# New York A 9515: Relates to requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying New York A 9515, Relates to requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Amy Paulin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-06 (SIGNED CHAP.1) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A9515-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 9515 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Relates to requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-02-06, SIGNED CHAP.1 - Sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: HEALTH, CODES, RULES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (117 yes, 90 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Insurers cannot steer patients through denials: benefit, low. Insurers and other health care payers cannot include aid-in-dying medication availability information in treatment coverage denials. This includes pharmacy benefit managers and third-party administrators. They also cannot send unsolicited availability information, but can answer requests from patie… - Patients get counseling and hardship telehealth: benefit, low. The attending doctor must examine the patient, review records, and check terminal illness, capacity, voluntary choice, and informed consent. The exam is in person unless the doctor documents extraordinary hardship: undue pain or suffering, extraordinary expense, or medically necessary transportatio… - Terminally ill adults face eligibility limits: cost, medium. Patients seeking medical aid-in-dying medication must live in New York, be at least 18, and be under a physician's care. Their illness must be incurable, irreversible, and medically confirmed. Doctors must expect it to cause death within six months, with or without treatment. The written request mu… - Doctors face discipline for care violations: cost, low. Doctors who violate the aid-in-dying law or its regulations face professional misconduct proceedings under state education law. The act does not set a specific penalty. The act generally takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with some provisions taking immediate effect. Sections 1–10 take effec… - Facility bans require patient transfer options: mixed, medium. Private facilities can adopt aid-in-dying bans based on sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions central to their operations. Bans can cover prescribing, dispensing, ordering, or taking the medication in the facility or while the patient lives there. They can extend to related faciliti… - Patients face five-day medication waiting period: mixed, medium. Pharmacies must wait five days after an aid-in-dying prescription is written before filling it. Earlier filling is allowed when the attending doctor documents that the patient may die before the five days end. The doctor must also confirm that all other aid-in-dying requirements are complete. The p… - Patients get access with request safeguards: mixed, medium. Patients must make an oral request and submit a written request to the attending doctor. Patients physically unable to make an oral request can use a familiar alternative communication method. Oral requests must be audio- or video-recorded and permanently kept in the medical record. The written for… - Patients need written decision capacity checks: mixed, medium. Before prescribing, a qualified mental health professional must independently assess whether the patient can make an informed aid-in-dying decision. The evaluator must be a New York-licensed psychiatrist meeting board certification or eligibility standards, or a licensed psychologist. The written f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 34 | 28 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 83 | 62 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-02-06: SIGNED CHAP.1 (House) - 2026-02-06: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-02-04: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2026-02-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2026-02-04: 3RD READING CAL.49 (Senate) - 2026-02-04: SUBSTITUTED FOR S8835 (Senate) - 2026-02-04: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) - 2026-02-04: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2026-02-04: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2026-02-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.77 (House) - 2026-02-04: RULES REPORT CAL.77 (House) - 2026-02-04: REPORTED (House) - 2026-02-04: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2026-02-04: REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES (House) - 2026-01-12: REFERRED TO HEALTH (House) ## Bill text - Original, 2026-01-12: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9515) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9515) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A9515-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).