New Jersey S3866 mandates cancer screening for volunteer firefighters and increases fire insurance tax.

New Jersey S3866 mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters, ensuring no out-of-pocket costs for these screenings. The bill specifies that reimbursements for these examinations will be up to $1,250 per three-year period, adjusted annually for inflation. It also increases the tax on fire insurance premiums by one tenth of a percent to fund these reimbursements. The screenings will cover cancers such as colon, lung, bladder, oral, thyroid, skin, blood, breast, cervical, testicular, and prostate.

New Jersey S3866 mandates cancer screening for volunteer firefighters and increases fire insurance tax.

New Jersey S3866 mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters, ensuring no out-of-pocket costs for these screenings. The bill specifies that reimbursements for these examinations will be up to $1,250 per three-year period, adjusted annually for inflation. It also increases the tax on fire insurance premiums by one tenth of a percent to fund these reimbursements. The screenings will cover cancers such as colon, lung, bladder, oral, thyroid, skin, blood, breast, cervical, testicular, and prostate.