Bill Commons

NY A 1815

in committee

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for non-opioid treatments utilized for pain management

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 1815 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1815 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INSURANCE

What is NY A 1815 about?

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for non-opioid treatments utilized for pain management including, but not limited to a drug or biological product that is indicated to produce analgesia without acting upon the body's opioid receptors that has demonstrated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of opioids prescribed; or an implantable, reusable, or disposable medical device for the intended use of managing or treating pain that has demonstrated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of opioids prescribed.

Who sponsors NY A 1815?

Phil Steck is the primary sponsor of NY A 1815, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for non-opioid treatments utilized for pain management including, but not limited to a drug or biological product that is indicated to produce analgesia without acting upon the body's opioid receptors that has demonstrated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of opioids prescribed; or an implantable, reusable, or disposable medical device for the intended use of managing or treating pain that has demonstrated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of opioids prescribed.

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

  • Phil Steckprimary
  • Keith Browncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-14

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 4945not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1815?summary=&detail=

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