New York A 6887: Relates to contracted network pharmacy use

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A06887 Summary:

BILL NOA06887 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04926

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRBenedetto, Brabenec, Hevesi, Colton, DeStefano, Durso, Jacobson, Lucas, Davila, Bichotte Hermelyn

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §13, Work Comp L

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Relates to contracted network pharmacy use.

Go to top A06887 Actions:

BILL NOA06887 

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03/18/2025referred to labor

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

06/17/2025reported 

06/17/2025rules report cal.865

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.865

06/17/2025substituted by s4926

&nbspS04926 AMEND= RAMOS

&nbsp02/14/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp03/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.439

&nbsp03/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/19/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/19/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/19/2025referred to labor

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a6887

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.865

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/01/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/05/2025VETOED MEMO.89

Go to topA06887 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:28/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules BronsonAyeDursoAye

ColtonAyeBrabenecAye

BenedettoAyeDiPietroNay

HevesiAyeMorinelloAye

RozicAyeDeStefanoAye

SteckAyeGiglioAye

CruzAyeSlaterAye

ReyesAyeNorberAye

RamosAyeSempolinskiAye

JacobsonAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:30/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA06887 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06887 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6887

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, BENEDETTO, BRABENEC, HEVESI, COLTON,
 DeSTEFANO, DURSO, JACOBSON, LUCAS, DAVILA, BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to contracted
 network pharmacy use

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (i) of section 13 of the workers' compensation
 2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:
 3 (6) (i) Notwithstanding paragraph five of this subdivision, a claimant
 4 shall not be required to obtain prescribed medicines through a pharmacy
 5 with which the employer or carrier has a contract and may obtain
 6 prescribed medicines from a pharmacy of such claimant's choice when:
 7 (A) the employer or insurance carrier has refused to provide payment
 8 for the claimant's prescribed medication and the claimant is unable to
 9 obtain the prescribed medication from a pharmacy with which the employer
 10 or carrier has a contract due to the failure to authorize such
 11 prescribed medication within seventy-two hours of such request; or
 12 (B) the prescribed medication is scheduled for reauthorization but the
 13 employer or carrier has failed to reauthorize such prescribed medication
 14 within seventy-two hours of the request for one or more of the following
 15 reasons:
 16 (I) the employer, carrier, or network pharmacy failed to respond to
 17 the reauthorization request;
 18 (II) medical reports have not yet been filed for reauthorization, or a
 19 filed medical report contains a defect;
 20 (III) the medication has been authorized previously; however the
 21 employer or carrier denies reauthorization on the basis that the medical
 22 treatment guidelines do not support reauthorization;
 23 (IV) an independent medical examiner disagrees with reauthorization;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09234-01-5

 A. 6887 2

 1 (V) reauthorizat