MARKIEWICZ v. SHBC


915 A.2d 553 (2007)

390 N.J. Super. 289

Walter MARKIEWICZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE HEALTH BENEFITS COMMISSION, Respondent-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 17, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New Jersey Protection & Advocacy, Inc., for appellant (Susan W. Saidel, Camden, on the brief).

Stuart Rabner, Attorney General, for respondent (Michael J. Haas, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Jeff Ignatowitz, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges KESTIN, WEISSBARD and PAYNE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PAYNE, J.A.D.

N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.29e, applicable to health insurance coverage offered by the respondent State Health Benefits Commission (SHBC), requires parity in coverage for treatments for biologically-based mental illness and for other sickness. It provides in relevant part:

The State Health Benefits Commission shall ensure that every contract purchased...

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