BWC Proposes Amendments to Provider Certification Criteria

The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing Jan. 4 over proposed amendments to Ohio Administrative Code 4123-6-02.2, which relates to provider certification criteria for participation in the Health Partnership Program (HPP). To comply with a statute to be enacted Jan. 21, the board must change the criteria, including professional licensure requirements, for providers to be eligible for BWC certification to participate in the HPP. The proposed rule abolishes certain professional regulatory boards and transfers their duties to either another board or to a newly created...