Except where shorter time frames are necessary to monitor patient safety or treatment effectiveness and with notice to the treating provider, if a payer requires prior authorization for a health care service for the treatment of a chronic or long-term care condition, the prior authorization shall remain valid for 180 days and the payer shall not require the covered person to obtain a prior authorization again for the health care service within the 180-day period.
N.J.S. § 17B:30-55.7