Amended Bills Address First Responder Presumption Expansion, MPNs

Bills amended on the first day of California's 2022 legislative session address presumptive coverage for some first responders, and requirements to provide injured workers with information about medical provider networks. Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, on Monday amended AB 399 to propose allowing injured workers to request the medical provider network name and network identification number if an employer objects to their selection of a treating physician because the doctor is not part of the network. The employer would be required to provide the requested information within ...