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Bill Information

Letters to DWC Forum from CAAA's Regulation Committee

DWC Updated the fact sheets and guides for injured workers to reflect the changes made by SB 863. In Spanish.  03/29/2013

DIR's page on SB863 - Page includes an Overview of the bill,  FAQ's, link to the actual, Rulemaking Timelines, etc.

Click here to download and view the bill.
The bill can also be accessed through the Legislative Info Website at:    http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html

CAAA Resources

2013  Winter Convention

Dates: Jan 24 - 27, 2013

San Diego, CA

Navigating your way through the Comp System since SB863.  Sessions cover advice and actions necessary to comply with the new regulations. Click here to go to our bookstore and to purchase the online videos.

Get Ready for SB 863

CAAA's 863 Committee members highlight changes to your WC practice, provisions and operative dates. Watch the webinar and learn about operative dates for the many different provisions of SB 863; what to do to make sure your vocational experts' testimony is considered under the changed rules; how home health care is affected; how Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review should be approached; AME/QME issues; and, how Vouchers and Medical Provider Networks have changed.

Comprehensive Overview of SB863 Seminar

Presented in two locations - Northern CA - Oakland and Southern CA - Los Angeles.  Each session includes panelists who were there in Sacramento while the Bill was being debated.  The semainar was held on October 6th, 2012.

The materials include significant tools related to the changes to the legislation.
Each session was recorded and available for viewing. 

Click here to purchase the Los Angeles video.

Or here to purchase the Oakland session.

CAAA Calls for Collaboration on SB 863 Implementation

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA), whose members represent Californians injured on the job, today called for collaboration in the implementation of SB 863. “CAAA supports the  permanent disability compensation increases the Administration enacted, but we are concerned that some employees who are unable to return to their jobs will ....

Hear Brad Chalk, CAAA Legislative Chair

September 19, 2012 Insight Program on Workers Compensation Reform  from Capital Public Radio Insight Podcast

CA DWC Updates Fact Sheet... SB 863 2/8/2012 - Source: WorkersCompensation

Regulatory Implementation and Burning Hands 2/7/2012 - Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

California: First regulations from SB 863 released 1/28/2013 Source: Risk & Insurance Digital Edition

Pay Docs for Listening and Caring 1/17/2012 - Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

CA DWC Preparing Balanced Approach to SB 863 Implementation 01/2/2013 Source: WorkersCompensation

Employers Commend Progress To-Date on Workers’ Comp Reforms 12/20/2012 Source: Insurance Broadcasting Institute

WORKERS' COMP AND GUNS 12/20/2012 - Source Julius Young, WorkersCompZone

The Regulatory Process Myth 12/17/2012 - Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

Ca: Regulators approve updated pamphlets, posting notices for S.B. 863   Source: Risk&Insurance 

In Jerry We Trust 12/7/2012 Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

CA OSIP Announces SB 863 Emergency Regulations 12/6/2012

Nothing Says 'Jones for Governor' Better than 863 12/4/2012

Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

SB 863 And Rates: Jones Not A Betting Man 12/3/2012 -

Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

PROPOSED IMR REGS -11/30/2012 - Source Julius Young, WorkersCompZone

IMR/IBR - Cultural Change Doesn't Come Easy 11/28/2012 -

Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

CA Rate Hearings: The Truth Will Sink In 11/19/2012 -

Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

California DWC Posts Draft SB 863 Regulations 11/8/2012

IBR/IMR A Culture Shift Subject to the Test of Time - 11/01/2012 - Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

California Overhauls Workers' Compensation, Aims to Slash Insurance Costs for Employers - 10/31/2012 - Source:  XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis

California rating bureau revamps rate filing 10/30/2012 Source: Risk & Insurance Digital Edition

There Is No Logic Anymore 10/30/2012- Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog

Money for Almost Nothing - 10/08/2012 - Source: DePaolo's Work Comp World Blog