What's happening
This bill increases the number of alternate physicians on the NYC Employees' Retirement System medical board from four to eight and changes appointment procedures.
Why it matters
Doubling the number of alternate physicians on the medical board could significantly speed up the review of disability and retirement claims. meaning NYC employees might get faster decisions on critical health and retirement matters.
Removing rigid appointment rules and allowing more flexibility in assembling physician groups. gives the retirement system more options to address complex or high-volume cases, potentially improving quality and efficiency.
Changing how physicians are assigned (no longer requiring a specific appointing authority for each group member). may reduce administrative delays and simplify the process, but could also raise concerns about balanced oversight or representation from different city departments.
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Allow More Alternate Doctors
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 23
History
- Substituted by S1966A
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.339
- Rules report cal.339
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Print number 3593a
- Amend and recommit to governmental employees
- Referred to governmental employees
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Increase Alternate Physicians Limit
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Andrew Gounardes
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3593--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO, ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the medical board of the New York city employees' retirement system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 13-123 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 59 of the city of New York for the year 1996, is amended to read as follows:
a. [(1)] There shall be a medical board of three physicians. [One of such physicians shall be appointed by the board and shall hold office at the pleasure of such board, one shall be appointed by the commissioner of health and shall hold office at the pleasure of such commissioner, and the third shall be appointed by the commissioner of citywide administrative services and shall hold office at the pleasure of such commissioner.
(2)] The board, the commissioner of health and the commissioner of citywide administrative services shall each have power to appoint one or more but not exceeding [four alternate] eight physicians, who shall hold office at the pleasure of such appointing board or official. Whenever the board of trustees of the retirement system shall so direct, the functions, powers and duties of the medical board, [in addition to being performed and exercised by the three physicians appointed pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision,] shall be performed and exercised by one or more groups of three physicians as hereinafter prescribed. Each such group of three physicians shall function separately as the medical board and each such group may consist [partly] of [a physician or] any physicians appointed pursuant to [paragraph one of] this subdivision
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 3593--A 2
[and partly of one or more alternate physicians or may consist entirely of alternate physicians; provided, however, that one of the physicians or alternate physicians in each such group shall be appointed by the board, one by the commissioner of health and one by the commissioner of citywide administrative services].
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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