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Social Worker Bill Amended to Require Physician Referral
08/24/2022
A bill that would allow California employers to include licensed clinical social workers in their medical provider networks was amended to add language that would require a physician referral before social workers could evaluate or treat injured workers.
Sen. Anthony Portantino
Senate
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Assembly Passes PTSD Expansion; Contractor Coverage Bill Heading to Governor
08/24/2022
The California Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would expand the types of first responders eligible for the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related while the Senate unanimously concurred in amendments to a bill that would require comp coverage for certain
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Bill to Expand PTSD Presumption Back After Spending Year on 'Inactive File'
08/22/2022
A bill that would give more workers a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is job-related is up for a third and final vote in the California Assembly after spending the last year on the lower chambers inactive file.
Sen. Henry Stern
Senate Bill 284 which the Assembly sent
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Assembly Passes Bills Addressing Contractor Coverage, Fraud Investigations
08/22/2022
Thursday to pass SB 216 and 73-0 to pass SB 1242.
SB 216 by Sen. Bill Dodd D-Napa would mandate work comp coverage for asbestos abatement contractors; concrete contractors; heating ventilation and air conditioning contractors; and tree service contractors.
The requirement would stay in place
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Bill to Shorten Investigation Period Amended to Remove COVID Provisions
08/17/2022
California Senate President Toni Atkins amended her bill that would reduce the time employers have to accept liability for workers compensation claims to remove provisions involving claims for COVID-19 that conflict with part of another pending measure.
Sen. Toni Atkins
Senate Bill 1127
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Assembly Passes Social Worker Bill
08/17/2022
The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would allow coverage of services from licensed clinical social workers and allow employers to add them to their medical networks.
Sen. Anthony Portantino
The Assembly on Monday voted 76-0 to pass SB 1002 by Sen. Anthony Portantino
Category: News
Committees Pass Bills to Expand COVID Presumption, Narrow Liability Investigation Window
08/15/2022
have to accept liability on claims for certain injuries that are presumed compensable.
The bill would give employers 75 days to decide whether they are liable for claims described in Labor Code Sections 3212-3212.85 as well as those in 3212.87 through 3213.2. The bill would also create a new
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Assembly Passes Social Worker MPN, Pest Control Coverage Bills
08/15/2022
to pass SB 1002 by Sen. Anthony Portantino D-La Canada Flintridge.
The bill would allow licensed clinical social workers with a masters degree and two years of clinical experience to join an MPN. They would not be authorized to determine disability within the work comp system but they would be
Category: News
Committee Passes Insurance 'Omnibus' Bill
08/12/2022
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a multifaceted bill that among other things includes provisions aimed at helping the Department of Insurance crack down on fraud.
The committee voted 15-0 on Wednesday to pass SB 1242 by the Senate Insurance Committee after
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Bill to Index Med-Legal Fee Schedule for Inflation Added to Fiscal Committee Agenda
08/08/2022
the current session. AB 404 has not been called for a hearing since August 2021.
AB 2614 by Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez D-Chino would order the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers Compensation to study potential premium-shifting tactics involving staffing firms. The bill would direct
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