Sponsored by:
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain hospitals with on-site clinical laboratories to ensure in-network coverage for laboratory services if hospital is in-network.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning clinical laboratories in hospitals and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) has an on-site clinical laboratory, the hospital shall ensure that services provided by the on-site clinical laboratory are covered on an in-network basis by all health benefits plans with which the hospital is in-network.
2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day next following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) has an on-site clinical laboratory, the hospital shall ensure that services provided by the on-site clinical laboratory are covered on an in-network basis by all health benefits plans with which the hospital is in-network.