
services.
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