Latest Board Announcements

• Chair Announces Impartial Specialist Program Improvements and Seeks Applications from Physicians
• Workers' Compensation Board Announces Availability of eClaims Trading Partner Registration and Revised eClaims Requirement Tables
• Medical Treatment Guideline Program Improvements Go Live
• Medical Treatment Guidelines Improvements Will Take Effect on March 1, 2013. Free On-Line Training is Available.
• Chair Proposes Medical Treatment Guidelines Addition and Improvements
• Board To Consider Applications To Excuse A Delay Or Default Caused By Hurricane Sandy
• Workers' Compensation Board Announces Publication of eClaims Requirement Tables and Implementation Schedule for Mandatory EDI Claims Reporting
• Notification Of Change To Date And Place Of November 2012 Full Board Meeting
• Workers' Compensation Board Announces eClaims Training Schedule for Mandatory Electronic Claims Filing Process
• Notification of Change to Date and Location of September 2012 Full Board Meeting
• The Board Publishes DRAFT EDI Claims Release 3 Requirement Tables for eClaims Mandate
• Governor Cuomo Announces First Reduction in Workers' Compensation Rates Since 2008
• The Workers' Compensation Board's administrative offices are now located at 328 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305-2318.
• NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE TO LOCATION OF JULY 17, 2012 FULL BOARD MEETING
• Workers' Compensation Board Mandates Electronic Claims Filing Process (eClaims)
• Remembering Dr. Stephen Levin
• Board Releases Free Web Training on 2012 Guidelines
• Workers' Compensation Board Announces 2012 NYS Guidelines for Determining Permanent Impairment and Loss of Wage Earning Capacity
• Notification Of Use Of Videoconferencing At July 2011 Board Meeting
• Board to Phase Out Older Versions of Forms RFA-1, RFA-1LC and RFA-2
• Receive Electronic Case Copies at No Charge
• Workers' Compensation Board Chair to Appoint Medical Advisory Committee
• Chair Robert Beloten Statement on the Recent NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department Ruling Regarding Group Self-Insurance
• New York State Budget Includes More Than $200 Million in Assessment Relief for Thousands of Group Self-Insurance Trust Members
• Notification Of Change To Date Of April 2011 Full Board Meeting
• Email Filing of WCB Claims Documents
• Faxing Documents to The Workers' Compensation Board
• Emergency Information Regarding Hearings — Board offices remain open even if hearings are postponed/rescheduled due to severe weather or other circumstances. To find out if a hearing has been postponed or rescheduled, parties should call the Board's toll free number or check this webpage for updates. The toll free number is 1-877-632-4996.
• Answers To CLE Questions on Medical Treatment Guidelines Now Available
• Get the Facts about Medical Treatment Guidelines
• New Decision Notices/Forms In Conciliation Process and Revised Forms RFA-1 And RFA-2
• Medical Treatment Guidelines Go Live