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Workers' Compensation Committee
Staff Contact: Ken Pokalsky
WC Committee Albany Update
- 07/01/09 Proposed “Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Incentive” Rule
- 2007 Statutory Changes
- Department of Insurance Proposed Premium Discounts
- Department of Labor Proposed Program Requirements
- 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.2364 (Onorato), Oppose, Workers’ Compenstation 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)