S.B. 809 Summary

• Allows physicians to submit workers' compensation treatment plans to employers via facsimile, Internet, or secure electronic mail instead of requiring mailed copies.

• Establishes that treatment plans are deemed received when sent electronically with reasonable evidence of receipt, including automatic electronic receipts.

• Requires employers to accept electronic submissions of treatment plans and automatically provide electronic receipts upon submission.

• Treatment plans are deemed accepted by employers if no objection is filed with the director within seven calendar days of receipt, with objections also to be submitted electronically and copied to the physician and injured employee.