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CA AB1815
Bill
Status
5/16/2019
Primary Sponsor
Tom Daly
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AI Summary
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Requires the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation to adopt and revise the medical-legal fee schedule at least every 2 years.
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Mandates that the medical-legal fee schedule be adopted and revised separately and apart from the medical fee schedule under Section 5307.1.
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Maintains existing requirements that providers cannot charge fees exceeding the fee schedule unless extraordinary circumstances justify higher fees, and prohibits providers from accepting additional compensation beyond authorized fees.
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Clarifies that employers and employees have standing to contest fees that exceed the established fee schedule.
Legislative Description
Workers’ compensation.
Last Action
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
1/23/2020