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NY A 5157

in committee

Prohibits co-pays for certain short term opioid drug prescriptions

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5157 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5157 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INSURANCE

What is NY A 5157 about?

Prohibits insurance companies from imposing a co-pay pursuant to a follow up visit with a physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription which was initially written for seven days or less.

Who sponsors NY A 5157?

Joe DeStefano is the primary sponsor of NY A 5157, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Prohibits insurance companies from imposing a co-pay pursuant to a follow up visit with a physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription which was initially written for seven days or less.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joe DeStefanoprimary
  • Mike Reillycosponsor
  • Nader Sayeghcosponsor
  • Eric Browncosponsor
  • Samuel Pirozzolocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10435not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3528not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6139not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3903not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3476not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 2315

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5157?summary=&detail=

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