New Jersey A 2483: Increases accidental death benefit for certain members of PERS.

Bill Text

A2483 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2483 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblywoman LUANNE M. PETERPAUL

District 11 (Monmouth)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Sampson, Assemblywoman Drulis and Assemblyman 
Kearney

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires health insurance coverage of scalp cooling 
systems in connection with cancer chemotherapy treatment; requires physicians 
to inform patients of scalp cooling therapy.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning scalp cooling therapy in connection with 
cancer chemotherapy treatment and supplementing various parts of the statutory 
law.

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

���� 1.��� a.� A hospital service 
corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is 
delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1938, 
c.366 (C.17:48-1 et seq.), 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, and includes coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall also 
provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with cancer 
chemotherapy treatment.

���� b.��� The benefits shall be 
provided to the same extent as for any other condition under the contract.

���� c.���� This section shall 
apply to those hospital service corporation contracts in which the hospital 
service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium.

���� d.��� As used in this section, 
�scalp cooling system� means any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent 
or reduce hair loss during cancer chemotherapy treatment, so long as the device 
is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used 
to serve a medical purpose.

���� 2.��� a.� A medical service 
corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is 
delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1940, c.74 
(C.17:48A-1 et seq.), 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, and includes coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall also provide 
coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with cancer chemotherapy 
treatment.

���� b.��� The benefits shall be 
provided to the same extent as for any other condition under the contract.

���� c.���� This section shall 
apply to those medical service corporation contracts in which the medical 
service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium.

���� d.��� As used in this section, 
�scalp cooling system� means any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent 
or reduce hair loss during cancer chemotherapy treatment, so long as the device 
is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used 
to serve a medical purpose. 

���� 3.��� a.� A health service 
corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is 
delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to P.L.1985, 
c.236 (C.17:48E-1 et seq.), 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, and includes coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall also 
provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with cancer 
chemotherapy treatment.

���� b.��� The benefits shall be 
provided to the same extent as for any other condition under the contract.

���� c.���� This section shall 
apply to those health service corporation contracts in which the health service 
corporation has reserved the right to change the premium.

���� d.��� As used in this section, 
�scalp cooling system� means any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent 
or reduce hair loss during cancer chemotherapy treatment, so long as the device 
is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used 
to serve a medical purpose.

���� 4.��� a.� An individual health 
insurance policy that provides hospital and medical expense benefits and is 
delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State pursuant to N.J.S.17B:26-1 
et seq., 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, and 
includes coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall also provide coverage 
for scalp cooling systems used in connection with cancer chemotherapy 
treatment.

���� b.��� The benefits shall be 
provided to the same extent as for any other condition under the policy.

���� c.���� This section shall 
apply to those individual health insurance policies in which the insurer has 
reserved the right to change the