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NJ S3452

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/28/2024

Primary Sponsor

Teresa Ruiz

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Mandates health insurance carriers, State and School Employees' Health Benefits programs, and Medicaid provide coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services including abortion, emergency services, family planning counseling, genetic testing, inpatient hospital care for pregnancy-related services, and well-baby care

  • Prohibits cost-sharing requirements (deductibles, copayments, coinsurance) for covered family planning and reproductive health care services, with an exception allowing cost-sharing for family planning lab tests and inpatient services from out-of-network providers

  • Bars insurers from imposing restrictions, delays, or prior authorization requirements for these reproductive health care services

  • Prohibits medical malpractice insurers from taking adverse actions (rate increases, coverage denial, sanctions) against providers who perform legally protected reproductive or gender-affirming health care services, even when treating patients from states where such services are illegal

  • Authorizes advanced practice clinicians (nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified midwives) to perform aspiration abortions and provide medication abortions within their scope of practice

Legislative Description

Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for family planning and reproductive health care services; prohibits adverse actions by medical malpractice insurers in relation to performance of legally protected health care services.

Financial Institutions and Insurance

Last Action

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee

6/28/2024

Committee Referrals

Financial Institutions and Insurance6/28/2024
Commerce6/17/2024

Full Bill Text

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