Assembly Bill A3594

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Permits an authorized physician to direct that physical therapy care may be rendered by a duly licensed physical therapist assistant

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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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2019-A3594 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7308
2013-2014: A7293
2015-2016: A2116
2017-2018: A2859, A10535

2019-A3594 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an authorized physician to direct that physical therapy care may be rendered by a certified physical therapist assistant.

2019-A3594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3594
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI,  BENEDETTO, COLTON, WEPRIN, RYAN,
   MAGNARELLI, L. ROSENTHAL, LIFTON, STIRPE,  OTIS,  CYMBROWITZ,  CAHILL,
   BUCHWALD, GOTTFRIED, HUNTER, LENTOL, AUBRY, JOHNS, BLANKENBUSH, BRABE-
   NEC,  LALOR,  MALLIOTAKIS, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   ABBATE, ABINANTI, ARROYO, CROUCH, DILAN,  DINOWITZ,  GOODELL,  HAWLEY,
   HEVESI, LAWRENCE, LUPARDO, McDONOUGH, RA, RAIA, RIVERA, SIMON, THIELE,
   WOERNER, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to physical
   therapy care provided through the workers' compensation system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) 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:
   (d)  Upon  the  referral  which may be directive as to treatment of an
 authorized physician physical therapy care may be  rendered  by  a  duly
 licensed physical therapist OR BY A CERTIFIED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSIST-
 ANT,  PROVIDED  THAT A CERTIFIED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT SHALL WORK
 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST  PERFORMING  SUCH
 PATIENT  RELATED  ACTIVITIES AS ARE ASSIGNED BY THE SUPERVISING PHYSICAL
 THERAPIST PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX  OF  THE  EDUCATION
 LAW.    Where physical therapy care is rendered records of the patient's
 condition and progress, together with records of instruction for  treat-
 ment,  if  any, shall be maintained by the physical therapist and physi-
 cian.   PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MUST CO-SIGN  PHYSICAL  THERAPIST  ASSISTANT
 TREATMENT  NOTES.  Said  records shall be submitted to the chair on such
 forms and at such times as the chair may require.   CARE PROVIDED  BY  A
 LICENSED  PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR A CERTIFIED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
 SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THE EDUCA-
 TION LAW. THE CHAIR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S MEDICAL  DIRECTOR,
 SHALL  REVIEW  PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICE CODES TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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