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NJ S3223

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/13/2024

Primary Sponsor

Angela Mcknight

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "health care sharing ministry" to include organizations established after December 31, 1999, exempting their members from New Jersey's individual health insurance mandate and associated tax penalties

  • Requires health care sharing ministries operating in New Jersey to post extensive annual disclosures on their websites by March 1, including participant numbers, fees collected, reimbursement statistics, denial rates, and administrative expenses

  • Mandates that ministries conduct annual independent audits following generally accepted accounting principles and make results publicly available to qualify as a health care sharing ministry

  • Requires ministries to post conspicuous notices that their plans are not health insurance and to disclose information about third-party marketers, insurance producers, commissions paid, and any legal actions taken against them in other states

  • Authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to issue notices of noncompliance and, after 45 days of continued noncompliance, seek injunctions or impose monetary penalties against ministries that fail to meet reporting requirements

Legislative Description

Permits greater diversity in creation of new health sharing ministries and establishes and exempts certain mandates and reporting requirements.

Commerce

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

5/13/2024

Committee Referrals

Commerce5/13/2024

Full Bill Text

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