"Addiction Medicine Philanthropy Act"; provides physicians who provide uncompensated care for treatment of substance use disorders with $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in actions alleging medical malpractice.

This bill, the "Addiction Medicine Philanthropy Act," creates a $250,000 cap on non-monetary damages (like pain and suffering) for physicians in New Jersey who provide uncompensated care for substance use disorders to at least 10% of their patients in a calendar year. It directly affects licensed physicians treating substance use disorders without payment for a significant portion of their patients. Physicians must report and verify their uncompensated care through the State Board of Medical Examiners, which then notifies them and the insurance department to apply the damage cap. The cap applies to malpractice cases arising from that year's uncompensated care in the following calendar year.