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S05421 Summary:
BILL NO | S05421A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A07498-A |
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SPONSOR | RAMOS |
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COSPNSR | JACKSON |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §13-b, Work Comp L | |
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Includes coverage of treatment rendered by a massage therapist. |
S05421 Actions:
BILL NO | S05421A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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04/30/2019 | REFERRED TO LABOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/07/2019 | 1ST REPORT CAL.642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/08/2019 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/13/2019 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2019 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2019 | referred to labor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | died in assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | REFERRED TO LABOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/09/2020 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/09/2020 | PRINT NUMBER 5421A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/14/2020 | 1ST REPORT CAL.167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/15/2020 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/21/2020 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/25/2020 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/25/2020 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/25/2020 | referred to labor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/21/2020 | substituted for a7498a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/21/2020 | ordered to third reading rules cal.236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/22/2020 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/22/2020 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/18/2020 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/27/2020 | VETOED MEMO.67 |
S05421 Committee Votes:
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Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
Yes
Abinanti
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Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Stec
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Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
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Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Steck
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Ashby
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Cymbrowitz
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Goodell
No
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
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Stern
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Aubry
Yes
Darling
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tague
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hevesi
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Miller B
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Richardson
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal D
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Wallace
No
Blankenbush
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rosenthal L
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Walsh
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Salka
Yes
Williams
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Joyner
No
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Wright
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Byrnes
ER
Finch
Yes
Lavine
No
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Cahill
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Smullen
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S05421 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5421--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to including coverage of treatment rendered by a massage therapist The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subdivision 1 of section 13-b of the work- 2 ers' compensation law, as added by section 1 of part CC of chapter 55 of 3 the laws of 2019, is amended and a new paragraph (f-1) is added to read 4 as follows: 5 (f-1) "Massage therapist" shall mean licensed and having completed a 6 formal course of study and having passed an examination in accordance 7 with the education law, the regulations of the commissioner of educa- 8 tion, and the requirements of the board of regents. 9 (m) "Provider" shall mean a duly licensed acupuncturist, chiropractor, 10 massage therapist, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, physical 11 therapist, physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, psychologist, or 12 social worker authorized by the chair. 13 § 2. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 2 of section 13-b of the 14 workers' compensation law, as added by section 1 of part CC of chapter 15 55 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows: 16 (d) Upon the prescription or referral of an authorized physician, 17 physician assistant, podiatrist, or nurse practitioner acting within the 18 scope of his or her practice, care or treatment may be rendered to an 19 injured employee by an authorized physical therapist, occupational ther- 20 apist [or], acupuncturist or massage therapist provided the conditions 21 and the treatment performed are among the conditions that the physical 22 therapist, occupational therapist [or], acupuncturist or massage thera- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11388-02-0S. 5421--A 2 1 pist is authorized to treat pursuant to the education law or the regu- 2 lations of the commissioner of education. Where any such care or treat- 3 ment is rendered, records of the patient's condition and progress, 4 together with records of instruction for treatment, if any, shall be 5 maintained by the physical therapist, occupational therapist [or], 6 acupuncturist or massage therapist rendering treatment and by the refer- 7 ring physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or nurse practitioner. 8 Said records shall be submitted to the chair on forms and at such times 9 as the chair may require. 10 (e) A record, report or opinion of a physical therapist, occupational 11 therapist, acupuncturist, massage therapist or physician assistant shall 12 not be considered as evidence of the causal relationship of any condi- 13 tion to a work related accident or occupational disease under this chap- 14 ter. Nor may a record, report or opinion of a physical therapist, occu- 15 pational therapist [or], acupuncturist or massage therapist be 16 considered evidence of disability. Nor may a record, report or opinion 17 of a physician assistant be considered evidence of the presence of a 18 permanent or initial disability or the degree thereof. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 20 have become a law.