---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires alternative payment models to register with DOH; permits health care practitioners to refer patients to health care service in which the practitioner has beneficial interest when related to alternative payment model."
description: "Requires alternative payment models to register with DOH; permits health care practitioners to refer patients to health care service in which the practitioner has beneficial interest when related to alternative payment model."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4334"
citation: "New Jersey A 4334 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "HEALTH PROF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Conaway, Herb", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8db6c00-c7ec-4b72-862a-099a3e295719"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "54a8ae2d753559347df18d8747df6308ee1afb31166c7fcec0b537a3f4537699"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4334 (217) — Requires alternative payment models to register with DOH; permits health care practitioners to refer patients to health care service in which the practitioner has beneficial interest when related to alternative payment model.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4334_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4334_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2724 (2R)
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.111. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8db6c00-c7ec-4b72-862a-099a3e295719`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).