52:14-17.29o SHBC to provide for installment payments to obstetrical provider for maternity services. 9. a. Within 30 days of the effective date of this act, the State Health Benefits Commission shall provide, in every health benefits plan that provides for maternity services, for reimbursement in installments to an obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey for maternity services rendered during the term of a covered person's pregnancy. b. For the purposes of this section, 'obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey' means: (1) an obstetrician/gynecologist licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners; or (2) a midwife licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners as a certified midwife or a certified nurse midwife. L.2009, c.113, s.9.
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