MPN, TD Duration Bills Set for Wednesday Appropriations Committee Hearing

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to discuss on Wednesday potential fiscal implications for bills that would modify medical provider network requirements and exclude time spent waiting for medical treatment authorization from the cap on temporary disability benefits. Under AB 1213, by Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-Hayward, the time an injured worker spends waiting for independent medical review to overturn a utilization review determination would not be applied toward the 104-week cap on TD benefits. The Assembly Insurance Committee voted 11-1 to pass the bill Apri...