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NY A03045
Bill
Status
5/30/2018
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Hevesi
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AI Summary
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Amends Social Services Law Section 332-b to establish that an applicant's treating health care practitioner's opinion is generally controlling when it differs from a referral practitioner's opinion on disability.
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Requires consideration of four specific factors when evaluating differing medical opinions: length and frequency of treatment provided, consistency of the opinion with the complete medical record, degree of evidentiary support for the opinion, and the practitioner's specialty.
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Applies to practitioners referred pursuant to existing provisions for disability determinations in Social Services Law.
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Provides factors to be considered when a health care practitioner's opinion differs from that of referral's treating health care practitioner as to a disability; requires such health care practitioner to provide an explicit written determination and to present evidence when such practitioner's diagnosis differs from that of the treating health care practitioner who referred the patient.
Last Action
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
5/30/2018