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Senate Bill S5153A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-S5153 - 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: S6996
2015-2016: S3964

2017-S5153 - Summary

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

2017-S5153 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5153 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5153
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 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

2017-S5153A (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: S6996
2015-2016: S3964

2017-S5153A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S5153A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5153A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5153--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 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.
                                                            LBD04628-03-7

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