{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-36","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:71C-36","heading":"Entry into program; agreements.","body":"a.  In administering the program, the authority or its designated agent shall contract only with a primary care practitioner, psychiatrist, or other health care practitioner employed in a field designated by the Commissioner of Health for inclusion in the program pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2025, c.345 (C.18A:71C-34.1).\nb.\tThe contract for a program participant employed at an approved site shall require a program participant to:\n(1)\tserve at least an initial two-year period at an approved site in the full-time clinical practice of that person's profession;\n(2)\tcharge for professional services at the usual and customary rate prevailing in the area in which the approved site is located, but allow a patient who is unable to pay that charge to pay at a reduced rate or receive care at no charge;\n(3)\tnot discriminate against any patient in the provision of health care services on the basis of that person's ability to pay or source of payment; and\n(4)\tagree not to impose any charge in excess of the limiting fee for a service, as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, to a recipient of benefits under the federal Medicare program established pursuant to Pub.L.89-97 (42 U.S.C.s.1395 et seq.).\nc.\tThe contract for any program participant shall also specify the applicant's dates of required service and the total amount of eligible qualifying loan expenses to be redeemed by the State in return for service, and stipulate that the applicant has knowledge of and agrees to the six-month probationary period required prior to final acceptance into the program pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71C-38.\nAmended 2009, c.145, s.5; 2025, c.345, s.6.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"8b975959540429662ac913752e680adee6caecea70e4f1803c76c322fab7c177","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-35.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71c-36.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}