New York A 6785: Authorizes licensed clinical social workers to provide services to injured employees under workers' compensation coverage

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A06785 Summary:

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Authorizes licensed clinical social workers to provide services to injured employees under workers' compensation coverage; establishes special authorization shall be provided by the clinical social work practice committee.

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BILL NOA06785 

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03/14/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6785

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to authoriz-
 ing care and treatment of injured employees by licensed clinical
 social workers

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

 1 Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 13-q to read as follows:
 3 § 13-q. Care and treatment of injured employees by licensed clinical
 4 social workers. 1. For the purposes of this section, "chair" shall mean
 5 the chair of the board.
 6 2. (a) An injured employee, injured under circumstances which make
 7 such injury compensable under this article, may lawfully be treated,
 8 upon the referral of an authorized physician, by a licensed clinical
 9 social worker, licensed pursuant to article one hundred fifty-four of
 10 the education law, authorized by the chair to render licensed clinical
 11 social work services pursuant to this section. Such services shall be
 12 within the scope of such licensed clinical social workers' specialized
 13 training and qualifications as defined in article one hundred fifty-four
 14 of the education law. Licensed clinical social workers authorized by the
 15 chair to provide services pursuant to this section, shall not be author-
 16 ized to perform independent medical examinations, except for independent
 17 medical examinations related to the need for licensed clinical social
 18 work services.
 19 (b) Medical bureaus, medical centers jointly operated by labor and
 20 management representatives, hospitals and health maintenance organiza-
 21 tions, authorized to provide medical care pursuant to section thirteen-c
 22 of this chapter, may provide licensed clinical social work services when
 23 required, upon the referral of an authorized physician, provided such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02437-01-5

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 1 care is rendered by a duly licensed and authorized clinical social work-
 2 er, as required by this section.
 3 (c) A licensed clinical social worker rendering service pursuant to
 4 this section shall maintain records of the patient's condition and clin-
 5 ical social work treatment, and such records or reports shall be submit-
 6 ted to the chair on such forms and at such times as the chair may
 7 require.
 8 3. A licensed clinical social worker, licensed to practice licensed
 9 clinical social work in this state, who is desirous of being authorized
 10 to render licensed clinical social work services under this section
 11 and/or to conduct independent medical examinations in accordance with
 12 paragraph (b) of subdivision four of this section shall file an applica-
 13 tion for authorization under this section with the clinical social work
 14 practice committee. The applicant shall agree to refrain from subse-
 15 quently treating for remuneration, as a private patient, any person
 16 seeking licensed clinical social work services, or submitting to an
 17 independent medical examination, in connection with, or as a result of,
 18 any injury compensable under this chapter, if such applicant has been
 19 removed from the list of licensed clinical social workers authorized to
 20 render licensed clinical social work services under this chapter. This
 21 agreement shall run to the benefit of the injured person so treated, and
 22 shall be availab