Updated Medical Aid Rules, Fee Schedules Now Posted

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has published the 2018 edition of the Medical Aid Rules and Fee Schedules, effective July 1. MARFS is a package of information about how workers’ compensation insurers in Washington State pay for health care and vocational services provided to injured workers. It includes medical aid rules, fee schedules and a payment policies manual. The department has also posted highlights of policy changes since July 1, 2017. Some of those include an update regarding audiology services, which specifies that the provider who performed the testin...