Medical Treatment Guidelines

As of December 1, 2010, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has implemented new Medical Treatment Guidelines for injuries to the Back, Neck, Shoulder and Knee.

• Under the new Guidelines, treatment is required every 90 days as opposed to every 45 days.
• These new Guidelines also prescribe detailed courses of treatment for theses injury sites, and if the physician follows these Guidelines, then there is no pre-authorization for treatment needed from the insurance company.