Effective January 1, 2022 applications for external appeals to the New Jersey Independent Health
Care Appeals Program must be submitted to Maximus Federal Services. Instructions regarding
the external appeal application process are accessible below by clicking the “Reference Guide”
link.
For questions regarding the NJ IHCAP portal or existing appeals, please contact Maximus at:
Email: StateAppealsEast@maximus.com
Phone: 888.866.6205
The New Jersey Independent Health Care Appeals Program is an external review program intended for the purpose of reviewing adverse utilization management (UM) determinations made by the carriers.
If you are a covered person or provider and wish to file an appeal, register for a portal account below. If you are a carrier, contact Maximus (stateappealseast@maximus.com) to register for a portal account.
Click the button below if you want to upload a document for a submitted case.
Email: ihcap@dobi.nj.gov
Phone: 888.393.1062 or 609.777.9470
This system is for the use of authorized users only. Individuals using this computer system without authority, or in excess of their authority, are subject to having all of their activities on this system monitored and recorded by system personnel. In the course of monitoring individuals improperly using this system, or in the course of system maintenance, the activities of authorized users may also be monitored. Authorized users using this system improperly or accessing areas beyond their authorization may have their authorization revoked and face disciplinary action including termination of employment. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if such monitoring reveals possible evidence of criminal activity, system personnel may provide the evidence of such monitoring to law enforcement officials.