The Chair has adopted on an emergency basis the addition of section 323.2 of 12 NYCRR to require that insurers, self-insured employers and third-party administrators designate contacts for Prior Authorization Requests (PARs) by May 1, 2021. A Notice of Emergency Adoption and Proposed Rulemaking will be published in the March 31, 2021 edition of the State Register. This emergency rulemaking is effective for 90 days upon filing March 12, 2021. Comments on the proposal will be accepted for 60 days after publication. Please submit comments by emailing regulations@wcb.ny.gov.