Assembly Bill A246

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of rates of payment and delivery of health care services

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A246 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§13, 13-k, 13-l & 13-m, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4302
2011-2012: A7356
2013-2014: A7661
2015-2016: A3158
2017-2018: A7455
2019-2020: A6516
2021-2022: A1307

2023-A246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of rates of payment and delivery of health care services; directs the chair of the workers' compensation board to biennially prepare and establish a schedule of fees.

2023-A246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    246
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the estab-
   lishment of rates of payment and delivery of health care services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The closing paragraph of subdivision (a) of section 13 of
 the workers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 6 of  the  laws  of
 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   The  chair,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S MEDICAL DIRECTOR, shall
 BIENNIALLY prepare and establish a schedule for the state, or  schedules
 limited  to  defined  localities,  of  charges and fees for such medical
 treatment and care, and including all medical, dental, surgical, optome-
 tric or other attendance or treatment, nurse and hospital service, medi-
 cine, optometric services, crutches, eye-glasses, false  teeth,  artifi-
 cial  eyes,  orthotics,  prosthetic  devices,  functional  assistive and
 adaptive devices and apparatus in accordance with and to be  subject  to
 change pursuant to rules promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such
 schedule  for  the  state  or schedules for limited localities the chair
 shall request the president of the medical society of the state  of  New
 York and the president of the New York state osteopathic medical society
 to submit to him or her a report on the amount of remuneration deemed by
 such society to be fair and adequate for the types of medical care to be
 rendered  under  this  chapter,  but consideration shall be given to the
 view of other interested parties. In the case of physical  therapy  fees
 schedules the chair shall request the president of [a recognized profes-
 sional  association representing physical therapists in the state of New
 York] THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION to submit to him or  her
 a  report on the amount of remuneration deemed by such association to be
 fair and reasonable for the type of physical therapy  services  rendered
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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