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NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6dd (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6dd - Hospital service corporation, high deductible, deductible inapplicable, certain circumstances.

17:48-6dd Hospital service corporation, high deductible, deductible inapplicable, certain circumstances.  6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.316 (C.17:48-6m) regarding deductibles for a high deductible health plan, a contract offered by a hospital service corporation providing hospital or medical expense benefits for groups with greater than 50 persons, that qualifies as a high deductible health plan for which qualified medical expenses are paid using a health savings account established pursuant to section 223 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.223), and that is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.248 (C.17:48E-35.27 et al.), shall not apply a deductible for any benefits for which a deductible is not applicable pursuant to any law enacted after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.248 (C.17:48E-35.27 et al.). This section shall apply to all hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2005,c.248,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6ff (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6ff - Hospital service corporation to provide benefits for orthotic and prosthetic appliances.

17:48-6ff Hospital service corporation to provide benefits for orthotic and prosthetic appliances.  1. a. Every hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital or medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide benefits to any person covered thereunder for expenses incurred in obtaining an orthotic or prosthetic appliance from any licensed orthotist or prosthetist, or any certified pedorthist, as determined medically necessary by the covered person's physician. As used in this section, "orthotic appliance," "prosthetic appliance," "licensed orthotist" and "licensed prosthetist" have the meaning assigned to them in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.512 (C.45:12B-3) and "certified pedorthist" has the meaning assigned to it in subsection j. of section 18 of P.L.1991, c.512 (C.45:12B-18). b. On and after the effective date of this act, a hospital service corporation contract shall reimburse for orthotic and prosthetic appliances at the same rate as reimbursement for such appliances under the federal Medicare reimbursement schedule. c. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the contract. d. The provisions of this section shall apply to all hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2007, c.345, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6gg (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6gg - Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain persons aged 15 or younger.

17:48-6gg Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain persons aged 15 or younger.  2. A hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for medically necessary expenses incurred in the purchase of a hearing aid for a covered person 15 years of age or younger, as provided in this section. A hospital service corporation contract shall provide coverage that includes the purchase of a hearing aid for each ear, when medically necessary and as prescribed or recommended by a licensed physician or audiologist. A hospital service corporation may limit the benefit provided in this section to $1,000 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every 24 months. A covered person may choose a hearing aid that is priced higher than the benefit payable under this section and may pay the difference between the price of the hearing aid and the benefit payable under this section, without financial or contractual penalty to the provider of the hearing aid. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other condition under the contract. This section shall apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2008, c.126, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6hh (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6hh - Hospital service corporation to provide installment payments to obstetrical provider for maternity services.

17:48-6hh Hospital service corporation to provide installment payments to obstetrical provider for maternity services.  1. a. Every individual or group hospital service corporation contract that provides benefits for maternity services, and that is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State or approved for issuance or renewal in this State, by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide for reimbursement in installments to an obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey for maternity services rendered during the term of a covered person's pregnancy.  b. For the purposes of this section, "obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey" means:  (1) an obstetrician/gynecologist licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners; or  (2) a midwife licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners as a certified midwife or a certified nurse midwife. c. This section shall apply to all hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2009, c.113, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6jj (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6jj - Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for oral anticancer medications.

17:48-6jj Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for oral anticancer medications.  1. a. A hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for expenses for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis no less favorable than the contract provides for intravenously administered or injected anticancer medications.  b. Pursuant to subsection a. of this section, coverage for expenses for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells shall not be subject to any prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible or coinsurance provision that does not apply to intravenously administered or injected anticancer medications. c. A hospital service corporation contract shall not achieve compliance with the provisions of this section by imposing an increase in patient cost sharing, including any copayment, deductible or coinsurance, for anticancer medications, whether intravenously administered or injected or orally administered, that are covered under the contract as of the effective date of this act. d. This section shall apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2011, c.188, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6kk (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6kk - Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for sickle cell anemia.

17:48-6kk Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for sickle cell anemia.  1. Every hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for medical expenses incurred by a covered person for the treatment of sickle cell anemia and, if the contract provides benefits for expenses incurred in the purchase of outpatient prescription drugs, then the contract shall provide coverage for prescription drug expenses incurred by a covered person for the treatment of sickle cell anemia. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the contract. This section shall apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2011, c.210, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6ll (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6ll - Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for prescription eye drops.

17:48-6ll Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for prescription eye drops.  1. a. A hospital service corporation which provides hospital or medical expense benefits that include coverage for prescription eye drops under a contract delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for expenses incurred for refills of prescription eye drops in accordance with the Guidance for Early Refill Edits of Topical Ophthalmic Products provided to Medicare Part D plan sponsors by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided that: (1) the prescribing health care practitioner indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities of the prescription eye drops are needed; and (2) the refill requested by the subscriber or covered person does not exceed the number of additional quantities indicated on the original prescription by the prescribing health care practitioner. b. The provisions of this section shall apply to all hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2013, c.50, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6mm (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6mm - Hospital service corporation contract, coverage for synchronization of prescribed medications.

17:48-6mm Hospital service corporation contract, coverage for synchronization of prescribed medications.  1. a. Every group or individual hospital service corporation contract delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State on or after the effective date of this act, which provides benefits for pharmacy services, prescription drugs, or for participation in a prescription drug plan shall, on at least one occasion per year for each covered person: (1) apply a prorated daily cost-sharing rate to prescriptions that are dispensed by a network pharmacy for less than a 30 days' supply if the prescriber or pharmacist indicates the fill or refill is in the best interest of the covered person or is for the purpose of synchronizing the covered person's chronic medications; (2) provide coverage for a drug prescribed for the treatment of a chronic illness dispensed in accordance with a plan among the covered person, the prescriber and the pharmacist to synchronize the refilling of multiple prescriptions for the covered person; and (3) determine dispensing fees based exclusively on the total number of prescriptions dispensed; dispensing fees shall not be prorated or based on the number of the days' supply of medication prescribed or dispensed. b. This section shall apply to all contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. c. This section shall not apply to prescriptions for opioid analgesics. "Opioid analgesic" means a drug in the opioid analgesic drug class prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain or other conditions, whether in immediate release or extended release form, and whether or not combined with other drug substances to form a single drug product or dosage form. L.2015, c.206, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6pp (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6pp - Hospital service corporation to cover digital tomosynthesis of the breast.

17:48-6pp Hospital service corporation to cover digital tomosynthesis of the breast.  1. a. A hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for expenses incurred in conducting digital tomosynthesis to detect or screen for breast cancer in women 40 years of age and over; and for diagnostic purposes in women of any age. b. In the case of digital tomosynthesis conducted to detect or screen for breast cancer in women 40 years of age and over, no deductible, coinsurance or other cost sharing shall be applied; and in the case of digital tomosynthesis conducted for diagnostic purposes in women of any age, the same deductibles, coinsurance, and other cost sharing as apply to similar services under the contract shall be applied.  c. This section shall apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2017, c.305, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6qq (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6qq - Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for donated human breast milk.

17:48-6qq Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for donated human breast milk.  1. a. A hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital or medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for expenses incurred in the provision of pasteurized donated human breast milk, which may include human milk fortifiers if indicated by the prescribing licensed medical practitioner, provided that: (1) the covered person is an infant under the age of six months; (2) the milk is obtained from a human milk bank that meets quality guidelines established by the Department of Health ; and (3) a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for an infant who is medically or physically unable to receive maternal breast milk or participate in breast feeding or whose mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal breast milk in sufficient quantities or participate in breast feeding despite optimal lactation support; or (4) a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for an infant who meets any of the following conditions:  (a) a body weight below healthy levels determined by the licensed medical practitioner; (b) a congenital or acquired condition that places the infant at a high risk for development of necrotizing enterocolitis; or  (c) a congenital or acquired condition that may benefit from the use of donor breast milk as determined by the Department of Health. b. The provisions of this section shall apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. c. Nothing in this section shall preclude the hospital service corporation from performing utilization review, including periodic review of the medical necessity of a particular service. d. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other prescribed items under the contract. e. If there is no supply of human breast milk that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, the hospital service corporation shall not be required to provide coverage of expenses pursuant to this section. L.2017, c.309, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6rr (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6rr - Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services.

17:48-6rr Hospital service corporation to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services.  1. a. A hospital service corporation contract which provides hospital or medical expense benefits for groups with more than 50 persons and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility. For the purposes of this section:  "Iatrogenic infertility" means an impairment of fertility caused by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or other medical treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes. "May directly or indirectly cause" means a medical treatment with a likely side effect of iatrogenic infertility as established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or as defined by the New Jersey Department of Health. "Standard fertility preservation services" means procedures consistent with established medical practices and professional guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or as defined by the New Jersey Department of Health. "Standard fertility preservation services" shall not include the storage of sperm or oocytes. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition under the contract. The same copayments, deductibles, and benefit limits shall apply to the provision of standard fertility preservation services pursuant to this section as those applied to other medical or surgical benefits under the contract. b. A hospital service corporation providing coverage under this section shall not determine the provision of standard fertility preservation services based on a covered person's expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency, perceived quality of life, or other health conditions, or based on personal characteristics, including age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, or gender identity. c. This section shall apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2019, c.306, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:48-6tt (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:48-6tt - Hospital service corporation to cover preventive services.

17:48-6tt Hospital service corporation to cover preventive services.  1. a. A hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital or medical expense benefits and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage, without requiring any cost sharing, for the following preventive services: (1) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating of "A" or "B" in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;  (3) with respect to infants, children, and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (4) with respect to women, any additional preventive care and screenings not described in paragraph (1) as provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration. b. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, nothing in this section shall: (a) require a contract which has a network of providers to provide benefits for items or services described in subsection a. of this section that are delivered by an out-of-network provider; or (b) preclude a contract which has a network of providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for items or services described in subsection a. of this section that are delivered by an out-of-network provider. (2) If a contract does not have in its network a provider who can provide an item or service described in subsection a. of this section, the contract shall cover the item or service when performed by an out-of-network provider, and shall not impose cost sharing with respect to that item or service. c. (1) A contract shall provide coverage for an item or service described in subsection a. of this section for plan years that begin on or after the date that is one year after the date the recommendation or guideline is issued. (2) (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, a contract that is required to provide coverage for an item or service described in subsection a. of this section on the first day of a plan year shall provide coverage for that item or service through the last day of the plan year.  (b) The commissioner may remove a coverage requirement for an item or service during a plan year if the recommendation or guideline changes or is no longer described in subsection a. of this section. d. The provisions of this section shall apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. L.2019, c.360, s.1.