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New Jersey Statutes Title 26. Health and Vital Statistics 26 § 2J-4.46

Current as of February 19, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a health maintenance organization that offers a contract that provides benefits for expenses incurred in the purchase of prescription drugs and is delivered, issued, executed, or renewed in this State, shall ensure that at least 25 percent of all plans, or at least one plan if the organization offers less than four plans, offered by the organization in each rating area and in each of the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels of coverage, in the individual market pursuant to P.L.1992, c. 161 (C.17B:27A-2 et seq.), and in the small employer market pursuant to P.L.1992, c. 162 (C.17B:27A-17), shall conform with the following:

(1)(a) an agreement that provides a silver, gold, or platinum level of coverage, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.140, shall limit a covered person's cost-sharing, including any copayment or coinsurance, for prescription drugs, including specialty drugs, to no more than $150 per month for each prescription drug for up to a 30-day supply of any single drug;

(b) an agreement that provides a bronze level of coverage, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.140, shall ensure that any required covered person's cost-sharing, including any copayment or coinsurance, does not exceed $250 per month for each prescription drug for up to a 30-day supply of any single drug;

(c) an agreement that meets the requirements of a catastrophic plan, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.155, shall be exempt from the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph;

(2) except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the limits described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply at any point in the benefit design, including before and after any applicable deductible is reached; and

(3) for prescription drug benefits offered in conjunction with a high-deductible health plan, the plan shall not provide prescription drug benefits until the expenditures applicable to the deductible under the plan have met the amount of the minimum annual deductibles in effect for self-only and family coverage under section 223(c)(2)(A)(i) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.223(c)(2)(A)(i)) for self-only and family coverage, respectively. Once the foregoing expenditure amount has been met under the plan, coverage for prescription drug benefits shall begin, and the limit on out-of-pocket expenditures for prescription drug benefits shall be as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

b. The provisions of this section shall apply to all agreements in which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the premium.

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