{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.29mm","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.29mm","heading":"State Health Benefits Commission, ensure, contract purchased, renewed, coverage, prescription asthma inhaler.","body":"27.\tThe State Health Benefits Commission shall ensure that every contract purchased or renewed by the commission on or after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.105 (C.17:48-6xx et al.), shall provide benefits to a person covered thereunder for expenses incurred for a prescription asthma inhaler, if recommended or prescribed by a participating physician or participating nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist.  Coverage for the purchase of a covered prescription asthma inhaler shall not be subject to any deductible, and no copayment or coinsurance for the purchase of a covered prescription asthma inhaler shall exceed $50 per 30-day supply, except a contract provided by the State Health Benefits Commission that qualifies as a high-deductible health plan shall provide coverage for the purchase of a covered prescription asthma inhaler at the lowest deductible and other cost-sharing requirement permitted for a high-deductible health plan under section 223(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.223). The provisions of this section shall apply to a plan that meets the requirements of a catastrophic plan, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.156.155, to the maximum extent permitted by federal law.\nNothing in this section shall prevent the State Health Benefits Commission from reducing a covered person's cost-sharing requirement by an amount greater than the amount specified in this section or prevent the commission from utilizing formulary management, including a mandatory generic policy, to promote the use of lower-cost alternative generic drugs that are the therapeutic equivalent of the brand-name drug, which could result in the member's copay being higher than set forth in this section.\nL.2023, c.105, s.27.","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":"db18c3f153b087a34d4f62eec51ec3cd1013e4435195984bab886d08504168ea","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.29ll","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.29nn"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}