New Jersey DHS Medicaid State Plan Amendment To Add Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Care Coordination Services

On December 18, 2018, the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) released this legal notice. The notice outlines the intentions of the DMAHS in seeking approval from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for an amendment to the New Jersey Medicaid State Plan (Title XIX) and Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP). The state intends to add office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) as a Medicaid-covered service . . .