New York A 530: Relates to the establishment of rates of payment and delivery of health care services

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A00530 Summary:

BILL NOA00530 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMagnarelli

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§13, 13-k, 13-l & 13-m, Work Comp L

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Relates to the establishment of rates of payment and delivery of health care services; directs the chair of the workers' compensation board to biennially prepare and establish a schedule of fees.

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BILL NOA00530 

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01/08/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 530

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the estab-
 lishment of rates of payment and delivery of health care services

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

 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of subdivision (a) of section 13 of
 2 the workers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of
 3 2007, is amended to read as follows:
 4 The chair, in consultation with the board's medical director, shall
 5 biennially prepare and establish a schedule for the state, or schedules
 6 limited to defined localities, of charges and fees for such medical
 7 treatment and care, and including all medical, dental, surgical, optome-
 8 tric or other attendance or treatment, nurse and hospital service, medi-
 9 cine, optometric services, crutches, eye-glasses, false teeth, artifi-
 10 cial eyes, orthotics, prosthetic devices, functional assistive and
 11 adaptive devices and apparatus in accordance with and to be subject to
 12 change pursuant to rules promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such
 13 schedule for the state or schedules for limited localities the chair
 14 shall request the president of the medical society of the state of New
 15 York and the president of the New York state osteopathic medical society
 16 [to] submit [to him or her] a report on the amount of remuneration
 17 deemed by such society to be fair and adequate for the types of medical
 18 care to be rendered under this chapter, but consideration shall be given
 19 to the view of other interested parties. In the case of physical therapy
 20 fees schedules the chair shall request the president of [a recognized
 21 professional association representing physical therapists in the state
 22 of New York to] the New York physical therapy association submit [to him
 23 or her] a report on the amount of remuneration deemed by such associ-
 24 ation to be fair and reasonable for the type of physical therapy

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00867-01-5

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 1 services rendered under this chapter, but consideration shall be given
 2 to the views of other interested parties. The chair shall also prepare
 3 and establish a schedule for the state, or schedules limited to defined
 4 localities, of charges and fees for outpatient hospital services not
 5 covered under the medical fee schedule previously referred to in this
 6 subdivision, to be determined in accordance with and to be subject to
 7 change pursuant to rules promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such
 8 schedule for the state or schedules for limited localities the chair
 9 shall request the president of the hospital association of New York
 10 state [to] submit [to him or her] a report on the amount of remuneration
 11 deemed by such association to be fair and adequate for the types of
 12 hospital outpatient care to be rendered under this chapter, but consid-
 13 eration shall be given to the views of other interested parties. In the
 14 case of occupational therapy fees schedules the chair shall request the
 15 president of a recognized professional association representing occupa-
 16 tional therapists in the state of New York [to] submit [to him or her] a
 17 report on the amount of remuneration deemed by such association to be
 18 fair and reasonable for the typ