New York's highest court of appeals has held that no-fault insurers cannot deny no-fault benefits where they unilaterally determine that a provider has committed misconduct based upon alleged fraudulent conduct. The Court held that this authority belongs solely to state regulators, specifically New York's Board of Regents, which oversees professional licensing and discipline. This follows a similar recent ruling in Florida reported in this publication.
Brock Rutherford, MS, ATC
Brock Rutherford is a certified athletic trainer and president of Therapy Innovations LLC. He has over 14 years of clinical experience and has spent the past six years researching, developing and marketing heat therapy modalities. For more information, contact Brock at www.therapy-innovations.com."