DWC: Federal Law Prompted Proposed Air Ambulance Exemption

By Greg Griggs, Editorgreg@workcompcentral.comThe California Division of Workers' Compensation, threatened with a potential lawsuit, has seen the merit of a legal argument that air ambulance companies should be exempted from the state's Official Medical Fee Schedule.In documents issued this week in support of the proposed exemption, the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) states: "The Division has determined that application of (the fee schedule) to air carriers as defined in the Airline Deregulation Act may likely be preempted by the supremacy clause of the United States Cons...