Recent News
New York State Department of Health Updates COVID-19 Mask Guidance for Health Care Settings
Aligning With Federal CDC Recommendations, Required Masking in Health Care Settings to End Feb. 12; Operators Advised to Implement Mask Policies for Facilities Based on CDC Guidance and Transmission Levels ALBANY, N.Y. (February 10, 2023) – The New York State...
Clarifications Regarding the Scope Modernization Bill
Recently, the New York Chiropractic Council (the Council) released a video regarding the Scope Modernization Bill. As a result of this video, we felt that some clarification is in order. History of the Bill For a bit of history, the Scope Modernization bill was...
Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 – 2024 Proposed State Budget
Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her second State Budget address this afternoon. The Governor began the address by noting that the general economic outlook is far less rosy than it was last year. Nonetheless, the Governor presented an optimistic vison of...
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2023
For those of you who got an early start, please go back and check the fees again as the revised fee schedule has just been posted. Please make sure you are using the most up to date fee schedule when sending your claims to Medicare or billing your patient prior to...
Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 State of the State Address
Today, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her second State of the State address. While this was her second address, it was her first address as the elected Governor. During her address, Governor Hochul laid out her vision for leading New York State. The...
In Gratitude to the NYSCA Lobbyist
We would like to take a moment to express our extreme gratitude to our lobbyist, Amy Kellogg, for her efforts in advancing and ultimately achieving passage of the Opioid Bill (A273/S4640) into law. Through the trials and tribulations of drafting, debating, and...
Exciting Updates on the Coalition Conservative Care Bill (Opioid Bill), A273!
On May 25, 2022 we announced that our coalition conservative care bill (opioid bill), A273 sponsored by Assemblymember Gottfried and S4640 sponsored by Senator Rivera, had passed both the Assembly and the Senate. We are pleased to announce that the Bill...
Labor and Employment News – 2022 Year-End Reminders and a Look Ahead at 2023
For many employers, the end of the year brings many important tasks, deadlines, and legal updates. To assist you with your year-end projects and planning for 2023, this LEGALcurrents provides a summary of some recent developments and reminders as we begin the new...
VBA Stroke and Chiropractic Care
You may have read articles or reports that implied that a spinal adjustment may increase the risk for developing a vertebrobasilar (VBA) stroke. The fact is there is no reliable medical or chiropractic evidence demonstrating that cervical manipulation is a cause of...
Naming a Chiropractic Practice
Q: What are the specific laws/regulations/requirements for naming a chiropractic practice in NYS? Does the term chiropractic or chiropractor need to be in the name of the clinic? Does a DBA have to include it? A: The Rules of Conduct of the New York State Board of...
NYS WCB OnBoard Limited Release Update
Recap: This first phase, OnBoard Limited Release, will allow providers to easily submit Prior Authorization Requests (PAR) for care, as well as a Request for Decision on Unpaid Medical Bill(s) (Form HP-1.0). Once implemented, carriers must respond to...
GHI EmblemHealth Reimbursement Issues
Several NYSCA members have again reached out to The NIC to inform us that they are not being reimbursed by GHI / Emblem. Unfortunately The NIC had to again request assistance from the NYS Department of Financial Services, with whom we have developed an excellent...
Recent BCBS Notices
As some of you are aware, Empire BCBS sent a 'collaborative and educational' notice to those providers who billed CPT code 97110 (therapeutic exercise, direct one-on-one patient care, 15 minutes) 'outside of the average utilization'. Empire BCBS asked...
ICD Coding Reminder
M54.50, Low back pain, unspecified M54.51: Vertebrogenic low back pain M54.59: Other low back pain As previously reported, CMS has deleted ICD Code M54.5 Low Back Pain effective October 1, 2021 and replaced with the following three ICD10 Codes to offer additional...
Advertising a Pain Relief Center without mentioning a chiropractic connection
A member recently called and asked if it is illegal for a chiropractor to do an advertisement for a pain relief center and not mention they are a chiropractor or include D.C. [in the advertisement]. Q1: May a chiropractor advertise a pain relief center and not mention...