---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits hospitals to establish system for making performance-based incentive payments to physicians."
description: "Permits hospitals to establish system for making performance-based incentive payments to physicians."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 913"
citation: "New Jersey S 913 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH FAC", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Coughlin, Craig J.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singleton, Troy", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46c97040-7cbf-423a-a1a0-10394f9f6b9d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2e3a4d058780756dde16bd5a375ea6408460cef4510e57f1fee3f77c1302e642"
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 913 (217) — Permits hospitals to establish system for making performance-based incentive payments to physicians.

## 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/S1000/913_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/913_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3404 (1R)
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.46. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46c97040-7cbf-423a-a1a0-10394f9f6b9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).