Does Workers Comp pay for Acupuncture in NY?

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I think that those getting paid for treating workers comp in NY are working in

chiropractors' or doctors' offices, and the billing is done by the chiro or MD.

I don't have direct knowledge of this but have heard it talked about by

colleagues in the area.

Peace, Liz

 

 

 

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:40 PM

Does Workers Comp pay for Acupuncture in NY?

 

 

Hi,

 

I met someone at the AAAOM conference in New Orleans from NY and he

said he gets paid for treating workers comp.

 

To my knowledge, only M.D.s certified in acu (in NY) get paid for that

and not us L.Ac.'s

 

Anyone hear anything different about that?

Does workers comp now pay us in NY?

 

Thanks,

Elie

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Wouldn't billing by another practitioner make the LAc an employee?Mike W.

Bowser, L Ac

 

 

: lizzzrd:

Wed, 16 May 2007 13:30:35 -0400Re: Does Workers Comp pay for

Acupuncture in NY?

 

 

 

 

I think that those getting paid for treating workers comp in NY are working in

chiropractors' or doctors' offices, and the billing is done by the chiro or MD.

I don't have direct knowledge of this but have heard it talked about by

colleagues in the area.Peace, Liz-

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May 15, 2007 9:40 PMDoes Workers Comp pay for Acupuncture in

NY?Hi,I met someone at the AAAOM conference in New Orleans from NY and hesaid he

gets paid for treating workers comp.To my knowledge, only M.D.s certified in acu

(in NY) get paid for thatand not us L.Ac.'sAnyone hear anything different about

that?Does workers comp now pay us in NY?Thanks,Elieyhttp://www.tcmdirectory.com[Non-text portions of this message have been

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[Guest guest]

According to NYS law L.Ac may be employed by another acupuncturist or

MD certified in Acupuncture. I work in the office with MD certified in

acupuncture and I see few workscomp pts. I sign SOAP notes myself but I

do not know how they bill it after. BTW not many MDs practice

acupuncture after finishing their 300 hours training. My doctor always

ask me to tech and show her how to treat various problems and she is

rarely doing any treatment. As she says she feel very incompetent doing

it. The 300 hours training is a joke. Also there is no time for MD to

spend even 10-15 min for acupuncture treatment in a busy clinic. I

doubt there are many practicing MD acupuncturists and they make any

competition to licensed acupuncturists.