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LA SB162
Bill
Status
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Alan Seabaugh
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AI Summary
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Amends R.S. 23:1203.1(K) to restrict evidence admissible in workers' compensation medical treatment appeals to only the evidence that was reviewed by the medical director or associate medical director in their original decision
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Parties may appeal a medical director's decision by filing a "Disputed Claim for Compensation" (LWC Form 1008) within 45 days of the decision
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Appeals require clear and convincing evidence that the medical director's decision was not in accordance with the medical treatment schedule provisions
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Effective August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the workers' compensation medical treatment schedule. (8/1/26)
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
3/9/2026