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House passes bill directing secretary to update workers' compensation medical reimbursement schedule
Summary
The House approved HB117, directing the state secretary (workforce/labor) to adopt a new medical reimbursement schedule for workers' compensation with a quick statutory timeline; the floor debate raised concerns about provider impact, methodology, and committee composition.
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana House passed House Bill 117, an administrative bill directing the secretary to adopt an updated medical reimbursement schedule for workers' compensation to bring Louisiana closer to regional comparators.
Representative Echols, the bill's sponsor, told lawmakers the fee schedule "hadn't been updated in 31 years" and that updating it would make Louisiana more competitive with neighboring states. Echols said the state's workers' compensation costs were out of…
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