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Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 63
New Jersey Medicaid·NJ · Psychiatry·Coding
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
New Jersey clarifies that partial care service billing must strictly exclude meal time, transport time, and non-active treatment time when determining full-day (5+ hours) or half-day (3-5 hours) eligibility. Providers submitting claims that don't meet these time requirements face administrative penalties, overpayment recovery, and potential program disqualification or criminal prosecution.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team must audit all partial care service claims to ensure time calculations exclude meals, transport, and non-active time. Providers must retrain clinical staff on active programming documentation requirements. Update billing system validation rules and claim submission templates to flag claims not meeting N.J.A.C. 10:66-2.5(d) time thresholds before submission. Implement a time-tracking audit process for partial care encounters. Contact Medicaid District Office if any claims under review are identified as non-compliant to voluntarily report overpayments and avoid administrative action.