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Softwave Regenerative Technologies and Therapy
A member relates and asks: About 3 months ago I started seeing ads for a new technology – the Softwave Regenerative Technology. It caught my eye because it is shown to restore and heal damaged tissue by stimulating increased production and an aggregation of stem cells...
Providing DME Under New York State Workers’ Compensation
(Statement from Elite Medical Supply of NY) Elite Medical Supply of New York has requested that the NYSCA provide the following statement to our members: In early February 2020, the New York State Chiropractic Association graciously forwarded my statement to its...
Providing DME Under New York State Workers’ Compensation (Update)
Last year (2020), the New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) learned that the NYS Workers Compensation Board (NYS WCB) had initiated inquiries with a few providers authorized to treat injured workers who had signed private agreements with one or more durable...
Charging an independent contractor a percentage of monies collected
Q: May a field doctor hire or retain an independent contractor in her office and have the independent contractor pay the host doctor/facility a percentage of the monies the independent contractor collects from the payment for her services? Paraphrasing, a member...
New Years (Insurance) Resolutions
Greetings fellow doctors and welcome to 2021. The NYSCA Insurance Committee (the NIC) offers the following report to keep our members up to date on recent insurance issues which may impact your practice: Aetna Issue: NYSCA Members have expressed their frustration...
CPT Code Changes Effective January 1, 2021
This year brings approximately 300 changes in CPT codes impacting nearly every profession. The vast majority of these changes do not impact doctors of chiropractic; however, there is one relative to our evaluation and treatment of our patients. After many years of...
Substitute Providers and NPI Numbers
Background: A member, a sole proprietor who is partially disabled as a result of an accident and who is an in-network with most health plans in her area, wants to engage another DC (who covers other chiropractic practices) as an independent contractor and use the...
Office Rental Space and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Background: Paraphrasing generally, a field doctor states, then asks: I have to move my office. I have located office space on the second floor in a small building. The building has large hallways and doorways and, in that sense, is compliant with the...
Can a network administrator deny reimbursement for chiropractic care provided under state Workers’ Compensation Law?
Q: Can chiropractic care be denied reimbursement under New York State Compensation Law for treatment tendered to an injured worker following the state workers’ compensation medical treatment guidelines simply because the DC provider is out-of-network. A member states:...
New Workers’ Compensation DME Rules and Fee Schedule
NYSCA has previously communicated that the revised January 1, 2020 New York Workers' Compensation Fee Schedule included reference to an updated Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Fee Schedule. Just last month the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) released another...
No-Fault Changes Finally Take Effect
For many years, the NYSCA in conjunction with our lobbyist have been working tirelessly to gain Chiropractic parity in reimbursement with other health care providers. Last year through the hard work of many in our association, we were able to secure a significant...
Considerations when contemplating terminating a par-provider agreement
Q: In the Association’s opinion, what sort of considerations do I need to be aware of in contemplation of opting-out from a disagreeable participating provider contract with the self-insured benefit plan and billing my patients directly for care? Paraphrasing,...
Q&A: Treating patients who have attended protests during the pandemic
A NYSCA member asks: A patient just called to make an appointment; however, they attended a protest a few days ago. Can I see them if they have not demonstrated Covid-19 symptoms? The NYSCA responds: Continue to follow the recommendations of the Centers of...
Free Webinar: Workers’ Compensation and Auto/No-Fault Made Easy How to get paid faster!
As many of you are aware, we will be required to submit our workers' compensation claims and clinical documentation in an electronic format. Most (if not all) clearinghouses who work with commercial carriers and Medicare do not accept No Fault and Workers'...
Telemedicine Coding and Coverage during the COVID-19 Crisis
During the COVID-19 crisis, telemedicine and telehealth services will allow you to continue to care for your patients from a distance. The NYSCA Insurance Committee continues to interact with various NYS offices, commercial carriers and TPAs to discuss and seek...