NJ S3967

Full-time law enforcement officers must receive cancer and cardiovascular disease screenings every three years starting three years after employment, covering 11 cancer types including colon, lung, bladder, breast, prostate, and others as applicable

Officers enrolled in the State Health Benefits Program receive screenings as occupational coverage with no co-payments, deductibles, or out-of-pocket expenses

Public employers not participating in SHBP can receive state reimbursement up to $2,500 per officer per three-year period for providing these screening examinations

Creates the "SHBP Law Enforcement Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Screenings Fund" funded by a new $10 surcharge on all motor vehicle fines and penalties

Appropriates $20 million from the General Fund to initially capitalize the screening fund, with the law taking effect January 1, 2026