BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 1244 (Gray) - Workers' compensation: providers: suspension:
fees and expenses
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|Version: August 1, 2016 |Policy Vote: L. & I.R. 5 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Robert Ingenito |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 1244 would make various changes to the workers'
compensation system.
Fiscal
Impact: The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) estimates
the annual costs of this bill to be $1.5 million (special
funds).
The provisions relating to suspending doctors from the
workers compensation system would require additional staff
to (1) review whether providers should be removed from the
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system, and (2) handle any due process issues, at a cost of
$373,000 annually.
The provisions requiring filing for attorney disclosure
forms at each local office would require additional
staffing in each office to handle the filing, at a cost of
$1.1 million annually.
Author
Amendments: Delete the limitation of liability for payment of
claims for occupational disease or cumulative injury.
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