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Newsom Signs Contractor, PTSD Bills ; Vetoes Presumptions, TD Extension for Treatment Disputes
10/11/2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted bills that will expand and extend the existing post-traumatic stress disorder presumption and require contractors to include the classification codes they used to secure work comp coverage when applying for a license.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
At the same
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First Responder Benefit Bills Heading to Governor
09/15/2023
California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom bills that would boost death benefits for some first responders and establish a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for others.
The Senate on Wednesday voted 39-0 to concur in amendments made to SB 391 while the measure was before the Assembly
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Bill to Extend TD for Medical Dispute Resolution Heads to Governor
09/14/2023
gave their final approval to a bill that would expand and extend a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption and another measure from a package of bills addressing first responder presumptions.
The Assembly voted 63-13 to concur in amendments that Assemblymember Liz Ortega D-Hayward made to AB
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Lawmakers Pass TD Duration, Presumption Bills
09/13/2023
California lawmakers passed bills to discount time spent resolving medical treatment disputes from the aggregate cap on temporary disability benefits expand post-traumatic stress disorder and skin cancer presumptions and preserve the PTSD presumption for four additional years.
The Senate voted
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Amended Bill Would Cap TD Extension at 90 Days for Successful IMR Challenge
09/06/2023
Assembly appropriations committees also passed bills to expand post-traumatic stress disorder and skin cancer coverage and modify death benefit laws for first responders.
Before the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 5-2 on Friday to pass AB 1213 Assemblymember Liz Ortega D-Hayward amended the
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Bill to Mandate In-State Licensing for UR Docs Sent to 'Inactive File'
08/30/2023
by Sen. Dave Cortese D-Campbell would require doctors performing utilization review on claims involving private employers to be licensed by the Medical Board of California.
According to the Assemblys website the inactive file is a list of dormant bills that are ready for a floor vote but are
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Comp Bills on Agenda for Appropriations Hearing
08/28/2023
A bill that would exclude time spent resolving medical treatment disputes from the cap on temporary disability duration is among a handful of work comp bills on the agenda when the California Senate Appropriations Committee meets Friday.
The committee is also scheduled to vote on measures
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Insurance Carrier's Claims of Fraud Revived Against Alleged Radiology Service Brokers
08/17/2023
A California appellate court reinstated an insurance carriers fraud claims accusing a group of defendants of running a radiology brokerage to produce grossly inflated bills for services provided to workers compensation applicants and personal injury plaintiffs.
Allstate Insurance Co. provides
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Comp Bills on Agenda for Appropriations Committee
08/14/2023
Four workers compensation bills are on the agenda for consideration by the California Assembly Appropriations Committee when it meets Wednesday.
Committee members will decide whether to pass measures addressing skin cancer presumptions coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder utilization
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Comp Bills Keep Moving With Approval From Committees
06/30/2023
Bills proposing changes to Californias workers compensation system continued moving as committees in both chambers of the Legislature passed items that would expand presumptions require in-state licensing for some providers treating injured workers and request a study into the existence of
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