N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 13-f: Payment of medical fees

* § 13-f. Payment of medical fees. (1) Fees for medical services shall

be payable only to a physician or other qualified person permitted by

sections thirteen-b, thirteen-k, thirteen-l and thirteen-m of this

chapter or other authorized provider of health care under the education

law or the public health law permitted to render medical care or

treatment under this chapter, or to the agent, executor or administrator

of the estate of such physician or such other qualified person. Except

as provided in section thirteen-d of this chapter, no provider of health

care rendering medical care or treatment to a compensation claimant,

shall collect or receive a fee from such claimant within this state, but

shall have recourse for payment of services rendered only to the

employer under the provisions of this chapter. Any compensation claimant

who pays a fee to a provider of health care for medical care or

treatment under this chapter shall have a cause of action against such

provider of health care for the recovery of the money paid, which cause

of action may be assigned to the chair in trust for the assigning

claimant. All such assignments shall run to the chair. The chair may sue

the physician, or other authorized provider of health care as herein

described on the assigned cause of action with the benefits and subject

to the provisions of existing law applying to such actions by the

claimant himself or herself. Hospitals shall not be entitled to receive

the remuneration paid to physicians on their staff for medical and

surgical services.

(2) Whenever his attendance at a hearing is required, the physician of

the injured employee shall be entitled to receive a fee from the

employer, or carrier, in an amount to be fixed by the board in addition

to any fee payable under section eight thousand one of the civil

practice law and rules.

* NB Effective until January 1, 2028

* § 13-f. Payment of medical fees. (1) Fees for medical services shall

be payable only to a provider permitted by section thirteen-b of this

article or other authorized provider of health care under the education

law or the public health law permitted to render medical care or

treatment under this chapter, or to the agent, executor or administrator

of the estate of such provider or such other qualified person. Except as

provided in section thirteen-d of this article, no provider of health

care rendering medical care or treatment to a compensation claimant,

shall collect or receive a fee from such claimant within this state, but

shall have recourse for payment of services rendered only to the

employer under the provisions of this chapter. Any compensation claimant

who pays a fee to a provider of health care for medical care or

treatment under this chapter shall have a cause of action against such

provider of health care for the recovery of the money paid, which cause

of action may be assigned to the chair in trust for the assigning

claimant. All such assignments shall run to the chair. The chair may sue

the physician, or other authorized provider of health care as herein

described on the assigned cause of action with the benefits and subject

to the provisions of existing law applying to such actions by the

claimant. Hospitals shall not be entitled to receive the remuneration

paid to providers on their staff for medical and surgical services.

(2) Whenever their attendance at a hearing is required, the provider

of the injured employee shall be entitled to receive a fee from the

employer, or carrier, in an amount to be fixed by the board in addition

to any fee payable under section eight thousand one of the civil

practice law and rules.

* NB Effective January 1, 2028