New Jersey § 26:2j-4

§ 26:2j-4.

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

benefits for groups with more than 50 persons 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 standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment

may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility. For the purposes of this section: “ Iatrogenic infertility ” means an impairment of fertility caused by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or

other medical treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes. “ May directly or indirectly cause ” means a medical treatment with a likely side effect of iatrogenic infertility as

established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society

of Clinical Oncology, or as defined by the New Jersey Department of Health. “ Standard fertility preservation services ” means procedures consistent with established medical practices and professional

guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American

Society of Clinical Oncology, or as defined by the New Jersey Department of Health. “Standard fertility preservation services” shall not include the storage of sperm

or oocytes. The benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other medical condition

under the contract. The same copayments, deductibles, and benefit limits shall apply to the provision

of standard fertility preservation services pursuant to this section as those applied

to other medical or surgical benefits under the contract. b. A health maintenance organization providing coverage under this section shall not

determine the provision of standard fertility preservation services based on an enrollee's

expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency,

perceived quality of life, or other health conditions, or based on personal characteristics,

including age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, or gender identity. c. This section shall apply to those health maintenance organization contracts in

which the health maintenance organization has reserved the right to change the premium.