Bill to List Psychologists as Attending Providers Heads to Governor

Lawmakers in Washington state on Tuesday delivered to the governor a bill that would allow psychologists to serve as attending providers for mental health-only claims. House Bill 1197 would create a definition for the term “attending provider.” Attending providers are the only people who can sign accident forms, initial reports and certify time-loss compensation. Rules adopted by the Department of Labor & Industries establish different types of providers who can be attending providers, but there is no statutory definition of the term. HB 1197 would identify provider types, i...