NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8240

Senate Bill S8240

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to authorization of treatment under workers' compensation for certain providers; repealer

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Jun 10, 2025	delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1785 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 27, 2025	referred to labor

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- Jun 10, 2025 - Rules Committee Vote
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      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
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      Parker
      
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      O'Mara
      
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      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Myrie

2025-S8240 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§13-k, 13-l & 13-m, rpld §13-k sub 6 ¶¶(b) & (c), subs 10, 11 & 12, §13-l sub 6 ¶¶(b) & (c), subs 10, 11 & 12, §13-m sub 7 ¶¶(b) & (c), subs 11, 12 & 13, Work Comp L

2025-S8240 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorization of treatment under workers' compensation for care and treatment of injured employees by podiatrists, chiropractors and psychologists; repeals certain provisions.

2025-S8240 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8240

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to removing
parallel processes for authorization of certain providers; and repealing
certain provisions of such law relating thereto

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to make changes to the statute to ensure
that the processes contained in the law are consistent with the Expanded
Provider Law, particularly the process for authorizing and removing
providers.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The changes to the Workers' Compensation Law in the bill conform the
processes to the Expanded Provider Law. References to podiatric, chirop-
ractic, and psychology practice committees are removed, and replaced
with appropriate associations.

The processes for authorization and removal of authorized providers that
do not conform to the Expanded Provider Law are repealed, and references
to section 13-d for removal is added. References to medical billing
disputes are also removed from sections 13-k, 13-1, and 13-m, as this
process has been updated in the Expanded Provider Law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Under current law, there is a uniform process for authorizing and remov-
ing providers, including new provider types, in the Expanded Provider
Law and set out in sections 13-b and 13-d of the Workers' Compensation
Law.

Sections 13-k, 13-1, and 13-m of the Workers' Compensation Law still
contain references to the process prior to the passage of the Expanded
Provider Law. This bill seeks to update these sections of the Workers'
Compensation Law through changes to conform to the Expanded Provider Law
and remove parallel processes and provide consistent, clear guidance.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new proposal.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

It is anticipated that eliminating the podiatric, chiropractic and
psychology committees would save the Workers' Compensation Board approx-
imately $5,000.00 per year currently budgeted for the various commit-
tees.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill would take effect immediately.

2025-S8240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8240
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  --  (at request of the Workers Compensation
   Board) -- 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 removing
   parallel processes for authorization of certain providers; and repeal-
   ing certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   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-k of the workers' compensation
 law, as amended by section 4 of part CC of chapter 55  of  the  laws  of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  An  employee  injured  under  circumstances which make such injury
 compensable under this article, when care is required for an  injury  to
 the  foot  which injury or resultant condition therefrom may lawfully be
 treated by a duly registered and licensed podiatrist of the state of New
 York, may select to treat [him or  her]  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  any  podiatrist
 authorized by the chair to render podiatric medical care, as hereinafter
 provided.  If the injury or condition is one which is without the limits
 prescribed by the education law for podiatric medical  care  and  treat-
 ment,  or  the injuries involved affect other parts of the body in addi-
 tion to the foot, the said podiatrist must so advise  the  said  injured
 employee  and instruct [him or her] SAID EMPLOYEE to consult a physician
 of said employee's choice  for  appropriate  care  and  treatment.  Such
 physician shall thenceforth have overall supervision of the treatment of
 said  patient  including  the future treatment to be administered to the
 patient by the podiatrist. If for any  reason  during  the  period  when
 podiatric medical treatment and care is required, the employee wishes to
 transfer  [his  or  her]  THEIR treatment and care to another authorized
 podiatrist [he or she] THE EMPLOYEE may do so, in accordance with  rules
 prescribed  by  the  chair,  provided however that the employer shall be
 liable for the proper fees of the original podiatrist for the  care  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10000-01-5

 S. 8240                             2
 
 treatment  [he or she] THEY shall have rendered. The chair shall prepare
 and establish a schedule for the state, or schedules limited to  defined
 localities,  of  charges  and  fees  for podiatric medical treatment and
 care,  to  be  determined in accordance with and to be subject to change
 pursuant to rules promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such sched-
 ule for the state or schedules for limited localities  the  chair  shall
 request  the  [podiatric  medicine  practice  committee]  NEW YORK STATE
 PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION to submit to [him or  her]  SUCH  CHAIR  a
 report on the amount of remuneration deemed by such committee to be fair
 and  adequate  for  the  types  of podiatric medical care to be rendered
 under this chapter, but consideration shall be  given  to  the  view  of
 other  interested parties.  The amounts payable by the employer for such
 treatment and services shall be the fees and charges established by such
 schedule.
   § 2. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 6 of section  13-k  of  the
 workers' compensation law are REPEALED.
   §  3.  Subdivision 8 of section 13-k of the workers' compensation law,
 as added by chapter 787 of the laws of  1952,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   8. The [chairman] CHAIR shall promulgate rules governing the procedure
 to  be  followed  by  those  rendering podiatry care under this section,
 which rules so far as practicable shall conform to the  rules  presently
 in  effect  with  reference  to  medical  care furnished to claimants in
 [workmen's] WORKERS' compensation. [In connection with the  promulgation
 of  said  rules the chairman may consult the podiatry practice committee
 hereinafter provided and may take into consideration the view  of  other
 interested parties.]
   §  4.  Subdivision 9 of section 13-k of the workers' compensation law,
 as added by chapter 787 of the laws of  1952,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   9. [The chairman shall appoint for and with jurisdiction in the entire
 state  of  New York a single podiatry practice committee composed of one
 duly licensed physician and two duly registered and licensed podiatrists
 of the state of New York. Each podiatry member of said  committee  shall
 have  been  engaged in the practice of podiatry as a duly registered and
 licensed podiatrist of the state of New York at least ten years prior to
 the time of his appointment and shall receive compensation either on  an
 annual  basis  or on a per diem basis to be fixed by the chairman within
 amounts appropriated therefor. One of said members shall  be  designated
 by  the  chairman  as  chairman  of said podiatry practice committee. No
 member of said committee shall  render  podiatry  treatment  under  this
 section  nor be employed by or accept or participate in any fee from any
 insurance company authorized to write workmen's  compensation  insurance
 in  this  state or from any self-insurer, whether such employment or fee
 relates to a workmen's compensation claim  or  otherwise.  The  attorney
 general,  upon request, shall advise and assist such committee.] REMOVAL
 OF AUTHORIZED PODIATRISTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  SECTION
 THIRTEEN-D OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  5.  Subdivisions  10,  11  and  12  of section 13-k of the workers'
 compensation law are REPEALED.
   § 6. Subdivision 2 of section 13-l of the workers'  compensation  law,
 as amended by section 5 of part CC of chapter 55 of the laws of 2019, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  An  employee  injured  under  circumstances which make such injury
 compensable under this article, when care  is  required  for  an  injury
 which  consists solely of a condition which may lawfully be treated by a
 S. 8240                             3
 
 chiropractor as defined in section sixty-five hundred fifty-one  of  the
 education  law  may select to treat [him or her] SUCH EMPLOYEE, any duly
 registered and licensed chiropractor of the state of New  York,  author-
 ized  by  the chair to render chiropractic care as hereinafter provided.
 If the injury or condition is one which is outside the limits prescribed
 by the education law for  chiropractic  care  and  treatment,  the  said
 chiropractor  must so advise the said injured employee and instruct [him
 or her] SAID EMPLOYEE to consult a physician of said  employee's  choice
 for  appropriate  care and treatment.   Such physician shall thenceforth
 have supervision of the treatment of said condition including the future
 treatment to be administered to the patient  by  the  chiropractor.  The
 chair shall prepare and establish a schedule for the state, or schedules
 limited  to  defined  localities  of  charges  and fees for chiropractic
 treatment and care, to be  determined  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  locali-
 ties  the  chair shall request the [chiropractic practice committee] NEW
 YORK STATE CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION to submit to [him or her] SUCH CHAIR
 a report on the amount of remuneration deemed by such  committee  to  be
 fair  and  adequate  for  the  types of chiropractic care to be rendered
 under this chapter, but consideration shall be  given  to  the  view  of
 other  interested  parties, the amounts payable by the employer for such
 treatment and services shall be the fees and charges established by such
 schedule.
   § 7. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 6 of section  13-l  of  the
 workers' compensation law are REPEALED.
   §  8.  Subdivision 8 of section 13-l of the workers' compensation law,
 as added by chapter 940 of the laws of  1973,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   8. The [chairman] CHAIR shall promulgate rules governing the procedure
 to  be followed by those rendering chiropractic care under this section,
 which rules so far as practicable shall conform to the  rules  presently
 in  effect  with  reference  to  medical  care furnished to claimants in
 [workmen's] WORKERS' compensation. [In connection with the  promulgation
 of said rules the chairman may consult the chiropractic practice commit-
 tee  hereinafter  provided  and  may take into consideration the view of
 other interested parties.]
   § 9. Subdivision 9 of section 13-l of the workers'  compensation  law,
 as amended by section 2 of part GG of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   9.  [The  chair  shall appoint for and with jurisdiction in the entire
 state of New York a single chiropractic practice committee  composed  of
 three  duly  registered  and  licensed chiropractors of the state of New
 York.  Each member of said committee shall receive  compensation  either
 on an annual basis or on a per diem basis to be fixed by the chair with-
 in amounts appropriated therefor. One of said chiropractic members shall
 be  designated  by  the  chair  as a chair of said chiropractic practice
 committee. No member of said committee shall render chiropractic  treat-
 ment  under this section nor be employed or accept or participate in any
 fee from any insurance company authorized to write workers' compensation
 insurance in this state or from any self-insurer, whether  such  employ-
 ment  or  fee relates to a workers' compensation claim or otherwise. The
 attorney general, upon request, shall advise and assist such committee.]
 REMOVAL OF AUTHORIZED CHIROPRACTORS SHALL  BE  CONDUCTED  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION THIRTEEN-D OF THIS ARTICLE.
 S. 8240                             4
 
   §  10.  Subdivisions  10,  11  and  12 of section 13-l of the workers'
 compensation law are REPEALED.
   §  11. Subdivision 3 of section 13-m of the workers' compensation law,
 as amended by section 6 of part CC of chapter 55 of the laws of 2019, is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. The chair shall prepare and establish a schedule for the  state  or
 schedules  limited to defined localities of charges and fees for psycho-
 logical treatment and care, to be determined in accordance with  and  be
 subject  to  change  pursuant to rules promulgated by the chair.  Before
 preparing such schedule for the state or schedules for  limited  locali-
 ties  the  chair  shall  request the [psychology practice committee] NEW
 YORK STATE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION to submit to such chair a report on
 the amount of remuneration deemed by such [committee] ASSOCIATION to  be
 fair  and  adequate  for  the types of psychological care to be rendered
 under this chapter, but consideration shall be  given  to  the  view  of
 other  interested  parties. The amounts payable by the employer for such
 treatment and services shall be the fees and charges established by such
 schedule.
   § 12. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 7 of section 13-m  of  the
 workers' compensation law are REPEALED.
   §  13. Subdivision 9 of section 13-m of the workers' compensation law,
 as added by chapter 589 of the laws of  1989,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   9. The [chairman] CHAIR shall promulgate rules governing the procedure
 to be followed by those rendering psychological care under this section,
 which  rules  so far as practicable shall conform to the rules presently
 in effect with reference to medical care furnished to claimants in work-
 ers' compensation. [In connection with the promulgation  of  said  rules
 the  chairman  may consult the psychology practice committee hereinafter
 provided and may take into consideration the view  of  other  interested
 parties.]
   § 14. Subdivision 10 of section 13-m of the workers' compensation law,
 as amended by section 3 of part GG of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   10.  [The  chair shall appoint for and with jurisdiction in the entire
 state of New York a single psychology  practice  committee  composed  of
 three  duly  registered and licensed psychologists, at least one of whom
 shall be a member in good standing of the New York  state  psychological
 association  recommended  by  the  president  of such organization. Each
 member of said committee shall receive compensation either on an  annual
 basis  or  on  a  per diem basis to be fixed by the chair within amounts
 appropriated therefor. One of said psychologists shall be designated  by
 the chair as a chair of said psychology practice committee. No member of
 said  committee  shall render psychological treatment under this section
 nor be an employer or accept or participate in any fee from  any  insur-
 ance company authorized to write workers' compensation insurance in this
 state  or  from any self-insurer, whether such employment or fee relates
 to a workers' compensation claim or  otherwise.  The  attorney  general,
 upon  request,  shall  advise  and  assist  such  committee.] REMOVAL OF
 AUTHORIZED PSYCHOLOGISTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  SECTION
 THIRTEEN-D OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  15.  Subdivisions  11,  12  and  13 of section 13-m of the workers'
 compensation law are REPEALED.
   § 16. This act shall take effect immediately.

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