Section 17B:27A-59.4 - Special enrollment period, New Jersey individual health insurance market, establisheda. The Department of Banking and Insurance shall establish a special enrollment period for the New Jersey individual health insurance market to facilitate the objectives of the program. The enrollment period described in this section shall last for a period of time, to be determined by the Department of Banking and Insurance, that shall not be shorter than 30 days.
b. Information about the enrollment period described in subsection a. of this section shall be communicated to the public and affected individuals through measures that may include language in the instructions for the State individual income tax return, if inclusion of the language is approved by the State Treasurer.c. The Department of Banking and Insurance shall conduct outreach to individuals described in subsection b. of this section, using methods that may include written notices and the provision of individualized assistance by insurance agents and brokers, navigators, tax preparers, and contractors and staff. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the Department of Banking and Insurance may compensate an entity for outreach described in this subsection in a manner that reflects, in whole or in part, the number of individuals enrolled under this section and section 3 of this act by that entity or any other reasonable manner.
Added by L. 2022, c. 39,s. 4, eff. 6/30/2022.