New Jersey § 26:2j-4

§ 26:2j-4.

a. A health maintenance organization contract that provides hospital or medical expense

benefits and is delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved

for issuance or renewal in this State by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance,

on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide coverage for expenses incurred

in the provision of pasteurized donated human breast milk, which may include human

milk fortifiers if indicated by the prescribing licensed medical practitioner, provided

that: (1) the covered person is an infant under the age of six months; (2) the milk is obtained from a human milk bank that meets quality guidelines established

by the Department of Health; and (3) a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for an infant who is medically

or physically unable to receive maternal breast milk or participate in breast feeding

or whose mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal breast milk

in sufficient quantities or participate in breast feeding despite optimal lactation

support; or (4) a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for an infant who meets any

of the following conditions: (a) a body weight below healthy levels determined by the licensed medical practitioner; (b) a congenital or acquired condition that places the infant at a high risk for development

of necrotizing enterocolitis; or (c) a congenital or acquired condition that may benefit from the use of donor breast

milk as determined by the Department of Health. b. The provisions of this section shall apply to those contracts for health care services

by health maintenance organizations under which the health maintenance organization

has reserved the right to change the schedule of charges. c. Nothing in this section shall preclude the health maintenance organization from

performing utilization review, including periodic review of the medical necessity

of a particular service. d. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other prescribed items

under the contract. e. If there is no supply of human breast milk that meets the requirements of paragraph

(2) of subsection a. of this section, the health maintenance organization shall not

be required to provide coverage of expenses pursuant to this section.