State Bill Tracker

Across the country, states are introducing legislation to ensure access to non-opioid treatments and therapies. These policy efforts, often referred to as “pain parity” legislation, address the health insurance barriers many patients face when trying to access non-opioid treatment options.

The state legislative page includes introduced and passed legislation that ensures non-opioid pain treatments are not disadvantaged or discouraged for the treatment of pain relative to opioid treatments. Use the filters to learn more about state legislation.

2024 - Passed

Tennessee H.B.37

Aligns group health insurance plans providing coverage for state employees with Medicaid non-opioid parity policy, ensuring reimbursement of all FDA-approved non-opioid drugs.

State Employee Health Plan Parity

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2026 - Introduced

Virginia H.B. 516

Prohibits commercial health insurers from imposing limitations or utilization controls on coverage of a covered FDA-approved non-opioid drug that are more restrictive or less favorable to the enrollee relative to the coverage of an opioid drug for the treatment or management of pain.

State Employee Health Plan Parity

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2026 - Introduced

Washington S.B. 5916

Prohibits public and private health plans from disadvantaging non-opioid pain medications that are more restrictive or less favorable to the enrollee relative to the coverage of an opioid drug for the treatment or management of pain.
Requires the state to publish an educational pamphlet on non-opioid pain treatment alternatives.

Medicaid Parity State Employee Health Plan Parity Education

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