State of the States, April 10

What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, State of the States, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.

This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:

• In Florida, Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier put out a memo saying that health care workers, first responders, and others who test positive for Coronavirus after being exposed at work would qualify for workers' compensation. 

• The Minnesota legislature unanimously passed a bill that establishes a workers' compensation presumption for COVID-19.

• New York's Workers' Compensation Board announced the delay of the second phase of their drug formulary, which is now set to begin its final implementation on January 1, 2021.

This edition also includes updates from Massachusetts. 

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