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Senate Bill S3964A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant

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2015-S3964 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1670
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6996, A7980
2017-2018: S5153, A1396
2019-2020: A3753
2021-2022: A1055
2023-2024: A1204

2015-S3964 - Summary

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant.

2015-S3964 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3964 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3964

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2015
                               ___________

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  authoriz-
  ing  treatment  of  workers'  compensation injuries by an occupational
  therapy assistant

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 13-b of the work-
ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000, is
amended to read as follows:
  (e) Upon the prescription or referral of an authorized physician occu-
pational  therapy  care  may be rendered by a duly licensed occupational
therapist OR BY AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT  REGISTERED  WITH  THE
STATE  EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Where occupational therapy care is rendered
records of the patient's condition and progress, together  with  records
of  instruction for treatment, if any shall be maintained by the occupa-
tional therapist and physician. Said records shall be submitted  to  the
chair on forms and at such times as the chair may require.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02942-01-5

2015-S3964A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1670
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6996, A7980
2017-2018: S5153, A1396
2019-2020: A3753
2021-2022: A1055
2023-2024: A1204

2015-S3964A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant.

2015-S3964A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3964A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3964--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Labor  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to authoriz-
  ing treatment of workers' compensation  injuries  by  an  occupational
  therapy assistant

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 13-b of the work-
ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000, is
amended to read as follows:
  (e) Upon the prescription or referral of an authorized physician occu-
pational therapy care may be rendered by a  duly  licensed  occupational
therapist  OR BY AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT LICENSED BY THE STATE
EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT.  Where  occupational  therapy  care  is  rendered
records  of  the patient's condition and progress, together with records
of instruction for treatment, if any shall be maintained by the  occupa-
tional  therapist  and physician. Said records shall be submitted to the
chair on forms and at such times as the chair may require.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02942-05-6

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