Establishes COVID-19 Frontline Mental Health Claims Program in Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in DHS and makes appropriation.

This bill creates the COVID-19 Frontline Mental Health Claims Program to provide mental health services to New Jersey residents who worked as frontline workers (like healthcare staff, first responders, or essential public service providers) during the pandemic. It reimburses eligible individuals for mental health services not covered by private insurance or workers' compensation, covering services provided between March 9, 2020, and one year after the state’s pandemic emergencies ended. To qualify, services must be medically necessary, not covered elsewhere, and provided within the specified timeframe. The program requires the state to develop a claim system, pay providers directly, and notify claimants of payments or denials with clear reasons.