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NJ S1427
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Troy Singleton
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AI Summary
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Mandates the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee include an expanded definition of first responders in any primary care medical home pilot or permanent program it establishes
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Defines "first responders" broadly to include police, firefighters, EMS personnel, dispatchers, park rangers, correctional facility personnel, child protection investigators, medical examiners, Attorney General investigators, county prosecutor investigators, and designated support staff
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Requires inclusion of first responder personnel represented by the Communication Workers of America and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees unions
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Covers both the employees and their dependents enrolled in the State Health Benefits Program
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Program services would include pharmacy, preventive care, urgent care, disease management, behavioral health, pain management, health coaching, immunizations, lab services, and coordination of specialist and hospital care
Legislative Description
Requires State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee include certain first responder titles in first responders primary care medical home program.
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
1/9/2024