Prohibits health insurance carriers from placing time limit on anesthesia services used for medical or surgical procedures.

This bill prohibits New Jersey health insurance carriers from imposing time limits on anesthesia coverage for medical or surgical procedures. It requires coverage to be based on actual anesthesia time (measured in 15-minute intervals) and a standard formula using base units and time units multiplied by a conversion factor from individual contracts between providers and insurers. The law directly affects insurance companies and ensures patients - especially those requiring extended care due to surgical complications or in teaching hospitals - cannot have coverage denied for time-based restrictions. It aligns with established medical billing practices and defines "anesthesia time" as the period a licensed professional provides continuous care with the ability to combine time around brief interruptions.