Washington: Medical provider network might be established

The Department of Labor and Industries issued a preproposal statement of inquiry regarding the establishment of a medical provider network to treat injured workers of employers insured with the department and of self-insured employers.

Rules would also expand Centers for Occupational Health and Education. Rules would be established for when an injured worker of the state fund and self-insured employers can have access to a non-network provider for an initial visit. Standards would also be created to expand evidence-based best practices for the medical provider network or a second tier of providers within the network. Comments should be emailed to Jami Lifka at jami.lifka@lni.wa.gov. For more information, visit www.lni.wa.gov/rules/AO11/22/1122CR101.pdf.

Read more at the WorkersComp Forum homepage.

Washington: Department smoothes out conflicting provider network rules (10/08/12)
Texas: Amendments align health care rules (09/01/11)
Delaware: Regs focus on payment in surgery preauthorization requests (07/19/12)
Massachusetts: Department spells out chronic pain treatment (08/01/11)
Oregon: Hearing services are subject of temporary rules (05/31/12)

January 19, 2012

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