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Subject Number 046-1323 Emergency Adoption of Addition of 12 NYCRR 329-1.3(d) (COVID-19 Testing)

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August 18, 2020

The Chair has adopted on an emergency basis, the addition of subdivision (d) to 12 NYCRR 329-1.3, to allow reimbursement for COVID-19 testing when there is a claim for workers' compensation benefits due to workplace exposure to COVID-19. A Notice of Emergency Adoption will be published in the September 2, 2020, edition of the State Register. This emergency rulemaking is effective for 90 days upon filing August 17, 2020.

Clarissa M. Rodriguez
Chair