Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:10-19

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
Any contract or contracts permitted under this subarticle shall contain limitations, exclusions or exceptions so as to avoid duplication of benefits or services otherwise available pursuant to accidental death and dismemberment, hospitalization, dental, medical, surgical, major medical expense, or health and accident coverage under any other of this State or the coverage afforded under the laws of the United States, such as the Federal Medicare Program, and at the option of the employer and the carrier, group insurance or any other arrangement of coverage for individuals in a group, whether on an insured or uninsured basis.

Any contract permitted under this subarticle may condition the eligibility of any employee upon satisfying a waiting period stated in the contract.

L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979. Amended by L.1980, c. 145, s. 2, eff. Nov. 12, 1980.