MSF Gives Overview of Formulary Rules That Kick in April 1

A webinar sponsored by Montana State Fund on Wednesday gave stakeholders an overview of new rules that will become mandatory next year, as the state joins Indiana as the latest in a growing number of jurisdictions that have adopted workers' compensation drug formularies. The new formulary goes into effect Jan. 1, but it won’t apply to new claims until April 1, and won’t apply to legacy claims — defined by the law as those filed prior to April 1, 2019 — until April 1, 2020, said Bill Wheeler, chief of the Montana Workers' Compensati...