Newsom Rejects In-State Licensing for UR Docs, Raises for Fraud Investigators

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed bills that would have required some utilization review doctors to be licensed in the state and would have increased salaries for fraud investigators at the Insurance Department. Newsom on Friday vetoed Senate Bill 636 and Assembly Bill 2872. SB 636, by Sen. Dave Cortese, D-Campbell, would have required doctors who do utilization review on claims involving private employers to be licensed by the Medical Board of California. The bill spent roughly a year on the Assembly’s inactive file before Cortese brought the bill back into play at the end ...