Bill Would Reduce SOL for Medical Fee Disputes to Two Years

Legislation introduced in New Jersey last week would reduce the statute of limitations to two years from six years in workers’ compensation medical fee disputes. Senate Bill 3905, by Sen. Gordon M. Johnson, D-Bergen, would add statutory language requiring providers to file a dispute over payments with the Division of Workers’ Compensation no later than two years after receiving a partial payment or notice of denial of payment. The bill includes a statement of intent is to shorten the statute of limitations for medical fee disputes from the six years allowed under a 2019 court dec...