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Northeast College Faculty, Students and Alumni Learn and Lead at NYSCA Spring Conference
The Northeast College of Health Sciences community was well represented at the New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) Spring Convention held in Connecticut from March 28-30, 2025. Twenty-two doctor of chiropractic students took the trip, led by Student NYSCA...
Important Deadlines in BCBS Class Action Settlement
For well over a year, the NYSCA Insurance Committee (the NIC) has reported on an antitrust class action lawsuit due to the overlap of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) plans. The settlement has been approved, including $2.8 Billion in a settlement fund. It is important to...
Reminder: Updated Mandated Reporter Training required by April 1
Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2021 amended Social Services Law § 413 to require additional training to include protocols to reduce implicit bias in decision-making processes, strategies for identifying adverse childhood experiences, and guidelines to assist in recognizing...
March 27, 2025 changes to WC DME also impacts all Draft PARs
As noted in the following notice from the NYS Workers' Compensation Board, durable medical equipment (DME) prior authorization requests (PARs) which include an estimated cost will be noted on all subsequently issued Orders of the Chair. However, when...
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting
[Updated March 21, 2025] All entities created in the United States — including those previously known as “domestic reporting companies” — and their beneficial owners are now exempt from the requirement to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN....
NYSBC Accepts PACE CE Course Approval
The New York State Board for Chiropractic (NYSBC) has moved forward on the acceptance of the PACE (Providers of Approved Continuing Education) CE course approval. The PACE continuing education program streamlines chiropractic continuing education course...
Excellus BCBS and Univera Healthcare Medicare Advantage Erroneous Payment
Last week Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Univera Healthcare sent letters to their Medicare Advantage members receiving chiropractic care. In those letters, both organizations identified they have been 'processing chiropractic claims incorrectly'. ...
Assembly and Senate One-House Budget Proposals
The Assembly and Senate have released their one-house budget proposals. Each house will now pass a resolution, which will memorialize their one-house budget proposals. These proposals were compiled after the Assembly and Senate held weeks of joint budget hearings and...
Foot Levelers Supports America’s Toughest Road Race as the Title Sponsor of the 2025 Blue Ridge Marathon
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Roanoke, VA – [March 11, 2025] – Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-made orthotics, is proud to sponsor the 2025 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, America’s Toughest Road Race. Known for its grueling elevation changes and...
On the Agenda | March 2025
The newest issue of On the Agenda, NYSCA’s official quarterly publication, is now available! This statewide newsletter offers timely updates on NYSCA activities, policy developments, and issues impacting the chiropractic profession in New York. Whether you're...
FinCEN Reporting Update
Beneficial ownership reporting requirements are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025 for most companies. For more info, see the FinCEN Notice. More information is available at https://www.fincen.gov/boi. However, FinCEN announced on...
Foot Levelers 2024 Giving Back Annual Report
Immediate release: Roanoke, VA (February20,2025) — Foot Levelers, the world leader in hand-crafted custom orthotics, wants to reiterate its commitment to philanthropic support of the chiropractic profession in its 2024 Giving Back Annual Report. Foot Levelers...
Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN Extends BOI Reporting Deadline by 30 Days
Beneficial ownership reporting requirements are back in effect, with a new deadline of March 21, 2025 for most companies. FinCEN will assess its options for further modifying deadlines. For more info, see notice linked below. FinCEN Notice
New York State Department of Health Inspection Notices & Bills for X-Ray Equipment Registration
It has come to the attention of the NYSCA that some offices that use X-ray equipment may receive an unexpected bill from the New York State Department of Health(NYS DOH). The department has not billed X-ray equipment fees for four years. Note the NYS DOH had hired a...
NCMIC Announces Retirement of Mike Whitmer, Vice President of Corporate Relations
Clive, Iowa – February 4, 2025 – NCMIC announces the retirement of Mike Whitmer, Vice President of Corporate Relations, effective April 4, 2025. With over 30 years of business experience, Mike has been an integral part of NCMIC since joining the company in 2001....