N.J. Admin. Code § 10:69-9.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:69-9.14 - Procedures regarding payments to vendor

(a) The CWA shall establish procedures to ensure that all vendors to whom payment is being made, other than medical services, including, but not limited to, transportation, will receive on an annual basis a copy of Form WD-1A, A Statement Concerning Obligations of Vendors.

1. The CWA shall maintain a record of those vendors who have received this form, with the date of mailing.

(b) Rules concerning the assurance of compliance by vendors are:

1. All official invoice forms of the CWA shall contain the following statement directly above the vendor's signature:

i. "Services are provided to all beneficiaries without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, marital, parental or birth status, or disability."

2. The CWA, in the course of regular work activities, shall seek information concerning compliance and shall instruct staff to be alert to discover instances of discrimination on the part of physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, opticians, podiatrists, and other individual vendors in New Jersey, who receive payment for services directly from the CWA on behalf of AFDC-related Medicaid applicants or beneficiaries.

3. Any evidence of discrimination by the vendors described in (b)2 above that comes to the attention of the CWA shall be reported immediately to the Director, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:69-9.14

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3729(a), effective 12/4/2017