Any corporation issuing a group or individual contract in accordance with chapter 48A of Title 17 of the Revised Statutes, which provides payment for surgical services rendered to a person while confined in a hospital as an inpatient, shall make available benefits for a second surgical opinion for elective surgical procedures, which would require an inpatient admission to a hospital. In the case of a group contract, benefits for a second surgical opinion shall be available only if requested by the group policyholder.
N.J.S. § 17:48A-6.2