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Bill Text

S3769 

SENATE, No. 3769 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires NJ FamilyCare payment for multiple medical 
encounters per day for enrollee at federally qualified health center. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning federally qualified health centers 
and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� To the extent not 
otherwise prohibited by federal statute, the NJ FamilyCare program shall 
reimburse for multiple medical encounters per day at a federally qualified 
health center for an enrollee, provided:

���� (1)�� the referring health 
care provider documents, in a manner to be determined by the Commissioner of 
Human Services, the medical necessity of each referral to a specialty provider; 
and

���� (2)�� each of the enrollee�s 
medical encounters in a given day is with a different specialty provider.

���� b.��� Nothing in this act 
shall be construed to authorize the Commissioner of Human Services to waive or 
limit any provisions of federal statute or any other State reimbursement 
methodologies governing NJ FamilyCare reimbursement for services provided by 
federally qualified health centers.

���� c.���� As used in this 
section:

���� �Federally qualified health 
center� means a community-based health care provider that delivers integrated 
primary care services in medically underserved areas and meets the criteria 
established under section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
s.1396(d)).� 

���� �NJ FamilyCare� means the 
program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.), which 
includes the Medicaid program and the Children�s Health Insurance Program.

���� �Specialty provider� means a 
licensed physician who:

���� (1)�� is a diplomate of a 
specialty board approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau 
of Osteopathic Specialists of the American Osteopathic Association;

���� (2)�� is a fellow of the 
appropriate American specialty college or a member of an osteopathic specialty 
college;

���� (3)�� is currently admissible 
to take the examination administered by a specialty board approved by the 
American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of 
the American Osteopathic Association, or has evidence of completion of an 
appropriate qualifying residency approved by the American Medical Association 
or American Osteopathic Association;

���� (4)�� holds an active staff 
appointment with specialty privileges in a hospital which is licensed pursuant 
to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and which is approved for training in 
the specialty in which the physician has privileges; or

���� (5)�� is recognized in the 
community as a specialist by his or her peers. 

���� 2.��� The Commissioner of 
Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be 
necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal 
financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal 
Medicaid program.

���� 3.��� The Commissioner of 
Human Services, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," 
P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations 
necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

���� 4. This act shall take effect 
on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides for NJ 
FamilyCare reimbursement for multiple medical encounters with federally 
qualified health center (FQHC) specialists on a single day for an enrollee, 
provided: 

���� 1.��� the referring provider 
documents the reason for referring the patient to each specialty provider; 

���� 2.��� each of the enrollee�s 
medical encounters is with different specialty provider; and

���� 3.��� NJ FamilyCare reimbursement 
for multiple medical encounters per day at a FQHC does not violate federal 
statute.

���� The bill defines a �federally 
qualified health center� as a community-based health care provider that 
delivers integrated primary care services in medically underserved areas, and 
meets the criteria established under section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.1396(d)).� 

���� The bill defines a �specialty 
provider� as a licensed physician who:

���� (1)�� is a diplomate of a 
specialty board approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the 
Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA);

���� (2)�� is a fellow of the 
appropriate American specialty college or a member of an osteopathic specialty 
college;

���� (3)�� is currently admissible 
to take the examination administered by a specialty board approved by the 
American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Speciali