Comp Bills Up for Assembly Appropriations Hearing

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on Aug. 3 will review projected costs for bills that would prohibit offering incentives to providers to deny treatment requests and require verification of interpreters at depositions, as well as another measure aiming to overhaul data collection and medical treatment in the state’s work comp system. Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, in June called his SB 1160 “an important reform measure” that will allow the state to collect better data and improve medical care by reducing barriers to physical therapy and requiring accreditation ...