N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 13-j: Medical or surgical treatment by insurance carriers and employers

§ 13-j. Medical or surgical treatment by insurance carriers and

employers. (1) An insurance carrier shall not participate in the

treatment of injured workers, except as provided in paragraph five of

subdivision (i) of section thirteen of this article and subdivision

seven of section thirteen-a of this article and except, that it may

employ medical inspectors to examine compensation cases periodically,

while under treatment, and report upon the adequacy of medical care, and

other matters relative to the medical conduct of the case, a copy of

which report shall be filed directly with the chair within ten days, and

that it may maintain rehabilitation bureaus operated by qualified

physicians if authorized by the chair in accordance with section

thirteen-c of this article. (2) An employer may maintain a compensation

medical bureau at the place or places of employment, if such bureau is

required because of the nature of the industrial hazards, or the

frequency of injuries to employees arising out of industry. Such bureau

or bureaus shall be authorized and licensed pursuant to section

thirteen-c, and their use by an injured employee shall be optional in

accordance with the provisions of section thirteen-a.