This bill proposes the repeal of P.L.2025, c.283, which mandated that various health insurers and the State Medicaid Program provide coverage for immunization expenses without any cost-sharing requirements. The law also stipulated that the New Jersey Department of Health must consider recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as other professional organizations, when making its immunization recommendations.
By repealing this law, the bill eliminates the requirement for insurers to cover immunizations without cost-sharing and removes the obligation for the Department of Health to reference the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in its recommendations. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.