Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 24, 2012 |
advanced to third reading cal.634 |
May 22, 2012 |
reported |
Mar 01, 2012 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 18, 2012 |
committed to labor |
Jan 04, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.205 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 24, 2011 |
recommitted to rules substitution reconsidered |
Jun 21, 2011 |
3rd reading cal.1461 substituted for s3741 |
Jun 20, 2011 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.524 rules report cal.524 reported reported referred to rules |
Apr 12, 2011 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 11, 2011 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A6294
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Harry B. Bronson
Donna Lupardo
Michelle Schimel
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Abinanti
Nancy Calhoun
John Ceretto
Clifford Crouch
2011-A6294 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A6294 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6294 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to applica- tion of guidelines for medical treatment for injured workers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 13-a of the workers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: (5) No claim for specialist consultations, surgical operations, physiotherapeutic or occupational therapy procedures, x-ray examinations or special diagnostic laboratory tests costing more than one thousand dollars shall be valid and enforceable, as against such employer, unless such special services shall have been authorized by the employer or by the board, or unless such authorization has been unreasonably withheld, or withheld for a period of more than thirty calendar days from receipt of a request for authorization, or unless such special services are required in an emergency, provided, however, that the basis for a denial of such authorization by the employer must be based on a conflicting second opinion rendered by a physician authorized by the board. The board, with the approval of the superintendent of insurance, shall issue and maintain a list of pre-authorized procedures under this section. NO GUIDELINE PROVIDING FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, OR RULES OR REGULATIONS PERTAINING THERETO, SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE BOARD BY RETROACTIVELY TO CASES WITH A DATE OF ACCIDENT OR DATE OF DISABLEMENT THAT IS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ANY SUCH GUIDELINE, RULE OR REGULATION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09865-01-1
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