Workers' compensation: official medical fee schedule.
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AB 2593 — Workers' compensation: official medical fee schedule.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
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 the administrative director, after public hearings, to adopt and revise periodically an official medical fee schedule that shall establish reasonable maximum fees paid for medical services, drugs and pharmacy services, health care facility fees, home health care, and all other treatment, care, services, and goods, other than physician services. Existing law, commencing January 1, 2004, and continuing until the time the administrative director has adopted an official medical fee schedule, as specified, requires maximum reasonable fees to be 120% of the estimated aggregate fees prescribed in the relevant Medicare payment system for the same class of services before application of certain inflation factors, except that for pharmacy services and drugs that are not otherwise covered by a Medicare fee schedule payment for facility services, existing law requires the maximum reasonable fees to be 100% of fees prescribed in the relevant Medi-Cal payment system. This bill would, instead, provide that for pharmacy services and drugs that are not otherwise covered by a Medicare fee schedule payment for facility services, the maximum reasonable fees shall be the lowest of the average wholesale price minus 17%, the federal upper limit, as defined, or the maximum allowable ingredient costs, as defined, plus a professional fee for dispensing that is no less than $7.25 per prescription.
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Action History
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From committee without further action.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Referred to Com. on INS.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Bradford · Primary
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Sponsors (1)
- Bradford
Co-sponsors (0)
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Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2593 do?
- 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 the administrative director, after public hearings, to adopt and revise periodically an official medical fee schedule that shall establish reasonable maximum fees paid for medical services, drugs and pharmacy services, health care facility fees, home health care, and all other treatment, care, services, and goods, other than physician services. Existing law, commencing January 1, 2004, and continuing until the time the administrative director has adopted an official medical fee schedule, as specified, requires maximum reasonable fees to be 120% of the estimated aggregate fees prescribed in the relevant Medicare payment system for the same class of services before application of certain inflation factors, except that for pharmacy services and drugs that are not otherwise covered by a Medicare fee schedule payment for facility services, existing law requires the maximum reasonable fees to be 100% of fees prescribed in the relevant Medi-Cal payment system. This bill would, instead, provide that for pharmacy services and drugs that are not otherwise covered by a Medicare fee schedule payment for facility services, the maximum reasonable fees shall be the lowest of the average wholesale price minus 17%, the federal upper limit, as defined, or the maximum allowable ingredient costs, as defined, plus a professional fee for dispensing that is no less than $7.25 per prescription.
- Who sponsors AB 2593?
- AB 2593 is sponsored by Bradford.
- What is the current status of AB 2593?
- This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 2593?
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