S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1055
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 7, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, COLTON, BENEDETTO, STECK,
STIRPE, THIELE, DICKENS, O'DONNELL -- 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 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.
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