New York S 4299: Relates to enacting voting rights expansion act; repealer

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S04299 Summary:

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Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program.

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4299

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 the care
 and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupunctu-
 rists

 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 or certi-
 4 fied acupuncturists. 1. Where the term "acupuncturist" is used in this
 5 section, such term shall mean a person who is:
 6 (a) duly licensed and registered as a licensed acupuncturist pursuant
 7 to article one hundred sixty of the education law; or
 8 (b) a certified acupuncturist pursuant to subdivision three of section
 9 eighty-two hundred sixteen of the education law.
 10 2. (a) An injured employee, injured under circumstances which make
 11 such an injury compensable under this article, may lawfully be treated
 12 by an acupuncturist authorized by the chair to render acupuncture care
 13 pursuant to this section. Such services shall be within the scope of the
 14 profession of acupuncture as defined in subdivision one of section
 15 eighty-two hundred eleven of the education law.
 16 (b) Medical bureaus, medical centers jointly operated by labor and
 17 management representatives, hospitals and health maintenance organiza-
 18 tions, authorized to provide medical care pursuant to section thirteen-c
 19 of this article, may provide acupuncture services when required,
 20 provided such care is rendered by an acupuncturist as required by this
 21 section.
 22 (c) An acupuncturist rendering service pursuant to this section shall
 23 maintain records of the patient's condition and acupuncture treatment,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08021-01-5

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 1 and such records or reports shall be submitted to the chair on such
 2 forms and at such times as the chair may require.
 3 3. (a) An acupuncturist who is desirous of being authorized to render
 4 acupuncture services under this section shall file an application for
 5 authorization under this section with the acupuncture practice commit-
 6 tee. The applicant shall agree to refrain from subsequently treating for
 7 remuneration, as a private patient, any person seeking acupuncture
 8 services, in connection with, or as a result of, any injury compensable
 9 under this chapter, if such appicant has been removed from the list of
 10 acupuncturists authorized to render services under this chapter. This
 11 agreement shall run to the benefit of the injured person so treated, and
 12 shall be available as a defense in any action by such acupuncturist for
 13 payment for treatment rendered by such acupuncturist after being removed
 14 from the list of acupuncturists authorized to render acupuncture
 15 services under this section. The acupuncture practice committee if it
 16 deems such acupuncturist duly qualified shall recommend to the chair
 17 that such person be authorized to render acupuncture services under this
 18 section. Such recommendations shall be only advisory to the chair and
 19 shall not be binding or conclusive.
 20 (b) The chair shall prepare and establish a schedule for the state or
 21 schedules limited to defined localities of charges and fees for acupunc-
 22 ture treatment and care, to be determined in accordance with and be
 23 subject to ch