Provides access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters through SHBP physicians and other providers.
This bill requires New Jersey to provide volunteer firefighters with free, periodic cancer screenings every three years, starting three years after they begin volunteering. The screenings cover 11 specific cancers (including colon, lung, breast, and prostate) and must be administered by physicians in the State Health Benefits Program network. The state will reimburse providers up to $1,250 per firefighter every three years, with no out-of-pocket costs for the firefighters. Fire districts must maintain records to support reimbursement claims, extending existing paid firefighter benefits to volunteer firefighters.
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Jun 2024
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Introduced Jun 25, 2024
Last action Jun 25, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
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