§ 13-c. Licensing of compensation medical bureaus and laboratories. 1.\nThe chairman may, upon the recommendation of the medical society of the\ncounty or of a board as provided in section thirteen-b, authorize and\nlicense compensation medical bureaus in such counties operated by\nqualified physicians wholly or principally for the diagnosis and\ntreatment of industrial injuries or illnesses in respect to which they\nare authorized to render medical care under this chapter. The chairman,\nhowever, shall not authorize or license more than two such bureaus\noperated by the same physician. The chairman may, upon the\nrecommendation of the medical society of the county or of a board as\nprovided in section thirteen-b, authorize and license separate\nlaboratories and bureaus engaged in X-ray diagnosis or treatment and\nclinical diagnosis, or in physiotherapy or other therapeutic procedures,\nwhich participate in the diagnosis or treatment of injured workmen under\nthis chapter. The chairman, however, shall not authorize or license more\nthan two such laboratories or bureaus operated by the same physician.\nApplication for such authorization shall be made on forms to be\nfurnished by the chairman, and shall disclose in full the nature of the\npersonnel and equipment of such bureaus. If within sixty days after such\napplication has been filed the medical society or board refuses or fails\nto act or refuses to recommend to the chairman that such license be\ngranted, the applicant may appeal to the medical appeals unit. Each such\nbureau or laboratory which receives such authorization shall:\n (a) Make reports on its personnel and equipment in such form and at\nsuch times as may be required by the chairman; and\n (b) Be subject to inspection by the chairman or the medical society of\nthe county in which such bureau or laboratory is located; and\n 2. No claim for services in connection with x-ray examination,\ndiagnosis or treatment of any claimant shall be valid or enforceable\nexcept by a laboratory or bureau of a voluntary hospital authorized and\nlicensed under subdivision one of this section, or except by a physician\nduly authorized as a roentgenologist by the chairman for services\nperformed by such physician or under his immediate supervision.\n 3. (a) The chairman may authorize a medical center, jointly operated\nby labor and management representatives as a non-profit corporation or\nas a non-profit benefit trust, approved by and under the supervision of\nthe New York state department of health, to provide medical, surgical,\ndental, optometric, podiatric, or other attendance or treatment,\nincluding X-ray diagnosis or treatment, physiotherapy or other\ntherapeutic procedures or services, laboratory services and any and all\nother services required to be provided for an injured employee under\nsection thirteen of this chapter, entitled "Treatment and care of\ninjured employees".\n (b) Application for such authorization shall be made on forms to be\nfurnished by the chairman, and shall disclose in full the nature of the\npersonnel and equipment of such medical center. Each such medical center\nwhich receives such authorization shall:\n (i) Make reports on its personnel and equipment in such form and at\nsuch times as may be required by the chairman;\n (ii) Be subject to inspection by the chairman;\n (c) All treatment and services provided hereunder shall be provided on\nan out-patient basis to employees, who are claimants for workmen's\ncompensation, eligible to use the medical center pursuant to an\nagreement, plan, deed of trust or labor-management collective bargaining\nagreement.\n (d) (i) A physician rendering medical care at a medical center\nauthorized hereunder must be authorized to render such care pursuant to\nthis chapter and he shall limit his professional activities hereunder to\nsuch medical care as his experience and training qualify him to render.\n (ii) When para-medical, laboratory or X-ray services o
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