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A06205 Summary:

BILL NOA06205 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00304

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SPONSORDurso

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COSPNSRMcDonough, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §13-a, Work Comp L

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Simplifies the procedure by which injured workers obtain treatment for injuries covered by the workers' compensation law; provides that the list of pre-authorized procedures is to be used only as a list of treatment that does not require insurance carrier approval.

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BILL NOA06205 

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02/27/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6205

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to simplify-
 ing the procedure by which injured workers obtain treatment for inju-
 ries covered by the workers' compensation law

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 13-a of the workers' compensation
 2 law, as amended by section 8 of part CC of chapter 55 of the laws of
 3 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (5) No claim for specialist consultations, surgical operations,
 5 physiotherapeutic or occupational therapy procedures, x-ray examinations
 6 or special diagnostic laboratory tests costing more than one thousand
 7 dollars shall be valid and enforceable, as against such employer, unless
 8 such special services shall have been authorized by the employer or by
 9 the board, or unless such authorization has been unreasonably withheld,
 10 or withheld for a period of more than thirty calendar days from receipt
 11 of a request for authorization, or unless such special services are
 12 required in an emergency, provided, however, that the basis for a denial
 13 of such authorization by the employer must be based on a conflicting
 14 second opinion rendered by a physician authorized by the board. The
 15 board, with the approval of the superintendent of financial services,
 16 shall issue and maintain a list of pre-authorized procedures under this
 17 section. Such list of pre-authorized procedures shall be issued and
 18 maintained solely for the purpose of expediting authorization of treat-
 19 ment of injured workers. Such list of pre-authorized procedures shall
 20 not prohibit varied treatment [when the treating provider demonstrates
 21 the appropriateness and medical necessity of such treatment], nor shall
 22 the list be used as a basis to deny treatment not contained therein.
 23 Requests for varied treatment need only comply with the provisions of
 24 this subdivision.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01207-01-5

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