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New Jersey Statutes Title 26. Health and Vital Statistics 26 § 2J-4.30

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

a. A certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not be issued or continued on or after the effective date of this act  1 for a health maintenance organization, unless the health maintenance organization provides health care services for prescription female contraceptives, and the following services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures on an in-network basis:

(1) Any contraceptive drug, device or product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, which coverage shall be subject to all of the following conditions:

(a) If there is a therapeutic equivalent of a contraceptive drug, device or product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, coverage shall be provided for either the requested contraceptive drug, device or product or for one or more therapeutic equivalents of the requested drug, device or product.

(b) Coverage shall be provided without a prescription for all contraceptive drugs available for over-the-counter sale that are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(c) Coverage shall be provided without any infringement upon a subscriber's choice of contraception and medical necessity shall be determined by the provider for covered contraceptive drugs, devices or other products approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(2) Voluntary male and female sterilization.

(3) Patient education and counseling on contraception.

(4) Services related to the administration and monitoring of drugs, devices, products and services required under this section, including but not limited to:

(a) Management of side effects;

(b) Counseling for continued adherence to a prescribed regimen;

(c) Device insertion and removal;

(d) Provision of alternative contraceptive drugs, devices or products deemed medically appropriate in the judgment of the subscriber's health care provider; and

(e) Diagnosis and treatment services provided pursuant to, or as a follow-up to, a service required under this section.

b. The coverage provided shall include prescriptions for dispensing contraceptives for:

(1) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c. 376)

(2) up to a 12-month period at one time.

c. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other service, drug, device, product, or procedure under the contract, except no deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the coverage shall be imposed.

(2) In the case of a high-deductible health plan, benefits for male sterilization or male contraceptives shall be provided at the lowest deductible and other cost-sharing permitted for a high-deductible health plan under section 223(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.223).

d. The provisions of this section shall apply to those contracts for health care services by health maintenance organizations under which the right to change the schedule of charges for enrollee coverage is reserved.

e. Nothing in this section shall limit coverage of any additional preventive service for women, as identified or recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Health Resources and Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 300gg-13.

1 L.2005, c. 251, eff. July 3, 2006.
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