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Workers' Compensation Committee
Staff Contact: Margaret Moree
What's New
WC Committee Albany Update
- 02/26/10
"Managed Adjudication Path" Update
- 02/23/10 Committee Update
What is MAP
Implementation of internal business improvement processes
Due process rights of both employers and injured workers
- 02/09/10 Committee Update
The Workers' Compensation Board has just released on its web site the draft Medical Treatment Guidelines.
- 01/20/10 Committee Update
State Budget Relevant Provisions
Governor Paterson Names Two for Positions at WCB
Workers’ Compensation Committee to Meet on February 3
- 11/25/09 Committee Update
- Return to Work Update
- Return to Work Presentation
- 11/13/09 Workers' Comp Memorandum of Board Panel Decision
- 09/15/09 Committee Update
- Senate Labor Committee Hosts Public Hearing on Recording Testimony
- Medical Treatment Guidelines: Closer to Implementation
- Other 2007 Reform Implementation Issues
- What’s Ahead for 2010?
- 07/30/09 Committee Update
- 07/22/09 Workers’ Comp Board Regulatory Agenda
- 07/01/09 Proposed “Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Incentive” Rule
- 04/10/09 - PPD Caps Undermined by Proposed Legislation, Workers’ Comp Board Program Bills, Other Comp Legislation, RFP for Medical Guidelines Training Services
- 01/30/09 - New C-2 Forms, Legislative Proposal to Index Clinic Funds and Comp Assessments
- 12/31/08 - Executive Budget Issues, WCB Forms, Proposed Dental Fee Schedule
- 12/05/08 - Annual “Safety Net” Report, New Workers’ Comp Solution for Manufacturers, Occupational Health Clinics
2009-2010 Legislative Memos
Current NYS Workers’ Comp Legislation (4/10/09)
- A.469 (John), Oppose, Index Funding Increases for Occupational Health Clinics
Bill text - S.1795 (Duane)/ A.7767 (Kellner), Oppose, Permits workers suffering sexual assault in the workplace to recover damages from their employer
Bill text - S.2364 (Onorato), Oppose, Workers’ Compensation Medical Diagnostic Networks
Bill text - S.2781 (Onorato) / A.2135 (John), Oppose, Determination of Workers’ Comp Permanent Total Disability
Bill text
2007-08 Legislative Memo
- S.4738 / A.7999, allows disability benefits for non-disabled persons
- S.6325, Aggregate trust fund
- S.7849 Workers' Compensation notice requirements
Issues and Priorities
- Proposed Dental Fee Schedule (12/24/08)
- New York State Workers’ Compensation Reform Report
- Workers Comp Safety Net Report
- Workers Comp Data Report
- Pharmacy Fee Schedule/Pharmacy Networks Rulemaking
- July 23, 2008 Emergency Rulemaking/Revised Pharma Rule
- Business Council Comments on Proposed Final Rule
- Proposed Regulation/Express Terms
- Proposed Regulation/State Register Notice
- Pharmacy Rule Regulatory Impact Statement
- CIRB reform legislation
- Proposed NYS Medical Treatment Guidelines
- Treatment Guidelines Implementation
- Cover
letter
- Proposed
general principles medical
treatment guidelines
- Education
plan
- Proposed
lower back medical treatment
guidelines
- Proposed
cervical spine medical
treatment guidelines
- Proposed
shoulder medical treatment
guidelines
- Proposed
Knee medical treatment guidelines
- Pharmacy Fee Schedule/Emergency Rule and Pharmacy Fee Schedule/Emergency Rule/RIS
- “Rocket Docket” Work Group Recommendations
- Workers' Comp legislation
Council Workers' Comp News
- Council survey seeks to determine savings of 2007 comp reforms (February 28, 2008)
- Rating board announces significant decrease in average workers' compensation premium, assessments (August 1, 2007)
- Businesses expected to save $1 billion this year from 20 percent cut in workers' comp rates (July 11, 2007)
- State Superintendent of Insurance reviews progress towards administrative workers' comp reforms (April 30, 2007)
- With strong praise for the Council, Spitzer signs workers' comp reforms into law (March 13, 2007)
- Governor directs agency heads to adopt regulatory workers' compensation reforms (March 13, 2007)
- Workers' comp reform bill is approved by the Legislature (March 6, 2007)
- The Council has provided a summary of the reforms included in the workers' compensation reform package (March 5, 2006)
- Governor Spitzer, legislative leaders announce workers' comp reforms (February 27, 2007)
- Workers' comp reform: Finally coming in 2007? (January 24, 2007)
- Governor Spitzer's State of the State emphasizes economic revival and government reforms; The Governor's agenda addresses eight of 10 top priorities identified by Council members in a December survey (January 3, 2007)
- Governor Spitzer unveils broad 'Renew New York Agenda'; Initiative includes reforms to workers' comp and the Wicks Law, middle-class property-tax relief, and steps to increase energy supplies (January 2, 2007)