Workers’ compensation: medical-legal expenses: fee schedule.

Summary

The bill requires the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s medical administrative director to adopt and update a fee schedule for medical‑legal evaluations at least every two years. Providers may only charge fees listed in the schedule unless they can prove extraordinary circumstances, and employers or employees can contest higher charges. This aims to standardize costs and ensure fairness in contested workers’ compensation claims.

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Vote

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 870.) (April 23). · Apr 23, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 5, 2025
• Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · Apr 23, 2025

History

1. Feb 2, 2026Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. May 23, 2025May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
3. May 16, 2025Set for hearing May 23.
4. May 5, 2025May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
5. Apr 29, 2025Set for hearing May 5.
6. Apr 24, 2025Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. Apr 23, 2025From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 870.) (April 23).
8. Apr 4, 2025Set for hearing April 23.
9. Mar 5, 2025Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
10. Feb 21, 2025From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
11. Feb 20, 2025Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Hurtado · sponsor

Bill text

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