Senate Bill S406A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S406 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6797
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§13, 13-b & 13-g, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6380
2013-2014: S1114
2015-2016: S5067
2019-2020: A6823

2017-S406 - Summary

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees receiving workers' compensation benefits; relates to massage therapy services.

2017-S406 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S406 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    406
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 certain care and treatment to injured employees

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The closing paragraph of subdivision (a) of section  13  of
 the  workers'  compensation  law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of
 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   The chair shall prepare and establish a schedule  for  the  state,  or
 schedules  limited  to  defined localities, of charges and fees for such
 medical treatment and care, and including all medical, dental, surgical,
 optometric or other attendance or treatment, nurse and hospital service,
 medicine, optometric services, crutches, eye-glasses, false teeth, arti-
 ficial eyes, orthotics, prosthetic  devices,  functional  assistive  and
 adaptive  devices  and apparatus in accordance with and to be subject to
 change pursuant to rules promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such
 schedule for the state or schedules for  limited  localities  the  chair
 shall  request  the president of the medical society of the state of New
 York and the president of the New York state osteopathic medical society
 to submit to him or her a report on the amount of remuneration deemed by
 such society to be fair and adequate for the types of medical care to be
 rendered under this chapter, but consideration shall  be  given  to  the
 view  of  other interested parties. In the case of physical therapy fees
 schedules the chair shall request the president of a recognized  profes-
 sional  association representing physical therapists in the state of New
 York to submit to him or her a report  on  the  amount  of  remuneration
 deemed  by  such  association  to be fair and reasonable for the type of
 physical therapy services rendered under this chapter, but consideration
 shall be given to the views of other  interested  parties.    The  chair
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-S406A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6797
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§13, 13-b & 13-g, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6380
2013-2014: S1114
2015-2016: S5067
2019-2020: A6823

2017-S406A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees receiving workers' compensation benefits; relates to massage therapy services.

2017-S406A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S406A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  406--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ROBACH, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  authoriz-
   ing certain care and treatment to injured employees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The closing paragraph of subdivision (a) of section  13  of
 the  workers'  compensation  law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of
 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   The chair shall prepare and establish a schedule  for  the  state,  or
 schedules  limited  to  defined localities, of charges and fees for such
 medical treatment and care, and including all medical, dental, surgical,
 optometric or other attendance or treatment, nurse and hospital service,
 medicine, optometric services, crutches, eye-glasses, false teeth, arti-
 ficial eyes, orthotics, prosthetic  devices,  functional  assistive  and
 adaptive  devices  and apparatus in accordance with and to be subject to
 change pursuant to rules promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such
 schedule for the state or schedules for  limited  localities  the  chair
 shall  request  the president of the medical society of the state of New
 York and the president of the New York state osteopathic medical society
 to submit to him or her a report on the amount of remuneration deemed by
 such society to be fair and adequate for the types of medical care to be
 rendered under this chapter, but consideration shall  be  given  to  the
 view  of  other interested parties. In the case of physical therapy fees
 schedules the chair shall request the president of a recognized  profes-
 sional  association representing physical therapists in the state of New
 York to submit to him or her a report  on  the  amount  of  remuneration
 deemed  by  such  association  to be fair and reasonable for the type of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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