Amended Reform Bill Would Adopt ACOEM Guidelines

An amended workers’ compensation reform bill would require that the medical treatment in Alaska’s workers’ compensation system comport to recommendations in the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s guidelines. State Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, on Monday amended SB 112 to propose using the ACOEM guidelines published by Reed Group to determine what medical treatments are appropriate for injured workers. The bill, as Giessel introduced it last year, would have required the state to use the Official Disability Guidelines published by ...