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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S5318
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
2017-S5318 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §140-cc, Work Comp L
2017-S5318 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5318 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to form reduction and streamlining PURPOSE : To reduce and simply paperwork in connection with worker's compensation claims in order to increase the accessibility of treatment for injured workers, reduce the administrative burden on doctors and reduce cost in the system. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 Adds a new section 140-cc to the workers' compensation law that requires the board to improve, modernize and streamline paperwork related to all aspects of a workers' compensation claim and specifically requires the streamlining of C-4 medical forms and the completion of an online portal by December 31st. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Red tape, confusing and lengthy paperwork and the lack of an easy to use online submission portal are a persistent complaint about the
2017-S5318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5318 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FUNKE, MURPHY -- 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 form reduction and streamlining 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 140-cc to read as follows: § 140-CC. FORM REDUCTION AND STREAMLINING. THE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FORM REDUCTION STRATEGY DESIGNED TO IMPROVE, MODERNIZE AND STREAMLINE ALL FORMS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM FROM INCEPTION TO CLOSURE. THE BOARD SHALL COMPLETE THE REDUCTION AND STREAMLINING OF THE C-4 SERIES OF MEDICAL FORMS AND THE IMPLEMENTA- TION OF THE MEDICAL PORTAL BY DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVEN- TEEN. THE BOARD SHALL COMPLETE THE REDUCTION AND STREAMLINING OF ALL OTHER BOARD FORMS, AS APPROPRIATE, BY DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND EIGHTEEN. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10739-01-7
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