Committee Passes Bills Pitched as Clean-Up Measures

Members of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on Wednesday passed three bills that authors and sponsors described as efforts to further clean up the system and build on the successes of Senate Bill 863. The committee passed SB 1175 to require providers to submit medical invoices within one year from the date of service, which supporters say should reduce frictional costs. The committee also passed SB 1379, which would require interpreters at depositions and medical-legal proceedings to identify themselves and their certification on the record in an effort to stamp out wha...