A 4207 - Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters - New Jersey Key Vote

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Title: Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters

Title: Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters

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Title: Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes Medicaid emergency room triage reimbursement fees for low acuity emergency room encounters.

Highlights:

 

  • Establishes a $140 emergency room triage reimbursement fee which can be collected by hospitals for emergency services provided for low acuity emergency room encounters of patients enrolled in the state Medicaid fee-for-service program (Sec. 1). 

  • Requires the Commissioner of Human Services to publish a list of diagnostic codes that would be considered low acuity emergency room encounters (Sec. 1).

Title: Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters

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