---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DHS to ensure medication assisted treatment benefits under Medicaid program are provided without the imposition of prior authorization requirements."
description: "Requires DHS to ensure medication assisted treatment benefits under Medicaid program are provided without the imposition of prior authorization requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4744"
citation: "New Jersey A 4744 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8088eb7-de74-48aa-8eba-71e0bb67d612"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0d94e0f22d0116553c419b78819a2777f3f3f38c0dd7a7961cbbcb0ecc4cbbaa"
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 4744 (218) — Requires DHS to ensure medication assisted treatment benefits under Medicaid program are provided without the imposition of prior authorization requirements.

## 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/2018/Bills/A5000/4744_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4744_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- MOTION TAB MOTION — **50–26** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Bramnick)
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Greenwald) (50-26-0)
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3314 (3R)
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.163. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8088eb7-de74-48aa-8eba-71e0bb67d612`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).