Committee Delays Bill Backed by Chiropractors

The Assembly Insurance Committee has delayed action on a bill that aims to steer applicants with back injuries to more conservative care, greatly diminishing the measure's chance of passage this year. Assembly Bill 2407 by Rocky Chavez, R-Oceanside, would require the physician treating a worker with a back injury to perform an assessment of the “level of risk for chronic back pain” and determine whether that worker meets the criteria for a surgical consultation. Surgery could be recommended, but only in a limited number of conditions and if there is sufficient evidence to ...