NJ S3567

Volunteer firefighters in New Jersey must receive cancer screening examinations starting three years after beginning service and every three years thereafter during their volunteer tenure

Screenings must cover at minimum 11 cancer types: colon, lung, bladder, oral, thyroid, skin, blood, breast, cervical, testicular, and prostate (when applicable)

Physicians in the State Health Benefits Program network must offer these screenings beginning January 1, 2025, with no co-payment, deductible, coinsurance, or out-of-pocket expense required from firefighters

State reimbursement to physicians or providers is capped at $1,250 per volunteer firefighter for each three-year screening period, funded through annual General Fund appropriations

Fire districts and departments using volunteer firefighters must maintain adequate records to facilitate State payment processing