Bill > S1922

Introduced Session

This bill, "Breann's Law," is named for Breann LaManna, a young New Jersey girl who was denied "out-of-network" coverage for a life threatening illness. The bill requires health insurers, as well as the State Health Benefits Plan and NJ FamilyCare, to provide benefits for services provided by an "out-of-network" provider to the same extent as they would be provided if performed in-network, when the services are for a covered child who is suffering from a catastrophic illness, after a referral from an in-network provider. Catastrophic illness is defined in the bill as an acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability.

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Carmen Amato (R)*,  Jim Holzapfel (R), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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