Assembly Bill A3753B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A3753 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3969
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: A1396, S8743
2021-2022: A1055, S5129
2023-2024: A1204, S6501

2019-A3753 - Summary

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

2019-A3753 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3753
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, COLTON, BENEDETTO, STECK,
   STIRPE, THIELE, DICKENS, GARBARINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
   McDONOUGH -- read once and referred 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

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2019-A3753A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3969
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: A1396, S8743
2021-2022: A1055, S5129
2023-2024: A1204, S6501

2019-A3753A - Summary

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

2019-A3753A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3753--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, COLTON, BENEDETTO, STECK,
   STIRPE, THIELE, DICKENS, GARBARINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
   McDONOUGH  --  read  once  and  referred  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.
                                                            LBD06525-05-9

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2019-A3753B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3969
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: A1396, S8743
2021-2022: A1055, S5129
2023-2024: A1204, S6501

2019-A3753B (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A3753B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3753--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, COLTON, BENEDETTO, STECK,
   STIRPE, THIELE, DICKENS, GARBARINO, O'DONNELL -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.  McDONOUGH -- read once and  referred  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  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   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.
                                                            LBD06525-07-0

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