Administration Hopeful IBR Will Further Reduce Liens

LOS ANGELES – Lien filings dropped more than 50% after the lien provisions in Senate Bill 863 took effect in 2013, and administration officials speaking during the opening day of the California Division of Workers’ Compensation educational conference said they’re hopeful that a growing number of providers will use the new independent bill-review process, further reducing the number of new liens entering the system. After filing more than 469,000 liens in 2011, providers in 2013 filed about 219,000 liens and are on pace to file about 194,000 in 2014. But through November, ser...