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NY A 1628

in committee

Requires the coverage of alternative treatment options by the medical assistance program and private insurers

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1628 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1628 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 1628 about?

Requires that non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment options including but not limited to treatment provided by a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, licensed chiropractor, and yoga instructor be covered by the medical assistance program and by private health insurers.

Who sponsors NY A 1628?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 1628.

Description

Requires that non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment options including but not limited to treatment provided by a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, licensed chiropractor, and yoga instructor be covered by the medical assistance program and by private health insurers.

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

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9834not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2772not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 434not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1769not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1628?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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