Allows treatment costing less than $1,500 without prior approval and defines "pre-authorized procedures" as a floor on treatment.

This bill amends the workers' compensation law to allow treatment costing less than $1,500 to be done without prior approval. It also clarifies that the list of "pre-authorized procedures" serves as a minimum standard for treatment, not a maximum. Additionally, it allows non-network providers of testing to be compensated at the provider network rate negotiated by the carrier. This change aims to expedite treatment for injured workers and ensure fair compensation for non-network providers.

Allows treatment costing less than $1,500 without prior approval and defines "pre-authorized procedures" as a floor on treatment.

This bill amends the workers' compensation law to allow treatment costing less than $1,500 to be done without prior approval. It also clarifies that the list of "pre-authorized procedures" serves as a minimum standard for treatment, not a maximum. Additionally, it allows non-network providers of testing to be compensated at the provider network rate negotiated by the carrier. This change aims to expedite treatment for injured workers and ensure fair compensation for non-network providers.