House Passes Fee Schedule, Advisory Council Repeal Bill

The Louisiana House of Representatives passed bills that would require the adoption of a new medical fee schedule and eliminate the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. The House on Wednesday voted 82-13 to pass HB 357, which would require the Office of Workers' Compensation Administration to implement a new medical fee schedule by Jan. 1, 2027. The new fee schedule would have to be reasonable in comparison to the current fee schedule — based on the mean of the usual and customary charges for services — and have similar characteristics as fee schedules in surr...