Bill > A1673

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This bill requires health insurance companies to cover lead screenings for children 16 years of age or younger. Under current law, health insurance companies are only required to cover screenings by blood lead measurement for children under the age of six. This bill will help protect the children of New Jersey from the harms of lead poisoning and elevated blood lead levels. There is no safe level of lead exposure in children, as even low levels of lead in the bloodstream can stunt a child's development. By requiring health insurance companies to cover lead screenings in children who are 16 years of age or younger, the State will be taking a substantial step to detect lead exposure in children before it is too late.

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Annette Quijano (D)*,  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,  JoAnn Downey (D),  Eric Houghtaling (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee (on 01/14/2020)

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