New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter V - Rates And Rating Organizations
Subchapter B - Commercial And Industrial Risks
Part 151 - Workers' Compensation Insurance
Subpart 151-7 - Workers'Compensation Safe Patient Handling Program
Section 151-7.2 - Safe patient handling program credits
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) For each workers'compensation insurance policy issued or renewed in this State on or after October 1, 2017, an insurer shall provide a credit to a health care facility that implements and maintains a safe patient handling program that meets the requirements of Public Health Law section 2997-(k)(2). The amount of the credit and the manner in which it is applied shall be in accordance with the approved manual filed by the rate service organization of which the insurer is a member.
(b) An insurer shall verify or obtain verification from a health care facility that the health care facility has implemented and maintains a safe patient handling program that meets the requirements of Public Health Law section 2997-(k)(2) before providing a credit.
