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Introduced
02/03/2022
02/03/2022
In Committee
02/03/2022
02/03/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
Introduced Session
2022-2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill provides that a person who donates a kidney as a live kidney donor is to be eligible after the donation for a health benefits plan through the New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Program for the duration of the donor's life. The health benefits plan is to be paid for by the State through the "Kidney Donor Insurance Fund," established pursuant to the bill in the Department of Banking and Insurance, and is to include the highest level of services available through the gold level of the New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Program.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the "Kidney Donor Insurance Fund" in the Department of Banking and Insurance to provide, at no cost to the donor or their employer, a lifetime health benefits plan through the New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Program's gold level plan, including prescription drug coverage, for individuals who donate a kidney as a live kidney donor. The fund will be the repository for grants and other appropriations necessary to implement the act, and the bill applies to all live donor kidney donations made on or after the date of enactment.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 02/03/2022)
Official Document
bill text
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S1288 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1288_I1.HTM |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1500/1288_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S1500/1288_I1.PDF |
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