Requires private health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to cover wigs under certain circumstances.
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This bill requires private health insurers, SHBP, SEHBP, Medicaid, and NJ FamilyCare to cover wigs under certain circumstances. Specifically, individuals must be prescribed the wig by a licensed dermatologist, oncologist, or attending physician, and the prescribing physician must certify its medical necessity as part of the subscriber’s rehabilitative treatment. The coverage will be provided on a frequency of no more than once every 36 months and will be treated similarly to other durable medical equipment. The bill also prohibits coverage restrictions limited to chemotherapy patients.
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