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Assembly Bill A1396B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A1396 - Details

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: A7980
2015-2016: A1670
2019-2020: A3753
2021-2022: A1055
2023-2024: A1204

2017-A1396 - Summary

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

2017-A1396 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1396
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, COLTON, BENEDETTO, STECK,
   SKOUFIS, MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI, WALTER --
   read once and referred 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 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04628-01-7

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2017-A1396A - Details

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: A7980
2015-2016: A1670
2019-2020: A3753
2021-2022: A1055
2023-2024: A1204

2017-A1396A - Summary

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

2017-A1396A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1396--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, COLTON, BENEDETTO, STECK,
   SKOUFIS, MURRAY, STIRPE, BRINDISI, GARBARINO,  THIELE  --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M. of A.  LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, WALTER -- read once and
   referred to the Committee  on  Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 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 A DULY LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT  LICENSED
 BY  THE  STATE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW.   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
 occupational therapist and physician. Said records shall be submitted to
 the chair on forms and at such times as the chair may require.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04628-02-7

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2017-A1396B (ACTIVE) - Details

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: A7980
2015-2016: A1670
2019-2020: A3753
2021-2022: A1055
2023-2024: A1204

2017-A1396B (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A1396B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1396--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, COLTON, BENEDETTO, STECK,
   SKOUFIS, MURRAY, STIRPE, BRINDISI, GARBARINO,  THIELE  --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M. of A.  LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, WALTER -- read once and
   referred to the Committee  on  Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported and
   referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee
   on Rules
 
 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 A DULY LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT  LICENSED
 BY  THE  STATE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW.   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
 occupational therapist and physician. Said records shall be submitted to
 the  chair  on forms and at such times as the chair may require.  A DULY
 LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY  ASSISTANT  SHALL  NOT  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 PERFORM INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04628-04-7

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