Medical Benefit Limit, Formulary on Agenda for Advisory Committee

An advisory committee that is working with state regulators to implement a workers’ compensation reform bill has scheduled a meeting in Frankfort on Aug. 30, and signaled that it is nearing an end to its deliberations on at least one issue. The Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Advisory Committee will discuss a draft regulation that addresses a provision of House Bill 2 that cuts off medical benefits after 15 years, but allows claimants to apply for an extension. “After four meetings, individual review and research and reports on feedback from different constituencies, ...