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ID S1186

Bill

Status

Passed

4/11/2011

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 72-803 of Idaho Code regarding claims for attorney fees, physician services, and medical reimbursements in worker's compensation cases.

  • Establishes that physician service fees shall be set using relative value units (RBRVS) from the current year, multiplied by conversion factors determined by the commission.

  • Requires conversion factors to be set for at least six CPT code areas: medicine, surgery, physical medicine, radiology, anesthesia, and pathology.

  • Mandates annual adjustment of medical reimbursements using the same methodology as Section 56-136, Idaho Code, with the commission adopting rules for these adjustments.

  • Removes the requirement that initial conversion factors be determined by January 1, 2006, and effective April 1, 2006.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to worker's compensation to revise provisions relating to certain fees and reimbursements.

WORKER'S COMPENSATION

Last Action

Governor signed Session Law Chapter 313 Effective: 07/01/11

4/11/2011

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Human Resources3/22/2011

Full Bill Text

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