17:48A-8 - Participating physicians; payments for medical services - New Jersey Statutes

17:48A-8.  Participating physicians;  payments for medical services
    Any medical service corporation may enter into agreements with eligible persons whereby such persons become participating physicians of a plan operated  by the corporation and may make to such persons such payments as shall have  accrued by reason of services required to be performed under the plan.  No  person shall become a participating physician unless he shall be a physician  licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of New Jersey, pursuant  to chapter nine, Title 45, of the Revised Statutes.  Any medical service  corporation may enter into contracts for the payment of medical services to the  subscribers or members of similar nonprofit medical service corporations of  other States subject to the supervision of such other States, and shall have  the right to make payment to any other nonprofit medical service corporation,  or to any physicians licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this or any  other State for services rendered to its subscribers and their dependents at  not exceeding the same rate paid participating physicians under the certificate  of the subscriber.

     L.1940, c. 74, p. 191, s. 8.  Amended by L.1944, c. 102, p. 262, s. 6.