Bills Would Codify Access to Out-of-Network Comp Pharmacies

Bills introduced in New York would allow injured workers to obtain prescription medications from pharmacies outside employer or insurer networks when delays or authorization issues occur. S 9931 and companion measure A 10413 seek to amend the state’s workers' compensation law relating to access to medically necessary prescriptions. The bills were referred to labor committees in their respective chambers. The legislation would permit claimants to use a pharmacy outside a contracted network under certain circumstances, including when an authorized medication is not dispensed by ...