b'of domestic violence or a sexually[ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 ] imposing only a reasonable markup, violent offense. It also extends benefitsmember has any financial interest. Forthere is no risk of charging an to parents of adopted children, fosterexample, if a chiropractor referredexcessive fee which is prohibited by children, or children conceived usinga patient to a separate businessNew Jersey chiropractic regulations. a surrogate or through a gestationalentity that they owned to receiveThough this is not the only sales carrier agreement. a healthcare service, it would bemodel available to chiropractors The expansion of the program providesconsidered an improper self-referral.in this regard, it is one of the most for increased leave time and moreThe applicability of the law hingescompliant based upon existing New flexibility by doubling the maximumupon whether a service is deemed aJersey law. number of weeks of family temporaryhealth care service. If it is, then the disability leave benefits from six to 12Codey Law prohibits self-referral. If it weeks and increasing intermittent leaveis not, there is no Codey prohibition.Jeffrey Randolph, Esq. (the author from 42 days to 56 days, which can helpof Legal Ease and Legal Q&A) is an parents and caretakers stay at work on aQWhat is the safest businessindependent person of the ANJC and part-time basis while still caring for a sickmodel to sell nutritionalhis views are not authorized, sponsored, loved one or bonding with a newborn. supplements to patients in Newor otherwise approved by the ANJC. Jersey? The information provided is for general The legislation strengthens protectionsguidance on matters of interest only for program participants by specifyingAThere are many businessand may not take into account particular that an employer may not discharge,models out there which may befacts relevant to your individual harass, threaten, discriminate or retaliateutilized to sell nutritional supplementssituation. The application and impact against an employee with respect toto patients under the chiropracticof laws and health care can vary widely the compensation, terms, conditions, orscope of practice law, effective as ofbased on the specific facts involved. privileges of employment on the basisJan. 18, 2010. However, one of theGiven the changing nature of laws, rules that the employee took or requestedsafest models that does not implicateand regulations, there may be omissions leave to which the employee wasthe New Jersey Codey Lawsor inaccuracies in information contained entitled. prohibition on self-referrals (discussedin these materials. Accordingly, the information you receive is provided The nonpartisan Office of Legislativeabove), is as follows. Under thiswith the understanding that the author Services estimates insurance claims paidmodel, the chiropractor purchasesand the ANJC are not herein engaged out will increase by $287 million to $365the nutritional supplements underin rendering legal, accounting, tax, million a year once the expansion isthe same business entity as theirhealth care or other professional advice implemented. chiropractic practice. The chiropractorand services nor are they providing may impose a reasonable markup forspecific advice with regard to your From 2009 to 2015, family leave insur- profit and then sells the supplementpractice, the treatment of any specific ance paid out nearly half a billion dollarsdirectly to the patient under theillness, disease, deformity or condition, in benefits for more than 200,000 claims.same chiropractic practice entity.or any other matter that affects trade, About eight in 10 claims are to bondBy utilizing the same entity as thecommerce, or legal rights of others. with a child, while two in 10 are to takechiropractic practice, there is noAs such, this article should not be care of a family member. used as a substitute for consultation self-referral to a separate entity inwith professional accounting, tax, which the referring chiropractor holdslegal, health care, or other competent Jon Bombardieri and his firm, CLBa significant financial interest whichadvisers. 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