New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter V - Workers' Compensation
Subchapter H - Disability Benefits
Article 2 - Rules Under Disability Benefits Law
Part 378 - Medical Proof Of Disability
Section 378.1 - Statutory requirement for medical statement of disability
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
[Workers' Compensation Law, § 13-1; L. 1973, ch. 940; L. 1981, ch. 130]
(a) The statutory requirement for medical statement of disability may be waived under plans, under conditions that are permitted by the law, as follows:
(b) If a claimant is a bona fide resident in another state, the medical statement of his attending physician, podiatrist, chiropractor or dentist, duly licensed under the laws of the state is acceptable.
(c) If a claimant is disabled while temporarily in another state, nation or other recognized unit of government, the medical statement of his attending physician, podiatrist, chiropractor or dentist, duly licensed under its laws, is acceptable,