Removes exemption from law regulating patient referrals.

S 2997 removes an exemption in New Jersey's law that prohibited doctors from referring patients to health care services where they or their family have a financial interest. Specifically, it eliminates a previous exception allowing referrals for medically-necessary intraoperative monitoring during neurosurgical, neurological, or neuro-radiological surgeries in hospitals without disclosure. The bill now requires doctors to provide written disclosure of any financial interest in such monitoring services to patients, as mandated by existing rules. This change affects doctors who refer patients for these specific monitoring services, ensuring greater transparency in patient care decisions.