Do you support this bill?

Senate Bill S5339

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates, within the workers' compensation board, an advisory committee on independent medical examinations

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

co-Sponsors

2017-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-n, Work Comp L

2017-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates, within the workers' compensation board, an advisory committee on independent medical examinations.

2017-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5339
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MURPHY, FUNKE -- 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 the
   creation of an advisory committee on independent medical examinations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13-n of the workers' compensation law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  (A) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE BOARD AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 ON  INDEPENDENT  MEDICAL  EXAMINATIONS  WHICH  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  EIGHT
 MEMBERS.  TWO  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, TWO BY THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND TWO BY THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEM-
 BLY;  AND  THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE AMERICAN
 FEDERATION OF LABOR-CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND  THE  BUSI-
 NESS  COUNCIL  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE  SHALL BE MEMBERS BY VIRTUE OF THEIR
 OFFICES.  THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE NEW  YORK  STATE  AMERICAN
 FEDERATION  OF  LABOR-CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE BUSI-
 NESS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK STATE MAY DESIGNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO  ACT  IN
 THEIR  PLACE  OR  STEAD  AND ON THEIR BEHALF AS MEMBERS OF SUCH ADVISORY
 COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE  CHAIR,  EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  STATE
 INSURANCE FUND AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OR THEIR DESIGNATED REPRE-
 SENTATIVES SHALL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL MEETINGS.
   (B)  IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE, COUNSEL
 AND CONFER WITH THE CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE  INSURANCE
 FUND  ON  MATTERS  OF  POLICY  IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND
 ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AND  REGULATIONS  RELATING  TO  INDEPENDENT  MEDICAL
 EXAMINATIONS.  THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW EXISTING AND PROPOSED
 STATE LAWS, RULES AND  REGULATIONS  PERTAINING  TO  INDEPENDENT  MEDICAL
 EXAMINATIONS AND RECOMMEND TO THE CHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE
 INSURANCE  FUND  AND  THE LEGISLATURE, NECESSARY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO
 LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND BOARD PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE MEDICAL CARE  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.