A 5157

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Prohibits co-pays for certain short term opioid drug prescriptions.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-5157

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Insurance

Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07

Drug / Cannabis Policy Healthcare Insurance / Consumer Protection

Summary

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.

Sponsor

Joe DeStefano

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-02-12	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Assembly Committee

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