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CA SB 668

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Workers' compensation: medical-legal expenses: fee schedule.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 668 pass?

No. CA SB 668 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA SB 668 about?

Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, which provides for comprehensive medical-legal evaluations to assist in the resolution of contested claims. Under existing law, fees for medical-legal evaluations are charged at a rate not to exceed a physician's regular fee, or the fee schedule set by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, whichever is lower. Existing law requires that the schedule set fees for procedures according to relative values and a conversion factor, allowing for modifiers, as specified. Existing law requires the medical-legal fee schedule to be revised at the same time the fee schedule for medical treatment is revised. This bill would authorize the administrative director to adjust the fee schedule every 2 years based on an evaluation of certain medical practice costs, including increases in the conversion factor and the per-page cost of reviewing records, as specified. The bill would require the administrative director to update the fee schedule at the time they adopt and revise the reasonable maximum fees for, among other things, drugs and pharmacy services provided to an injured employee.

Who sponsors CA SB 668?

Hurtado is the primary sponsor of CA SB 668.

Description

Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, which provides for comprehensive medical-legal evaluations to assist in the resolution of contested claims. Under existing law, fees for medical-legal evaluations are charged at a rate not to exceed a physician's regular fee, or the fee schedule set by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, whichever is lower. Existing law requires that the schedule set fees for procedures according to relative values and a conversion factor, allowing for modifiers, as specified. Existing law requires the medical-legal fee schedule to be revised at the same time the fee schedule for medical treatment is revised. This bill would authorize the administrative director to adjust the fee schedule every 2 years based on an evaluation of certain medical practice costs, including increases in the conversion factor and the per-page cost of reviewing records, as specified. The bill would require the administrative director to update the fee schedule at the time they adopt and revise the reasonable maximum fees for, among other things, drugs and pharmacy services provided to an injured employee.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hurtadoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

    failure

  2. 2025-05-23

    May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  3. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  4. 2025-05-05

    May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  5. 2025-04-29

    Set for hearing May 5.

  6. 2025-04-24

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  7. 2025-04-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 870.) (April 23).

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  8. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 23.

  9. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  10. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  11. 2025-02-20

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Votes

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-23 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Strickland: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB668

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