Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2014 |
committed to rules |
May 14, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 13, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 12, 2014 |
1st report cal.601 |
Apr 11, 2014 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6997
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2013-S6997 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9068
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §13-a, Work Comp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S4332, A5530
2017-2018: A5526
2013-S6997 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6997 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to requiring the medical advisory committee to establish the use of comprehensive nationally recognized treatment guidelines for all body parts or conditions which have no recommendations by such advisory committee PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to establish the nationally recognized medical treatment guidelines for workers compensation cases when the state medical advisory committee has not yet established a guideline for conditions or body parts when no such guideline exists. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 13-a of the workers' compensation law - requiring the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) to recommend and the New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) to adopt the temporary use of comprehensive nationally recognized treatment guidelines for body parts or conditions where no agreed upon workers' compensation treatment guideline exists. Until such time that the MAC makes a recommendation for a body part or a particular condition and the WCB adopts guidelines for said body part or condition a qualifying nationally recognized treatment guideline shall
2013-S6997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6997 I N S E N A T E April 11, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to requiring the medical advisory committee to establish the use of comprehensive nationally recognized treatment guidelines for all body parts or conditions which have no recommendations by such advisory committee 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 and as further amended by section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (5) (A) 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 financial services, shall issue and maintain a list of pre-authorized procedures under this section. (B)(I) THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL RECOMMEND AND THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT THE TEMPORARY USE OF COMPREHENSIVE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR BODY PARTS OR CONDITIONS WHERE NO AGREED UPON WORKERS' COMPENSATION TREATMENT GUIDELINE EXISTS. UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR A BODY PART OR A PARTICULAR CONDITION AND THE BOARD ADOPTS GUIDELINES FOR SAID BODY PART OR CONDITION, A QUALIFYING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TREATMENT GUIDE- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13521-03-4
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