Louisiana HB456 amends workers' compensation claims procedures, allowing employers or payors to file disputed claims under specific conditions.

Louisiana HB456 amends the state's workers' compensation laws to modify the process for filing claims. The bill specifies that a petition for workers' compensation must include the names and addresses of the parties, a statement of the injury's time, place, nature, and cause, the specific compensation benefit alleged to be due but not paid, and a prayer for relief. It allows employers or payors to file disputed claims against employees, dependents, or beneficiaries when they allege fraud or when appealing a medical director's decision.

Louisiana HB456 amends workers' compensation claims procedures, allowing employers or payors to file disputed claims under specific conditions.

Louisiana HB456 amends the state's workers' compensation laws to modify the process for filing claims. The bill specifies that a petition for workers' compensation must include the names and addresses of the parties, a statement of the injury's time, place, nature, and cause, the specific compensation benefit alleged to be due but not paid, and a prayer for relief. It allows employers or payors to file disputed claims against employees, dependents, or beneficiaries when they allege fraud or when appealing a medical director's decision.