New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11714: Imposes higher percentage of interest and other civil penalties on certain employers or their workers compensation insurance carriers for non-payment of a bill for medical care or supplies
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
Imposes an increased percentage of interest from 1.5% to 3%, or up to 5% for a pattern or practice of non-payment, and other civil penalties on certain employers or their workers compensation insurance carriers for non-payment of a bill for medical care or supplies.
What the bill says
An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to imposing higher percentage of interest and other civil penalties on certain employers or their workers' compensation insurance carriers for nonpayment of a bill for medical care or supplies.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to imposing higher percentage of interest and other civil penalties on certain employers or their workers' compensation insurance carriers for nonpayment of a bill for medical care or supplies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 13-g of the workers' compensation law, as amended by section 3 of part CC of chapter 55 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: (1) (A) Within forty-five days after a bill for medical care or supplies delivered pursuant to section thirteen of this article has been rendered to the employer OR SUCH EMPLOYER'S WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE CARRIER, OR TO THE SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF MEDICAL BENEFITS UNDER THIS CHAPTER, such employer OR ITS WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE CARRIER, OR SUCH SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF MEDICAL BENEFITS UNDER THIS CHAPTER, must pay the bill or notify the medical care provider or supplier in the format prescribed by the chair that the bill is not being paid and explain the reasons for non-payment. In the event that the employer OR ITS WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE CARRIER, OR THE SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF MEDICAL BENEFITS UNDER THIS CHAPTER, fails to make payment …
Sponsors
- Harry Bronson (D, 138) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO LABOR
Subjects: Workers' Compensation Law
Common questions
- What is A11714?
- A11714 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Imposes higher percentage of interest and other civil penalties on certain employers or their workers compensation insurance carriers for non-payment of a bill for medical care or supplies.
- What does A11714 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to imposing higher percentage of interest and other civil penalties on certain employers or their workers' compensation insurance carriers for nonpayment of a bill for medical care or supplies.
- What is the status of A11714?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO LABOR (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11714?
- Harry Bronson (D, 138).
- Where is the official record for A11714?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11714
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