reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.3 - Carrier relieved of payment into fund

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In a death case, if the widow remarries or the dependents
					 die between the date of the award and six weeks thereafter, when the commuted
					 amount is due and payable into the aggregate trust fund, the carrier shall not
					 be required to pay the commuted amount into the fund. The carrier shall be
					 relieved upon payment of compensation due up to the date of death of the
					 dependents or in case of a widow's remarriage, upon payment of compensation up
					 to the date of remarriage and two years compensation in a lump sum. In the case
					 of an award for a schedule loss, and the death of the claimant occurs between
					 the date of the award and six weeks thereafter, and there are dependents
					 entitled to the unpaid balance, the carrier shall be required to pay the
					 commuted amount into the aggregate trust fund. When the commuted amount payable
					 into this fund results from permanent total disability award, and the claimant
					 dies in the intervening six weeks' period, before such payment is due, the
					 carrier shall be relieved of payment of the commuted amount into the fund and
					 shall pay compensation up to the date of death of the
					 claimant.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.4 - Calculating present value of disability award

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In calculating the present value of a disability award for
					 payment into the aggregate trust fund, the actuary shall assume in all cases
					 that there will be dependents entitled to the unpaid balance of such an award
					 should the injured claimant die before the expiration of the award from causes
					 not related to the original injury.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.5 - Allowance of attorney's fee

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In allowing a fee to an attorney or licensed
					 representative, the referee shall state specifically the manner in which such
					 fee shall be deducted from the payments due the claimants or dependents. The
					 direction for payment of an attorney's fee out of the aggregate trust fund
					 shall specifically state the manner of payment and amount of the fee of the
					 attorney or licensed representative.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.6 - Advance payments

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Any advance payments granted for any reason, payable out of
					 the aggregate trust fund, shall be offset on an actuarial
					 basis.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.7 - Funeral benefits

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Funeral benefits shall not be paid into the aggregate trust
					 fund, but shall be paid directly to the person entitled
					 thereto.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.8 - Liability for medical treatment

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Payment of an award into the aggregate trust fund shall not
					 transfer liability for medical treatment to such fund.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.9 - Accident occurring before july 1, 1939

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In the case of an accident occurring before July 1, 1939,
					 the insurance carrier shall not be entitled to a refund in the event of the
					 death of a claimant after the commuted amount has been paid into the aggregate
					 trust fund, nor shall the carrier receive any credit for the amount paid in on
					 a disability case if death results from the accident subsequently and an award
					 is made for death benefits.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.10 - Notification to compensation division

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The State Fund shall notify the compensation division by
					 letter upon receipt of the commuted amount from the carrier.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.11 - Interest on affirmed award

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In the event an original award for deposit in the aggregate
					 trust fund is affirmed on review or appeal, the interest at the rate provided
					 in section 5004  of the Civil Practice Law and Rules which is payable direct to
					 the claimant on past due and unpaid compensation payments shall be calculated
					 on such past due compensation covering not only periods up to the date of
					 valuation of aggregate trust fund deposit but also on past due and unpaid
					 compensation payments covering the period from the date of valuation of
					 aggregate trust fund deposit up to the date of affirmance of the
					 award.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter I - Actuarial Procedure › Part 393 - Aggregate Trust Funds › Section 393.12 - State fund deemed party in interest

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In any further consideration of the claim after payment has
					 been made into the aggregate trust fund, the State Fund shall be deemed a party
					 in interest.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 400 - Application Of Workers' Compensation Board Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 400.1 - Application of rules of the workers' compensation board to the volunteer firefighters' benefit law

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All rules of the board under the Workers' Compensation Law
					 are hereby made applicable to proceedings under the Volunteer Firefighters'
					 Benefit Law to the extent that such rules are not inconsistent with the
					 Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law or any future rule adopted by the board
					 thereunder.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 400 - Application Of Workers' Compensation Board Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 400.2 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 400 - Application Of Workers' Compensation Board Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 400.3 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 400 - Application Of Workers' Compensation Board Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 400.4 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 400 - Application Of Workers' Compensation Board Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 400.5 - Public disclosure bar motions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The State shall not seek to dismiss, and shall oppose the
					 dismissal, of a qui tam action pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision nine of
					 section 190 of the New York False Claims Act in the event that:
(a) any cause of action in the qui tam
				  plaintiff's complaint would be dismissed other than a cause of action alleging
				  substantially the same allegations or transactions that have been publicly
				  disclosed in a manner set forth in such paragraph (b); or
(b) any cause of action in the qui tam
				  plaintiff's complaint would be dismissed pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of such
				  paragraph (b) solely because of an alleged public disclosure in a Federal
				  report, hearing, audit, or investigation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 400 - Application Of Workers' Compensation Board Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 400.6 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 401 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 401.1 - Medical care; arbitration of medical and hospital bills; podiatry care; chiropractic care; psychology care

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All rules and procedures of the chair, relating to medical
					 and surgical care and treatment, the arbitration of medical bills, the
					 arbitration of hospital bills, the practice of podiatry, the practice of
					 chiropractic, and the practice of psychology under the Workers' Compensation
					 Law, are hereby made applicable to the treatment and care of injured
					 firefighters under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, to the extent that
					 such rules and procedures are not inconsistent with the Volunteer Firefighters'
					 Benefit Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 401 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 401.2 - Medical fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for medical treatment and care rendered
					 under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law shall be the medical fee schedule
					 in effect under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of New York
					 applicable to medical services, as set forth in sections
					 329.1
					 through
					 329.3
					 of this Title, on the date on which the medical services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This medical fee schedule is applicable in
					 accordance with section
					 329.1
					 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 401 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 401.3 - Outpatient fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for outpatient hospital services rendered
					 under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law on or after July 1, 1995 shall be
					 the schedule of fees for outpatient hospital services under the Workers'
					 Compensation Law of the State of New York applicable to outpatient hospital
					 services rendered on or after July 1, 1995, as set forth in sections
					 329.6
					 and
					 329.7
					 of this Title. The fee schedule for outpatient hospital services rendered under
					 the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law on a date prior to July 1, 1995 shall
					 be the schedule of fees for outpatient hospital services under the Workers'
					 Compensation Law of the State of New York in effect on the date on which the
					 outpatient hospital services were rendered, regardless of the date of
					 accident.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 401 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 401.4 - Podiatry fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for podiatry treatment and care rendered
					 under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law shall be the schedule of fees for
					 podiatry treatment and care under the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of
					 New York, as set forth in sections
					 343.1 and
					 343.2 
					 of this Title, on the date on which the podiatry services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This podiatry fee schedule is applicable in
					 accordance with the provisions of section
					 343.1  of
					 this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 401 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 401.5 - Chiropractic fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for chiropractic treatment and care
					 rendered under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law shall be the schedule of
					 fees for chiropractic treatment and care under the Workers' Compensation Law of
					 the State of New York, as set forth in sections
					 348.1 and
					 348.2 
					 of this Title, on the date on which the chiropractic services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This chiropractic fee schedule is
					 applicable in accordance with the provisions of section
					 348.1  of
					 this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 401 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 401.6 - Psychology fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for psychological treatment and care
					 rendered under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law shall be the schedule of
					 fees for psychological treatment and care under the Workers' Compensation Law
					 of the State of New York, as set forth in sections
					 333.1 and
					 333.2 
					 of this Title, on the date on which the psychological services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This psychology fee schedule is applicable
					 in accordance with the provisions of section
					 333.1  of
					 this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 401 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 401.7 - Ambulatory surgery services fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for ambulatory surgery services rendered
					 under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law on or after January 1, 1995 shall
					 be the schedule of fees for ambulatory surgery services under the Workers'
					 Compensation Law of the State of New York applicable to ambulatory surgery
					 services rendered on or after January 1, 1995, as set forth in sections
					 329.4
					 and
					 329.5
					 of this Title. This ambulatory surgery services fee schedule is applicable in
					 accordance with the provisions of section
					 329.4
					 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 402 - Application Of Medical Appeals Unit Rules To The Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law › Section 402.1 - Procedure before the county medical societies, and workers' compensation committees of county medical societies; appeals and reviews before the medical appeals unit

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All rules and procedures of the Medical Appeals Unit,
					 Workers' Compensation Board, relating to the practice of medicine under the
					 Workers' Compensation Law, are hereby made applicable to the practice of
					 medicine under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law, to the extent that such
					 rules and procedures are not inconsistent with the Volunteer Firefighters'
					 Benefit Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 403 - CONTROVERTED CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS FOR DEATH OR DISABILITY DUE TO DISEASE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HEART OR OF ONE OR MORE CORONARY ARTERIES › Section 403.1 - Priority processing of controverted claims for benefits by volunteer firefighters for death or disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or of one or more coronary arteries

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following procedures shall apply to all controverted
					 claims for benefits for the death or disability of a volunteer firefighter due
					 to disease or malfunction of the heart or of one or more coronary
					 arteries:
(a) All claims for benefits
				  shall be filed with the chair on a form prescribed by the chair, completed with
				  such information as may be required therein. After receipt of the prescribed
				  form, a notice of indexing shall be mailed on an expedited basis.
(b)
(1)
				  Upon receipt of a notice of controversy, the board shall expedite the
				  processing of the claim by scheduling any pre-hearing conference as may be
				  required by the Workers' Compensation Law on a priority basis. Any proceedings
				  required before a Workers' Compensation Law judge subsequent to any pre-hearing
				  conference shall also be scheduled on a priority basis. If the carrier has not
				  timely submitted a notice of initial action to the board pursuant to section 25 
				  of the Workers' Compensation Law and section
				  300.22 
				  of this Title, a priority hearing shall be set.
(2) When a hearing is set for testimony on
				  any controverted issues, all witnesses shall be scheduled for testimony on that
				  date.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 410 - Application Of Workers' Compensation Board Rules To The Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 410.1 - Application of rules of the workers' compensation board to the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All rules of the board under the Workers' Compensation Law
					 are hereby made applicable to proceedings under the Volunteer Ambulance
					 Workers' Benefit Law to the extent that such rules are not inconsistent with
					 the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law or any future rule adopted by the
					 board thereunder.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 411 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Voluntary Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 411.1 - Medical care; arbitration of medical and hospital bills; podiatry care; chiropractic care; psychology care

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All rules and procedures of the chair, relating to medical
					 and surgical treatment, the arbitration of medical bills, the arbitration of
					 hospital bills, the practice of podiatry, the practice of chiropractic, and the
					 practice of psychology under the Workers' Compensation Law, are hereby made
					 applicable to the treatment and care of injured ambulance workers under the
					 Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law, to the extent that such rules and
					 procedures are not inconsistent with the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit
					 Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 411 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Voluntary Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 411.2 - Medical fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for medical treatment and care rendered
					 under the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law shall be the schedule of
					 fees for medical treatment and care under the Workers' Compensation Law of the
					 State of New York, as set forth in sections
					 329.1
					 through
					 329.3
					 of this Title, on the date on which the medical services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This medical fee schedule is applicable in
					 accordance with section
					 329.1
					 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 411 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Voluntary Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 411.3 - Outpatient fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for outpatient hospital services rendered
					 under the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law on or after July 1, 1995
					 shall be the schedule of fees for outpatient hospital services under the
					 Workers' Compensation Law of the State of New York applicable to outpatient
					 hospital services rendered on or after July 1, 1995, as set forth in sections
					 329.6
					 and
					 329.7
					 of this Title. This outpatient fee schedule is applicable in accordance with
					 section
					 329.6
					 of this Title. The fee schedule for outpatient hospital services rendered under
					 the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law on a date prior to July 1, 1995
					 shall be the schedule of fees for outpatient hospital services under the
					 Workers' Compensation Law of the State of New York in effect on the date on
					 which the outpatient hospital services were rendered, regardless of the date of
					 accident.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 411 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Voluntary Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 411.4 - Podiatry fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for podiatry treatment and care rendered
					 under the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law shall be the schedule of
					 fees for podiatry treatment and care under the Workers' Compensation Law of the
					 State of New York, as set forth in sections
					 343.1 and
					 343.2 
					 of this Title, on the date on which the podiatry services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This podiatry fee schedule is applicable in
					 accordance with section
					 343.1  of
					 this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 411 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Voluntary Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 411.5 - Chiropractic fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for chiropractic treatment and care
					 rendered under the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law shall be the
					 schedule of fees for chiropractic treatment and care under the Workers'
					 Compensation Law of the State of New York, as set forth in sections
					 348.1 and
					 348.2 
					 of this Title, on the date on which the chiropractic services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This chiropractic fee schedule is
					 applicable in accordance with section
					 348.1  of
					 this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 411 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Voluntary Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 411.6 - Psychology fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for psychological treatment and care
					 rendered under the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law shall be the
					 schedule of fees for psychological treatment and care under the Workers'
					 Compensation Law of the State of New York, as set forth in sections
					 333.1 and
					 333.2 
					 of this Title, on the date on which the psychological services were rendered,
					 regardless of the date of accident. This psychology fee schedule is applicable
					 in accordance with section
					 333.1  of
					 this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 411 - Application Of Chair Rules To The Voluntary Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 411.7 - Ambulatory surgery services fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The fee schedule for ambulatory surgery services rendered
					 under the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law on or after January 1, 1995
					 shall be the schedule of fees for ambulatory surgery services under the
					 Workers' Compensation Law of the State of New York applicable to ambulatory
					 surgery services rendered on or after January 1, 1995, as set forth in sections
					 329.4
					 and
					 329.5
					 of this Title. This ambulatory surgery services fee schedule is applicable in
					 accordance with the provisions of section
					 329.4
					 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter J - VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS › Part 412 - Application Of Medical Appeals Unit Rules To The Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law › Section 412.1 - Procedure before the county medical societies, and workers' compensation committees of county medical societies; appeals and reviews before the medical appeals unit

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All rules and procedures of the Medical Appeals Unit,
					 Workers' Compensation Board, relating to the practice of medicine under the
					 Workers' Compensation Law, are hereby made applicable to the practice of
					 medicine under the Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law, to the extent that
					 such rules and procedures are not inconsistent with the Volunteer Ambulance
					 Workers' Benefit Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This Part contains the procedures to be followed by the
					 Workers' Compensation Board in compliance with chapters 578-580 of the Laws of
					 1974, entitled "Freedom of Information Law."
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.2 - Location and hours for public access; designation of records access and fiscal officers

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
				  following offices of the Workers' Compensation Board are hereby designated to
				  receive requests for information under the Freedom of Information Law:
(1) New York City.
State of New York
Workers' Compensation Board
180 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, NY 11248
(2) Albany.
State of New York
Workers' Compensation Board
100 Broadway--Menands
Albany, NY 12241
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.3 - Requests for records

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Requests
				  for payroll information made by bona fide members of the news media upon a form
				  (AC-375) prescribed by the Comptroller of the State of New York shall be
				  referred to the Director of Communications, Information and Education, Workers'
				  Compensation Board, 180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11248.
(b) Requests for all other information should
				  be made on a proper application form (GA-700).
(c) Persons appearing in person to request
				  access to records will be required to complete a proper application
				  form.
(d) Requests made orally or
				  in a form other than authorized by this Part will not be entertained.
(e) Requests by mail will be processed at the
				  location where received either by mail or by intradepartmental
				  routing.
(f) Such requests will be
				  processed if the requester and material sought are sufficiently identified to
				  make compliance practicable. In the absence of such identification, the board
				  may send to the requester a proper application form for completion in order
				  that the request may be filled.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.4 - Responses to requests

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
				  records access officer shall:
(1) approve the
				  request and authorize inspection of and copying of the record, if available,
				  and certify the correctness of such copy; or
(2) deny the request and state the reason
				  therefor in writing; or
(3) if the
				  request does not clearly identify the records sought, seek additional
				  information from the applicant.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.5 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A charge will
				  be made of 25 cents per photocopy of pages not larger than 8 1/2 inches by 14
				  inches.
(b) Charges for material or
				  services not specified by statute or regulation shall be based on the actual
				  cost thereof to the board.
(c)
				  Payment for information services should be made by cash or check or money order
				  payable to the "Chairman, Workers' Compensation Board."
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.6 - Workers' compensation board subject matter list

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The Workers' Compensation Board shall maintain a subject
					 matter list of records required to be disclosed by article 6 of the Public
					 Officers Law and such subject matter list, updated every six months, shall be
					 located in the Office of the General Counsel of the Workers' Compensation
					 Board, 180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11248 and in the office of the
					 Assistant Executive Director for Administration of the Workers' Compensation
					 Board, 100 Broadway-- Menands, Albany, NY 12241, in a place available for
					 public inspection.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.7 - Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
				  administrative head of the board to whom appeals from denial of access may be
				  made is the chairman. The chairman may designate a representative to determine
				  such appeals and to exercise the chairman's powers and duties under subdivision
				  8 of section 88  of the Public Officers Law, entitled
				  "Freedom of Information Law."
(b)
				  When a records access officer has denied a request for records in whole or
				  part, the requester may, within 30 days of its receipt, appeal the denial to
				  the chairman or his designated representative. The appeal must be in
				  writing.
(c) Copies of all appeals,
				  upon receipt by the Workers' Compensation Board, shall be transmitted to the
				  Committee on Open Government.
(d)
				  The chairman of the Workers' Compensation Board or his designated
				  representative shall act upon the appeal within seven business days of its
				  receipt, and give notice thereof to the appellant and the Committee on Open
				  Government in writing within such period. A denial in whole or in part of a
				  request on appeal shall set forth the reason therefor in writing.
(e) The final determination referred to in
				  subdivision (d) of this section shall be subject to court review as provided
				  for in article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 425 - Public Access To Workers' Compensation Board Records › Section 425.8 - Posted notice

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The board shall cause to be conspicuously displayed, on a
					 bulletin board at each access location, a notice clearly indicating:
(a) the chairman of the Workers' Compensation
				  Board;
(b) the records access
				  locations, times and officers designated by the chairman of the Workers'
				  Compensation Board;
(c) the
				  schedule of applicable fees; and
(d) the right of a requester to appeal a
				  denial of access and an outline of the procedure to be followed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) It is the
				  responsibility and the intent of the Workers' Compensation Board to comply
				  fully with the provisions of article 6-A of the Public Officers Law (the
				  Personal Privacy Protection Law).
(b) The Workers' Compensation Board shall
				  maintain in its records only such personal information that is relevant and
				  necessary to accomplish a purpose of the Workers' Compensation Board that is
				  required to be accomplished by statute or executive order, or to implement a
				  program specifically authorized by law.
(c) Personal information shall be collected,
				  whenever practicable, directly from the person to whom the information pertains
				  except when collected for the purpose of making quasi-judicial
				  determinations.
(d) The Workers'
				  Compensation Board shall seek to ensure that all records pertaining to or used
				  with respect to individuals are accurate. relevant, timely and
				  complete.
(e) This Part provides
				  information regarding the procedures by which members of the public may assert
				  rights granted by the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.2 - Designation of privacy compliance officer

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The Workers' Compensation Board privacy
				  compliance officer is the General Counsel or any attorney designated by the
				  General Counsel in such office or any other employee designated for that
				  specific purpose by the chair.
(b)
				  The address and telephone number of the privacy compliance officer is:
Office of the General Counsel, Workers' Compensation Board,
					 180 Livingston Street, Room 621, Brooklyn, NY 11248, Telephone (718)
					 802-6671.
(c) The privacy
				  compliance officer and/or his/her designee(s) is/are responsible for:
(1) assisting a data subject in identifying
				  and requesting personal information, if necessary;
(2) describing the contents of systems of
				  records, orally or in writing, in order to enable a data subject to learn if a
				  system of records includes a record or personal information identifiable to a
				  data subject requesting such record or personal information;
(3) taking one of the following actions upon
				  locating the record sought:
(i) make the
				  record available for inspection, in a printed form without codes or symbols,
				  unless an accompanying document explaining such codes or symbols is also
				  provided;
(ii) permit the data
				  subject to copy the record; or
(iii) deny access to the record, in whole or
				  in part, and explain in writing the reasons therefor;
(4) making a copy available, upon request,
				  upon payment of or offer to pay established fees, if any, or permitting the
				  data subject to copy the record;
(5) certifying, upon request, that a copy of
				  a record is a true copy; or
(6)
				  certifying, upon request, that:
(i) the
				  Workers' Compensation Board does not have possession of the record
				  sought;
(ii) the Workers'
				  Compensation Board cannot locate the record sought after having made a diligent
				  search; or
(iii) the information
				  sought cannot be retrieved by use of the description thereof, or by use of the
				  name or other identifier of the data subject without extraordinary search
				  methods being employed by the Workers' Compensation Board.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.3 - Proof of identity

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) When a
				  request is made in person, or when records are made available in person
				  following a request made by mail, the Workers' Compensation Board may require
				  appropriate identification that confirms that the record sought pertains to the
				  data subject.
(b) When a request is
				  made by mail the Workers' Compensation Board may require verification of a
				  signature or inclusion of an identifier generally known only by a data subject,
				  or similar appropriate identification.
(c) Proof of identity shall not be required
				  regarding a request for a record accessible to the public pursuant to article 6
				  of the Public Officers Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.4 - Location

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Records shall
				  be made available at the main office of the Workers' Compensation Board, which
				  is located at:
180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11248
(b) Whenever practicable, records shall be
				  made available at a district office most convenient to a data subject. The
				  district offices are located at:
(1) 100
				  Broadway Menands, Albany, NY 12241;
(2) 113 State Street, Binghamton, NY
				  13901;
(3) State Office Building,
				  125 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203;
(4) 155 Main Street West. Rochester, NY
				  14614;
(5) State Office Building,
				  Syracuse, NY 13202; and
(6) 175
				  Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.5 - Hours for public inspection and copying

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The Workers' Compensation Board shall accept requests for
					 records and produce records during regular business hours, which are 8:30 a.m.
					 to 4:45 p.m.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.6 - Requests for records

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) All
				  requests shall be made in writing, except that the Workers' Compensation Board
				  may make records available upon an oral request made in person after the
				  applicant has demonstrated proof of identity.
(b) A request shall reasonably describe the
				  record sought. Whenever possible, the data subject should supply identifying
				  information that assists the Workers' Compensation Board in locating the record
				  sought.
(c) Requests based upon
				  categories of information described in a notice of a system of records or a
				  privacy impact statement shall be deemed to reasonably describe the record
				  sought.
(d) Within five business
				  days of the receipt of a request, the Workers' Compensation Board shall provide
				  access to the record, deny access in writing explaining the reasons therefor,
				  or acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the aproximate
				  date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not exceed 30
				  days from the date of the acknowledgment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.7 - Amendment of record

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Within 30 business days of a request from a data subject
					 for correction or amendment of a record or personal information that is
					 reasonably described and that pertains to the data subject, the Workers'
					 Compensation Board shall:
(a) make the
				  amendment or correction in whole or in part and inform the data subject that,
				  on request, such correction or amendment will be provided to any person or
				  governmental unit to which the record or personal information has been or is
				  disclosed pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1 of section 96  of the Public Officers Law; or
(b) inform the data subject in writing of its
				  refusal to correct or amend the record, including the reasons
				  therefor.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.8 - Denial of request for record or amendment or correction of record or personal information

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Denial
				  of a request for records or amendment or correction of a record or personal
				  information shall:
(1) be in writing,
				  explaining the reasons therefor; and
(2) identify the person to whom an appeal may
				  be directed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.9 - Appeal

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Any person
				  denied access to a record or denied a request to amend or correct a record or
				  personal information pursuant to section
				  430.8 
				  of this Part, may, within 30 days of such denial, appeal to the executive
				  director.
(b) The time for deciding
				  an appeal shall commence upon receipt of an appeal that identifies:
(1) the date and location of a request for a
				  record or amendment or correction of a record or personal
				  information;
(2) the record that is
				  the subject of the appeal; and
(3)
				  the name and return address of the applicant.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.10 - Statement in disagreement by data subject

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) If correction or amendment of a record or
				  personal information is denied in whole or in part upon appeal, the
				  determination rendered pursuant to the appeal shall inform the data subject of
				  the right to:
(1) file with the Workers'
				  Compensation Board a statement of reasonable length setting forth the data
				  subject's reasons for disagreement with the determination;
(2) request that such a statement of
				  disagreement be provided to any person or governmental unit to which the record
				  has been or is disclosed pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1
				  of section 96  of the Public Officers Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.11 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Unless
				  otherwise prescribed by statute, there shall be no fee charged for:
(1) inspection of records;
(2) search for records; or
(3) any certification pursuant to this
				  Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter K - Freedom Of Information › Part 430 - Personal Privacy Protection › Section 430.12 - Severability

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
If any provision of this Part or the application thereof to
					 any person or circumstance is adjudged invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect or impair the validity of the
					 other provisions of this Part or the application thereof to other persons and
					 circumstances.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter V - Workers' Compensation › Subchapter L - Safety Incentive Program › Part 431 - Safety Incentive Program › Section 431.1 - Statement of purpose

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The purpose of subdivisions (6) through (10) of section 134 
					 of the Workers' Compensation Law is to create a Safety Incentive Program under
					 which qualified employers who implement a safety incentive plan as recommended
					 by a certified safety and loss management specialist will be eligible for a
					 credit against their workers' compensation insurance premiums or, where
					 applicable, a reduction in their self-insurance security deposit. The purpose
					 of subdivision (9) of section 134  of the Workers' Compensation Law and this
					 Part is to implement an audit and review process under which the board can
					 monitor all such safety incentive plans implemented by
					 employers.