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LA HB819
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Raymond Crews
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AI Summary
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Replaces Louisiana's state-developed medical treatment schedule for workers' compensation with the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) by MCG, an evidence-based, online treatment and return-to-work guideline system
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Eliminates the medical advisory council that currently develops and updates the treatment schedule, along with the assistant secretary's role in promulgating schedule rules
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Requires treatments not covered by ODG to meet specific criteria including systematic literature review, published rating criteria for studies, currency within five years, and interdisciplinary scope
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Removes liability protections for medical advisory council members and exemptions from subpoenas related to their recommendations
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Amends R.S. 23:1203.1(A)(6) and (M) and repeals subsections (B) through (I) and (O) of the same statute
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the medical treatment schedule under workers' compensation (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
3/9/2026