New Jersey § 26:2j-4
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 26:2j-4, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26:2j-4.
a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a certificate of authority
to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in this State shall not
be issued or continued by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on or after the effective date of this act unless the health maintenance organization
provides health care services to any enrollee for the conduct of: (1) one baseline mammogram examination for women who are 40 years of age; a mammogram examination every year for women age 40 and over;
and, in the case of a woman who is under 40 years of age and has a family history
of breast cancer or other breast cancer risk factors, a mammogram examination at such
age and intervals as deemed medically necessary by the woman's health care provider ; and (2) an ultrasound evaluation, a magnetic resonance imaging scan, a three-dimensional
mammography, or other additional testing of an entire breast or breasts, after a baseline
mammogram examination, if the mammogram demonstrates extremely dense breast tissue,
if the mammogram is abnormal within any degree of breast density including not dense,
moderately dense, heterogeneously dense, or extremely dense breast tissue, or if the
patient has additional risk factors for breast cancer including but not limited to
family history of breast cancer, prior personal history of breast cancer, positive
genetic testing, extremely dense breast tissue based on the Breast Imaging Reporting
and Data System established by the American College of Radiology, or other indications
as determined by the patient's health care provider. The coverage required under this paragraph may be subject to utilization review,
including periodic review, by the health maintenance organization of the medical necessity
of the additional screening and diagnostic testing . b. These health care services shall be provided to the same extent as for any other
sickness under the enrollee agreement. c. The provisions of this section shall apply to all enrollee agreements in which the
health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges.
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