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NY Work Comp L § 13-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-F - Payment of Medical Fees.

§  13-f.  Payment of medical fees. (1) Fees for medical services shall be payable only to a physician or other qualified  person  permitted  by sections  thirteen-b,  thirteen-k,  thirteen-l  and  thirteen-m  of this chapter or other authorized provider of health care under the  education law  or  the  public  health  law  permitted  to  render medical care or treatment under this chapter, or to the agent, executor or administrator of the estate of such physician or such other qualified person.   Except as provided in section thirteen-d of this chapter, no provider of health care  rendering  medical  care  or treatment to a compensation claimant, shall collect or receive a fee from such claimant within this state, but shall have recourse  for  payment  of  services  rendered  only  to  the employer under the provisions of this chapter. Any compensation claimant who  pays  a  fee  to  a  provider  of  health  care for medical care or treatment under this chapter shall have a cause of action  against  such provider  of health care for the recovery of the money paid, which cause of action may be assigned to  the  chair  in  trust  for  the  assigning claimant. All such assignments shall run to the chair. The chair may sue the  physician,  or  other  authorized provider of health care as herein described on the assigned cause of action with the benefits and  subject to  the  provisions  of  existing  law  applying  to such actions by the claimant himself or herself. Hospitals shall not be entitled to  receive the  remuneration  paid  to  physicians  on  their staff for medical and surgical services.  (2) Whenever his attendance at a hearing is required, the physician of the injured employee shall  be  entitled  to  receive  a  fee  from  the employer,  or carrier, in an amount to be fixed by the board in addition to any fee payable  under  section  eight  thousand  one  of  the  civil practice law and rules.
NY Work Comp L § 13-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-H - Ombudsman for Injured Workers.

§  13-h. Ombudsman for injured workers. 1. The office of ombudsman for   injured workers is created within the workers' compensation  board.  The   ombudsman shall report directly to the chair. The ombudsman shall act as   an  advocate  for  injured  workers  by  accepting complaints concerning   matters  related  to  workers'  compensation,  investigating  them   and   attempting to resolve them. The ombudsman shall also provide information   to  injured  workers  to  enable  them  to  protect  their rights in the   workers' compensation system.2. The office of ombudsman for small business is  created  within  the   workers'  compensation board. The ombudsman shall report directly to the   chair. The ombudsman shall provide information and assistance  to  small   businesses  with  regard  to  workers'  compensation insurance and claim   processing matters.
NY Work Comp L § 13-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-I - Solicitation Prohibited.

§  13-i.  Solicitation  prohibited.  Any  person  who  shall make it a   business to solicit employment for any person authorized by this chapter   to render medical care to an injured employee  in  connection  with  any   claim  under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except that   the employer shall have the right subject to regulations  prescribed  by   the chairman, to recommend to the injured employee the names of enrolled   physicians who he believes to be competent to treat him.
NY Work Comp L § 13-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-J - Medical or Surgical Treatment by Insurance Carriers and Employers.

§  13-j.  Medical  or  surgical  treatment  by  insurance carriers and   employers. (1)  An  insurance  carrier  shall  not  participate  in  the   treatment  of  injured  workers, except as provided in paragraph five of   subdivision (i) of section thirteen  of  this  article  and  subdivision   seven  of  section  thirteen-a  of  this article and except, that it may   employ medical inspectors to examine  compensation  cases  periodically,   while under treatment, and report upon the adequacy of medical care, and   other  matters  relative  to  the medical conduct of the case, a copy of   which report shall be filed directly with the chair within ten days, and   that it  may  maintain  rehabilitation  bureaus  operated  by  qualified   physicians  if  authorized  by  the  chair  in  accordance  with section   thirteen-c of this article. (2) An employer may maintain a  compensation   medical  bureau  at the place or places of employment, if such bureau is   required because of  the  nature  of  the  industrial  hazards,  or  the   frequency  of injuries to employees arising out of industry. Such bureau   or  bureaus  shall  be  authorized  and  licensed  pursuant  to  section   thirteen-c,  and  their  use by an injured employee shall be optional in   accordance with the provisions of section thirteen-a.
NY Work Comp L § 13-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-N - Mandatory Registration of Entities Which Derive Income From Independent Medical Examinations.

§  13-n.  Mandatory  registration of entities which derive income from   independent medical examinations. 1. Any  entity  which  derives  income   from  independent  medical  examinations  performed  in  accordance with   subdivision four of section thirteen-a,  subdivision  three  of  section   thirteen-k, subdivision three of section thirteen-1 and subdivision four   of   section  thirteen-m  of  this  article,  whether  by  employing  or   contracting with  independent  examiners  to  conduct  such  independent   medical  examinations  or  by  acting as a referral service or otherwise   facilitating such examinations, shall register with the chair by  filing   a  statement  of  registration containing such information prescribed by   the chair in regulation.  A  fee  may  be  imposed  in  accordance  with   regulations  promulgated  by the chair. Any such fees collected shall be   used for the purpose of administering this section.2. The chair shall assign a registration number  to  the  entity  upon   registration. If an entity operates under more than one name, or in more   than one location, the chair may assign a series of registration numbers   which  would  differentiate each such sub-entity. In order to qualify as   admissible medical evidence, for  purposes  of  adjudicating  any  claim   under  this chapter, any report submitted to the board by an independent   medical examiner who is employed by, or has contracted with,  an  entity   as  described  in  subdivision  one  of  this section for the purpose of   performing  independent   medical   examinations,   must   include   the   registration number of such entity.3.  The  chair,  upon  finding that an entity that derives income from   independent medical examinations has materially altered  an  independent   medical  examination  report,  or  caused such a report to be materially   altered, may revoke the registration of such entity,  impose  a  penalty   not  exceeding ten thousand dollars and refer the matter to the attorney   general for prosecution.
NY Work Comp L § 13-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-O - Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule.

§   13-o.  Pharmaceutical  fee  schedule.  The  chair  shall  adopt  a   pharmaceutical fee schedule which shall establish maximum allowable fees   for prescription  medicines  provided  pursuant  to  this  chapter.  The   schedule  shall  include  a  single  dispensing  fee. Nothing in the fee   schedule shall  preclude  mail  order  supply  of  scheduled  medicines,   provided that the fees for such mail ordered medicines do not exceed the   costs provided by such fee schedule. Any pharmacy providing prescription   medicines  shall  provide  the  generic  drug  equivalent,  if a generic   equivalent is available, unless the prescribing  physician  specifically   provides  otherwise by prescription. The fee schedule may be modified on   each succeeding April first, provided, however, that usual and customary   fees may be charged for drugs that are not included  in  a  then-current   fee schedule, but are approved for use by the chair.
NY Work Comp L § 13-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-P - Comprehensive Prescription Drug Formulary.

§  13-p.  Comprehensive  prescription  drug formulary. The chair shall   establish a comprehensive  prescription  drug  formulary  on  or  before   December  thirty-first,  two  thousand  seventeen. The prescription drug   formulary shall include a tiered list  of  high-quality,  cost-effective   medications  that  are  pre-approved  to be prescribed and dispensed, as   well as additional non-preferred drugs that can be prescribed with prior   approval. Such prescription drug formulary, shall  include  but  not  be   limited   to   implementation  of  a  pharmacy  reimbursement  strategy,   administration of a  prescription  drug  rebate  program  for  formulary   drugs,  a pre-approval program, drug utilization review, and limitations   on the prescribing of  compounded  medications  and  compounded  topical   preparations.  The  board  shall  promulgate  regulations  to  permit an   interested party to submit a request to  the  medical  director  of  the   board to alter or amend the formulary to consider changing the status of   a  drug  from  non-preferred  to  preferred.  Regulations  may include a   provision for reasonable costs and fees associated with the review.
NY Work Comp L § 15-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 15-A - Assessment on Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trusts.

§  15-a.  Assessment  on  insolvent  group  self-insured  trusts.  The   legislature finds that in lieu of the assessments under sections fifteen   and one hundred fifty-one of  this  chapter  that  shall  no  longer  be   imposed  on  closed group self-insured trusts as a result of the chapter   of the laws of two thousand eleven which added this section, the members   of group self-insured trusts that were insolvent upon closing, and  that   fail  to  pay  their  obligations  within  the periods specified by this   section, shall be subject to a one  time  assessment  pursuant  to  this   section.  Within thirty days of January first, two thousand sixteen, all   employers who were members of a closed group self-insured trust that was   insolvent at the time the group  was  closed  shall  be  subject  to  an   assessment under this section, except for those employers that: (1) have   entered into a settlement agreement or payment plan with the board under   which they have agreed to resolve all liabilities from the membership in   such  trust,  and remain current in their payments; (2) are members of a   group  self-insurer  that  has  transferred  all  of   its   liabilities   transferred  via  a loss portfolio transfer; or (3) have paid all moneys   billed them by the board  at  the  time  such  assessment  is  due.  For   purposes  of  this  section,  insolvent means the inability of a private   group self-insured trust to pay its outstanding lawful obligations under   this chapter as they mature in the regular course of business, as may be   shown  by:  (i)  the  self-insurer  being  underfunded  as  defined   in   subdivision  three-a  of section fifty of this chapter; and (ii) the sum   of the group self-insured trust's assets, as defined  by  regulation  of   the  chair,  plus  the  available  security  deposit  held  by the chair   pursuant to subdivision three-a of section fifty  of  this  chapter  and   regulation  of  the  chair, being less than the total cost of all of the   group   self-insured   trust's   anticipated    workers'    compensation   liabilities,  as  defined  by board regulations, that will accrue within   the succeeding six  months.  The  total  of  such  assessment  shall  be   determined  by  the percentage of the assessment levied on all employers   under subdivision eight of  section  fifteen  of  this  article  in  two   thousand  ten that was levied on group self-insured trusts multiplied by   the total amount of the employer's unpaid pro rata share of any  deficit   owed  by  the  closed group self-insured employer of which such employer   was a member, as determined by the chair. The amount  received  on  such   assessment shall be used as an offset against the assessments imposed on   other  employers  under  subdivision  eight  of  section fifteen of this   article and section  one  hundred  fifty-one  of  this  chapter  in  the   calendar year following the year in which it was received.
NY Work Comp L § 16-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 16-A - Death Benefits Due to Diesel Exposure.

§  16-a.  Death benefits due to diesel exposure. Where death is due in   whole or part to any cancer  resulting  from  a  hazardous  exposure  to   diesel  exhaust,  a  claim for death benefits shall not be disallowed as   barred by section eighteen or section twenty-eight of  this  article  if   such  claim  is  filed  within  one  year  of the effective date of this   section. Such claims may be filed after such period in  accordance  with   section eighteen and section twenty-eight of this article.
NY Work Comp L § 17 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 17 - Aliens.

§  17. Aliens. Compensation under this chapter to aliens not residents   or about to become nonresidents of the United States or Canada, shall be   the same in amount as provided for residents, except that dependents  in   any  foreign  country  shall be limited to surviving spouse and child or   children, or, if there is no surviving spouse or child or  children,  to   surviving  father  or  mother  whom  the  employee has supported, either   wholly or in part, for the period of one year prior to the date  of  the   accident.
NY Work Comp L § 17-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 17-A - Limited English Proficiency.

* §  17-a.  Limited  English  proficiency.  1. The board shall provide translation of all documents and forms used  by  or  issued  to  injured employees.  The  translation shall be in the ten most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency in  the state of New York.   2.   The  board  shall  provide  interpretation  services  to  injured employees with respect to its provision of services, information  and/or benefits.   3. The board shall publish a language access plan that reflects:  (a) the means by which it provides language assistance services;  (b) the titles of all available translated documents and the languages into which they have been translated;  (c) the number of public contact positions at the board and the number of  bilingual  employees  in  public  contact  positions,  including the languages they speak;  (d) a training plan for board employees which  includes,  at  minimum, annual  training  on  its  language  access  policies and how to provide language assistance services;  (e) a plan for annual internal  monitoring  of  the  board's  language access plan;  (f)  a  plan  of  how the board intends to notify injured employees of offered language assistant services; and  (g) the appointment of a language access coordinator at the board, who shall be publicly identified.   4. The language access coordinator for the  board  shall  monitor  the board's  compliance with this section by annually collecting data on the provision  of  language  assistance  services,   the   availability   of translated  materials, whether signage is properly posted, and any other relevant measures.   * NB Effective February 13, 2022
NY Work Comp L § 18 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 18 - Notice of Injury or Death.

§  18.  Notice  of  injury  or death. Notice of an injury or death for   which compensation is payable under this chapter shall be given  to  the   employer  within thirty days after the accident causing such injury, and   also in case of the death of the employee resulting  from  such  injury,   within  thirty  days  after  such death. Such notice may be given by any   person claiming to be entitled to compensation, or by some  one  in  his   behalf. The notice shall be in writing, and contain the name and address   of  the employee, and state in ordinary language the time, place, nature   and cause of the injury, and be signed by him or  by  a  person  on  his   behalf or, in case of death, by any one or more of his dependents, or by   a  person,  on  their  behalf.  It  shall  be  given  to the employer by   delivering it to him or  sending  it  by  mail,  by  registered  letter,   addressed  to  the  employer at his or its last known place of business;   provided that, if the employer be a partnership then such notice may  be   so  given  to  any  one  of  the  partners,  and  if  the  employer be a   corporation, then such notice may be  given  to  any  agent  or  officer   thereof upon whom legal process may be served, or any agent in charge of   his business in the place where the injury occurred. The failure to give   notice  of  injury or notice of death unless excused by the board either   on the ground that notice for some sufficient reason could not have been   given, or on the ground that the employer,  or  his  or  its  agents  in   charge  of  the  business  in  the  place where the accident occurred or   having immediate supervision  of  the  employee  to  whom  the  accident   happened,  had knowledge of the accident or death, or on the ground that   the employer has not been prejudiced thereby, shall  be  a  bar  to  any   claim  under  this  chapter,  but the employer and the insurance carrier   shall be deemed to have waived such notice unless the objection  to  the   failure  to  give  such  notice  or the insufficiency thereof, is raised   before the board on the first hearing of the claim field by such injured   employee, or his or her dependents at which all parties in interest  are   present,  or  represented,  and  at  which  the  claimant,  or principal   beneficiary, testifies.
NY Work Comp L § 18-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 18-A - Notice: The New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.

§  18-a.  Notice:  The  New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.   Wherever in this chapter it shall be required that notice be given to an   employer, except for claims involving section fourteen-a of the workers'   compensation law such notice requirement shall be  deemed  satisfied  by   giving  notice to the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc., in   connection with an injury to a jockey,  apprentice  jockey  or  exercise   person  licensed  under  article  two or four of the racing, pari-mutuel   wagering and breeding law, and at the election of the  New  York  Jockey   Injury  Compensation Fund, Inc., with the approval of the New York state   gaming commission, an employee of a  licensed  trainer  or  owner,  who,   pursuant  to  section  two of this chapter, is an employee of all owners   and trainers licensed or required to be licensed under  article  two  or   four  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and of the   fund.  In  a  claim  involving  section  fourteen-a  of   the   workers'   compensation  law  such  required notice shall be given to the employing   owner and/or trainer of the fund.
NY Work Comp L § 18-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 18-B - Notice; the New York Black Car Operators' Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.

§  18-b. Notice; the New York black car operators' injury compensation   fund, inc. Whenever notice is  required  to  be  given  to  an  employer   pursuant  to  this  chapter,  such  requirement shall be satisfied, with   respect to an accident or injury to a black car operator, as defined  in   article  six-F  of  the  executive  law,  occurring on or after the fund   liability date, as defined in such article, by giving such notice to the   New York black car operators' injury  compensation  fund,  inc.,  except   that  in  the  case  of a claim arising under section fourteen-a of this   article, notice must be given to the fund and to  the  central  dispatch   facility,  as  defined  in article six-F of the executive law, for which   the black car operator was  performing  services  at  the  time  of  the   accident.
NY Work Comp L § 19 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 19 - Physical Examination.

§  19.  Physical examination. An injured employee claiming or entitled   to compensation  shall  submit  to  such  physical  examination  as  the   chairman  or  the  board  may  require.   The place, or places, shall be   reasonably convenient for him. No physician selected  by  the  employer,   carrier  or employee shall be present at or participate in any manner in   such examination, but such employer or carrier shall, upon  request,  be   entitled  to  have the employee examined immediately thereafter and upon   the same premises by a qualified physician or physicians in the presence   of such physician as the employee may select, if any. Proceedings  shall   be  suspended and no compensation shall be payable for any period during   which the employee may refuse to submit to examination.
NY Work Comp L § 19-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 19-A - Physicians Not to Accept Fees From Carriers.

§  19-a.  Physicians not to accept fees from carriers. No physician or   surgeon in the employ of  the  board  for  the  purpose  of  making  the   examinations required by section nineteen of this chapter, shall, during   such employment, be employed by or accept or participate in any fee from   any   insurance  company  authorized  to  write  workmen's  compensation   insurance in this state or from any self-insurer, if such employment  or   fee  relates  to  a  workmen's compensation claim or otherwise except as   herein provided. Any physician or surgeon so employed by the  board  who   violates   the   provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  guilty  of  a   misdemeanor.The foregoing provisions of this section limiting and restricting  the   employment  of  physicians  or  surgeons  in the employ of the board and   their acceptance or participation in fees shall  not  be  applicable  to   medical treatment rendered to their patients who are or may be claimants   under  article  nine  of  this chapter, provided, however, that any such   physician or surgeon shall be disqualified from testifying as a  witness   in  any  proceeding  before the board or its referees in connection with   such claims.