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Workers27 Compensation Board outlines proposals to expand provider access and speed care
Summary
Workers' Compensation Board Chair Clarissa Rodriguez told the fiscal committees that the governor's plan would "universally authorize" licensed providers to treat workers' compensation patients, expand telehealth and the board's fee schedule, and modernize paper workflows — steps the board says will increase provider participation and speed care.
Clarissa Rodriguez, chair of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, outlined a package of changes the governor has proposed and administrative steps the board has taken to modernize the workers' compensation system.
What the board proposed: Rodriguez said the governor wants to "universally authorize all eligible licensed healthcare providers in good standing to treat workers' compensation patients," which would let injured workers see their own primary care providers and academic hospital clinicians without the current prior…
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