California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2503 — Workers' compensation: utilization review.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 885, Statutes of 2016.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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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 every employer, for purposes of workers' compensation, to establish a utilization review process to prospectively, retrospectively, or concurrently review and approve, modify, delay, or deny, based in whole or in part on medical necessity to cure and relieve, treatment recommendations by physicians prior to, retrospectively, or concurrent with the provision of medical treatment services, as provided. Existing law requires prospective or concurrent decisions to be made in a timely fashion that is appropriate for the nature of the employee's condition. Existing law also requires that decisions to approve, modify, delay, or deny requests by physicians for authorization prior to, or concurrent with, the provision of medical treatment services to employees be communicated to the requesting physician within 24 hours of the decision. This bill would require a physician providing treatment to an injured worker to send any request for authorization for medical treatment, with supporting documentation, to the claims administrator for the employer, insurer, or other entity according to rules adopted by the administrative director. The bill would also make technical changes. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 4610 of the Labor Code proposed by this bill and SB 1160, to be operative if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after SB 1160.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 885, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6577.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6576.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5568.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Page 5483.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Ordered to second reading.

  15. Withdrawn from committee.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4785.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  21. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 4).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

  26. Referred to Com. on INS.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  29. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Obernolte · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Obernolte

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2503 OBERNOLTE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2503 Obernolte By Mendoza

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 2503 OBERNOLTE Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Brown — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2503 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 every employer, for purposes of workers' compensation, to establish a utilization review process to prospectively, retrospectively, or concurrently review and approve, modify, delay, or deny, based in whole or in part on medical necessity to cure and relieve, treatment recommendations by physicians prior to, retrospectively, or concurrent with the provision of medical treatment services, as provided. Existing law requires prospective or concurrent decisions to be made in a timely fashion that is appropriate for the nature of the employee's condition. Existing law also requires that decisions to approve, modify, delay, or deny requests by physicians for authorization prior to, or concurrent with, the provision of medical treatment services to employees be communicated to the requesting physician within 24 hours of the decision. This bill would require a physician providing treatment to an injured worker to send any request for authorization for medical treatment, with supporting documentation, to the claims administrator for the employer, insurer, or other entity according to rules adopted by the administrative director. The bill would also make technical changes. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 4610 of the Labor Code proposed by this bill and SB 1160, to be operative if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after SB 1160.
Who sponsors AB 2503?
AB 2503 is sponsored by Obernolte.
What is the current status of AB 2503?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
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