Senate Bill S2718

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 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
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2718 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2116
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5005, A7308
2013-2014: S3555, A7293
2017-2018: S3762, A2859, A10535
2019-2020: A3594

2015-S2718 - Summary

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

2015-S2718 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2718 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2718

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AVELLA, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, LANZA,
  MARCHIONE,  MARTINS,  RANZENHOFER,  RITCHIE,  SAVINO,  VALESKY -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  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.
                                                           LBD02937-01-5

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2015-S2718A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2116
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5005, A7308
2013-2014: S3555, A7293
2017-2018: S3762, A2859, A10535
2019-2020: A3594

2015-S2718A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S2718A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2718A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2718--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO, ADDABBO, AMEDORE, AVELLA, BONACIC, BOYLE,
  BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, DeFRANCISCO,  ESPAILLAT,  FUNKE,  GALLIVAN,
  GOLDEN,  KENNEDY, LANZA, LARKIN, LATIMER, MARCHIONE, MARTINS, PANEPIN-
  TO, PARKER, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE,  ROBACH,  SAVINO,  VALESKY  --  read
  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
  Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accord-
  ance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8  --  reported  favorably  from  said
  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on Finance -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

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.    PHYSICAL  THERAPISTS  MUST CO-SIGN PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
TREATMENT NOTES. Said records shall be submitted to the  chair  on  such
forms  and  at  such  times  as the chair may require.  SUPERVISION OF A
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT BY A LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST  SHALL  BE
ON-SITE  AND  THE  SUPERVISING PHYSICAL THERAPIST IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT  SERVICES. THE CHAIR, IN CONSULTATION  WITH
THE  BOARD'S  MEDICAL  DIRECTOR,  SHALL  REVIEW PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICE
CODES TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF MODIFIERS, IF  ANY,  BASED  ON

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02937-05-6

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