Proposed Rules Expire as Medical Portal Launch Is Delayed

The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will reintroduce three proposed rules that will support the medical portal the agency plans to launch next year as part of a $60 million, years-long modernization project. The rules initially were introduced in November 2015 and were subjected to public comments, but were allowed to expire last month, according to the Nov. 30 edition of the New York State Register. Meanwhile, the medical portal — intended to help resolve disputes — was supposed to launch this year following summer and fall stakeholder training ses...