New Jersey Statutes 17:48E-35. Reconstructive breast surgery benefits
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:48E-35
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
35. Every subscription certificate and group and individual contract providing health service coverage, delivered, issued, executed or renewed in this State, or approved for issuance or renewal in this State by the commissioner on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide benefits, following a mastectomy on one breast or both breasts, for reconstructive breast surgery, surgery to restore and achieve symmetry between the two breasts, and the cost of prostheses and, under any contract providing outpatient x-ray or radiation therapy, benefits for outpatient chemotherapy following surgical procedures in connection with the treatment of breast cancer, which shall be included as a part of the outpatient x-ray or radiation therapy benefit. The provisions of this section shall apply to all contracts in which the health service corporation has reserved the right to change the premium. These benefits shall be provided to the same extent as for any other sickness under the contract.
L.1985,c.236,s.35; amended 1997, c.75, s.3.