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Derechos y responsabilidades

Como miembro del plan, usted tiene derechos y responsabilidades.If you need help understanding your rights and responsibilities, call Member Services at 1-855-232-3596 (TTY: 711). You can also check your Materials and forms page for your member handbook. Inside you’ll find your full rights and responsibilities. 

Sus derechos

As a member or the parent or guardian of a member, you have the right to:

 

  • Be treated with courtesy, consideration, respect, dignity and need for privacy.
  • Be provided with information about the Plan, its policies and procedures, its services, the practitioners providing care, member’s rights and responsibilities, and to be able to communicate and be understood with the assistance of a translator if needed.
  • Be able to choose a PCP within the limits of the plan network, including the right to refuse care from specific practitioners.
  • Participate in decision-making regarding their health care, to be fully informed by the PCP, other health care provider or care manager of health and functional status, and to participate in the development and implementation of a plan of care designed to promote functional ability to the optimal level and to encourage independence.
  • Una conversación franca sobre las opciones de tratamiento necesarias desde el punto de vista médico para su afección o afecciones, sin tener en cuenta el costo o la cobertura del beneficio, esto incluye el derecho a negarse a recibir un tratamiento o un medicamento.
  • Voice grievances about the Plan or care provided and recommend changes in policies and services to plan staff, providers and outside representatives of your choice, free of restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination or reprisal by the plan or its providers.
  • Presentar apelaciones sobre una acción del plan o una denegación de servicio y estar libre de cualquier represalia.
  • Formulate advance directives.
  • Have access to your medical records in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
  • Be free from harm, including unnecessary physical restraints or isolation, excessive medication, physical or mental abuse or neglect.
  • Be free of hazardous procedures.
  • Receive information on available treatment options or alternative courses of care.
  • Refuse treatment and be informed of the consequences of such refusal.
  • Have services provided that promote a meaningful quality of life and autonomy for you, independent living in your home and other community settings as long as medically and socially feasible, and preservation and support of your natural support systems.
  • Available and accessible services when medically necessary.
  • Access care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for urgent and emergency conditions. For life-threatening conditions, call 911.
  • Be afforded a choice of specialist among participating providers.
  • Obtain a current directory of participating providers in the Plan including addresses and telephone numbers, and a listing of providers who accept members who speak languages other than English.
  • Obtain assistance and referral to providers with experience in treatment of patients with chronic disabilities.
  • Be free from balance billing by providers for medically necessary services that were authorized by the Plan, except as permitted for co-payments in your plan.
  • A second opinion.
  • Prompt notification of termination or changes in benefits, series or provider network.
  • Information about incentives we pay providers
  • Emergency care without prior approval
  • Family planning services from Aetna Better Health or any Medicaid provider
  • Decline care management services; Aetna Better Health still must manage your care
  • External appeal by an independent organization if you disagree with our decision on internal appeal (not all services qualify for review by Independent Utilization Review Organization (IURO)
  • Disenroll and transfer to another NJ FamilyCare managed care plan at any time for cause; change plans within the first 90 days of joining Aetna Better Health and during the annual enrollment October 1 to November 15

Sus responsabilidades

  • Follow your doctor's plans and instructions for your care
  • Read your Member Handbook and other plan mailings to learn how to work with Aetna Better Health
  • Use your ID cards when you go to health care appointments or get services and do not let anyone else use your card.
  • Know the name and phone number of your PCP and your care manager
  • Conozca su atención médica y las reglas para recibir la atención.
  • Indíquele al plan y a DMAHS cuando haga cambios en su dirección, número de teléfono, número de integrantes de la familia y otra información.
  • Comprenda sus problemas de salud y participe en el desarrollo de metas de tratamiento acordadas mutuamente, en la medida en que sea posible.
  • Sea respetuoso con los proveedores de atención médica que le están proporcionando la atención.
  • Programe sus citas, llegue a tiempo y llame si sabe que llegará tarde o no podrá acudir a una cita.
  • Suminístreles a los proveedores de atención médica toda la información que necesitan.
  • Indíquele al plan y a DMAHS sus problemas y preguntas.
  • Pida más información si no comprende su atención o su afección.
  • Siga los consejos de su proveedor de atención médica.
  • Indíquenos si tiene algún otro seguro.
  • Indíquenos si ha presentado solicitud o si recibe otros beneficios de atención médica.
  • Traiga los registros de vacunación a todas las citas de los niños menores de 18 años de edad.
  • Give your provider a copy of your living will or advance directive
  • Keep track of the cost-sharing amounts you pay (for NJ FamilyCare C and D)

MLTSS rights

As a member or the parent or guardian of a member, you have the right to:

 

  • Be treated with courtesy, consideration, respect, dignity and need for privacy.
  • Be provided with information about the Plan, its policies and procedures, its services, the practitioners providing care, member’s rights and responsibilities, and to be able to communicate and be understood with the assistance of a translator if needed.
  • Be able to choose a PCP within the limits of the plan network, including the right to refuse care from specific practitioners.
  • Participate in decision-making regarding their health care, to be fully informed by the PCP, other health care provider or care manager of health and functional status, and to participate in the development and implementation of a plan of care designed to promote functional ability to the optimal level and to encourage independence.
  • Una conversación franca sobre las opciones de tratamiento necesarias desde el punto de vista médico para su afección o afecciones, sin tener en cuenta el costo o la cobertura del beneficio, esto incluye el derecho a negarse a recibir un tratamiento o un medicamento.
  • Voice grievances about the Plan or care provided and recommend changes in policies and services to plan staff, providers and outside representatives of our choice, free of restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination or reprisal by the plan or its providers.
  • Presentar apelaciones sobre una acción del plan o una denegación de servicio y estar libre de cualquier represalia.
  • Formulate advance directives.
  • Have access to your medical records in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
  • Be free from harm, including unnecessary physical restraints or isolation, excessive medication, physical or mental abuse or neglect.
  • Be free of hazardous procedures.
  • Receive information on available treatment options or alternative courses of care.
  • Refuse treatment and be informed of the consequences of such refusal.
  • Have services provided that promote a meaningful quality of life and autonomy for you, independent living in your home and other community settings as long as medically and socially feasible, and preservation and support of your natural support systems.
  • Available and accessible services when medically necessary.
  • Acceso a la atención las 24 horas del día, los siete días de la semana para afecciones urgentes y de emergencia.Para afecciones que pongan en peligro la vida llame al 911.
  • Be afforded a choice of specialist among participating providers.
  • Obtain a current directory of participating providers in the Plan including addresses and telephone numbers, and a listing of providers who accept members who speak languages other than English.
  • Obtain assistance and referral to providers with experience in treatment of patients with chronic disabilities.
  • Be free from balance billing by providers for medically necessary services that were authorized by the Plan, except as permitted for co-payments in your plan.
  • A second opinion.
  • Prompt notification of termination or changes in benefits, series or provider network.
  • Information about incentives we pay providers.
  • Emergency care without prior approval.
  • Family planning services from Aetna Better Health or any Medicaid provider.
  • ·Decline care management services; Aetna Better Health still must manage your care.
  • External appeal by an independent organization if you disagree with our decision on internal appeal (not all services qualify for review by Independent Utilization Review Organization (IURO).
  • Disenroll and transfer to another NJ FamilyCare managed care plan at any time for cause; change plans within the first 90 days of joining Aetna Better Health and during the annual enrollment October 1 to November 15.
  • To request and receive information on services available.
  • Have access to and choice of qualified service providers.
  • Be informed of your rights prior to receiving chosen and approved services.
  • Receive services without regard to race, religion, color, creed, gender, national origin, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.
  • Have access to appropriate services that support your health and welfare.
  • To assume risk after being fully informed and able to understand the risks and consequences of the decisions made.
  • To make decisions concerning your care needs.
  • Participate in the development of and changes to your plan of care.
  • Request changes in services at any time, including add, increase, decrease or discontinue.
  • Request and receive from your MLTSS care manager a list of names and duties of any person(s) assigned to provide services to you under the plan of care.
  • Receive support and direction from your MLTSS care manager to resolve concerns about your care needs and/or complaints about services or providers.
  • Be informed of and receive in writing facility specific resident rights upon admission to an institutional or residential settings.
  • Comprehensive dental care.
  • Be informed of all the covered/required services you are entitled to, required by and/or offered by the institutional or residential setting, and any charges not covered by the managed care plan while in the facility.
  • No ser transferido o dado de alta de una instalación excepto por necesidad médica; proteger su bienestar físico y seguridad, o el bienestar y la seguridad de otros residentes; o por no hacerlo, después de un aviso razonable y apropiado de falta de pago a las instalaciones de los ingresos disponibles, tal como se informa en la declaración de ingresos disponibles para el pago de Medicaid.
  • Have your health plan protect and promote your ability to exercise all rights identified in this document.
  • Have all rights and responsibilities outlined here forwarded to your authorized representative or court appointed legal guardian.

·       Appeal or request Medicaid Fair Hearing regarding eligibility for MLTSS or participation in the personal preference program (PPP).

MLTSS responsibilities

  • Tell Aetna Better Health and its doctors and other providers what they need to know to provide your care. Follow your doctor's plans and instructions for your care.
  • Read your Member Handbook and other plan mailings to learn how to work with Aetna Better Health.
  • Use your ID cards when you go to health care appointments or get services and do not let anyone else use your card. Know the name and phone number of your PCP and your care manager.
  • Infórmese sobre su atención médica y las reglas para obtener atención.
  • Tell the Plan and your caseworker or the Health Benefit Coordinator (HBC) when you make changes to your address, telephone number, family size and other information.
  • Understand your health problems and participate in developing mutually agreed-upon treatment goals, to the degree possible.
  • Ser respetuoso con el proveedor de atención médica que le brinda la atención.
  • Programe sus turnos, llegue a horario y llame si llegará tarde o si no puede acudir a su turno.
  • Brindar a sus proveedores de atención médica toda la información que necesitan.
  • Tell the Plan and DMAHS about your concerns, questions or problems.
  • Pida más información si no entiende su atención o problema de salud.
  • Follow your health care provider’s advice/
  • Informarnos sobre cualquier otro seguro que tenga.
  • Díganos si está solicitando otros beneficios de atención médica o ya los tiene .
  • Bring shot records to all appointments for children under 18 years old.
  •  Give your provider a copy of your living will or advance directive.
  • Keep track of the cost-sharing amounts you pay.
  • Provide all health and treatment related information, including, medication, circumstances, living arrangements, informal and formal supports to your care manager in order to identify care needs and develop a plan of care.
  • Understand your health care needs and work with your care manager to develop or change goals and services.
  • Work with your MLTSS care manager to develop or revise your plan of care to facilitate timely authorization and implementation of services.
  • Ask questions when additional understanding is needed.
  • Understand the risks associated with your decisions about care.
  • Report any significant changes on your health condition, medication, circumstances, living arrangements, informal and formal supports to your MLTSS care manager.
  • Tell your MLTSS care manager about any problem that occurs or if you are dissatisfied with the services being provided.
  • Follow your health plan’s rules and the rules of institutional or residential setting’s rules including any costs you must pay.
  • ·Meet with your MLTSS care manager at least quarterly.

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