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Newsletter Vol. 28, No.09
New Jersey Medicaid·NJ · Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine·Coding
Effective date
Jul 1, 2018
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
New Jersey Medicaid clarifies billing rules for student interns in mental health and substance use disorder clinics. Only properly licensed and supervised interns can provide billable services according to their licensing board requirements, with all clinical documentation requiring co-signatures from supervising licensed clinicians.
Action Required
Immediately: Mental health and substance abuse clinics must verify all student interns are properly licensed according to their discipline's licensing board requirements. Ensure supervising clinicians co-sign all assessment, treatment planning, and clinical notes from interns. Stop billing for services provided by unlicensed student interns who cannot legally provide clinical services under their licensing board rules.