Allows certain health care practitioners referrals to pharmacies to be made in accordance with certain professional standards.
This bill amends New Jersey law to allow certain health care practitioners to refer patients to pharmacies where they, their immediate family, or both have a significant financial interest - specifically for pharmacies that received permit approval before the effective date of the original law (P.L.1989, c.19). Practitioners must disclose this financial interest to patients in writing and post the disclosure form in their office. It directly affects practitioners who owned or co-owned pharmacies prior to 1989, enabling continued referrals to those pharmacies under strict disclosure rules. The change does not alter existing prohibitions on referrals for other services or create new financial incentives.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 16, 2024
Last action Sep 30, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Sep 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
May 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Holly Schepisi
RRepublican
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Declan O'Scanlon
RRepublican
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