A 3202 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for suicidal ideation and attempted suicide for postpartum women.

This bill requires all health insurance plans in New Jersey - including private insurers, state employee programs, and school employee plans - to cover mental health treatment for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts specifically for women during the one-year postpartum period (after childbirth). It defines "suicidal ideation" as thinking about or planning suicide, and "attempted suicide" as self-harming behavior intended to cause harm or death. The law applies immediately to all existing and new health benefit plans in the state, closing a gap where such coverage was not mandated. It directly affects postpartum women by ensuring insurance coverage for these critical mental health services.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
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