A 2013 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires non-invasive prenatal testing for pregnant persons and health insurance coverage for non-invasive prenatal testing.

This bill requires health insurance plans in New Jersey to cover non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a blood test performed at 10 weeks of pregnancy to screen for Down syndrome and chromosomal abnormalities. It mandates that hospitals, birthing centers, and healthcare providers offer NIPT to all pregnant people, with the option to provide written refusal, and provide educational information about chromosomal abnormalities. Healthcare providers must discuss test results with patients and refer those with positive results to genetic counselors. The bill also requires insurers to cover the full cost of NIPT without cost-sharing for Medicaid recipients, applying to all health insurance contracts delivered, issued, or renewed in New Jersey after the effective date.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
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