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S 3271: Provides coverage of remotely connected insulin pens under the pharmacy benefit of medical assistance for eligible patients with diabetes.
What S 3271 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to provide coverage for remotely connected insulin pens for patients with diabetes. These devices can operate interactively and/or autonomously and are intended for recipients aged 7 years or older. Coverage will be provided under the pharmacy benefit of medical assistance for eligible patients with diabetes. The cost of such services, including administration, will be adequately reflected in managed care organization premium payments. The bill will take effect on January 1st of the following year after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3271
- What is the current status of S 3271?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 3271 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 3271 pass?
- Not yet. S 3271 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3271, and where is it now?
- S 3271 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 272 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3271 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to coverage for assistance for remotely connected insulin pens for certain patients with diabetes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows: 3 (nn) Remotely connected insulin pens for patients with diabetes that 4 can operate interactively and/or autonomously for recipients who are 5 seven years of age or older and will be using such a device solely with 6 appropriately prescribed insulin cartridges; provided recipients younger 7 than seven years old may use the remotely connected insulin delivery 8 device with adult supervision. Coverage of such remotely connected insu- 9 lin pens shall be provided under the pharmacy benefit of medical assist- 10 ance for all eligible patients with diabetes and the cost of such 11 services, including the cost to administer such benefit, shall be 12 adequately reflected in managed care organization premium payments. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 14 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00926-01-5
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