NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7293
SPONSOR: Zebrowski (MS) TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in
relation to physical therapy care provided through the workers' compen-
sation system
PURPOSE:
To allow physical therapist assistants to provide care under the work-
ers' compensation system.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 would allow physical therapist assistants to provide care in
the workers' compensation system. Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Physical therapists assistants play an integral role in the delivery of
physical therapy care. The vast majority of payers cover the services
rendered by physical therapist assistants in recognition of the skill
and value of physical therapist assistants. The Workers' Compensation
Law, however does not cover physical therapy care delivered by physical
therapist assistants. To correct this oversight, . this bill would
include physical therapy care rendered by physical therapists as covered
services under the Workers, Compensation System.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-12 S. 5005 Rules Committee/A. 7308 Passed Assembly.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
60 days after it becomes law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7293
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 10, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, MILLMAN, BENEDETTO, KELLNER, COLTON,
ROSENTHAL, CYMBROWITZ, BROOK-KRASNY, WEPRIN, LIFTON, GABRYSZAK,
MAISEL, SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL, RYAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
ABBATE, ABINANTI, BRENNAN, HEVESI, LUPARDO, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, RAIA,
RIVERA, RUSSELL, SALADINO, SWEENEY, TENNEY -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to physical
therapy care provided through the workers' compensation system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 13-b of the work-
2 ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (d) Upon the referral which may be directive as to treatment of an
5 authorized physician physical therapy care may be rendered by a duly
6 licensed physical therapist or by a certified physical therapist assist-
7 ant. Where physical therapy care is rendered records of the patient's
8 condition and progress, together with records of instruction for treat-
9 ment, if any, shall be maintained by the physical therapist and physi-
10 cian. Said records shall be submitted to the chair on such forms and at
11 such times as the chair may require.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
13 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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