Agency Updates Rules on IME Fee Schedule

The Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry has adopted rule updates to implement its independent medical examination fee schedule. The “good cause” amendments to Minnesota Statutes § 14.388 also relate to the medical rules of practice, billing and payment rules, the relative value fee schedule rules and the pharmacy fee schedule in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 5221. The amendments change Minnesota Statutes § 176.135 and § 62J that govern electronic submission and payment of workers’ compensation medical bills, and § 176.136 and § 176.1362, which r...