Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman MARGIE DONLON, M.D.
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblywoman ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL
District 27 (Essex and Passaic)
Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits health insurance carriers from using human body weight as factor in determining coverage for treatment of eating disorders.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning health insurance coverage of eating disorders and supplementing P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A carrier shall not use human body weight as a factor to determine whether to provide coverage of treatment for an eating disorder to a covered person.
2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day next following enactment and shall apply to policies, plans, and contracts that are delivered, issued, executed, or renewed on or after that date.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits health insurance carriers from using human body weight as a factor in determining coverage for treatment of eating disorders.
For the purpose of this bill, carrier means an insurance company, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in New Jersey.