Appropriations Committee Passes PD Rating Bill

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill that would specify criteria that doctors must consider when determining impairment resulting from occupational breast cancer. The Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 17-0 to pass AB 479, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego. The measure can now be voted on by the full Assembly. AB 479 would define the impairments doctors must consider in breast cancer cases to include: The presence or absence of the organ. Any loss of function of the upper extremity or extremities, including loss of th...