Authorizes home care for individuals who are disabled or elderly and requires health insurance coverage therefor.
This bill requires health insurance plans in New Jersey to cover home medical care for disabled or elderly individuals (defined as those 65+ or with total permanent disability). It defines home care as preventative, primary, specialty, or urgent medical care provided in a person's home when they can't visit a health facility, excluding custodial care. Insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, and other health benefit plans must provide coverage for these services to the same extent as other medical treatments. The coverage applies to all types of health insurance contracts and requires documentation by health care professionals in medical records. This policy ensures people who need home-based medical care due to disability or age have insurance coverage for those services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Dec 12, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Reginald Atkins
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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