As part of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board’s (Board’s) efforts to ensure high quality care to injured workers, the Board will be implementing updates to the Official New York Workers’ Compensation Dental Fee Schedule. These updates will ensure fairer…
November 6, 2025 The Chair has adopted the amendments to Section 444.2 of Title 12 of the NYCRR to update the Official New York Workers’ Compensation Dental Fee Schedule on October 24, 2025. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making was published in the July…
The Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) is pleased to offer a webinar series for health care providers who are authorized to treat New York State’s injured workers. Over the past few years, the Board has focused on improving health care in…
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) has updated its Notice of Objection to a Payment of a Bill for Treatment Provided (Form C-8.1B) to require payers to provide a detailed explanation of their objections to bills for medical treatment. The form’s…
Starting October 8, 2024, multiple NYS Workers’ Compensation Board offices statewide will be reopening for in-person hearings and services by appointment. Virtual hearings will remain the standard statewide for all hearing locations. Hearings Any party attending a virtual hearing on…
Please be advised that the instructions on the Doctor’s Report of MMI/Permanent Impairment (Form C-4.3) (link) have been updated and a section requesting billing information has been removed. While the paper (electronically fillable) version of the form will still be available on the NYS Workers’ Compensation…
As of August 1, 2025, all treating healthcare providers in the workers’ compensation system are required to submit the CMS-1500 universal billing form electronically, through a Board-approved electronic submission partner, in order to be paid for services. The electronic submission mandate does not apply to…
Starting today, all health care providers in the workers’ compensation system — regardless of office size or patient population — must submit the CMS-1500 universal billing form electronically, through a Board-approved electronic submission partner in order to be paid for services. If you have not…
Beginning tomorrow, August 1, 2025, all health care providers in the workers’ compensation system — regardless of office size or patient population — must submit the CMS-1500 universal billing form electronically, through a Board-approved electronic submission partner in order to be paid for services. If you have…