ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[Second Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 3860

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 26, 2024

      The Assembly Budget Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3860 (2R).

      The bill establishes certain medical billing requirements concerning the specific nature of charges or expenses for health care services.

      The bill requires a health care provider to provide to the patient or to the patient's survivor or legal guardian, as appropriate, a statement or bill detailing the specific nature of the charges or expenses for the health care services the patient received from the provider, if the patient owes all or a portion of the amount due for the received health care service.  If the patient owes all or a portion of the amount due for the health care service, then the health care provider must provide the statement or bill within 30 days after a claim for the health care service is adjudicated by a carrier.  If a statement or bill is sent to the patient, the statement or bill provided must contain conspicuous language stating that a plain language statement or bill is available upon written request, which will be provided to the patient within 10 days after the written request is received.  The description of billed charges in the plain language statement or bill will detail, with certain exceptions, the specific nature of the charges or expenses for the health care services the patient received from the provider, among other requirements.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill is not certified as requiring a fiscal note.