SENATE HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3831

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 8, 2025

      The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3831.

      As amended, this bill requires the State Medicaid program and the Plan First program to cover standard fertility preservation services in cases in which a medically necessary medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility. The amended bill limits the provision of fertility preservation services to one fertility preservation cycle, unless the procedure is unsuccessful.

      The bill defines “iatrogenic infertility” as an impairment of fertility caused by surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or other medical treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes. The bill further defines “standard fertility preservation services” as procedures which are consistent with established medical practices and professional guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or as defined by the New Jersey Department of Health.

As amended and reported from committee, Senate Bill No. 3831 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 5000 (2R), which is also reported by the committee on this date.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amendments:  (1) remove from the bill language requiring coverage for the storage of sperm, oocytes, embryos, and cryopreserved ovarian tissue; (2) limit fertility preservation services to one fertility preservation cycle, unless that procedure is unsuccessful; and (3) make certain technical corrections.