N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 169: Presumptive evidence

§ 169. Presumptive evidence. 1. The board shall accept the

certifications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World

Trade Center Health Program as presumptive evidence of causation of

certified illnesses pursuant to 42 USC 300mm for claims filed for

conditions of impairment of health or death pursuant to a qualifying

condition.

2. Notwithstanding section eighteen or twenty-eight of this chapter,

any claimant who filed a claim or claims that were denied prior to the

effective date of this section may refile such claim or claims within

two years of the effective date of this section.