On December 21, 2023, Assembly Bill No. 5757 was signed into law. The legislation extends payment parity for telehealth services and ensures continued access to crucial remote healthcare services for New Jersey residents, including those who face barriers to obtaining in-person care. Specifically, the legislation requires that health benefits plans reimburse providers for telehealth and…
Category Archives: Mental Health
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Assembly Bill No. 4205: New Jersey enters into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD On Friday, September 24, 2021, Governor Murphy approved Assembly Bill No. 4205, making New Jersey the 16th state to enter into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The Compact provides an avenue for psychological services to be offered across state borders. Designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the in-person, face-to-face…
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Job Stress and Workers’ Compensation: What makes a claim?
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD As workers begin to emerge from their homes and return to their offices, it is important to recognize that a certain level of additional stress is inevitable thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and the way it has changed the work environment and personal interactions. Even prior to the pandemic, recent…
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Assembly Bill No. 3548: New Jersey Prioritizes Adolescent Mental Health
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD On April 30, 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy signed A3548 (P.L. 2021, c.73) into law. It requires insurance coverage for expenses incurred in screening adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 for major depressive disorder. This disorder can profoundly affect children during their formative adolescent years which are crucial to…
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Mental Health Matters: Does your business have a workplace health promotion program?
By: Cristina N. Hyde, JD With mental health awareness month just around the corner, if you have not already begun to think about action steps to support your employees, it is time to start that conversation. The last twelve months were arguably the most stressful months that most of us will see in our lifetime. …