Requires health insurance and Medicaid reimbursement of clinical laboratories regardless of managed care plan participation.

This bill requires health insurance carriers and Medicaid programs in New Jersey to pay licensed clinical laboratories for services regardless of whether those labs participate in a managed care plan. It mandates that non-participating labs receive reimbursement at the same rate as participating ones, while still allowing insurers to review services for medical necessity. Additionally, the legislation prohibits state Medicaid officials from forcing labs to join managed care networks as a condition for receiving payment or transitioning from fee-for-service to managed care systems.