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Workers' Compensation Committee

Staff Contact: Margaret Moree

What's New

• The State Insurance Department's Loss Cost rate filing for workers’ compensation premiums, effective October 1, 2011 - Opinion and Decision
  
  
• End of 2011 Legislative Session Update
  
  
• Annual Safety Net Report of the Commissioner, NYS Department of Labor

State Budget / End of session Update

WC Committee Albany Update

(Archived committee updates)

• December 1, 2011 Update
  
  • Join Us Dec. 6 to Shape BCNYS 2012 Workers’ Comp Agenda
  • Carpal Tunnel, Diagnostic Network Draft Regulations
  • Assembly Roundtable on Youth Workplace Safety Recap
    
    
• Workers Compensation Committee - April 13, 2011 Meeting Notice
  
  
• March 25, 2011 Update
  • Legislative Update 
  • For the Data Wonks …
  • In the Works …
  • In the News…
  • Workers Comp Committee Meeting, April 13
    
    
• October 27, 2010
  Disability Duration Guidelines
  Forms! We Have Forms
  Cross-Examination Regulations
  Attorney Fee Panel To Convene
  Group Self-Insurance Rulemaking
  
  
• The Waiver Agreement Management Office (WAMO) Guidelines, August, 27 2010
• Summary of Text of addition of Part 324 and § 325-1.25, July 1, 2010
• Text of addition of Part 324 and § 325-1.25 July 1, 2010
  
  

Testimonies

• Medical Treatment Guidelines - Comments August 9, 2010
• Testimony February 24, 2010
  New York State Senate Labor Committee
  Workers’ Compensation Board’s “Managed Adjudication Path” Program

2011-2012 Legislative Memos

(Archived Legislative Memos)

• S.2138 (Savino), Support, Independent medical exam reports to be filed with the Workers' Compensation Board electronically, 5/2/2011
  Bill text
• S.4559-B (Robach)/ A.6686-B (Wright), Increased Reimbursement for Certain Procedures for Workers’ Compensation Claimants, 6/13/2011
  Bill text
• A.5183 (Simotas) / S.3749 (Alesi), Oppose, Restrictions on Workers’ Comp Pharmecutical Networks, 5/13/11
  Bill text
• S.3741 Maziarz / A.6294 (Wright), Oppose, Timeframe for application of Medical Treatment Guidelines in Workers' Compensation, 5/2/2011
  Bill text

Issues and Priorities

• Medical Treatment Guidelines
• Insurance Department Releases Task Force Impairment Guideline Recommendations, September 22, 2010
• Medical Treatment Guidelines Comment Period Closing, More Changes on the Way, August 13, 2010
• Medical Treatment Guidelines - TBC Comments August 9, 2010
• Medical Treatment Guideline July 1, 2010
  
  
• 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

• New York State Workers’ Compensation Reform Report
• Full Report
  
  
• Workers Comp Safety Net Report

• Full Report
  
  
• Workers Comp Data Report
• Executive Summary
• Full Report
  
  
• “Rocket Docket” Work Group Recommendations
• Transmission Letter/Summary
• Draft Regulation
  
  
• Workers' Comp legislation
• Text of the Workers' Comp legislation
• Governor's Bill Memo
• Governor directs agency heads to adopt regulatory workers' compensation reforms
• Business Council summary
• Workers' comp reform bill is approved by the Legislature

Key Contacts

Related Web sites:

• New York State Department of Labor
• Workers' Compensation Board
• New York State Insurance Fund
• The New York State Insurance Department
• The New York State Compensation Rating Board
• Office of the Governor
• New York State Senate
• New York State Assembly
• U.S. Department of Labor-Bureau of Labor Statistics