WV SB58 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-14 - To Banking and Insurance
Pending: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-14 - To Banking and Insurance
Pending: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide quick and efficient delivery of medical benefits to injured workers, provide for medical treatment that is reasonably and causally related to the injury, ensure that the treating doctor’s opinion is not superseded by guidelines and allow for diagnosis updates based on diagnostic testing that is consistent with the legislative intent under 23-1-1(b).
Title
Relating to delivery of workers' compensation medical benefits to injured workers
Sponsors
| Sen. Jack Yost [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | To Banking and Insurance |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary then Finance |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
