New York S 9592: Approves notice and proof of disability from an attending nurse practitioner

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S09592 Summary:

BILL NOS09592 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09609

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §217, Work Comp L; amd §11-0901, En Con L

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Approves notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family leave, or proof of disability for a special cross-bow permit, from an attending nurse practitioner.

Go to top S09592 Actions:

BILL NOS09592 

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03/26/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

05/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.1293

05/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9609

&nbspA09609 AMEND= Paulin

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to labor

&nbsp05/12/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/03/2026reported 

&nbsp06/03/2026rules report cal.412

&nbsp06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.412

&nbsp06/03/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/03/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/03/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9592

&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1293

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9592

 IN SENATE

 March 26, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law and the environmental
 conservation law, in relation to approving notice and proof of disa-
 bility from an attending nurse practitioner

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 217 of the workers' compen-
 2 sation law, as amended by section 16 of part SS of chapter 54 of the
 3 laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Written notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family
 5 leave shall be furnished to the employer by or on behalf of the employee
 6 claiming benefits or, in the case of a claimant under section two
 7 hundred seven of this article, to the chair, within thirty days after
 8 commencement of the period of disability. Additional proof shall be
 9 furnished thereafter from time to time as the employer or carrier or
 10 chair may require but not more often than once each week. Such proof
 11 shall include a statement of disability by the employee's attending
 12 physician or attending nurse practitioner or attending podiatrist or
 13 attending chiropractor or attending dentist or attending psychologist or
 14 attending certified nurse midwife or family leave care recipient's
 15 health care provider, or in the case of an employee who adheres to the
 16 faith or teachings of any church or denomination, and who in accordance
 17 with its creed, tenets or principles depends for healing upon prayer
 18 through spiritual means alone in the practice of religion, by an accred-
 19 ited practitioner, containing facts and opinions as to such disability
 20 in compliance with regulations of the chair. Failure to furnish notice
 21 or proof within the time and in the manner above provided shall not
 22 invalidate the claim but no benefits shall be required to be paid for
 23 any period more than two weeks prior to the date on which the required
 24 proof is furnished unless it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the
 25 chair not to have been reasonably possible to furnish such notice or
 26 proof and that such notice or proof was furnished as soon as possible;
 27 provided, however, that no benefits shall be paid unless the required

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11453-02-5

 S. 9592 2

 1 proof of disability is furnished within the period of actual disability
 2 or family leave that does not exceed the statutory maximum period
 3 permitted under section two hundred four of this article. No limitation
 4 of time provided in this section shall run as against any disabled
 5 employee who is mentally incompetent, or physically incapable of provid-
 6 ing such notice as a result of a serious medical condition, or a minor
 7 so long as such person has no guardian of the person and/or p