We recently reported in our No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up (NYLJ, Oct. 10, 2018 and Oct. 22, 2018) the New York State Worker’s Compensation Board’s (WCB) proposed changes to the WCB Medical Fee Schedule. As reported in the Dec. 26, 2018 NYS Register, the WCB has adopted, with some modification, the proposed changes, effective April 1, 2019. The changes are numerous, but can be categorized as follows:

(1) The regional conversion factors for all specialties are increasing. As the fee for a particular medical service is calculated by multiplying the applicable conversion factor by the relative value for that service, an increase in the conversion factor will result in in an increase in fees for medical providers billing for worker’s compensation and no-fault claims.