New Work Comp Legislation Taking Effect With New Year

In his first year as governor of California, Gavin Newsom signed multiple workers’ compensation bills addressing issues including first responder presumptions, medical provider network practices and provider reimbursement rates. While the measure ordering the Division of Workers' Compensation to consider alternative payment models to the fee-for-service Official Medical Fee Schedule and to publish data on provider utilization review decision will be rolled out over several years, most of the new laws go into effect with the start of the new year. Among the measures taking effe...