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Jury Acquits Sim Hoffman on Lone Remaining Fraud Charge

03/04/2022
which doctors turn to work comp after being kicked out of Medicare are exactly what state lawmakers wanted to stop when they adopted AB 1244 in 2016. AB 1244 requires the DWC to suspend providers who are convicted of fraud or kicked out of the Medicare or Medi-Cal systems. The bill also created a

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Bill Would Double Benefit Duration for First Responders' Presumptive Cancer Claims

02/18/2022
injuries presumed compensable for first responders are unreasonably rejected and it would shorten the time employers have to reject liability for a claim before the injury is presumed compensable. Senate Bill 1127 by Atkins D-San Diego would roll back the clock on TD benefit duration for first

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WCIRB's Governing Committee to Discuss Including COVID Claims in X-Mods

02/04/2022
more is understood about the transmission of COVID-19 workplace safety protocols are better established in consideration of the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccinations California Senate Bill 1159 has been in effect since September 2020 specifying when a worker has a rebuttable presumption of

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Bill Would Extend COVID Presumption by Two Years

02/03/2022
Californias presumption that COVID-19 is compensable under certain circumstances would be extended by two years under a bill introduced by the chairman of the Assembly Insurance Committee. Assemblyman Tom Daly Assemblyman Tom Daly D-Anaheim on Tuesday introduced AB 1751 which would

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Senate Passes Hospital Worker Presumption

02/02/2022
The California Senate passed a bill that would create a presumption that certain conditions and injuries are compensable for hospital workers. At the same time the latest effort to create a single-payer health care system died without a vote in the Assembly. The Senate on Monday voted 21-9

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Hospital Worker Presumption Amended to ID Covered Cancers

01/27/2022
direct patient care. The bill as carried over from the 2021 session included language that would have created a presumption for COVID-19 effective Jan. 1 2023. SB 213 is the latest in a long-running effort to create a presumption that certain conditions are compensable for hospital workers

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Committee Passes MPN Identification Bill

01/12/2022
The California Assembly Insurance Committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would create a requirement for employers to provide injured workers with information about their medical provider network. Committee members did not hear testimony or vote on the only other bill on the agenda that

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Amended Bills Address First Responder Presumption Expansion, MPNs

01/05/2022
five business days. The employers failure to provide notice as required by this subdivision is not a basis for the employee to treat outside the network unless it is shown that the failure to provide notice resulted in a denial of medical care the amended bill reads. An employer is in

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WCIRB Mulls Inclusion of COVID Claims in Experience Rating

11/09/2021
Bellusci said. Theres much more information about how the virus is transmitted and significant protocols for workplace safety from county authorities the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health. There is also a presumption in Senate

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Comp Claims Fall as Percentage of Statewide COVID Infections

11/03/2021
between 22 and 23 of COVID claims were denied about three times the average 7 rate. By April 2021 the denial rate for comp claims hit 52 before dropping back down to 31 by August. Generally denial rates have been higher during the period Senate Bill 1159 has been in effect post-September 2020

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