FIC: Workers’ Comp Nurse Registry Attendant Care Bill Approved By House and Senate Committees

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel House and Senate committees approved bills on January 15, 2020 that allow, but not require, workers’ compensation carriers to use a licensed nurse registry to place authorized compensable attendant care services for injured workers. Under the bill, the use of a nurse registry for attendant care is an administrative…

FIC: Physician Referrals To Certain Hospitals Prohibited Under Bill With FMA Calling For Insurers To Notify About Out Of Network Referrals

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Health Quality Subcommitee approved HB 955 during its meeting on January 15, 2020 with an 11-2 vote.  The bill curtails physician referrals to hospitals where the physician holds an investment interest.   Specifically, the bill prohibits a health care provider from referring patients to any hospital in…