WCD Proposes Update to Fee Schedule Rules

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division promulgated proposed rules to update fee schedules for 2025 and tweak requirements for managed care organizations. "Primarily, rule amendments are needed to adopt updated medical fee schedules and to increase maximum allowable payment for certain medical services and interpreter services," the division said. "Certain procedural improvements affecting provider inquiries will help to support a more efficient system and may promote superior outcomes for workers." The division said proposed increases in maximum payments for phys...