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Introduced
05/02/2024
05/02/2024
In Committee
05/02/2024
05/02/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 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 a lifetime health benefits plan through the New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Program for individuals who donate a kidney as a live kidney donor. The plan, which covers the highest level of services available under the "gold level" of the program and includes prescription drug coverage, is to be paid for by the State using the funds in the Kidney Donor Insurance Fund, relieving the donor and their employer of any premium liability. 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, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee (on 05/02/2024)
Official Document
bill text
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A4272 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4272_I1.HTM |
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