Bill Would Allow Lien for Full Amount Paid by Health Plan

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefA California state senator introduced legislation that would authorize the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to allow liens in excess of the Official Medical Fee Schedule when a non-industrial health plan covers medical treatments for an injured worker in instances where the employer has denied the claim.Senate Bill 457, introduced by Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, would allow liens to cover the full cost of treatment paid by a health care provider, service plan, group disability policy, self-insured employee benefit plan or hospital service contrac...