HB 3490
Removes the limits on the duration of medical services, the number of visits and the areas of practice for chiropractic physicians serving as attending physicians in workers' compensation claims.
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Bill overview
This bill removes limitations on the services chiropractic physicians can provide as attending physicians in workers' compensation claims. Specifically, it eliminates restrictions on the duration of medical services, the number of visits, and the areas of practice for these physicians. The goal is to increase access to care for injured workers by broadening the scope of chiropractic services within the workers' compensation system.
Key provisions
- Removes limits on the duration of medical services provided by chiropractic physicians.
- Removes limits on the number of visits a chiropractic physician can provide.
- Removes geographic restrictions on where chiropractic physicians can practice as attending physicians.
- Updates definitions related to ‘beneficiary,’ ‘compensable injury,’ and ‘disabling compensable injury’ within the workers’ compensation context.
- Clarifies the role of attending physicians, including allowing them to be doctors of naturopathy or physician associates under certain conditions.
- Specifies requirements for medical services provided by nurse practitioners and physician associates.
- Addresses managed care contracts and the provision of medical services.
- Establishes procedures for administrative review of medical decisions.
Who is affected
- Injured workers
- Chiropractic physicians
- Workers' Compensation Boards
- Insurance companies (insurers and self-insured employers)
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