(a) the board has received a notice of temporary payment of
compensation relating to such injured employee;
(b) the payment of temporary compensation and prescribed medicine and
the injured employee's acceptance of such temporary compensation and
prescribed medicine shall not be an admission of liability by the
employer, nor prejudice the claim of the injured employee;
(c) the payment of temporary compensation and prescribed medicine
shall terminate on the elapse of: one year, or the employer's contesting
of the injured employee's claim for compensation and prescribed
medicine, or the board determination of the injured employee's claim,
whichever is first; and
(d) the injured employee may be required to enter into an agreement
with the employer to ensure the continuation of payments of temporary
compensation and prescribed medicine.
3. An employer may cease making temporary payments of compensation and
prescribed medicine if such employer delivers within five days after the
last payment, to the injured employee and the board, a notice of
termination of temporary payments of compensation on a form prescribed
by the board. Such notice shall inform the injured employee that the
employer is ceasing temporary payment of compensation and prescribed
medicine. Upon the cessation of temporary payments of compensation and
prescribed medicine, all parties to any action pursuant to this chapter
shall retain all rights, defenses and obligations they would otherwise
have pursuant to this chapter without regard for the temporary payment
of compensation and prescribed medicine.
4. The failure of an employer to provide the notice of termination,
pursuant to subdivision three of this section, within one year of the
commencement of temporary payment of compensation shall be deemed to be
an admission of liability by the employer and the notice of temporary
payment of compensation shall be converted to a notice of compensation
payable.
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.