Law change in New York
New York legislative item tracked as metadata only. Provides that a non-network pharmacy that provides causally related medications to a claimant shall be entitled to payment at the network rate negotiated between the carrier and the pharmacy network if the carrier's network provides mail order service or is located within a reasonable distance from the claimant; reduces costs of treatment by requiring out of network providers accept payment at the carrier's negotiated network rate, while at the same time allowing injured workers to obtain treatment in a timely manner by providing for payment to the provider when they do not obtain the treatment within the network; provides that any special diagnostic tests, x-ray examinations, magnetic resonance imaging or other radiological examinations or tests costing more than one thousand dollars performed by a provider who is not a member of the carrier's, self insured's or state insurance fund's diagnostic networks, shall be entitled to payment at the negotiated network rate.. Status: Introduced.
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