Amendments Proposed in EMA Rules Decried by Attorneys

The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing Dec. 6 on proposed amendments to its rules on expert medical advisers — rules that claimants’ and defense attorneys alike call “awful” and want repealed. The amendments are to implement statutory changes made by House Bill 613, which the Legislature passed March 3 and made effective Oct. 1. The legislation by Republican Rep. Jennifer Sullivan amended a 22-year-old statute to allow judges of compensation claims, in the event a certified medical adviser is “unavailable,” ...