Senate Bill S3969B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a 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-S3969 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3753
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7980
2015-2016: A1670
2017-2018: S8743, A1396
2021-2022: S5129, A1055
2023-2024: S6501, A1204

2019-S3969 - Summary

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapist assistant.

2019-S3969 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3969 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3969
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 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.  A DULY
 LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY  ASSISTANT  SHALL  NOT  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 PERFORM INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD06525-01-9

2019-S3969A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3753
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7980
2015-2016: A1670
2017-2018: S8743, A1396
2021-2022: S5129, A1055
2023-2024: S6501, A1204

2019-S3969A - Summary

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapist assistant.

2019-S3969A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3969A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3969--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 or physical therapy assistant
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 13-b of the workers' compensation
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AN AUTHORIZED OCCUPATIONAL THER-
 APIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES MAY BE RENDERED BY AN  OCCUPATIONAL
 THERAPY  ASSISTANT.  UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AN AUTHORIZED PHYS-
 ICAL THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES MAY BE RENDERED BY A  PHYSICAL
 THERAPIST  ASSISTANT.  THIS  SUPERVISION  SHALL  BE  EVIDENCED BY SIGNED
 RECORDS  OF  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  TREATMENT  AND  SIGNED  RECORDS  OF  THE
 PATIENT'S  CONDITION AND PROGRESS.  REPORTS OF SUCH TREATMENT AND SUPER-
 VISION SHALL BE MADE BY  SUCH  PROVIDER  TO  THE  CHAIR  IN  THE  FORMAT
 PRESCRIBED BY THE CHAIR AT SUCH TIMES AS THE CHAIR MAY REQUIRE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as section 1 of part CC of chapter 55 of the laws of 2019,  takes
 effect.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06525-04-9

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2019-S3969B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3753
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7980
2015-2016: A1670
2017-2018: S8743, A1396
2021-2022: S5129, A1055
2023-2024: S6501, A1204

2019-S3969B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapist assistant.

2019-S3969B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3969B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3969--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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 or physical therapy assistant
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 13-b of the workers' compensation
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AN AUTHORIZED OCCUPATIONAL THER-
 APIST,  OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES MAY BE RENDERED BY AN OCCUPATIONAL
 THERAPY ASSISTANT. UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AN  AUTHORIZED  PHYS-
 ICAL  THERAPIST, PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES MAY BE RENDERED BY A PHYSICAL
 THERAPIST ASSISTANT. THIS  SUPERVISION  SHALL  BE  EVIDENCED  BY  SIGNED
 RECORDS  OF  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  TREATMENT  AND  SIGNED  RECORDS  OF  THE
 PATIENT'S CONDITION AND PROGRESS.  REPORTS OF SUCH TREATMENT AND  SUPER-
 VISION  SHALL  BE  MADE  BY  SUCH  PROVIDER  TO  THE CHAIR IN THE FORMAT
 PRESCRIBED BY THE CHAIR AT SUCH TIMES AS THE CHAIR MAY REQUIRE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06525-06-0

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