2023 New Jersey Statutes 52:14-17.29e. SHBC to provide benefits for mental health conditions, substance use disorders; collaborative care model
Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall include benefits delivered through the psychiatric Collaborative Care Model.
b. The commission shall provide notice to employees regarding the coverage required by this section in accordance with this subsection and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). The notice shall be in writing and prominently positioned in any literature or correspondence and shall be transmitted at the earliest of: (1) the next mailing to the employee; (2) the yearly informational packet sent to the employee; or (3) July 1, 2000. The commission shall also ensure that the carrier under contract with the commission, upon receipt of information that a covered person is receiving treatment for a mental health condition or substance use disorder, shall promptly notify that person of the coverage required by this section.
c. Nothing in this section shall reduce the requirement for a carrier to provide benefits pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2017, c.28 (C. 52:14-17.29u).
L.1999, c.441, s.2; amended 2019, c.58, s.10; 2022, c.33, s.10.