(b) Where a police officer or firefighter subject to section thirty of
this article, or emergency medical technician, paramedic, or other
person certified to provide medical care in emergencies, or emergency
dispatcher files a claim for mental injury premised upon extraordinary
work-related stress incurred in a work-related emergency, the board may
not disallow the claim, upon a factual finding that the stress was not
greater than that which usually occurs in the normal work environment.
4. Any person incarcerated upon conviction of a felony shall be deemed
ineligible for all benefits provided under this chapter. All those whose
benefits have ceased by operation of this section, may apply to the
board for benefits upon their release from custody pursuant to
regulation of the board.
Structure New York Laws
10 - Liability for Compensation.
12 - Compensation Not Allowed for First Seven Days.
13 - Treatment and Care of Injured Employees.
13-A - Selection of Authorized Physician by Employee.
13-B - Authorization of Providers, Medical Bureaus and Laboratories by the Chair.
13-C - Licensing of Compensation Medical Bureaus and Laboratories.
13-E - Revocation of Licenses of Compensation Medical Bureaus and Laboratories.
13-F - Payment of Medical Fees.
13-G - Payment of Bills for Medical Care.
13-H - Ombudsman for Injured Workers.
13-I - Solicitation Prohibited.
13-J - Medical or Surgical Treatment by Insurance Carriers and Employers.
13-K - Care and Treatment of Injured Employees by Duly Licensed Podiatrists.
13-L - Care and Treatment of Injured Employees by Duly Licensed Chiropractors.
13-M - Care and Treatment of Injured Employees by Duly Licensed Psychologists.
13-N - Mandatory Registration of Entities Which Derive Income From Independent Medical Examinations.
13-O - Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule.
13-P - Comprehensive Prescription Drug Formulary.
14 - Weekly Wages Basis of Compensation.
14-A - Double Compensation and Death Benefits When Minors Illegally Employed.
15 - Schedule in Case of Disability.
15-A - Assessment on Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trusts.
16-A - Death Benefits Due to Diesel Exposure.
17-A - Limited English Proficiency.
18 - Notice of Injury or Death.
18-A - Notice: The New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.
18-B - Notice; the New York Black Car Operators' Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.
18-C - Independent Livery Bases.
19-A - Physicians Not to Accept Fees From Carriers.
19-B - Treatment by Physicians in Employ of Board.
19-C - Actions Against Health Services Personnel; Defense and Indemnification.
20 - Determination of Claims for Compensation.
21-A - Temporary Payment of Compensation.
22 - Modification of Awards, Decisions or Orders.
23-A - Mistakes, Defects and Irregularities.
24-A - Representation Before the Workers' Compensation Board.
25 - Compensation, How Payable.
25-A - Procedure and Payment of Compensation in Certain Claims; Limitation of Right to Compensation.
25-B - Awards to Non-Residents: Non-Resident Compensation Fund.
26 - Enforcement of Payment in Default.
26-A - Procedure and Payment of Compensation in Claims Against Uninsured Defaulting Employers.
27 - Depositing Future Payments in the Aggregate Trust Fund.
27-A - Investments in Obligations of Designated Public Benefit Corporations; Indemnifications.
27-B - Amortization of Gains or Losses.
27-C - Appropriations to the Aggregate Trust Fund.
28 - Limitation of Right to Compensation.
29 - Remedies of Employees; Subrogation.
30 - Revenues or Benefits From Other Sources Not to Affect Compensation.
31 - Agreement for Contribution by Employee Void.