Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB1196: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for pain parity in Medicaid and for pain parity in commercial insurance.
Status: In committee, October 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance, providing for pain parity in Medicaid and for pain parity in commercial insurance.
From the introduced text, February 24, 2026:
An act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance, providing for pain parity in Medicaid and for pain parity in commercial insurance. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding sections to read: Section 459.2. Pain Parity in Medicaid.--(a) In maintaining the uniform Statewide preferred drug list under section 459.1, the department may not disadvantage a non-opioid drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain with any equivalent opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain on the uniform Statewide preferred drug list. (b) The department fails to comply with subsection (a) if the department: (1) designates a non-opioid drug as a nonpreferred drug if any opioid or narcotic drug is designated as a preferred drug; or (2) establishes more restrictive or more extensive utilization controls, including more restrictive or more extensive prior authorization or step therapy requirements for a non-opioid drug than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls applicable to any opioid or narcotic drug. (c) This section applies: (1) To a non-opioid drug on and after the date on which the non-opioid …
Sponsors
- Christine Tartaglione (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Sharif Street (D, 3)
- Amanda Cappelletti (D, 17)
- James Malone (D, 36)
- Maria Collett (D, 12)
Latest actions
- : First consideration, Oct. 6, 2026
- : Reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2026
- : Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Feb. 24, 2026
Votes
- Senate Health & Human Services: Reported as Committed (October 6, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Common questions
- What is SB1196?
- SB1196 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for pain parity in Medicaid and for pain parity in commercial insurance.
- What does SB1196 do?
- In its own words: An act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance, providing for pain parity in Medicaid and for pain parity in commercial insurance.
- What is the status of SB1196?
- In committee as of October 6, 2026. Latest action: First consideration, Oct. 6, 2026 (October 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1196?
- Christine Tartaglione (D, 2), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1196?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1196
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