Budget, Legislation on Agenda for WC Board Meeting

The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss legislation, its budget for fiscal year 2018 and proposed medical fee schedule amendments during a meeting in Anchorage Oct. 5-6. The board will hear a report from Division of Workers’ Compensation Director Marie Marx on several measures that were introduced during this year’s legislative session but failed to pass. Among those is Senate Bill 29 and House Bill 69, companion measures that would have eliminated the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission. Also on the agenda under “old business” are pro...