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CA AB1815

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/16/2019

Primary Sponsor

Tom Daly

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation to adopt and revise the medical-legal fee schedule at least every 2 years.

  • Mandates that the medical-legal fee schedule be adopted and revised separately and apart from the medical fee schedule under Section 5307.1.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement5/29/2019
Rules5/16/2019
Appropriations4/24/2019
Insurance3/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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