Regulatory and Legislative

The OWCA Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs team constantly monitors the latest legislative and regulatory activity that impacts you and the services we provide.

Recent blog posts

	New York Workers’ Compensation Board updates requirements and timeline of its CMS-1500 Billing Project October 19, 2020 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team Read more...
	Policy Matters Brief October 12, 2020 October 11, 2020 · Policy Matters team Listed below are brief updates on several recent policy developments across the country. Read more...
	Policy Matters Brief September 21, 2020 September 20, 2020 · Policy Matters team Listed below are brief updates on several recent policy developments across the country. Read more...
	California legislature passes COVID-19 presumption September 03, 2020 · Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Team In the late hours of the legislative session, the California Assembly and Senate reached a compromise and passed a COVID-19 workers’ compensation presumption bill. After considering several various pieces of presumption legislation, the Legislature passed SB 1159, which creates a presumption and addresses the impact of COVID-19 on the workers’ compensation system. It is expected to be signed by the governor. Read more...
	Policy Matters Brief August 31, 2020 August 30, 2020 · Policy Matters team Listed below are brief updates on several recent policy developments across the country. Read more...
	Policy Matters Brief August 10, 2020 August 09, 2020 · Policy Matters team Listed below are brief updates on several recent policy developments across the country. Read more...
	Michigan auto no-fault UR rule making nears finalization August 06, 2020 · Optum Workers' Comp and Auto No-fault Previously proposed Michigan auto no-fault utilization review (UR) rules (which were required by last year’s reform legislation) have moved to the next phase of the formal rule-making process, which is required review by a state legislative committee. Unless there are committee objections, the latest version, amended after comments by the state’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), should be adopted in the near future. Read more...
	Policy Matters Brief July 20, 2020 July 20, 2020 · Policy Matters team Listed below are brief updates on several recent policy developments across the country. Read more...