Injured Workers Pharmacy: News

State of the States, June 19

Written by Danielle Jaffee | Jun 22, 2020 12:00:00 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:

  • The Tennessee House and Senate passed a bill that would penalize successor companies for any of the previous company's workers' compensation failures.
  • In New Jersey, the legislature is once again expanding workers' compensation benefits for essential workers who have been affected by COVID-19.
  • With the last days of the session coming up, the New Hampshire legislature may fail to pass a new mandate on electronic prescribing.

This edition also includes updates from Connecticut and New York. 

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