Bill Text: NJ A2758 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military serving on active duty. *
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-12 - Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading [A2758 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-A2758-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Permits primary care physicians to waive health insurance copayments for members of military serving on active duty.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain health benefits plan copayments and supplementing P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any other law or contract provision to the contrary, if a covered person is a member of the military serving on active duty, a primary care physician may waive that covered person's copayment that would otherwise be collected as payment for treatment by the primary care physician for a covered service pursuant to a participating provider contract between the primary care physician and a carrier providing a health benefits plan.
b. For the purposes of this section, "carrier" shall include, in addition to an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in this State, the State Health Benefits Commission and the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission.
2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day next following enactment and shall apply to health benefits plans that are delivered, issued, executed or renewed, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State, on or after the effective date.
STATEMENT
This bill, which supplements the "Health Care Quality Act," P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-1 et seq.) provides that, notwithstanding any other law or contract provision to the contrary, if a covered person is a member of the military serving on active duty, a primary care physician may waive a covered person's copayment that would otherwise be collected as payment for treatment by the primary care physician for a covered service pursuant to a participating provider contract between the primary care physician and a carrier providing a health benefits plan.
For the purposes of this bill, "carrier" shall include, in addition to an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in this State, the State Health Benefits Commission and the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission.
The bill takes effect on the 90th day next following enactment and applies to health benefits plans that are delivered, issued, executed or renewed, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State, on or after the effective date of the bill.
