90th General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
GARCIA.

Short description: 
WRK COMP-MEDICAL CHARGES                                                   

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Workers' Compensation Act.  Provides that the provider      
   of any services, treatment, care, instruction, training, or appliances      
   or other tangible things for which  an  employer  is  responsible  for      
   payment  is  bound  by  charges  on payments ordered by the Industrial      
   Commission.  Provides that any dispute regarding the reasonableness or      
   the amount  of  a  fee,  charge,  or  payment  shall  be  resolved  in      
   accordance   with  the  Workers'  Compensation  Act  or  the  Workers'      
   Occupational  Diseases  Act.   Provides  that  a  provider  shall  not      
   maintain a court  action  or  pursue  payment  of  a  bill  through  a      
   collection  agency  against  an  employee  for  charges  incurred  for      
   injuries covered under the Act.                                             
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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