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.

2025 - Introduced

Nebraska L.B. 252

Directs the Nebraska Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature to create a study to examine non-opioid treatment options in Medicaid.

Pain Study

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2025 - Passed

North Dakota S.B. 2113

Creates a study that will examine non-opioid pharmacological treatment options and assess the use of existing opioid settlement funds. Additionally, the study will explore strategies to utilize these funds for the development and implementation of an education and awareness initiative regarding non-opioid pain management options.

Pain Study

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