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STATE NEWS:
CA: State Fund Names Dr. Dinesh Govindarao as New Chief Medical Officer.
CA: DWC Posts Changes to DMEPOS Section of Official Medical Fee Schedule.
CA: DWC to Require Lien Claimants to Use Uniform Assigned Name.
CA: WCIRB Posts Report on Losses, Expenses for Calendar Year 2012.
DE: Governor Signs HB 175 Workers Comp Reforms.
FL: ACLU Calls for Federal Investigation re Leak of 3,300 Floridian’s Prescription Data.
IL: Governor Signs HB 3390 Workers Comp Changes.
IL: Court Refuses to Modify Award for PTD in Zepeda Construction Case.
IL: IWCC Receives Orders of Liquidation for Ullico, Lumbermen’s.
IA: DWC Announces New Mileage Rate Effective July 1, 2013.
MO: DWC Posts State Average Weekly Wage, Benefit Maximum July 1, 2013.
NH: State Legislature Irons Out Compromise on Medical Marijuana Bill.
NY: NFIB Calls 2013 Legislative Session a “Step Back” for Small Business.
OR: DCBS Posts List of Insurers, Self-Insureds Required to Submit WC Medical Bill Data.
SC: WCC Explains Second Injury Fund Closure/Uninsured Employers Fund Relocation.
TN: WCD Posts 2013 Workers Comp Reform Overview.
TN: WCD Posts 2013 Conference Presentations.
TN: Governor Appoints New Head for Workers’ Comp Agency.
TX: West, Texas Sues Fertilizer Plant Owner Over Deadly Blast.
TX: DWC Posts Discount Rate, Interest Rate for 7/1/2013-9/30/2013.
TX: DWC Posts Recent Enforcement Actions.
TX: Governor Signs Pharmacy Benefits Manager Generic Drug Transparency Bill.
VT: Governor Signs S 85 First Responder Presumption re Lung Disease, Infectious Disease.
WI: LIRC Posts 2012 Statistics on Workers’ Comp Appeals and Decisions.