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NJ S1022
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Linda Greenstein
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AI Summary
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Prohibits health insurance payers from using "downcoding" to reduce reimbursements below what provider contracts require for services actually performed
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Defines downcoding as adjusting claims to less complex or lower cost service codes to pay providers less than contractually owed, including through the use of remark codes
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Applies to all health insurance carriers, health maintenance organizations, organized delivery systems, and their agents doing business in New Jersey
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Requires the Department of Banking and Insurance to adopt regulations implementing the prohibition
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Takes effect 180 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Budget and Appropriations
Last Action
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
1/25/2024