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Bill Detail: SB25-186

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Title Sunset Workers' Compensation Providers Accreditation Program
Status Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations (03/20/2025)
Bill Subjects
  • Labor & Employment
House Sponsors E. Hamrick (D)
S. Lieder (D)
Senate Sponsors F. Winter (D)
M. Ball (D)
House Committee
Senate Committee Business, Labor and Technology
Date Introduced 02/28/2025
AI Summary Workers' Compensation Accreditation Sunset Bill – Key Points Overview

The bill implements recommendations from the 2024 sunset review conducted by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), extending and modifying the Workers' Compensation Accreditation of Health-Care Providers Program.

Main Provisions

  • Program Extension:

    • Extends the Workers' Compensation Accreditation Program for 11 years, through September 1, 2036.

  • Expanded Eligibility for Accreditation:

    • Allows any health-care professional regulated by the Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) in DORA to obtain Level I accreditation if they provide treatment in the workers' compensation system.
    • Accreditation is administered by the Division of Workers' Compensation in the Department of Labor and Employment.
Impact

Ensures continuity of accredited care within the workers' compensation system.
Expands eligibility for accreditation to a broader range of health-care providers.
Strengthens regulatory oversight while maintaining provider qualifications.
Summary

Sunset Process - Senate Business, Labor, and Technology
Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the department
of regulatory agencies (department) in its 2024 sunset review of the
workers' compensation accreditation of health-care providers program
(program), including extending the program for 11 years to September 1,
2036, and authorizing any health-care professional regulated by the
division of professions and occupations in the department who provides
treatment in the workers' compensation system to obtain level I
accreditation from the division of workers' compensation in the
department of labor and employment.
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