New York A 1815: Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on school safety in the state of New York

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A01815 Summary:

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Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; add §365-q, Soc Serv L

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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.

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01/14/2025referred to insurance

01/07/2026referred to insurance

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1815

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STECK, K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the social services law, in
 relation to requiring health insurers to provide coverage for non-o-
 pioid treatments utilized for pain management

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

 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 40 to read as follows:
 3 (40) (A) Every policy which provides medical, major medical, or simi-
 4 lar comprehensive type coverage shall include coverage for non-opioid
 5 treatments utilized for pain management.
 6 (B) As used in this paragraph "non-opioid treatments utilized for pain
 7 management" shall include, but not be limited to:
 8 (i) a drug or biological product that is indicated to produce analge-
 9 sia without acting upon the body's opioid receptors that has demon-
 10 strated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quan-
 11 tity of opioids prescribed; or
 12 (ii) an implantable, reusable, or disposable medical device for the
 13 intended use of managing or treating pain that has demonstrated the
 14 ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of
 15 opioids prescribed.
 16 (C) Coverage provided under this paragraph may be subject to annual
 17 deductibles and co-insurance as deemed appropriate by the superintendent
 18 and that are consistent with those imposed on other benefits within a
 19 given policy.
 20 § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by
 21 adding a new paragraph 23 to read as follows:
 22 (23) (A) Every group or blanket policy which provides medical, major
 23 medical, or similar comprehensive type coverage shall include coverage
 24 for non-opioid treatments utilized for pain management.
 25 (B) As used in this paragraph "non-opioid treatments utilized for pain
 26 management" shall include, but not be limited to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04543-01-5

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 1 (i) a drug or biological product that is indicated to produce analge-
 2 sia without acting upon the body's opioid receptors that has demon-
 3 strated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quan-
 4 tity of opioids prescribed; or
 5 (ii) an implantable, reusable, or disposable medical device for the
 6 intended use of managing or treating pain that has demonstrated the
 7 ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of
 8 opioids prescribed.
 9 (C) Coverage provided under this paragraph may be subject to annual
 10 deductibles and co-insurance as deemed appropriate by the superintendent
 11 and that are consistent with those imposed on other benefits within a
 12 given policy.
 13 § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 14 subsection (ww) to read as follows:
 15 (ww) (1) Every contract issued by a medical expense indemnity corpo-
 16 ration, hospital service corpo