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Bill Text

A1962 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1962 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes cap on amount that hospital can charge 
patients for laboratory services to 150% of Medicare.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning hospital charges for laboratory 
services and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� Except as provided by 
section 1 of P.L.2008, c.60 (C.26:2H-12.52), a hospital that is licensed by the 
Department of Health pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.) shall 
charge a patient in this State an amount no greater than 150 percent of the 
applicable payment rate under the federal Medicare program, established 
pursuant to Pub.L.89-97 (42 U.S.C. s.1395 et seq.), for any laboratory services 
that are rendered to the patient.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill would prohibit a 
hospital from billing certain patients for laboratory services in an amount 
that exceeds 150% of the applicable payment rate under the federal Medicare 
program.� 

���� Under existing law, at 
P.L.2008, c.60 (C.26:2H-12.52 et seq.), whenever a hospital provides health 
care services (including laboratory services) to an uninsured patient whose 
family gross income is less than 500% of the federal poverty level, the hospital 
is prohibited from charging the patient more than 115% of the applicable 
payment rate for those services under the federal Medicare program.� This bill 
would establish a similar cap on charges for laboratory services that are 
provided to patients who do not satisfy the income and other requirements of 
P.L.2008, c.60.� In particular, the bill would provide that, except in cases 
where the provisions of P.L.2008, c.60 are applicable, a hospital will be 
prohibited from charging a patient in this State more than 150% of the 
applicable payment rate under the federal Medicare program for any laboratory 
services that are rendered to the patient.� The existing 115% cap established 
under P.L.2008, c.60 would still be applicable to laboratory and other health 
care services that are provided by a hospital to uninsured persons who satisfy 
the applicable income requirements.