{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4d-9.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:4D-9.2","heading":"Medicaid to not provide coverage for certain early elective deliveries.","body":"3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, any contract between a carrier and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services that provides benefits to persons who are eligible for Medicaid under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) shall not provide coverage for a non-medically indicated early elective delivery performed at a hospital on a pregnant woman earlier than the 39th week of gestation.\nb.\tAs used in this section, \"non-medically indicated early elective delivery\" means the artificial start of the birth process through medical interventions or other methods, also known as labor induction, or the surgical delivery of a baby via a cesarean section for purposes or reasons that are not fully consistent with established standards of clinical care as provided by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.\nL.2019, c.87, s.3.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"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":"503da42cf21e930925334e6eacabc37a1e88d3c0fef4aad4393f7d1241824e70","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4d-9.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4d-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}