New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 44C - AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Subchapter 8 - STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 13:44C-8.3 - Prohibited fees
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Licensees shall not require a patient or a third party payor to pay a separate fee for the preparation of an insurance claim form.
(b) Licensees shall not require a patient or a third party payor to pay interest on an unpaid account unless the patient has been notified of this policy in writing prior to the initiation of audiology or speech-language pathology services.
(c) Licensees shall not require a patient or a third party payor to pay a full or partial fee for unkept appointments unless the patient has been notified of this policy in writing prior to the initiation of audiology or speech-language pathology services.
(d) Licensees shall not require a patient or a third party payor to pay for any evaluation, testing, treatment or other services not documented in a patient chart.
(e) Licensees shall not charge a fee to a patient or a third party payor for audiology or speech-language pathology services which are unwarranted and unnecessary.