What Providers Need to Know - Archived Updates
December 20, 2022
OnBoard PAR Status Email Updates
Change in PAR Status emails will include new information beginning January 13, 2023:
- In addition to the current content in the subject line, the PAR status and WCB Case ID will also be included, providing additional at-a-glance details and making it easier for organizations to apply mail rules.
- The text of the email will now include a due date, when applicable, ensuring the time frame for proper response is clear.
Read more in a notification dated December 8, 2022 .
CMS-1500 Medical Narrative Attachment Update
Health care providers are strongly encouraged to include causal relationship, work status and temporary impairment on most medical narrative attachments to the CMS-1500.
There are several instances, however, in which this information is not as critical to the payer, or the Board, and it is not needed to properly adjudicate the medical bill. Certain provider types (acupuncturists, physical therapists and occupational therapists) are not permitted to give opinions on impairment, and physician assistants must have the direct supervision of a physician when opining on initial impairment.
The Board notified payers on November 18, 2022, that they should not routinely file a Notice of Objection to a Payment of a Bill for Treatment Provided (Form C-8.1B) to deny payment to health care providers solely based on the absence of one or more of these three elements.
Read more in a notification dated November 30, 2022 .
Reminders
Use of the CMS-1500 is now mandatory. Visit CMS-1500 initiative for more details and send your questions to CMS-1500@wcb.ny.gov.
OnBoard is now live. Visit the Board's website for training guides, webinar recordings, and other resources.
The Board is hosting free COVID-19 & workers' comp webinars. The Board has been hosting a series of webinars to aid workers with long-haul COVID-19 workers' compensation claims. Additional webinar dates are now available.
The latest versions of several Paid Family Leave presentations are now available, including family care, foster care/adoption, military leave, and bonding. Visit the Paid Family Leave website for more information.
The Board is hosting free webinars for providers who want to become Board authorized. The Board has been hosting a webinar series for health care providers who want to learn more about becoming Board-authorized to treat injured workers in the NYS workers' compensation system. If you missed our October session, you can view the slides and recording on our website.
If you are interested in applying for Board authorization, the process is easy and is done online. Read more about becoming authorized here on the Board's website.
Stay Informed!
Check out the Board's Health Care Providers Recorded Webinars web page for past webinars.
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