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Senator · Senate District 43
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- Referred to labor
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Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by duly licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Grace Meng
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BILL NUMBER:S7397
Title of bill
An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupunctu- rists
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by a duly licensed and registered acupuncturist upon the referral of an authorized physician under the workers' compensation program.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 adds a new Section 13-p to the Workers' Compensation law to include licensed acupuncturists as eligible providers of treatment under the workers' compensation program.
Justification
The medical field of acupuncture provides positive health benefits to patients where traditional treatments have not been successful. The opportunity for patients to receive acupuncture services should not be denied in cases where physicians determine that the patient would bene- fit from the treatment.
Acupuncturists in New York are granted licensure upon demonstration that they possess the professional skills and expertise required to assure quality. of care and responsible practice of medicine. To be licensed in New York, acupuncturists not only must have national certification, and meet state education requirements, but they must also have extensive acupuncture clinical experience in general health problems, diagnosis and treatment.
Current state workers' Compensation. law allows for only licensed physi- cians and psychologists to be reimbursed for services. This bill allows those patients who would benefit most to receive specialized medical treatment from qualified acupuncturists.
The bill would not result in increased costs to the state, since the need for acupuncture would be determined by a physician as an alterna- tive to other treatments, and not by the patient.
Legislative history
2007-2008: A.11198A 2009-2010: A.5289
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law, provided, that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such effective date.
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