New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Senate Bill S4056 Compare Versions

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1	1	SENATE, No. 4056 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JANUARY 30, 2025
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11	11	INTRODUCED JANUARY 30, 2025
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15	15	Sponsored by: Senator CARMEN F. AMATO, JR. District 9 (Ocean) Co-Sponsored by: Senator Singer SYNOPSIS Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced.
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19	19	Sponsored by:
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21	21	Senator CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.
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41	41	Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after medical or surgical procedures.
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51	51	An Act concerning health insurance coverage for anesthesia and supplementing P.L.1997, c.192 (26:2S-1 et seq.). Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. A carrier shall not limit coverage based on the amount of time in which anesthesia services are used before, during, or after a medical or surgical procedure. b. As used in this section: "Anesthesia services" means the same as the prevailing medical coding standards found within the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology code for anesthesia, including anesthesia modifier codes. "Carrier" means an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in this State. 2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day next following enactment and shall apply to policies and contracts delivered, issued, executed, or renewed on or after that date. STATEMENT This bill prohibits health insurance carriers from placing a time limit on the coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after a medical or surgical procedure. Under the bill, a carrier (including an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in the State) will be prohibited from limiting coverage based on the amount of time in which anesthesia services are used before, during, or after a medical or surgical procedure. For the purpose of this bill, "anesthesia services" means the same as the prevailing medical coding standards found within the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology code for anesthesia, including anesthesia modifier codes.
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53	53	An Act concerning health insurance coverage for anesthesia and supplementing P.L.1997, c.192 (26:2S-1 et seq.).
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57	57	Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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61	61	1. a. A carrier shall not limit coverage based on the amount of time in which anesthesia services are used before, during, or after a medical or surgical procedure.
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63	63	b. As used in this section:
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65	65	"Anesthesia services" means the same as the prevailing medical coding standards found within the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology code for anesthesia, including anesthesia modifier codes.
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67	67	"Carrier" means an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in this State.
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71	71	2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day next following enactment and shall apply to policies and contracts delivered, issued, executed, or renewed on or after that date.
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81	81	This bill prohibits health insurance carriers from placing a time limit on the coverage of anesthesia services before, during, or after a medical or surgical procedure.
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83	83	Under the bill, a carrier (including an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in the State) will be prohibited from limiting coverage based on the amount of time in which anesthesia services are used before, during, or after a medical or surgical procedure.
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85	85	For the purpose of this bill, "anesthesia services" means the same as the prevailing medical coding standards found within the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology code for anesthesia, including anesthesia modifier codes.