Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 30, 2016 |
tabled |
Sep 29, 2016 |
vetoed memo.212 |
Sep 20, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2016 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1909 substituted for s7431a |
Jun 16, 2016 |
substituted by a2462a ordered to third reading cal.1909 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 08, 2016 |
print number 7431a |
Jun 08, 2016 |
amend and recommit to labor |
Apr 29, 2016 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S7431A
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2462 - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S7431 - Details
2015-S7431 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7431 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law and the education law, in relation to the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by a duly licensed and registered acupuncturist under the workers' compensation program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds a new Section 13-p to the Workers' Compensation law to include licensed acupuncturists as eligible providers of treatment under the workers' compensation program. JUSTIFICATION : The medical field of acupuncture provides positive health benefits to patients where traditional treatments have not been successful. The opportunity for patients to receive acupuncture services should not be denied in cases where physicians determine that the patient would
2015-S7431 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7431 I N S E N A T E April 29, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law and the education law, in relation to the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new section 13-p to read as follows: S 13-P. CARE AND TREATMENT OF INJURED EMPLOYEES BY LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED ACUPUNCTURISTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ACUPUNC- TURIST" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS DULY LICENSED AND REGISTERED AS A LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE EDUCATION LAW, OR WHO IS A CERTIFIED ACUPUNCTURIST PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI- SION THREE OF SECTION EIGHTY-TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND 2. (A) AN INJURED EMPLOYEE, INJURED UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAKE SUCH AN INJURY COMPENSABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, MAY LAWFULLY BE TREATED BY AN ACUPUNCTURIST AUTHORIZED BY THE CHAIR TO RENDER ACUPUNCTURE CARE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROFESSION OF ACUPUNCTURE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. ACUPUNCTURISTS AUTHOR- IZED BY THE CHAIR TO PROVIDE TREATMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, EXCEPT FOR INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMS RELATED TO THE NEED OF ACUPUNCTURE TREAT- MENTS. (B) MEDICAL BUREAUS, MEDICAL CENTERS JOINTLY OPERATED BY LABOR AND MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA- TIONS, AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, MAY PROVIDE ACUPUNCTURE SERVICES WHEN REQUIRED, PROVIDED SUCH CARE IS RENDERED BY AN ACUPUNCTU- RIST AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION. (C) AN ACUPUNCTURIST RENDERING SERVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AND ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07466-01-5
2015-S7431A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7431A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7431A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law and the education law, in relation to the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by a duly licensed and registered acupuncturist under the workers' compensation program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds a new Section 13-p to the Workers' Compensation law to include licensed acupuncturists as eligible providers of treatment under the workers' compensation program. JUSTIFICATION : The medical field of acupuncture provides positive health benefits to patients where traditional treatments have not been successful. The opportunity for patients to receive acupuncture services should not be denied in cases where physicians determine that the patient would
2015-S7431A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7431--A I N S E N A T E April 29, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- 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 and the education law, in relation to the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new section 13-p to read as follows: S 13-P. CARE AND TREATMENT OF INJURED EMPLOYEES BY LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED ACUPUNCTURISTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ACUPUNC- TURIST" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS DULY LICENSED AND REGISTERED AS A LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE EDUCATION LAW, OR WHO IS A CERTIFIED ACUPUNCTURIST PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI- SION THREE OF SECTION EIGHTY-TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND 2. (A) AN INJURED EMPLOYEE, INJURED UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAKE SUCH AN INJURY COMPENSABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, MAY LAWFULLY BE TREATED BY AN ACUPUNCTURIST AUTHORIZED BY THE CHAIR TO RENDER ACUPUNCTURE CARE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROFESSION OF ACUPUNCTURE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. ACUPUNCTURISTS AUTHOR- IZED BY THE CHAIR TO PROVIDE TREATMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. (B) MEDICAL BUREAUS, MEDICAL CENTERS JOINTLY OPERATED BY LABOR AND MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA- TIONS, AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, MAY PROVIDE ACUPUNCTURE SERVICES WHEN REQUIRED, PROVIDED SUCH CARE IS RENDERED BY AN ACUPUNCTU- RIST AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION. (C) AN ACUPUNCTURIST RENDERING SERVICE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AND ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07466-05-6
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