LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE
SENATE, No. 352
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
DATED: JUNE 16, 2022
SUMMARY
Synopsis: Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for treatment of
mental health conditions and substance use disorders through
collaborative care.
Type of Impact: Indeterminate impact for State General Fund, local government and
board of education funds.
Agencies Affected: Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury.
Office of Legislative Services Estimate
Fiscal Impact Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
State Cost Impact Indeterminate
Local Cost Impact Indeterminate
 The impact of this bill cannot be determined at this time because information and data is not
available to the Office of Legislative Services (OLS) from the Division of Pensions and
Benefits in the Department of the Treasury. To the extent that the requirement in the bill is
already being implemented, there would be no additional expenditure.
BILL DESCRIPTION
This bill requires hospital, medical and health service corporations, commercial insurers,
health maintenance organizations, health benefits plans issued pursuant to the New Jersey
Individual Health Coverage and Small Employer Health Benefits Programs, the State Health
Benefits Program, and the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program to provide coverage for
benefits provided through the collaborative care model in the treatment of mental health conditions
and substance use disorders.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
None received.
Office of Legislative Services Legislative Budget and Finance Office
State House Annex Phone (609) 847-3105
P.O. Box 068 Fax (609) 777-2442
Trenton, New Jersey 08625 www.njleg.state.nj.us
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
The impact of this bill cannot be determined at this time because information and data is not
available to the OLS from the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury.
To the extent that the requirement in the bill is already being implemented, there would be no
additional expenditure.
Section: State Government
Analyst: Aggie Szilagyi
Section Chief
Approved: Thomas Koenig
Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the
failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.
This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17:48-6, 17:48A-7, 17:48E-35.20, 17B:26-2.1, 17B:27-46.1, 17B:27A-7.5, 17B:27A-19.7, 26:2J-4.20, 52:14-17.29