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Bill Text

A2224 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2224 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Drulis, Park and Haider

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires Medicaid cover emergency contraception 
without requiring prescription or other authorization.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act requiring 
Medicaid coverage of certain pharmaceuticals and supplementing Title 30 of the 
Revised Statutes. �

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� The Division of Medical 
Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services shall provide 
coverage for emergency contraceptives without requiring a prescription or other 
authorization for the emergency contraception product.� The division shall 
require each Medicaid managed care organization to include as a benefit in the 
Medicaid managed care contract coverage for emergency contraceptives without 
requiring a prescription or other authorization for the emergency contraception 
product. 

���� �Authorization� means a fiscal 
order or any other approval or order from a health care professional.

���� �Medicaid managed care 
contract� means a contract for the provision of health care services by a 
managed care organization to individuals eligible for the Medicaid program 
pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) or the NJ FamilyCare program 
pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.).

���� 2.��� The Commissioner of 
Human Services shall apply for such State plan amendments or waivers as may be 
necessary to implement the provisions of this act and to secure federal 
financial participation for State Medicaid expenditures under the federal 
Medicaid program.

���� 3.��� The Commissioner of 
Human Services shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the 
"Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), 
to effectuate the purposes of this act.

���� 4.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately, notwithstanding any federal approval.

STATEMENT

���� This bill would require that 
the Medicaid program provide coverage for emergency contraceptives obtained 
over the counter without requiring a prescription or other authorization. 

���� At this time, Medicaid 
provides coverage for emergency contraceptives if they are obtained with a 
prescription. Individuals can obtain emergency contraceptives without a 
prescription, but the individual must pay for these out-of-pocket.� This bill 
would enable individuals greater access to needed contraceptives without the 
unnecessary visits to a provider to obtain a prescription.�