Bill Text: NJ A3367 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires certain hospitals with on-site clinical laboratories to ensure in-network coverage for laboratory services if hospital is in-network.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee [A3367 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-A3367-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 3367

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2018

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  HERB CONAWAY, JR.

District 7 (Burlington)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires certain hospitals with on-site clinical laboratories to ensure in-network coverage for laboratory services if hospital is in-network.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning clinical laboratories in hospitals and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) has an on-site clinical laboratory, the hospital shall ensure that services provided by the on-site clinical laboratory are covered on an in-network basis by all health benefits plans with which the hospital is in-network.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect on the 90^th day next following enactment.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) has an on-site clinical laboratory, the hospital shall ensure that services provided by the on-site clinical laboratory are covered on an in-network basis by all health benefits plans with which the hospital is in-network.