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NJ S3321
Bill
Status
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Turner
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AI Summary
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New Jersey Department of Human Services must implement a Medicaid payment strategy to optimize availability of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) for women
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Payment strategy must include separate reimbursement for immediate postpartum LARC insertion apart from other labor and delivery services
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Department required to remove both logistical barriers for supply management and administrative barriers for provision of LARC devices
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All managed care organizations providing Medicaid coverage must implement the same payment strategies to improve LARC access
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Commissioner of Human Services must apply for federal State plan amendments or waivers necessary to secure federal Medicaid matching funds for implementation
Legislative Description
Requires DHS to implement payment strategy to encourage the use of long acting reversible contraceptives.
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
2/5/2026