N.J. Stat. Ann. § 17:48A-27

Notwithstanding any other provision of the act to which this act is a supplement, benefits shall not be denied to an eligible individual for eligible services when such services are performed or rendered such persons by a duly registered bio-analytical laboratory within the scope of its authority pursuant to P.L.1953, c. 420. Services performed by a bio-analytical laboratory within the scope of said authority shall be deemed to be within the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement and such laboratory shall have the privileges and benefits in the performance of such services under such act as are afforded thereunder to licensed physicians and surgeons in the scope of their practice.