Assembly Bill A7308

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits an authorized physician to direct that physical therapy care may be rendered by a duly licensed physical therapist assistant

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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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2011-A7308 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5005
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7293, S3555
2015-2016: A2116, S2718
2017-2018: A2859, A10535, S3762
2019-2020: A3594

2011-A7308 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an authorized physician to direct that physical therapy care may be rendered by a duly licensed physical therapist assistant.

2011-A7308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7308

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CANESTRARI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation  to  physical
  therapy care provided through the workers' compensation system

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 13-b of the work-
ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000, is
amended to read as follows:
  (d) Upon the referral which may be directive as  to  treatment  of  an
authorized  physician  physical  therapy  care may be rendered by a duly
licensed physical therapist OR BY A CERTIFIED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSIST-
ANT.  Where physical therapy care is rendered records of  the  patient's
condition  and progress, together with records of instruction for treat-
ment, if any, shall be maintained by the physical therapist  and  physi-
cian.  Said records shall be submitted to the chair on such forms and at
such times as the chair may require.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11130-01-1

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