Bonnie Lowenthal
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law requires every employer to establish a medical treatment utilization review process, in compliance with specified requirements, either directly or through its insurer or an entity with which the employer or insurer contracts for these services. Existing law authorizes an employer or insurer to establish or modify a medical provider network for the provision of medical treatment to injured employees, and to submit a medical provider network plan to the administrative director for approval. Existing law permits employers to enter into contracts for the provision of medical services to injured employees with a health care organization that has been certified by the administrative director for this purpose. This bill provides that, regardless of whether an employer has established a medical provider network or entered into a contract with a health care organization, an employer that authorizes medical treatment shall not rescind or modify the authorization for the portion of the medical treatment that has been provided after that treatment has been provided for any reason, including, but not limited to, the employer's subsequent determination that the physician who treated the employee was not eligible to treat that injured employee. This bill provides that its provisions shall not be construed to expand or alter the benefits available under, or the terms and conditions of, any contract, including, but not limited to, existing medical provider network and health care organization contracts. The bill would also provide that its provisions shall not be construed to impact the ability of the employer to transfer treatment of an injured employee into a medical provider network or health care organization. The bill would further provide that its provisions shall not be construed to establish that a provider of authorized medical treatment is the primary care physician for specified purposes.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 436, Statutes of 2009.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3167.)
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3152.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 6. Page 2208.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 25).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1528.)
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1439.).
Read second time. To third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB361 | HTML |
| 02/23/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/28/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/14/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/16/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/02/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/14/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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