File Code: Workers' Compensation
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Wood, La Vay, and McClenahan
- Entitled:
-
Workers' Compensation - Medical Services and Treatment - Selection
of Physician from Panel
Providing that an employer or insurer that is required to provide
medical services or treatment to a covered employee may require the
covered employee to choose a physician from a panel of at least three
physicians who have been selected by the employer or insurer;
providing that if the covered employee declines to choose a physician
from the panel, the covered employee is responsible for all medical
expenses of the covered employee as a result of the accidental
personal injury, compensable hernia, or occupational disease; etc.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/12
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
- Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- PHYSICIANS
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Labor and Employment
- (
9-660
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)