The New Jersey State Bar Association supports A-5235 (Lampitt)/S-3627 (Vitale), which revises health insurance coverage requirements for treatment of infertility.
The Association supports this proposed legislation because it expands access to treatment of infertility by requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for such treatment when a person has been determined by their physician to be in need of medical intervention to achieve a pregnancy. The bill also revises the definition for the disease of infertility to include individuals who cannot achieve a pregnancy without assistance of reproductive medicine because they are either a same-sex couple or single. This is an important measure that will help ensure equitable access to coverage for crucial medical treatment.
For the reasons set forth above, the New Jersey State Bar Association supports A-5235/S-3627 and urges you to vote yes to this proposed legislation.