New Jersey § 52:14-17

§ 52:14-17.

a. A firefighter employed as a full-time paid employee of a fire department or unit

of this State or a political subdivision of this State shall be provided a cancer

screening examination conducted by a physician not less than three years after the

start of the firefighter's employment as a firefighter and every three years thereafter

during the course of the firefighter's employment. The examination shall include screening for, at a minimum and when applicable, the

following cancers: (1) colon; (2) lung; (3) bladder; (4) oral; (5) thyroid; (6) skin; (7) blood; (8) breast; (9) cervical (10) testicular; and (11) prostate. b. Subsection a. of this section shall apply to a firefighter enrolled in the State Health Benefits Program as occupational coverage. For the purpose of this subsection , employment as a full-time paid employee of a fire department or unit of this State

or a political subdivision of this State shall be a pre-existing condition. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary,

beginning January 1, 2023 and for each plan year thereafter, a public employer that

does not participate in the State Health Benefits Program shall provide health care

benefits coverage for its employees that offers cancer screening examinations consistent

with the requirement of subsection a. of this section. A public employer that does not participate in the State Health Benefits Program

shall be eligible for reimbursement from the State for its cost of providing benefits

coverage for such examinations; provided, however, at no time shall the cost being

reimbursed to the public employer by the State for the full examination required under

subsection a. of this section exceed $1,250 per three-year period for each firefighter. No co-payment, deductible, coinsurance, or out-of-pocket expense shall be required

for such examinations. A public employer shall maintain adequate records to facilitate the reimbursement

authorized pursuant to this subsection. For the purpose of this subsection, employment as a full-time paid employee of a fire

department or unit of this State or a political subdivision of this State shall be

a pre-existing condition. There shall be an appropriation from the State General Fund in each annual appropriations

act of such funds as necessary for the purposes of this section.