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:
- The legislature in West Virginia is considering a bill that would change the standard by which an individual would be classified as a contractor or an employee.
- Two workers' compensation related bills were introduced in the Texas House, one of which would allow the use of telehealth for medical exams to establish impairment ratings and MMI.
- The Colorado House Committee on Health & Insurance took up a bill that would expand the use of the state's PDMP beyond controlled substances.
This edition also includes updates about California, Connecticut, and Tennessee.
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