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NY S06997

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/11/2014

Primary Sponsor

Diane Savino

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the medical advisory committee to recommend and the board to adopt comprehensive nationally recognized treatment guidelines for body parts or conditions lacking agreed-upon workers' compensation guidelines
  • Medical advisory committee has 180 days to issue written recommendations for qualifying guidelines that are updated at least annually and adopted verbatim by legislation, regulation, or rule in at least five states
  • Qualifying nationally recognized guidelines are temporary and effective for two years or until the advisory committee recommends and the board adopts a specific guideline for that body part or condition
  • After the initial two-year period and every two years thereafter, if no guideline has been adopted, the advisory committee must review the qualifying guidelines and the board must either adopt a two-year extension by two-thirds majority vote or establish a new qualifying treatment guideline
  • Act takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Requires the medical advisory committee to establish the use of comprehensive nationally recognized treatment guidelines for all body parts or conditions which have no recommendations by such advisory committee.

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/20/2014

Committee Referrals

Rules6/20/2014
Labor4/11/2014

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