{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.46.6u","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.46.6u","heading":"School Employees' Health Benefits Commission, ensure, contract purchased, renewed, benefits, covered, expenses, prescription asthma inhaler.","body":"30.\tThe School Employees' 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 School Employees' 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 (c)(2)(A)).  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 School Employees' 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.30.","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":"4a9c2eccfc733a62999afae356fcbbaab1eedfa39da65402486c798eaf9000c4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.46.6t","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-14-17.46.6v"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}