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NY A00334
Bill
Status
1/4/2023
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Changes workers' compensation law to allow employers or carriers to "encourage" rather than "require" claimants to use a contracted pharmacy for prescribed medicines.
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Permits claimants to obtain prescribed medicines from any in-state pharmacy registered with the education department, with employers or carriers liable for charges according to the fee schedule in section 13-o.
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Restricts liability coverage to medications causally related to work-related injuries only.
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Exempts employers or carriers from liability for charges from out-of-state pharmacies and for extemporaneous compound medications not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Authorizes workers' compensation claimants to use any in-state pharmacy that is registered with the education department, though an employer or insurance carrier may encourage use of a pharmacy with which it has a contract; provides that a workers' compensation carrier shall not be liable for charges from any out-of-state pharmacy or for any extemporaneous compound medication that has by been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/3/2024