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S 3584: Requires reports of independent medical examinations to be submitted by electronic filing; requires such report to additionally be mailed to the claimant unless the claimant opts out.
What S 3584 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the workers' compensation law to improve the submission requirements for reports of independent medical examinations. A copy of each report must be submitted to the board, the insurance carrier, the claimant's attending physician, the claimant's representative, and the claimant on the same day, either electronically or by mail. The practitioner is required to submit the report electronically, but can also mail a copy to the claimant if the claimant opts out of electronic submission. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3584
- What is the current status of S 3584?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3584 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LABOR".
- Did S 3584 pass?
- Not yet. S 3584 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3584, and where is it now?
- S 3584 was authored by Sen. Jessica Ramos. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| May. 19, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 15, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 14, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1114 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 278 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3584 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to submission requirements for reports of independent medical examinations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 137 of the work- 2 ers' compensation law, as added by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (a) A copy of each report of independent medical examination shall be 5 submitted by the practitioner on the same day and in the same manner, 6 that includes but is not limited to electronic filing, to the board, the 7 insurance carrier, the claimant's attending physician or other attending 8 practitioner, the claimant's representative and the claimant. Provided, 9 however, that submitting an electronic filing to a system operated by 10 the board in a manner prescribed by the chair shall satisfy such 11 requirement. The practitioner shall also mail a copy of the independent 12 medical examination report to the claimant on the same day as the report 13 is electronically filed with the board unless such claimant opts out of 14 such requirement by providing notice to the board in writing. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02062-01-5
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