“BREANN’S LAW” REQUIRES HEALTH INSURERS, THE STATE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM AND NJ FAMILYCARE TO PROVIDE “OUT OF NETWORK” COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN WITH CATASTROPHIC ILLNESSES. The bill requires health insurers, as well as the State Health Benefits Plan and NJ FamilyCare, to provide benefits for services provided by an “out-of-network” provider to the same extent as they would be provided if performed in-network, when the services are for a covered child who is suffering from a catastrophic illness, after a referral from an in-network provider. Catastrophic illness, is defined in the bill as an acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability.