Colorado Sets Info Sessions on New Physician Choice Rules
- The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation (DOWC) is holding listening sessions in September and October 2025 to get stakeholder input on policies related to House Bill 25-1300, which goes into effect in 2028 and expands physician choice for injured workers.
- HB25-1300 expands physician choice for injured workers, allowing them to choose their primary treating physician from any Level I or Level II accredited physician within the DOWC’s list.
- Employers will be required to inform injured workers of their right to select a physician within certain distance limitations.
- The meetings are part of the DOWC’s effort to determine the best implementation policies and tools for the new law, which will allow injured workers to select their own Level I or Level II accredited physician.
- Stakeholders must register in advance for the virtual 90-minute sessions to participate and provide feedback on key topics like clarifying in-house clinics, improving the provider directory, and enhancing the accreditation process.
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CompSource Mutual Looks at Stock Conversion
- Oklahoma’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, CompSource Mutual Insurance, intends to reorganize into a stock company, but opponents of the change are skeptical of the plan’s timing or argue it’s illegal, The Oklahoman reported.
- CompSource, which provides workers’ compensation to nearly a third of Oklahoma businesses, recently filed with the Oklahoma Insurance Department to become a holding company.
- The state regulator held a meeting on Aug. 28, at the state Capitol to receive public comments about the plan.
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