Lawmaker Targets Provider Reports, Physician Choice

Under a pair of bills introduced to the Arizona Legislature, medical providers could be temporarily suspended from treating injured workers or fined up to $1,000 if they have a history of writing medical reports that are overturned. A third bill would exempt peace officers from the statute allowing employers to designate a physician to perform an initial exam. House Bill 2180, by Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Tucson, would declare the Industrial Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over complaints of unfair medical reporting by a physician designated by an employer of self-insured empl...