Phillip Chen
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 59
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 employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide medical, surgical, chiropractic, acupuncture, and hospital treatment that is reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury. Upon payment, adjustment, or denial of a complete or incomplete itemization of medical services, existing law requires an employer to provide an explanation of review that includes, among other information, the amount paid and the basis for any adjustment, change, or denial of the item or procedure billed. This bill would, when the basis for any adjustment, change, or denial of an item or procedure is a contract, require the explanation of review to include information on that underlying contract, including whom the medical provider may contact to seek a copy of the relevant, applicable contract. The bill would state that disclosure of a medical provider network does not satisfy this requirement and would state that if the contract is not received within 30 business days of the provider's request, the bill shall be reprocessed and paid, as specified.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
(Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2570.)
Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2057.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23).
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
In committee: Set, second hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1048 | HTML |
| 02/20/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/10/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/05/25 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/22/25- Assembly Insurance | |
| 05/12/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/28/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/08/25- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement | |
| 08/20/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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