HB 1869 - DIGEST |
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB) |
Requires the department of labor and industries to: (1) Establish minimum standards for providers who treat workers from both state fund and self-insured employers; |
(2) Establish a health care provider network to treat injured workers and accept providers into the network who meet those minimum standards; |
(3) Convene an advisory group to consider and advise the department in implementing the act; |
(4) Establish additional best practice standards for providers to qualify for a second tier within the network; |
(5) Work with self-insurers and the utilization review provider to implement utilization review for the self-insured community to ensure consistent quality, cost-effective care for all injured workers and employers and to reduce administrative burden for providers; |
(6) Establish additional centers for occupational health and education, with the goal of extending access to injured and ill workers; |
(7) Certify and decertify centers for occupational health and education based on certain criteria; |
(8) Develop and implement financial and nonfinancial incentives for center for occupational health and education providers; and |
(9) Develop electronic methods of tracking evidence-based quality measures. |
Authorizes the department of labor and industries to remove a provider from the network or take other appropriate action under certain circumstances. |