Committee Passes Social Worker Measure; Staffing Firm Bill, Fraud Debriefing Measures Amended

A California Senate committee passed a bill that would allow the addition of licensed clinical social workers to medical provider networks, while measures addressing mandatory coverage for staffing firms and insurance fraud were amended. The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement voted 5-0 to pass SB 1002 on Monday. On the same day, Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez amended AB 2614 to request that the Commission on Safety and Health and Workers’ Compensation undertake a study of potential cost-shifting in the staffing industry. And Assemblyman Tom Daly amended AB 1681 a...