Bill Text: NJ S2968 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Permits certain health care professionals to waive health insurance copayments for members of military on active duty and their family members. *

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-4)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-10 - Approved P.L.2019, c.111. [S2968 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-S2968-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 2968

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  TROY SINGLETON

District 7 (Burlington)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Permits certain health care professionals 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 or an advanced practice nurse may waive that covered person's copayment that would otherwise be collected as payment for treatment by the primary care physician or the advanced practice nurse for a covered service pursuant to a participating provider contract between the primary care physician or the advanced practice nurse 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

 

     2.    This act shall take effect on the 90^th 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 or an advanced practice nurse may waive a covered person's copayment that would otherwise be collected as payment for treatment by the primary care physician or the advanced practice nurse for a covered service pursuant to a participating provider contract between the primary care physician or the advanced practice nurse 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 90^th 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.