---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires NJ FamilyCare to reimburse claims for covered services submitted by clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists under certain circumstances.*"
description: "Requires NJ FamilyCare to reimburse claims for covered services submitted by clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists under certain circumstances.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2716"
citation: "New Jersey S 2716 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Carter, Linda S.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b77ab7f1-d825-4778-ac37-1f0e10dca6e8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "edd25b70a39b71995d337dc514003f46ae71608f77b05ea7d5e886afe491816b"
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 S 2716 (220) — Requires NJ FamilyCare to reimburse claims for covered services submitted by clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists under certain circumstances.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2716_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHE 12/18/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2716_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint SHH 11/30/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3000/2716_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4153 (1R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.213. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b77ab7f1-d825-4778-ac37-1f0e10dca6e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).