WCB Posts Updates on Special Fund Reimbursement, Formulary Requirements

The New York Workers’ Compensation Board announced that refills and renewals of prescriptions must comply with the formulary when its new business information system launches next year, and it identified forms for requiring reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund. On Monday, the board said formulary rules adopted in 2019 required payers to notify affected injured workers and health care providers that refills and renewals must conform to the formulary within six months. The compliance requirement was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board has subsequently dec...