N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 13-n

§ 13-n. Mandatory registration of entities which derive income from\nindependent medical examinations.\n * 1. Any entity which derives income from independent medical\nexaminations performed in accordance with subdivision four of section\nthirteen-a, subdivision three of section thirteen-k, subdivision three\nof section thirteen-1 and subdivision four of section thirteen-m of this\narticle, whether by employing or contracting with independent examiners\nto conduct such independent medical examinations or by acting as a\nreferral service or otherwise facilitating such examinations, shall\nregister with the chair by filing a statement of registration containing\nsuch information prescribed by the chair in regulation. A fee may be\nimposed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the chair. Any\nsuch fees collected shall be used for the purpose of administering this\nsection.\n * NB Effective until January 1, 2028\n * 1. Any entity which derives income from independent medical\nexaminations performed in accordance with subdivision four of section\nthirteen-a of this article and section one hundred thirty-seven of this\nchapter, whether by employing or contracting with independent examiners\nto conduct such independent medical examinations or by acting as a\nreferral service or otherwise facilitating such examinations, shall\nregister with the chair by filing a statement of registration containing\nsuch information prescribed by the chair in regulation. A fee may be\nimposed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the chair. Any\nsuch fees collected shall be used for the purpose of administering this\nsection.\n * NB Effective January 1, 2028\n 2. The chair shall assign a registration number to the entity upon\nregistration. If an entity operates under more than one name, or in more\nthan one location, the chair may assign a series of registration numbers\nwhich would differentiate each such sub-entity. In order to qualify as\nadmissible medical evidence, for purposes of adjudicating any claim\nunder this chapter, any report submitted to the board by an independent\nmedical examiner who is employed by, or has contracted with, an entity\nas described in subdivision one of this section for the purpose of\nperforming independent medical examinations, must include the\nregistration number of such entity.\n 3. The chair, upon finding that an entity that derives income from\nindependent medical examinations has materially altered an independent\nmedical examination report, or caused such a report to be materially\naltered, may revoke the registration of such entity, impose a penalty\nnot exceeding ten thousand dollars and refer the matter to the attorney\ngeneral for prosecution.\n