Injured Workers Pharmacy: News

State of the States, January 24

Written by Danielle Jaffee | Jan 27, 2020 1:52:52 PM

 

 

What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, State of the States, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.

This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:

  • Florida could be the next state to adopt mandatory ePrescribing. 
  • A bill in Arizona has been introduced that would make it impossible for employers to rebut a workers' compensation claim filed by an Arizona first responders. 
  • A New Jersey court has ruled that workers' compensation judges may require an employer to reimburse an injured worker for use of medical marijuana for a work injury.  

This edition also includes an update from New York and Missouri. 

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