Assembly Bill A5289

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by duly licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5289 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13-p, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5217
2013-2014: A285
2015-2016: A2541
2017-2018: A854
2019-2020: A2183
2021-2022: A3407

2009-A5289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program.

2009-A5289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5289

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MENG, PHEFFER, GREENE, SPANO -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, COLTON, TITONE -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT  to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the care
  and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupunctu-
  rists

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new
section 13-p to read as follows:
  S 13-P. CARE AND TREATMENT OF INJURED EMPLOYEES BY LICENSED OR  CERTI-
FIED  ACUPUNCTURISTS.  1. WHERE THE TERM "ACUPUNCTURIST" IS USED IN THIS
SECTION, SUCH TERM SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS:
  (A) DULY LICENSED AND REGISTERED AS A LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST  PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE EDUCATION LAW; OR
  (B) A CERTIFIED ACUPUNCTURIST PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
EIGHTY-TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  2.  (A)  AN  INJURED  EMPLOYEE, INJURED UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAKE
SUCH AN INJURY COMPENSABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, MAY LAWFULLY BE  TREATED,
UPON  THE  REFERRAL  OF  AN  AUTHORIZED  PHYSICIAN,  BY AN ACUPUNCTURIST
AUTHORIZED BY THE CHAIR TO RENDER  ACUPUNCTURE  CARE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION.  SUCH  SERVICES  SHALL BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROFESSION OF
ACUPUNCTURE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-TWO  HUNDRED
ELEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (B)  MEDICAL  BUREAUS,  MEDICAL  CENTERS JOINTLY OPERATED BY LABOR AND
MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH  MAINTENANCE  ORGANIZA-
TIONS, AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN-C
OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  MAY PROVIDE ACUPUNCTURE SERVICES WHEN REQUIRED, UPON
THE REFERRAL OF AN AUTHORIZED PHYSICIAN, PROVIDED SUCH CARE IS  RENDERED
BY AN ACUPUNCTURIST AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05210-01-9

              

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