NY Initiates New Form and Process for Med Claims

The New York Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Robert R. Snashall announced, Monday, that in a continuing effort to provide the swiftest and fairest resolution of workers' compensation claims, the Board has initiated a policy to intervene on behalf of claimants when authorization for requested non-emergency medical treatment has been unnecessarily delayed. In a letter to all insurers that provide workers' compensation benefits to injured workers, the Board detailed its new initiative and unveiled its MD-1 form. The new form can be submitted to the Board by attending physicians or other he...