§ 10:49-14.5 Administrative charges/service fees


(a) A provider shall not pay nor require payment of an administrative charge or service fee for the privilege of doing business with another provider or for services for which reimbursement is included as part of the Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare fee.

1. An example of a prohibited practice is that a nursing facility may not require a pharmacy to pay an administrative charge or service fee to the facility for handling of the nursing facility resident's medications, drugs and/or related pharmaceutical records.


HISTORY:

Amended by R.1997 d.354, effective September 2, 1997.

See: 29 New Jersey Register 2512(a), 29 New Jersey Register 3856(a).

Deleted (a)2.

Amended by R.1998 d.154, effective February 27, 1998 (operative March 1, 1998; to expire August 31, 1998).

See: 30 New Jersey Register 1060(a).

In (a), inserted a reference to NJ KidCare.

Adopted concurrent proposal, R.1998 d.487, effective August 28, 1998.

See: 30 New Jersey Register 1060(a), 30 New Jersey Register 3519(a).

Readopted the provisions of R.1998 d.154 without change.

Amended by R.2003 d.82, effective February 18, 2003.

See: 34 New Jersey Register 2650(a), 35 New Jersey Register 1118(a).