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Newsletter Vol. 10, No. 48

New Jersey Medicaid·NJ · Pharmacy, Infectious Disease·Medical Policy
Effective date
Jul 1, 2000
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

Effective July 1, 2000, Work First New Jersey/General Assistance (WFNJ/GA) beneficiaries diagnosed with HIV/AIDS must enroll in the AIDS Drugs Distribution Program (ADDP) for coverage of specific antiretroviral medications. During the enrollment transition period, pharmacies should continue receiving reimbursement for ADDP-covered HIV/AIDS drugs, and Error Code 402 will be converted to an informational message directing patients to enroll in ADDP rather than denying claims.

Action Required

Action needed
By July 1, 2000: Billing and pharmacy teams must (1) Update billing system to change Error Code 402 from a claim denial to an informational message for WFNJ/GA beneficiaries; (2) Continue processing and reimbursing claims for ADDP-covered HIV/AIDS drugs (thymidine nucleosides, thymidine analogs, protease inhibitors, nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, carbocyclic nucleoside analogs, purine nucleoside analogs of deoxyadenosine, and primidine nucleoside analogs) without denial; (3) Assist WFNJ/GA patients in enrolling in ADDP by providing applications or directing them to General AIDS Hotline (800-624-2377) or ADDP General Information Number (609-588-7038); (4) Maintain inventory of ADDP applications if feasible. Failure to support the enrollment transition may delay patient access to medications during the implementation period.