NY A05530

Requires the Medical Advisory Committee to recommend and the Board to adopt comprehensive, evidence-based, nationally recognized treatment guidelines for body parts or conditions lacking agreed upon workers' compensation guidelines within 180 days

Qualifying guidelines must be updated at least every two years and cover at least 95 percent of conditions and body parts covered by workers' compensation

Temporary guidelines are effective for two years or until the Advisory Committee recommends and the Board adopts specific guidelines for that body part or condition

Prohibits pre-authorized procedure lists and guidelines from being used to deny or pre-determine the need for medical services that vary from such lists or guidelines

Every two years after the initial period, the Advisory Committee must either review and extend qualifying guidelines by two-thirds majority vote or establish new qualifying treatment guidelines if no permanent guideline has been adopted