{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.29hh","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.29hh","heading":"SHBC, coverage for abortion, certain religious employers exemption.","body":"4.\tA contract providing hospital or medical expense benefits purchased by the State Health Benefits Commission may provide coverage for abortion.  A contract providing hospital or medical expense benefits purchased by the commission shall not exclude a provider from its network or otherwise restrict services from the provider solely on the basis that the provider is a religious employer, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2021, c.375 (C.26:2S-39), that refuses to provide abortion services.\nL.2021, c.375, s.4.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"07a3ee4d4e5ba18a70db37319433d4949390920004420677a3582e1e7f6a7619","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.29gg","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.29ii"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}