Workers' Compensation Physician
Summary
The bill provides injured workers control over the selection of the primary treating physician in workers' compensation cases, allowing them to choose from any level I or level II accredited physician through the division of workers' compensation. The bill creates the mechanism by which the injured worker may select the treating physician, and requires the employer or insurer to choose the physician when an injured worker is unable or unwilling to select the treating physician.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2021
Last action May 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone Indefinitely
lower
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
lower
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andy Boesenecker
DDemocratic
P
Robert Rodriguez
DDemocratic
P
Steven Woodrow
DDemocratic
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