At the end of 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 1267A/Assembly Bill A901A which enacted new protections for consumers against step-therapy policies. This new law will take effect on January 1, 2026. The law prohibits the following step therapy protocols:
- Requiring the patient to try and fail on:
- Medications not FDA-approved or recommended in evidence-based guidelines for the patient’s medical condition;
- More than two medications;
- Requiring the use of a step therapy drug for more than 30 days or a timeline based on current medical guidelines; and
- Imposing repeat step therapy after approving a prescribed drug unless 365 days have passed since the approval or an evidence-based safety concern exists.
To ensure consumers are aware of these new requirements, Aimed Alliance developed a one-page explainer reviewing the new additions to the law. Review the new resource here.
Last Updated on February 25, 2025 by Aimed Alliance
