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Committee Statement - Senate Bill No. 3282, Senate Commerce Committee (New Jersey, February 11, 2021)

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Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 3282, with committee amendments, State of New Jersey, dated February 11, 2021, reporting Senate Bill No. 3282 favorably. As amended, the bill reduces the age at which health benefit plans are required to cover regular colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45, and high deductible health plans are exempted. It also requires contracts purchased by the State Health Benefit Commission and School Employees' Health Benefit Commission to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screenings. The bill's provisions apply only to future policies and contracts.

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“Committee Statement - Senate Bill No. 3282, Senate Commerce Committee (New Jersey, February 11, 2021).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2021-02-11-scm-s3282-s1-27ade9494c/, SHA-256 876985cee5f0cf3cf58a132b63d3b9e33cd389a2fd731633117217614bf36768.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                    STATEMENT TO

                  SENATE, No. 3282
                   with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                   DATED: FEBRUARY 11, 2021

    The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3282.
    As amended, this bill reduces the age in which health benefit plans
are required to cover regular colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to
45. High deductible health plans are exempted from the provisions of
the bill.
    Presently, health benefit plans are only required to cover a
colorectal cancer screening at regular intervals for a person who is
aged 50 and over, or for a person of any age who is considered to be at
high risk for colorectal cancer.
    Under this bill, the age at which a regular colorectal cancer
screening will be covered by health benefit plans is lowered from age
50 to age 45. Additionally, the bill requires contracts purchased by the
State Health Benefit Commission and School Employees’ Health
Benefit Commission to provide coverage for colorectal cancer
screenings. The bill’s provisions apply only to future policies and
contracts.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
    The committee amended the bill to exempt high deductible health
plans from the provisions of the bill; clarify that the colorectal
screening benefit applies to contracts purchased by the School
Employees’ Health Benefits Commission; and make certain other
technical changes to the bill.

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