Senate Bill S4332B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the medical advisory committee to establish the use of comprehensive nationally recognized treatment guidelines for all body parts or conditions

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 17, 2016	committed to rules
May 18, 2016	advanced to third reading
May 17, 2016	2nd report cal.
May 16, 2016	1st report cal.862
Jan 06, 2016	referred to labor
Jun 15, 2015	print number 4332b
Jun 15, 2015	amend and recommit to labor
Jun 10, 2015	print number 4332a
Jun 10, 2015	amend and recommit to labor
Mar 16, 2015	referred to labor

Votes

- May 16, 2016 - Labor Committee Vote
  S4332B
  
  Aye
  
  15
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Labor Committee Vote: May 16, 2016
      
      aye (15)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Dilan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Hannon
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Murphy
      
      Ortt
      
      Perkins
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Venditto
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Peralta

Bill Amendments

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2015-S4332 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5530
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13-a, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6997, A9068
2017-2018: A5526

2015-S4332 - Summary

Requires 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.

2015-S4332 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4332

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
be used for treatment covered under Workers' Compensation in New York
State.

The MAC shall have 180 days to issue a written recommendation
indicating the selection of a qualifying guideline to the WCB for
immediate adoption based upon review of nationally recognized
evidence-based medical treatment guidelines that meet the following
criteria:

1) are updated at least annually to reflect the best science and

2) the current version of which has been adopted verbatim by
legislation, regulation or rule in at least five U.S. states for
treatment covered under Workers Compensation.

The qualifying nationally recognized guidelines shall be temporary and
in effect for a period of two years or until the advisory committee
has made a recommendation and the WCB has adopted a guideline for
treatment of a body part or condition. After the first two years and
every two years thereafter, if the advisory committee has not made a
recommendation and the WCB has not adopted a guideline on a particular
body part or condition then the advisory committee shall review the
qualifying nationally recognized guidelines and the WCB shall adopt a
two year extension of such guidelines by a two thirds vote of the MAC
or establish a new qualifying treatment guideline.

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:


In 2007 the legislature adopted comprehensive workers' compensation
reform legislation (Chapter 6 of the Laws of 2007). The purpose of the
workers' compensation reform was to increase benefits and improve
delivery of services to injured and ill employees (claimants), while
at the same time reducing costs The goal of these changes was "to
remove impediments to prompt diagnostic and treatment measures and to
better reflect current medical service costs.

In connection with the reform law the Superintendent of Insurance
(with the assistance of the Board and the Department of Labor)
developed medical treatment guidelines to account for modern
diagnostic and treatment techniques and evidence-based standards of
medical treatment and care. An advisory committee was established
comprised of representatives from the Insurance Department, the Board,
and the Department of Labor, and highly respected medical
professionals selected by labor, business, and the Insurance
Department.

The Task Force ultimately developed four consensus guidelines: the
back, neck, shoulder, and knee for guidelines because those injuries
account for 40% of all claims and 60% of system medical costs. This
bill would allow the Board to continue its work to provide guidance to
treatment and efficient delivery of services for injured workers.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2014 Session - reported from Labor to 1st read calendar.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediate.

2015-S4332 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4332

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 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  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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05994-01-5

S. 4332                             2

A  PARTICULAR  CONDITION  AND  THE BOARD ADOPTS GUIDELINES FOR SAID BODY
PART OR CONDITION, A QUALIFYING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED  TREATMENT  GUIDE-
LINE  SHALL BE USED FOR TREATMENT COVERED UNDER WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN
NEW YORK STATE.
  (II) THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS
TO ISSUE A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION INDICATING THE SELECTION OF A QUALIFY-
ING  GUIDELINE  TO THE BOARD FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION BASED UPON REVIEW OF
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES  THAT
MEET  THE  FOLLOWING  CRITERIA:  (A)  ARE  UPDATED  AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO
REFLECT THE BEST SCIENCE; AND (B) THE CURRENT VERSION OF WHICH HAS  BEEN
ADOPTED  VERBATIM  BY  LEGISLATION,  REGULATION OR RULE IN AT LEAST FIVE
STATES FOR TREATMENT COVERED UNDER WORKERS' COMPENSATION. THE QUALIFYING
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES SHALL BE TEMPORARY AND IN EFFECT FOR  A
PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR UNTIL THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS MADE A RECOMMEN-
DATION  AND  THE  BOARD  HAS ADOPTED A GUIDELINE FOR TREATMENT OF A BODY
PART OR CONDITION.  IF, AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND  EVERY  TWO  YEARS
THEREAFTER, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS NOT MADE A RECOMMENDATION AND THE
BOARD HAS NOT ADOPTED A GUIDELINE ON A PARTICULAR BODY PART OR CONDITION
THEN  THE  ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  SHALL  REVIEW  THE QUALIFYING NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES AND THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT A TWO YEAR EXTENSION  OF
SUCH  GUIDELINES  BY  A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEDICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE OR ESTABLISH A NEW QUALIFYING TREATMENT GUIDELINE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S4332A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5530
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13-a, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6997, A9068
2017-2018: A5526

2015-S4332A - Summary

2015-S4332A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4332A

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
be used for treatment covered under Workers' Compensation in New York
State.

The MAC shall have 180 days to issue a written recommendation
indicating the selection of a qualifying guideline to the WCB for
immediate adoption based upon review of nationally recognized
evidence-based medical treatment guidelines that meet the following
criteria:

1) are updated at every 2 years to reflect the best science and

2) comprehensive in nature, covering at least 95% of conditions and
body parts.

The qualifying nationally recognized guidelines shall be temporary and
in effect for a period of two years or until the advisory committee
has made a recommendation and the WCB has adopted a guideline for
treatment of a body part or condition. After the first two years and
every two years thereafter, if the advisory committee has not made a
recommendation and the WCB has not adopted a guideline on a particular
body part or condition then the advisory committee shall review the
qualifying nationally recognized guidelines and the WCB shall adopt a
two year extension of such guidelines by a two thirds vote of the MAC
or establish a new qualifying treatment guideline.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:


In 2007 the legislature adopted comprehensive workers' compensation
reform legislation (Chapter 6 of the Laws of 2007). The purpose of the
workers' compensation reform was to increase benefits and improve
delivery of services to injured and ill employees (claimants), while
at the same time reducing costs The goal of these changes was "to
remove impediments to prompt diagnostic and treatment measures and to
better reflect current medical service costs.

In connection with the reform law the Superintendent of Insurance
(with the assistance of the Board and the Department of Labor)
developed medical treatment guidelines to account for modern
diagnostic and treatment techniques and evidence-based standards of
medical treatment and care. An advisory committee was established
comprised of representatives from the Insurance Department, the Board,
and the Department of Labor, and highly respected medical
professionals selected by labor, business, and the Insurance
Department.

The Task Force ultimately developed four consensus guidelines: the
back, neck, shoulder, and knee for guidelines because those injuries
account for 40% of all claims and 60% of system medical costs. This
bill would allow the Board to continue its work to provide guidance to
treatment and efficient delivery of services for injured workers.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2014 Session - reported from Labor to 1st read calendar.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediate.

2015-S4332A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4332--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

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,  EVIDENCE  BASED,
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR BODY PARTS OR  CONDITIONS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05994-02-5

S. 4332--A                          2

WHERE  NO  AGREED UPON WORKERS' COMPENSATION TREATMENT GUIDELINE EXISTS.
UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAKES A  RECOMMENDA-
TION  FOR  A  BODY  PART  OR A PARTICULAR CONDITION AND THE BOARD ADOPTS
GUIDELINES  FOR  SAID  BODY  PART  OR  CONDITION, A QUALIFYING, EVIDENCE
BASED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED  TREATMENT  GUIDELINE  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR
TREATMENT COVERED UNDER WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN NEW YORK STATE.
  (II) THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS
TO ISSUE A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION INDICATING THE SELECTION OF A QUALIFY-
ING  GUIDELINE  TO THE BOARD FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION BASED UPON REVIEW OF
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES  THAT
MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: (A) ARE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS TO
REFLECT  THE BEST SCIENCE; AND (B) ARE COMPREHENSIVE IN NATURE, COVERING
AT LEAST NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF CONDITIONS AND  BODY  PARTS  COVERED  BY
WORKERS'  COMPENSATION.  THE QUALIFYING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES
SHALL BE TEMPORARY AND IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR UNTIL  THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS MADE A RECOMMENDATION AND THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED A
GUIDELINE  FOR  TREATMENT OF A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT HAS NO RECOM-
MENDATION.  IF, AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND EVERY TWO YEARS  THEREAFT-
ER,  THE  ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS NOT MADE A RECOMMENDATION AND THE BOARD
HAS NOT ADOPTED A GUIDELINE ON A PARTICULAR BODY PART OR CONDITION  THEN
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW THE QUALIFYING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
GUIDELINES AND THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT A TWO YEAR EXTENSION OF SUCH GUIDE-
LINES BY A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR
ESTABLISH A NEW QUALIFYING TREATMENT GUIDELINE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2015-S4332B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5530
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13-a, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6997, A9068
2017-2018: A5526

2015-S4332B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S4332B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4332--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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. THE LIST OF PRE-AUTHORIZED PROCEDURES, INCLUDING MEDICAL TREAT-
MENT  AUTHORIZED  BY ANY GUIDELINES PROMULGATED OR ADOPTED BY THE BOARD,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05994-04-5

S. 4332--B                          2

SHALL NOT BE UTILIZED TO DENY OR  PRE-DETERMINE  THE  NEED  FOR  MEDICAL
SERVICES THAT VARY FROM SUCH LIST OR THE GUIDELINES.
  (B)(I)  THE  MEDICAL  ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL RECOMMEND AND THE BOARD
SHALL  ADOPT  THE  TEMPORARY  USE  OF  COMPREHENSIVE,  EVIDENCE   BASED,
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 RECOMMENDA-
TION FOR A BODY PART OR A PARTICULAR  CONDITION  AND  THE  BOARD  ADOPTS
GUIDELINES  FOR  SAID  BODY  PART  OR  CONDITION, A QUALIFYING, EVIDENCE
BASED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED  TREATMENT  GUIDELINE  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR
TREATMENT COVERED UNDER WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN NEW YORK STATE.
  (II) THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS
TO ISSUE A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION INDICATING THE SELECTION OF A QUALIFY-
ING  GUIDELINE  TO THE BOARD FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION BASED UPON REVIEW OF
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES  THAT
MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: (A) ARE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS TO
REFLECT  THE BEST SCIENCE; AND (B) ARE COMPREHENSIVE IN NATURE, COVERING
AT LEAST NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF CONDITIONS AND  BODY  PARTS  COVERED  BY
WORKERS'  COMPENSATION.  THE QUALIFYING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES
SHALL BE TEMPORARY AND IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR UNTIL  THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS MADE A RECOMMENDATION AND THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED A
GUIDELINE  FOR  TREATMENT OF A BODY PART OR CONDITION THAT HAS NO RECOM-
MENDATION.  IF, AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND EVERY TWO YEARS  THEREAFT-
ER,  THE  ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS NOT MADE A RECOMMENDATION AND THE BOARD
HAS NOT ADOPTED A GUIDELINE ON A PARTICULAR BODY PART OR CONDITION  THEN
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW THE QUALIFYING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
GUIDELINES AND THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT A TWO YEAR EXTENSION OF SUCH GUIDE-
LINES BY A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR
ESTABLISH A NEW QUALIFYING TREATMENT GUIDELINE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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