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HB819

Provides relative to the medical treatment schedule under workers' compensation (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Chamber Passed·5/14/26

Louisiana HB819 revises the workers' compensation medical treatment schedule to adopt the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) by MCG.

HB819 revises the workers' compensation medical treatment schedule to adopt the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) by MCG. The bill repeals existing criteria for the medical treatment schedule and replaces it with the ODG, which are evidence-based, online medical treatment and return-to-work guidelines. The ODG must meet specific criteria, including being interdisciplinary, addressing treatment frequency, duration, intensity, and appropriateness, and being the most recent version produced within the previous five years.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 68–31 · May 14
Current
Labor & Industrial Relations Committee
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

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1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

House Vote on HB 819 FINAL PASSAGE (#1260)

68 Yea

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31 Nay

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6 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 26

9:00 AM

House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

History

May 18

Senate

Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

May 14

Senate

Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

May 13

House

Called from the calendar.