Committee Passes QME Template Bill

The California Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement unanimously passed a bill proponents say would improve the medical-legal process. The committee on Wednesday voted 5-0 to pass AB 1293, by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Riverside. The bill would require the Division of Workers' Compensation create a template for parties to request a qualified medical evaluator and a template QMEs can use for med-legal reports. The bill would also require the division to create a process allowing system participants to submit reports that are allegedly inaccurate or incomplete. An...