Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 26, HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

    Chapter 2: Department may establish

      Section: 26:2-200: Reproductive rights, comprehensive information, Internet website, Department of Health.

          1. a. As used in this act, "reproductive health care services" means all medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system including, but not limited to, services relating to pregnancy, contraception, or termination of a pregnancy.

b. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this act, the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, the Commissioner of Human Services, and the State Treasurer, shall provide on the Department of Health's Internet website comprehensive information on reproductive rights under State law, as well as information concerning health benefits coverage for reproductive health care services, which information shall include, but shall not be limited to, information concerning:

(1) the right under State law to access and receive emergency reproductive health care services;

(2) the right under State law to access and use contraception, including, but not limited to, condoms, diaphragms, spermicides, contraceptive vaginal rings, transdermal contraceptive patches, contraceptive hormonal injections, hormonal contraceptive pills, uterine implants, intrauterine devices, and surgical and non-surgical sterilization;

(3) the right under State law to self-determination regarding the use of contraception and the right under State law to refuse sterilization;

(4) the right under State law to access and use prescription and non-prescription medications for reproductive health care;

(5) the right under State law to carry a pregnancy to term and the right under State law to terminate a pregnancy, as well as the right to access services necessary for childbirth and abortion care;

(6) the right under State law to access preventative reproductive health care services;

(7) the right under State law to receive reproductive health care services regardless of insurance status, which information shall include links to appropriate Internet websites and other resources that can provide assistance in enrolling individuals without insurance or who are underinsured in a health benefits plan or to apply for medical assistance under the Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare programs;

(8) a resource page, or a link to a resource website, where patients can locate current, verified reproductive health care providers, including abortion care providers; and

(9) information on where and how to file a complaint in the event that an individual's reproductive rights are violated.

c. The information provided on or through the Internet website established pursuant to subsection b. of this section may be made available in such additional languages as deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Health.

L.2023, c.170.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2024-01-26 12:59:34.

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